As the Jazz Fest winds down next Sunday evening, a bus caravan with fans, no doubt, of another music festival 1800 miles away will descend on New Orleans with a purpose and a Penn in hand (pardon the pun) – namely, actor Sean Penn, who is leading the brigade, called the “Dirty Hands Caravan”, from the deserts of California to K-Ville.

The activist actor is on the way down yonder with the bio-diesel buses carrying volunteer activists taking part in Penn’s pet project that aims to “Inspire individuals to take individual action”. The group intends to do good works in New Orleans.

“I see this as a reckoning,” said Penn, who made two appearances at the Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, California on Sunday.”My generation and those that came before have to recognize the numbing of incentive that we’ve passed on to the change-hungry, imaginative, smarter than us youth of today.”

The Oscar winning actor also said, “We’re providing the wheels, and they’re going to show us how to take the ride. I believe they are capable of engaging independently of their friends, their political party, or an established coalition. The Dirty Hands Caravan seeks to empower young people to stand up for what they believe in, with its longevity based on inspired individuality and pride.”