1st Anniversary Of The Gulf Oil Spill

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BP Oil Spill anniversary events

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Louisiana Bucket Brigade

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20

5:30pm CST – Harmony for Health Benefit. At the New Orleans House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., New Orleans. We invite you to join us and become a valuable sponsor in providing support for regional efforts to help those who are in need of medical assistance as a result of the BP Oil Spill. The Harmony for Health benefit at the House of Blues will be broadcast live. The Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, WWOZ New Orleans, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and AREDAY (American Renewable Energy Day) are sponsoring the event. A number of artists from music and film will be featured including Brad Pitt, Voices of the Wetlands, James Carville, Anderson Cooper, Frances Beinecke, President of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Robin Mann, President of the Sierra Club, Captain Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and star of Whale Wars, Dr. Ira Leifer, Chief Mission Coordinating Scientist for NASA Gulf Mission, Bonny Schumacher (NASA/JPL) Founder Wings of Care, Stuart Smith, Daryl Hannah, Dr. Riki Ott and special guests. For more information, please go here.

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But then there is the official post for the "Harmony for Health" where they don't mention Anderson, so maybe he is in New Orleans maybe he is not... Only Benjamin knows.


A number of artists from music and film will be featured including Kevin Costner and Modern West, Voices of the Wetlands featuring Tab Benoit, The All Star Band ( featuring Kenny Aronoff, Oliver Leiber, Aaron Hersey, Scott Page, & Martin Guigui), Cyril Neville, Anders Osborne, Johnny Vidacovich, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Johnny Sansone and Waylon Thibodeaux, James Carville, Jose Hendrix, Frances Beinecke President of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Robin Mann President of the Sierra Club, Dr Ira Leifer Chief Mission Coordinating Scientist for NASA Gulf Mission, Environmental Attorney Stuart Smith, Bonny Schumacher (NASA/JPL) Founder Wings of Care, Daryl Hannah, Dr. Riki Ott, Senator Robert Graham, Co-chair of the President's National Oil Spill Commission, and special guests. Our cause is endorsed by numerous musicians and celebrities, including Bradd Pitt and Daryl Hannah. A special sneak trailer of the upcoming film The Big Fix directed by Josh Tickell from GreenPlanet Productions will be screened and a major international media effort to address industry spin in media Counterspin unveiled.

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