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Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts & other celebs join ‘The Call To Unite’ 24-hour livestream

Virus Outbreak - Call to Unite
Posted at 5:09 AM, Apr 28, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-28 06:13:05-04

Public figures and celebrities will come together for a "Call To Unite" this weekend.

It will feature more than 200 people including big names like Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts, and former president George W. Bush.

The Call To Unite" begins Friday night at 8 p.m., and will continue through Saturday Night.

Tim Shriver, the chairman and CEO of the Special Olympics, organized the event as a way to help support those coping with the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak. "All participants and viewers will be invited to #answerthecall by giving, serving, and sharing their stories," a press release states. "Everyone is invited. And everyone belongs."

The event organizers say they hope participants can help inspire people to “emerge from this crisis better than when it began.”

It will be live streamed across the globe for 24-hours. You can go to this website to view it.

You can also view it on their Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter pages. It will be streamed on SiriusXM Stars channel 109 and Spotify will provide segments from the event on demand within the 24 hours afterward.