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" People ask me what men can do, and I tell them, even if you're not a perpetrator, you should believe women - or queer folks - when they say that they have been violated. "

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" 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 - who are hurting and who needed something that just wasn't there. "

Tarana Burke

Community

Black

" Sexual harassment does bring shame. "

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

" Part of the job is to find out what they need. #MeToo is about helping people find those resources. "

" I'm really a worker and about rolling up my sleeves and doing the work. If that lands me a place in history, then I would be among amazing company. "

Tarana Burke

Work

Place

" We use a term called 'empowerment through empathy.' And 'Me Too' is so powerful, because somebody had said it to me - right? - and it changed the trajectory of my healing process once I heard that. "

Tarana Burke

Healing

Process

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

" 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. "

" If we keep on 'making statements' and not really doing the work, we are going to be in trouble. "

" I'm grounded in joy; I'm not grounded in the trauma anymore. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Tarana Burke

Survivor

Justice

" We have to trust the voices of the community to be in leadership and know what we need for our communities. "

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

" I started doing organizing work as a teenager. I was part of an organization called the 21st Century Youth Leadership Movement at 14. "

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

" I think that Me Too is for everybody. I think it's important that people feel validated. "

Tarana Burke

Think

Too

" Foundations have to think outside the box and maybe expand past the usual suspects that get all of the funding and start thinking about how to reach into communities and support community healing on a more local level. "

" The work is more than just about the amplification of survivors and quantifying their numbers. The work is really about survivors talking to each other and saying, 'I see you. I support you. I get it.' "

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

Tarana Burke

Words

People

" Patriarchy doesn't just make men out to be ogres. Women buy into the patriarchy as well, and women make those comments as well, like, 'Boys will be boys.' Women have to undo that stuff, too. "

Tarana Burke

Men

Patriarchy

" 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.' "

Tarana Burke

Social Media

People

" We have to have something that reaches the masses. That's what I've always known Me Too could do. "

Tarana Burke

Something

Always

" Anita Hill thanklessly put herself and her career as a law professor on the line more than 25 years ago to publicly name Clarence Thomas for sexually harassing her at work. "

" When the #MeToo movement started and went viral, it was everyday people all around the world. The fact that the stories continue to be about famous white women has everything to do with who the media places attention on. "

" The first thing I organized around was the Central Park Five case for the young men who were accused. We talked about the unfair misrepresentation of these young teenagers in the media. I've been fighting back against Donald Trump for a long time. "

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

" When one person says, 'Yeah, me, too,' it gives permission for others to open up. "

Tarana Burke

Permission

Person

" There is always a way to get what you need, and I really believe in taking what you have to make what you need. "