This is not a moment to revel in how the mighty have fallen but instead in how the silenced have spoken up, stood together and survived, weinstein's arrest, for the women who have accused Harvey Weinstein and others like them around the world, I'm sure feels like a moment of catharsis and it should serve as a cautionary tale for others like [ Morgan ] Freeman and every day people who toe the line between unacceptable and criminal behavior.

Tarana Burke

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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We want to turn victims into survivors - and survivors into thriv... by Tarana Burke

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

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

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