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As a global, and survivor-led, movement against sexual violence, we are dedicated to creating pathways for healing, justice, action and leadership. If your life was forever changed by sexual violence, you are not alone.
In 2017, the #metoo hashtag went viral and woke up the world to the magnitude of the problem of sexual violence. What had begun as local grassroots work had now become a global movement — seemingly overnight. Within a six-month span, our message reached a global community of survivors.
Leveraging its model and framework, grounded in existing research and theory, ‘me too.’ centers individual and community healing and transformation, empowerment through empathy, shifting cultural narratives and practices and advancing a global survivor-led movement to end sexual violence.
We know this because in October of 2017, 19 million people said ‘me too.’, changing the way we talk about sexual violence. And that was just the beginning. Reframing the conversation challenges the systems of oppression that endanger us all.
Understanding that knowledge is power, Me Too teaches survivors and allies about this public health crisis, human rights issue, and form of systemic violence.
Find resources to support your healing, learn about our work, and when you're ready, join the fight.
Tarana faced the realization that too many girls were suffering and surviving abuse without access to resources, safe spaces and support. Tarana’s theory of “empowerment through empathy” is changing the way the world thinks and talks about sexual violence, consent and body autonomy.
History & Inception. The beginning — what sparked the movement in 2006, our original intent, and how this organization became what it is today. Our history.
This thoughtful guide walks through the what, the who, and the how so that you might create your own HJPS within your community. We are here to help. Find resources to support your healing, learn about our work, and when you're ready, join the fight.
This is Emily Waters’ story of survival. Just like so many other Black girls, it took time for Emily to understand that the sexual violence perpetrated against her was not her fault. Emily talks about freeing herself from that toxic idea through community and movement.
