Tarana Burke

Chanakya Neeti - Eleventh Chapter , English Proverb , Manning Barish , Arabic Proverb , Chanakya Neeti - Third Chapter

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You cannot put a song - you cannot put a person's talent over somebody's humanity. That's just insane.

Tarana Burke
cannot , put , song
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When you truly empathize with someone, you have to take into account all the things that make that person who they are.

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truly , empathize , take
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When one person says, 'Yeah, me, too,' it gives permission for others to open up.

Tarana Burke
person , gives , permission
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What's interesting to me is that people engage survivors from a place of pity all the time - a place of sympathy.

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interesting , me , people
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What does justice look like for a survivor? It'll mean different things to different communities.

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does , justice , look
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We want to turn victims into survivors - and survivors into thrivers.

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want , turn , victims
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We should collectively be talking to children - as young as kindergarten - about what consent looks like.

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should , collectively , talking
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We have to trust the voices of the community to be in leadership and know what we need for our communities.

Tarana Burke
trust , voices , community
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We have to have something that reaches the masses. That's what I've always known Me Too could do.

Tarana Burke
something , always , known
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We all have the right to an opinion, sure, but can we say how someone else should feel?

Tarana Burke
right , how , someone
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Violence is violence. Trauma is trauma. And we are taught to downplay it, even think about it as child's play.

Tarana Burke
violence , trauma , taught
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There's a power in empathy.

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power
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There is always a way to get what you need, and I really believe in taking what you have to make what you need.

Tarana Burke
always , way , get
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The world doesn't realise I have a regular job!

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world , realise , regular
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The work of #MeToo is about healing. It's about healing as individuals and healing as communities.

Tarana Burke
work , healing , individuals