A star organization – Chris Rock, Jennifer Lopez, Leonardo DiCaprio and Lin-Manuel Miranda – is about to “celebrate the strength of the vote” in a network special that will air a few days before the presidential election.
Alicia Keys, America Ferrera and Kerry Washington will present “Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy” on CBS on October 29, she announced Thursday. The special will also be streamed live on iHeartMedia, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
According to the organizers, the goal of this star-filled occasion is to serve as a “non-partisan birthday party of American democracy, with the aim of strengthening the strength of civic action and celebrating the valuable price of the right of each and every citizen to vote. “
Public artists and figures who are about to participate also include: Amy Schumer, Amy Beth Schumer, Paul Rudd distributes cookies to long lines of the early electorate waiting in the rain. Special to “celebrate voting power” MORE, Coldplay, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Eva Longoria, 2016 Republican presidential candidate John Kasich, Natalie Portman, Kelly Clarkson and Shaquille O’Neal.
Keys, Dan Shay, Shawn Mendes and Offset are expected to hold the event, which occurs through Live Nation, Global Citizen and Live Animals.
Washington, an actress on the “Scandal” screen said in a statement that the special – which, according to the network, is not a fundraiser and arrives just before the November 3 election – “will magnify the voice of the electorate and provide resources to all Americans. . are part of our democratic process. “
“Our vote has never been more valuable or vital,” Ferrera said, known by “Ugly Betty” as Americans. “
The televised occasion “will remind the audience that the right to vote has been seriously fought, that fair elections should be protected and, above all, that a strong democracy depends on participation,” organizers said in a statement.
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