As Sexual Assault Charges Rock Washington And Hollywood, #Metoo Experts Debate What’s Next For Movement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Comedian Russell Brand. Actor Danny Masterson. Rudy Giuliani, Matt Gaetz and Donald Trump. In recent weeks, all have made news for being the perpetrators of sexual harassment, assault and rape. And #MeToo stories are back in the news. But what’s changed? And what’s the future of the #MeToo movement?
Actress and social justice humanitarian Ashley Judd, who was among the first to go on record with revelations against Harvey Weinstein, will join in a provocative panel discussion to explore the #MeToo movement’s progress. She’ll be in conversation with National Women’s Law Center President Fatima Goss Graves, whose organization also houses the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, and 2022 TIME Woman of the Year Amanda Nguyen, whose organization, Rise, seeks to protect the civil rights of sexual assault and rape survivors, and author of The Bonobo Sisterhood: Revolution Through Female Alliance and Harvard Law professor Diane Rosenfeld.
The panelists will explore these questions and more at the event hosted by the National Women’s History Museum and moderated by Frederique Irwin, president of the National Women’s History Museum, with opening remarks from Ms. Magazine executive editor Kathy Spillar, on October 24th at Sixth and I.
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WHO:
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Ashley Judd, author, actress, and social justice humanitarian
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Diane Rosenfeld, Harvard Law expert and author of The Bonobo Sisterhood
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Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center President
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Amanda Nguyen, Rise founder and 2022 TIME Woman of the Year
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Kathy Spillar, Ms. Magazine executive editor (opening remarks)
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Frédérique Irwin, National Women’s History Museum President (moderator)
WHAT: Panel discussion on the future of the #MeToo movement
WHEN: Tuesday, October 24 from 7-8:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: Sixth and I, 600 I St NW, Washington, DC 20001
About the National Women's History Museum
Founded in 1996, the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) is an innovative museum dedicated to uncovering, interpreting, and celebrating women’s diverse contributions to society. A renowned leader in women’s history education, the Museum brings to life the countless untold stories of women throughout history, and serves as a space for all to inspire, experience, collaborate, and amplify women’s impact—past, present, and future. We strive to fundamentally change the way women and girls see their potential and power.
The NWHM fills in major omissions of women in history books and K-12 education, providing scholarly content and educational programming for teachers, students, and parents. We reach more than four million visitors each year through our online content and education programming and, in March 2023, mounted our first physical exhibit at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in downtown Washington, DC, We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC. The Museum is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)3. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and visit us at womenshistory.org.