I founded the Me Too Movement because there was a void in the community that I was in. There were gaps in services. There was dearth in resources, and I saw young people - I saw black and brown girls… — Tarana Burke Copy Share Image
I founded the 'me too' movement in 2006 because I wanted to find a way to connect with the black and brown girls in the program I ran. — Tarana Burke Copy Share Image
The young girls of color that first encountered the 'me too' movement in community centers and classrooms and church basements were there not only… — Tarana Burke Copy Share Image
When you truly empathize with someone, you have to take into account all the things that make that person who they are. — Tarana Burke Copy Share Image
I think that Me Too is for everybody. I think it's important that people feel validated. — Tarana Burke Copy Share Image
When the #MeToo movement started and went viral, it was everyday people all around the world. The fact that the stories continue to be… — Tarana Burke Copy Share Image
The work is more than just about the amplification of survivors and quantifying their numbers. The work is really about survivors talking to each… — Tarana Burke Copy Share Image
'Me too' became a term that was both succinct and powerful, and it was a way to ring up immediate empathy between survivors. — Tarana Burke Copy Share Image
'Me too' was just two words; it's two magic words that galvanised the world. — Tarana Burke Copy Share Image
Anita Hill thanklessly put herself and her career as a law professor on the line more than 25 years ago to publicly name Clarence… — Tarana Burke Copy Share Image
Foundations have to think outside the box and maybe expand past the usual suspects that get all of the funding and start thinking about… — Tarana Burke Copy Share Image
