The founder of the #MeToo movement, Tarana Burke, kicking off the New Year by leading the New Year’s Eve ball drop in New York’s Times Square. The Harlem-based activist announced the big news via her Twitter account.
Welp! Looks like the cat is out of the bag. Yours truly will be pressing the Waterford crystal button to release the ball drop in Times Square on NYE. We are setting intentions for the new year. #metoo2018 pic.twitter.com/iYGfyvnvqJ
— Tarana (@TaranaBurke) December 18, 2017
The #MeToo movement was started by Burke over a decade ago, but went viral after Hollywood actress Alyssa Milano posted the following tweet:
If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet. pic.twitter.com/k2oeCiUf9n
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) October 15, 2017
Milano later credited Burke as the creator of the #MeToo campaign live on television during the Good Morning America show.
