Deep Dive: #MeToo — The Movement
In this moment, courage is absolutely contagious.
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Hear the story of #MeToo from its founder, leaders, and chroniclers. Join Tarana Burke, founder of the original Me Too campaign, peoples’ champions Ai-jen Poo and Senator Sara Gelser, and Pew Research Center’s Kim Parker for an in-depth look on the formation of the movement, its socially transformative battle, and what the numbers say about how society is changing.
Speakers
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Ai-jen PooExecutive Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance -
Alex WagnerCo-host of Showtime’s “The Circus” -
Rebecca TraisterWriter at Large, New York Magazine; Author, All the Single Ladies -
Tarana BurkeSocial Justice Activist; Senior Director, Girls for Gender Equity -
Sara GelserOregon State Senator -
Kim ParkerDirector of Social Trends Research, Pew Research Center
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