Best quotes by Tarana Burke on Community

Checkout quotes by Tarana Burke on Community

• ‟ I founded the Me Too Movement because there was a void in the community that I was in. There were gaps in services. There was dearth in resources, and I saw young people - I saw black and brown girls - who are hurting and who needed something that just wasn't there.

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• ‟ We have to come together and speak honestly about what the barriers are within our community - and then tear them down. It's really that simple.

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• ‟ The young girls of color that first encountered the 'me too' movement in community centers and classrooms and church basements were there not only because they needed a safe space, but because they needed their own space.

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• ‟ Foundations have to think outside the box and maybe expand past the usual suspects that get all of the funding and start thinking about how to reach into communities and support community healing on a more local level.

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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.

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• ‟ As a community, we create a lot of space for fighting and pushing back, but not enough for connecting and healing.

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