~ Monday, June 28th ~ 9:00am – 6:00pm ~

~ International Trade Center Amphitheater in Washington D.C. ~

Last week I went to the Gulf of Mexico. As I stood on the beach and watched the ocean, I heard a song in my mind. On June 28th in Washington DC, I will debut this song at the anticipated TEDxOilSpill event.

The song could be seen as a journey in 3 acts. Tempered with sadness, tense mystery, the angered explosions of dread, the courageous calls of warrior tribes… weeping, waiting, hoping, fearing, looking up, leaning forward… I practice the song I heard every day, and with each day its complexities increase. The song swells, contracts and expands, and holds its breath at times. It’s a living creature. Now I just need to give it a name.

Registration for TEDxOilSpill is donation-based. The guest speakers are spectacular, and I am honored to be a part of such a moment. We hope you can join us, and contribute to the solutions, understanding and mitigation of the Gulf Crisis.

For more information, or to follow the official TEDxOilSpill Expedition (comprised of photographers, journalists and filmmakers who are ‘going to the source’ to document a first hand report), visit http://tedxoilspill.com.