Me to Movement
Main aim of the Movement
Famous movements conducted
Analysis of problem
Why was it started
Global perspective
How it started
Statistics
Despite the media's efforts to solely elevate the stories of middle and upper class white cis-gender women, no colour, ethnicity, tribe, gender, class, sexual orientation, religious and spiritual group, or caste identification is immune to sexual abuse.
Similarly, despite the media's efforts to hyper-visualize the behaviours of cis-gender males of colour, the terms "abuser" or "perpetrator" cannot be reserved for any one person.
The truth is that, despite our effort to wish away sexual assault, hide it away in a dark place, forget about it, and never face it, it still persists.
Currently, one in every ten children in the United States has experienced, is experiencing, or will experience sexual assault before the age of 18.
50% of transgender, gender nonconforming, intersex, and gender fluid persons have had horrible, sexually violent encounters.
5 43% of males have experienced sexual assault in their lifetime, with 27.8% having been molested before the age of ten.
Sexual violence is experienced by up to 83% of females and 32% of males among persons with developmental impairments.
People living on the fringes of society - Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), poor people, people with disabilities, undocumented people, migrants and refugees, children in foster care,° and elderly in nursing homes - are being sexually abused at an alarming rate.
How do they work
Vision statement
Mission statement
International envisions a world free of sexual violence. We assert that the transformation of oppressive systems, narratives, and cultures, grounded in the lived experiences and leadership of survivors, creates space for generative ideas, practices, and relationships rooted in love, respect, empathy, and wellness. We imagine communities that are abundant with joy, safety, and resources and committed to radical healing, and we are committed to the work to live toward this vision.
‘me too.’ serves as a convener, thought leader, and organizer across the mainstream and the grassroots to address systems that allow for the proliferation of sexual violence, specifically in Black, queer, trans, disabled, and all communities of color. 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.
The'me too.' Movement assists survivors of sexual abuse and their advocates by linking them to services, providing community organising resources, pursuing a'me too.' policy platform, and collaborating with scholars to advance the field. We think that the healing, justice, action, and leadership resources for survivors should be made available to them as the movement begins.
They confirm that when we lead with empathy, we empower others. This principle is emphasised in our survivor-led healing circles, survivor leadership training, and college programmes.
Tarana Burke began'me too.' with young Black women and girls from low-income neighbourhoods. She created culturally relevant courses to address sexual assault in the Black community and society at large. Similarly, the'me too.' Movement attempts to assist individuals working inside their communities to address the unique needs of their community/communities.
'Me too,' he says. A movement was launched in response to the significant gaps in accessible supports for survivors of sexual assault. Specifically, Black young girls from low-income neighbourhood's, like as Selma, Alabama - the tiny, predominantly Black southern city where'me to was born - where survivor resources were generally discriminatory. Culturally inadequate, economically inaccessible, and without survivor leadership. Unfortunately, this is true for many survivors worldwide.
When we enlarge the lens. There is much evidence linking sexual violence to other structural social inequality concerns. The work of the racial justice movement is inextricably linked to sexual violence since Indigenous women have the greatest prevalence of sexual assault, while Black women face the second-highest rate. This is grounded in the experience of enslavement as well as the immense residual damages suffered by the Black people as a result of white supremacy.
Data has highlighted the link between sexual assault and other types of injury throughout time. In fact, it is obvious that the origins of sexual abuse are frequently the foundation for numerous disorders affecting survivors. As part of the spree, the gunman shot a former intimate partner or family member in more than half of the mass shootings during the previous decade. There is also evidence that numerous mass shooters previously engaged in sexual assault, hostility, or harassment of women.
Although this framework is mostly based on the'me too.' Movement in the United States, we recognise that the fight to stop sexual assault throughout the world is not new. Sexual violence, often known as gender-based violence, has a global influence on community safety. In various places, organisers and activists have worked as direct responders, political activists, and movement players to disrupt the patterns of gender-based violence in their own communities.
When the hashtag #metoo went popular, worldwide organisations began reaching out to the'me too.' Movement in the United States to join us in the battle to eliminate sexual abuse. Currently, I am as well. International is collaborating with other marginalised Dalit women survivors in South Asia, Indigenous women in Latin America, and Black women across the African continent who have experienced barriers to justice, healing, and services as a result of caste and colonial systems in their own cultural contexts. As we link movements and initiatives to make our global communities safer, we will continue to assemble gender-based organisers from throughout the Global South on a transnational scale.
We have the impression that they are well-funded and well-supported because of how'me too.' was exposed to the public. In reality, they are actively fundraising, creating partnerships, and finding innovative methods to maintain the work of this essential movement as a new charity. They are extremely thankful for the money supplied by a small number of daring foundations and companies, which allowed us to focus on our mission work while creating infrastructure. We were able to kickstart our programmes by crafting narrative strategy for our highly prominent communications campaigns and generating a comprehensive collection of tools for survivors with nearly 80% of our money spent on programmes. As they transition from a young organisation to a more established one, it is those seed funders who have enabled us to reach thousands of individual survivors with healing assistance and a community in which they may develop power.
Beyond the hashtag
Act to
On the fourth anniversary of #MeToo, we reflected on the progress made by the hashtag and asked everyone to take the next steps toward a future free of sexual abuse. We honoured the brave survivors who spoke "me too," those who heard the chorus of voices and felt understood for the first time, and those who were compelled to act. We also redefined what it means to disrupt on an individual, institutional, and systemic level, understanding that there is still more work to be done and more progress to be achieved if we are prepared to go... beyond the hashtag.
To commemorate widespread awareness of the movement through the viral hashtag's third anniversary on October 15, 2020, we launched the Act Too platform-an interactive website and crowd-sourced, a blockchain-powered tool that enables all of us to take action. Created by award-winning agency FCB/SIX, this innovative site is an extension of our mission to demonstrate that we all have a part to play in the disruption of sexual violence. Through a diverse database of offerings including volunteering, donating, and trainings, the site offers ways to join the fight based on issue area, involvement level, and location. To celebrate this build, Act Too had its Broadway debut with a Times Square billboard in New York City.