With the election just a week away, former first lady Michelle Obama headlined a star-studded voting event for her nonpartisan civic organization When We All Vote in Atlanta.

Obama did not give the same speech he gave Saturday to Vice President Kamala Harris in Michigan. Instead of focusing on reproductive rights, she warned of the dangers of being an apathetic voter.

“In this country, change doesn’t take days, it takes decades, y’all. So it can be frustrating. So it’s natural to wonder if anyone hears you, if anyone sees you. It’s healthy to push your leaders to be better, or even to question the entire system,” Obama told the audience.

Obama urged these voters to take the same interest in this election as the most “powerful” people in the world.

“I’ve sat at tables with some of the most powerful people in the world. And let me tell you, a lot of these people sitting at these tables have absolutely no idea what your life is like,” Obama said. “They couldn’t care less about your apathy. In fact, they welcome it. They welcome it. They are happy to have complete control of this match. This is why every person who holds real power in this world is fully engaged in the political process.”

She told the audience they could not “afford” to be apathetic.

“Then you have a choice. You can listen to them. You can fold your arms and stay home. Or you can listen to me. And if you want to listen to me, here’s a warning. There are only a handful of very rich people in the world who can actually afford to remain indifferent to our politics.”

She continued: “You don’t have the luxury of being indifferent to who is in power and who makes the rules. And for the young people, as the years go by, it’s all of you who will have to clean up the mess. Good, because I won’t be here forever. And I don’t want, I don’t want you, all of our young people, to look around one day and realize that you don’t even recognize the world that you live in. »

Obama pushed the public to make sure those in power actually “care” about these voters.

“How are you going to make sure those in power actually care about you? And sitting still isn’t the way to get help? It’s not by sitting still. Or is it from you? Using the tools at your disposal will ensure that those in power really see you. »

The event was attended by Marsai Martin, Kerry Washington, Kelly Rowland, Shonda Rhimes, Ciara, Liza Koshy, Rita Wilson and Ari Lennox.

-Gabriella Abdul-Hakim of ABC News