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

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

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

" 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. "

" I want the women I work with to find the entry point to where their healing is. "

" These movements aren't about anger. We're not angrily saying 'Black Lives Matter.' We're declaring it. It's a declaration. We want to be seen as robust, full human beings that have anger and have joy. We want to be able to just freely have that joy. Like everybody else does. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

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

" We all have the right to an opinion, sure, but can we say how someone else should feel? "

" If I found a healing tree in my backyard, and it grew some sort of fruit that was a healing balm for people to repair what was damaged, I'm not going to just harvest all of those fruits and say, 'You cant have this.' If I have a cure for people, I'm going to share it. "

" Men are not the enemy, and we have to be clear about that. "

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

" Black women have been screaming about famous predators like R&B singer R. Kelly, who allegedly preys on black girls, for well over a decade to no avail. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" For every R. Kelly or Bill Cosby or Harvey Weinstein, there's, you know, the owner of the grocery store, the coach, the teacher, the neighbor, who are doing the same things. But we don't pay attention until it's a big name. And we don't pay attention 'til it's a big celebrity. "

" I'm driven by the gaps, the things that are missing, the areas where marginalized people exist - and where the least resources are available for them. "

" 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. "

" We want to turn victims into survivors - and survivors into thrivers. "

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

" Sexual harassment does bring shame. "

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

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

" 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.' "

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

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

" 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. "