This year Jamie Oliver won the TED Prize, granted just this past week. The video of him making his plea has been flying around the internet, and for good reason. It’s excellent – an intelligent and impassioned plea to fix something that is pretty much preventable – obesity.
The TED Prize is a pretty extraordinary thing. According to the organization:
The TED Prize is designed to leverage the TED community’s exceptional array of talent and resources. It is awarded annually to an exceptional individuals who receives $100,000 and, much more important, “One Wish to Change the World.” After several months of preparation, they unveil their wish at an award ceremony held during the TED Conference. These wishes have led to collaborative initiatives with far-reaching impact.
And Jamie’s wish is:
I wish for your help to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.
I think it’s a wonderful wish, and one worth granting. Want to help work towards making it a reality? You can start by signing his food revolution petition, if you are sympathetic to his cause. He plans to take it to the White House after his TV series airs, share with the President and First Lady, and show how many people across the country really care about this issue. Finally, he’ll ask for their support in return.
At the least, watch the video. I think you’ll be happy you did.
