Tarana Burke is an American activist from New York City. In 2006, she began Me Too as a youth program designed for junior and high school students, with the goal of addressing sexual violence in the community. The movement gained widespread international attention in 2017 when Alyssa Milano encouraged women to tweet the words "Me Too" if they had experienced abuse and harassment, following the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases. The hashtag #MeToo quickly became viral and developed into a broad-based international movement that has had significant impact on public discourse around sexual harassment and assault.