Tarana Burke, activist and founder of the 鈥渕e too.鈥 Movement, will be the keynote speaker in the series of campus events celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., 大香蕉视频 announced today.
The theme of the is 鈥淏uilding a Compassionate Community.鈥
Burke, who started the 鈥渕e too.鈥 movement in 2006 to support survivors of sexual abuse, will deliver a keynote address at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24, in Filene Auditorium. Seating is limited, and and the event will also be livestreamed.
Burke will also hold a conversation with students at 5:30 p.m. that day in Moore B03. Students also
鈥淲e are delighted Tarana Burke will be our main speaker for events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,鈥 says Shontay Delalue, senior vice president and senior diversity officer. 鈥淗er advocacy on behalf of Black women and girls over the decades, and her commitment to 鈥榚mpowerment through empathy,鈥 has changed countless lives around the world.鈥