https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58 Tarana Burke en-us 2021-11-23 13:57:19 UTC 2026-01-25 15:42:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2640.png s405950 https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914809800 Activist Tarana Burke starts using the phrase "Me Too" to help bring support to minority survivors. ]]> 2021-11-26 20:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914809800 s405950 https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914812378 Actress Alyssa Milano through Twitter reignites "Me Too" with the tweet "If you've been sexually harassed or assaulted write 'me too' as a reply to this tweet." and it quickly turned into a movement]]> 2021-11-26 20:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914812378 s405950 https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914819250 Actress Ashley Judd is the first to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct. ]]> 2021-11-26 20:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914819250 s405950 https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914822566 Time magazine named the "Silence Breakers" its 2017 Person of the Year, citing individuals like Tarana Burke and Terry Crews as forces behind this watershed moment]]> 2021-11-26 20:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914822566 s405950 https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914824803 More than a million people took to the streets around the nation for the second annual Women's March. This year's event, held on the anniversary of President Donald Trump's oath of office, focused on the disapproval of his administration and policies, as well as encouraging people to vote. ]]> 2021-11-26 20:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914824803 s405950 https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914826803 In 2017, the #MeToo hashtag went viral and woke up the world to the magnitude of the problem of sexual violence. What had begun as local grassroots work had now become a global movement — seemingly overnight.]]> 2021-11-26 20:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914826803 s405950 https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914827814 Today, the movement continues to focus on assisting a growing spectrum of survivors — young people, queer, trans, the disabled, Black women and girls, and all communities of color. ]]> 2021-11-26 20:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914827814 s405950 https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914829197 As an activist, community organizer, and executive, Tarana Burke has made quite an impact. Known as the founder of the ‘me too’ Movement, Burke’s hashtag has been used more than 19 million times on Twitter alone. Since then, Burke has been widely recognized for her work, and was named Person of the Year by TIME Magazine in 2017. ]]> 2021-11-26 20:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914829197 s405950 https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914829888 The very next year, Tarana Burke attended the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards as a guest of actress Michelle Williams. Burke has been internationally celebrated for her work and has been invited to speak across the country. In 2019, she earned the Sydney Peace Prize in Sydney, Australia. Burke currently serves as the Senior Director of Girls for Gender Equity in Brooklyn, NY. She is also frequently asked to provide social commentary and has been published in Teen Vogue, Colorlines, Mic, BK Nation, Glamour, Ebony, Essence, The Source, and The Root, among others. ]]> 2021-11-26 20:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914829888 s405950 https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914831759  the focus will continue to be centering on marginalized people and supporting survivors. Tarana has inspired the #MeToo hashtag in places like Sweden who have taken it to another level, by adding other hashtags like #MeTooWaitresses or #MeTooClergy or to bring attention to other industries besides politics and Hollywood.]]> 2021-11-26 20:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914831759 s405950 https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914833414 People have been trying to expand the movement rather than "just a hashtag to take down powerful white men." and make it so that it can be more than just a platform of social media. ]]> 2021-11-26 20:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/s405950/bef0k995i6nkih58/wish/1914833414