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Arguably the most powerful awareness campaign in history, #MeToo did not originate in a boardroom. It began with one survivor, Tarana Burke, and exploded when survivors on social media realized that their isolated experiences were actually a systemic pandemic. By simply adding the phrase "Me too" to their statuses, millions of people turned a hashtag into a global reckoning.
In return, the public owes them more than a "like" or a retweet. We owe them active witnessing. We owe them policy changes. We owe them funding for services. Record Of Rape A Shoplifted Woman -Final- -Lept...