Selena Gomez Talks about The Importance of Voting and Introduces Michelle Obama at Democracy Summit

Singer and actress Selena Gomez made her presence felt at Los Angeles’ Banc of California stadium to present former lady of America Michelle Obama at the culture of democracy summit.

The event was hosted by ‘When We All Vote’, a non-partisan initiative created by Obama. 

‘When we all vote' was created by Obama in 2018 which is on a mission to change the culture around voting. They aim to increase participation in every election by closing the age and race gap. 

Selena looked graceful in a red and white halter neck dress when she delivered a speech about the organization’s work and introduced Michelle Obama. 

“This work is incredibly important to me, especially when I think about the people who sacrificed so we can all exercise our right to vote,” she said.

“I couldn't be more proud to be a part of her voting squad, and now each one of you can start a voting squad of your own," said Gomez.

“The people in elected positions impact all of us and make decisions on the issues that we care about, including our right to vote. This November, in our midterm elections, we will decide who serves in all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 of 100 seats in the Senate, and countless elected officials at the local and state level. But we can't ignore that a lot of people don't vote in the midterm elections, and that's why we're here today - to change the culture around voting and increase participation in each and every election”, she explained. 

Selena then praised Michelle Obama’s work. 

“None of our work at When We All Vote would be possible without our founder, former first lady Michelle Obama,” she said.

“She launched When We All Vote as a nonpartisan organization, because this work is bigger than one party, one election, or one moment. Our goal is to increase voter participation, especially among Black, brown, and young voters, and to change the culture around voting” she added. 

The singer joined 'When We All Vote’ as a cochair in 2019 and she has been doing work with organization since many years. 

Gomez also recently joined President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House earlier this year to share her perspective on mental health as part of the Mental Health Youth Action Forum, hosted by MTV Entertainment.

“Just to throw in a little bit of my journey, I felt like once I found out what was going on mentally, I found that there was more freedom for me to be okay with what I had, because I was learning about it,” the star said. 

“Bringing attention to mental health through media or just by talking about your journeys can help.”