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Velshi's interview with Tarana Burk

Velshi talks to #MeToo movement founder and Unbound author Tarana Burke about the basics of sexual violence, how far the movement has brought our culture, and how far we have to go. “We need to do things like codify consent,” she says, “We need a unified definition of consent that we teach our children. We all have a role to play.”

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Ali Velshi asks — Five Years into #MeToo, has Enough Changed?

MSNBC host looks back at the start and looks toward the future of the #MeToo movement

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Ali Velshi asks — Five Years into #MeToo, has Enough Changed?

MSNBC host looks back at the start and looks toward the future of the #MeToo movement

Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi marks the fifth anniversary of the day the #MeToo movement went viral (October 15, 2017), by visiting how it began, what happened in intervening years, and what’s next.

In case you’ve forgotten: It was started years earlier by activist and community organizer Tarana Burke. And, it picked up the year after the first women became nominated by major political party nominated to run for President, and after women nationwide marched to react to a misogynist winning the election.

Velshi recognizes the genius and bravery of movement founder Burke, and also recognizes that some of the most headline-grabbing outcomes from the movement took place in right there 30 Rockefeller Plaza, where he himself works.

He says, “If you’ve never had to use the word rape in conversation, you’re probably a man.”

Listen to Velshi’s message below:

 

Watch Velshi explain origin and progress of the #MeToo movement:

 

 

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