Tarana Burke: 'Me Too' Movement

The movement began in 2006 to help survivors of sexual violence find ways of help through their process of healing. Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement, originally came up with the concept when young women would share their sexual assault stories with her. As a way to encourage them, she would let them know that they weren’t alone because Burke herself was assaulted three times. The goal of the ‘me too’ Movement is to start a conversation that implements strategies to sustain long term, systemic change. The phenomenon broke out on social media when actress Alyssa Milano encouraged women to use the hashtag #metoo if they had ever been sexually assaulted. From there, women all over the world started voicing their stories in hopes of letting others know that they weren’t alone.

This event is cosponsored by Sacramento State’s Associated Students Inc., Community Engagement Center, the Department of Women’s Studies, History Department, Sociology Department, One Book Program, and the Ayad Alquazzaz Lecture Series.