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#MeToo founder says campaign will continue after Weinstein verdict overturned
Tarana Burke called Harvey Weinstein’s accusers ‘heroes’ and said movement would continue to bring progress to society
The founder of the #MeToo movement, Tarana Burke, has called the women who spoke out against Harvey Weinstein “heroes” and said such campaigns for justice and equality will continue to bring about progress in society.
Burke, who nearly two decades ago coined the phrase “Me too” from her work with sexual assault survivors, found herself again declaring – after New York’s highest court in a shock decision on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction in the city – the #MeToo reckoning was greater than any court case.
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