Tarana Burke Quotes

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

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

I'm so inspired by the women who are far braver than I am, who have come forward with their stories and risked everything to help others. What is important is that the voices of these women do not disappear. We must amplify them.

I think that a lot of times people don't understand the bravery that's involved with the Me Too movement.

I think it is selfish for me to try to frame Me Too as something that I own. It is bigger than me and bigger than Alyssa Milano. Neither one of us should be centered in this work. This is about survivors.

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.

'Me too' became a term that was both succinct and powerful, and it was a way to ring up immediate empathy between survivors.

Everyone deals with trauma differently, and recovery is always a work in progress. But courage is contagious, and the more that people stand up and speak out against misogyny, the faster we can create the kind of world where we won't have to.

By not coming forward (about rape), you make yourself a victim forever.

Every woman who thinks she is the only victim of violence has to know that there are many more.

With what I've gone through, I think it's really important to become a voice for abuse victims who have no voice. I want to be able to make a difference.

To the predators... Weinstein, the stranger, the relative, the boyfriend... I say to you, 'You can choose your sin but you don't get to choose the consequences.' To the victims... I see you. I believe you... and I'm listening.

I pray that people will stand by women who have been violated and victimized.

I believe that victims of sexual harassment must be allowed to tell their story on their time, in their own way.

Different victims, different survivors of different crimes will choose to pursue different paths. And hopefully, over time, we can collectively transform our culture into one that prioritizes healing and prevention instead of simply focusing on punishment.

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.

The activism of marginalized people often comes with visibility and being heard. Which can lead people to believe that recognition and awareness is the actual end point. And it is not.

'Me Too' became the way to succinctly and powerfully connect with other people and give people permission to start their journey to heal.

I want survivors to know that healing is possible.

I feel that my purpose is to shed light on some of the darker sides of our world, and to lend a hand and a voice to people struggling.

To anyone out there who has ever been assaulted: You will never be alone. You are never alone. We have your back. I've got your back.

Community organizing is all about building grassroots support. It's about identifying the people around you with whom you can create a common, passionate cause. And it's about ignoring the conventional wisdom of company politics and instead playing the game by very different rules.

I always want to give the victim a voice.

To those seniors, and especially elderly veterans like myself, I want to tell you this: You are not alone, and you having nothing to be ashamed of. If elder abuse happened to me, it can happen to anyone. I want you to know that you deserve better.

I am a victim-oriented person. I like to see that the victims know that they have a voice.