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" I have a lot of experience - not just with my 'Me Too' campaign but with survivors disclosing. I know that there is a wave of emotions that happens after that. "

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" Everybody has a lane. Everybody has something that they can contribute. "

" People are trying to find an outlet to tell their truth. "

" Violence is violence. Trauma is trauma. And we are taught to downplay it, even think about it as child's play. "

" We talk about sexual harassment in the workplace, but there's sexual harassment in schools, right? There's sexual harassment on the street. So there's a larger conversation to be had. And I think it will be a disservice to people if we couch this conversation in about what happens in Hollywood or what happens in even political offices. "

" I don't think that every single case of sexual harassment has to result in someone being fired; the consequences should vary. But we need a shift in culture so that every single instance of sexual harassment is investigated and dealt with. That's just basic common sense. "

" There are a number of people who are anxious to leave #metoo behind and move on, but I don't think people realize how short of a time we have been discussing this issue compared to how long this has been an issue. "

" I just don't believe that 'no' is always a final answer - unless we're talking about consent. "

" If you give young people enough information, they'll figure out what to do with it. They just need a little guidance. "

" We should collectively be talking to children - as young as kindergarten - about what consent looks like. "

Tarana Burke

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" The young girls of color that first encountered the 'me too' movement in community centers and classrooms and church basements were there not only because they needed a safe space, but because they needed their own space. "

" I feel the reason people started using 'me too' is there is beauty and power in those words. "

Tarana Burke

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" In many regards, Me Too is about survivors talking to survivors. "

" What does justice look like for a survivor? It'll mean different things to different communities. "

Tarana Burke

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" Nobody can take you out of something, especially if you're the one who started it. "

" So many people who deal with sexual harassment don't have the means to file lawsuits or to get legal representation or legal advice. "

" I want survivors to know that healing is possible. "

" The work of #MeToo is about healing. It's about healing as individuals and healing as communities. "

" Social media is so immediate and in your face that I know many people have been helped and many people who have been traumatised by their entire timeline filled with 'me too.' "

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" I have been working with young people for more than 25 years. "

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" 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

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" Inherently, having privilege isn't bad, but it's how you use it, and you have to use it in service of other people. "

" There are so many different people doing amazing work across the country that I, in my capacity, definitely want to lift up, because they don't get lifted up that often. "

" As a community, we create a lot of space for fighting and pushing back, but not enough for connecting and healing. "

" I think that women of color use social media to make our voices heard with or without the amplification of white women. I also think that, many times, when white women want our support, they use an umbrella of 'women supporting women' and forget that they didn't lend the same kind of support. "

" There are a series of emotions that most survivors go through after disclosing. It starts with feeling great, like the weight on your shoulders has been lifted, and then you're alone with your thoughts, like, 'Why did I do that?' And then, what about the person who gets backlash? "

" I'm interested in talking to people and dealing with people who are set and ready for change and action. Who get it. And who are looking for solutions. "

" Even when black folks make me angry, I know that the foundation is that I love us. I want us to win, and I want us to have all the things that we deserve in the world. And that's driven by love. "

" Sexual harassment does bring shame. "

" I'm all about cultivating joy in your life. "