On February 22 , 2009 , Penn received the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film '' Milk '' . In his acceptance speech , he said : " I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame and the shame in their grandchildren 's eyes if they continue that way of support . We 've got to have equal rights for everyone ! " After the 2010 Haiti earthquake , Penn founded the J/P Haitian Relief Organization , which has been running a 55,000 person tent camp . Due to his visibility as an on-the-ground advocate for rescue and aid efforts in the aftermath , Penn was designated by president Michel Martelly as Ambassador-at-Large for Haiti , the first time that a non-Haitian citizen has been designated as such in the country 's history . Penn received the designation on January 31 , 2012
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
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