Michelle Obama organization, When We All Vote, is having a Women orientated Couch Party event with guests to include Meghan Markle.

Click here to sign up to a virtual event with When We All Vote with Meghan participating. The event it being put on to commemorate the centennial of the US 19th Amendment which prohibits US states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.

Per their website, the event will "honor the 19th Amendment, celebrate the women of color who have fought to make the promise of the 19th Amendment a reality for ALL women, and highlight the need to expand voting rights for marginalized communities". 

www.kindthoughtsformeghanmarkle.com

Guests will include the Duchess of Sussex, Samantha Barry, Valerie Jarrett, Yvette Nicole Brown, and DJ Diamond Kuts.

The organization, When We All Vote, is described as a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that is on a mission to increase participation in every election and close the race and age voting gap by changing the culture around voting, harnessing grassroots energy, and through strategic partnerships to reach every American. It was launched in 2018 by co-chairs Michelle Obama, Tom Hanks, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Janelle Monae, Chris Paul, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw

The organization aims to bring more people into the voting process.

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