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Actress Alyssa Milano's activism for the Me Too movement began because she was harassed at the age of 19 during a concert. On October 15, 2017, she started a viral Twitter thread by tweeting "If you've been sexually harassed or assaulted write 'me too' as a reply to this tweet."
3 days ago · Me Too movement, awareness movement around the issue of sexual harassment and abuse of women in the workplace that grew to prominence in 2017 in response to news reports of sexual abuse by American film producer Harvey Weinstein.
A viral movement that changed the world. The ‘ me too .’ movement was founded in 2006 by Tarana Burke to support survivors of sexual violence, particularly young women of color from low-wealth communities, to find pathways to healing.
As a global, and survivor-led, movement against sexual violence, we are dedicated to creating pathways for healing, justice, action and leadership. If your life was forever changed by sexual violence, you are not alone.
In India, the Me Too movement is seen as either an independent outgrowth influenced by the international campaign against sexual harassment of women in the workplace, or an offshoot of the American "Me Too" social movement.
India's #MeToo campaign has taken off in fits and starts but it has still not touched the lives of millions of poor, vulnerable women who work in informal jobs, writes professor Sreeparna ...
Oct 12, 2022 · When #MeToo went viral on Oct. 15, 2017, millions of people around the world made a courageous decision to reveal their darkest secrets. The sheer number—12 million responses on social media in...
Oct 3, 2022 · Five years after the movement took off — five years of accusations, verdicts and consequences — what does success look like?
Sep 18, 2023 · Founded by Tarana Burke more than a decade ago, #MeToo came to new prominence in October 2017, after dozens of women came forward with allegations of sexual harassment and assault by Hollywood...
In 2006, Tarana Burke was consumed by a desire to do something about the sexual violence she saw in her community. She took out a piece of paper, wrote "Me Too" across the top and laid out an action plan for a movement centered on the power of empathy between survivors.
