Check out People.com for actress Natalie Portman’s 30-second public-service announcement encouraging people to get out and vote. In the video Portman says “voting is our most powerful weapon.”

Right on Natalie!

Portman’s non-partisan PSA focuses on the importance of participating in the democratic process. In conjunction with the new documentary Chicago 10, about protesters at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, the PSA directs viewers to our site, Takepart.com. So and join Takepart’s network and voice your political views and concerns on the forum.

Come November, these famous friends of TakePart and the I Am Voting For campaign will be all about what (not who) they’re voting for, and encourage you to vote the issues ” not the personalities ” this election season. Forget about race, gender, campaign contributions and ill-spoken statements by loose-lipped advisors. It’s time to distinguish the candidates by the issues we care about, and the platforms that they stand on.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus of Seinfeld fame is voting for “a greener world, less carbon emissions and more fuel efficiency” :

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David Beckham says we need more nets…to fight malaria. Malaria claims one child’s life every 30 seconds - that’s 3,000 preventable child deaths per day. Beckham’s public service announcement below for the Nothing But Nets Campaign is helping to raise awareness and engage the private sector in providing life-saving bed nets, which are the most effective way of preventing malaria transmission. Malaria No More, one of several campaign partners, has made great strides in fighting the disease by providing 1.4 million bed nets for children in Madagascar under the age of five. here to find out how you can provide a bed net for one of millions of children in need.