Actress Julia Roberts will headline five events in metro Atlanta on Wednesday and Thursday with Harris' husband Doug Emhoff. US Senator Raphael Warnock. The campaign said that former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and reported of atlanta journal constitution.
Roberts, a Smyrna native, endorsed Harris in September, joining other Hollywood stars who have supported the vice president's campaign against former President Donald Trump. She recently said her two children 'couldn't be more excited' to vote for Harris as well,” the newspaper added.
Roberts, who attended Wednesday's rally, gave a moderate speech supporting Harris and encouraging Americans of all walks of life to engage in dialogue and embrace differences.
“My parents are activists who believe in good conversation, and they raised me to be good conversationalists.” she said. “As Georgians and as Americans, the most important thing we can do right now is talk to each other. Be curious, not belligerent. Why do people think differently than we do? Please take an interest in it.”
Roberts noted that Harris Waltz participants shared the same opinion, but stressed that people should try to find common ground with people who think differently.
“It's the people who live down the street, across the street, next door or sitting in the pews in front of you at church. Talk to each other,” she said. “Maybe they don't understand things as well as you do. Involve them in the conversation. Even if they don't vote for who you think they should vote for, Make sure you're registered as a United States of America and we've been missing parts of it for a long time.
