#MeToo Anniversary Toolkit
October 15th, 2020
October 15 is the anniversary of the #MeToo hashtag going viral. We hope to amplify the day and the nationwide work that is happening to end workplace and education harassment. This toolkit will be used to uplift progress that has been made in the states; how survivors, students, and workers have been leading this change; and to call on state and local lawmakers to support survivors and strengthen anti-harassment protections.
Contacts:
Hashtags: #MeToo
This toolkit includes planned activities, sample social, products, graphics
ACTIVITIES:
WEEK OF October 5th: Use #MeToo to promote October 15th activities. Sample social is below.
SAMPLE PROMOTIONAL TWEETS
DAY OF ACTION
(all graphics downloadable here)
Join me on social media for a #MeToo Anniversary Day of Action - October 15th, 2020. We’ll be amplifying the
work happening in the states to end harassment at work and in schools.
DAY OF October 15th:
SAMPLE SOCIAL FOR October 15th:
General
Three years after #MeToo went viral, the unleashed power of survivor voices has led to more than 230 bills being introduced in state legislatures to strengthen protections against workplace harassment and a remarkable 19 states enacting new protections. (Graphic)
Nearly 400 state legislators from 42 states + D.C. and both sides of the aisle, have declared their commitment to supporting and working with survivors to strengthen protections against sexual harassment in #20StatesBy2020. #MeToo http://bit.ly/20StatesBy20
❗❗ Policymakers must center and work with those most harmed by harassment in order to create true policy change. Check out the Survivors’ Agenda: https://survivorsagenda.org #MeToo
This country's history of sexual harassment and assault goes back to our founding fathers’ harassment and assault of Black women. To prevent sexual harassment, the law needs to recognize that white supremacy and sexual violence are intertwined! #MeToo https://bit.ly/33WaqJ3
#MeToo is about more than strengthening sexual harassment protections for white women: we must also strengthen protections against discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, disability, sexual orientation + gender identity to create safe workplaces and schools!!
It is time to STOP✋✋🏼✋🏿 sexual harassment and violence in the workplace, schools and every place it occurs! Check out these resources for pushing for change in your state and community: https://bit.ly/3jXQ4EV #MeToo
Since #MeToo went viral, survivors have been empowered to share their stories and lead policy change in the states. See 5 Examples of how survivors, students, and workers are leading the push for change! https://bit.ly/3jXQ4EV
From California to Tennessee, state legislators are passing long overdue #MeToo anti-harassment reforms. Progress is being made, but more needs to be done! I urge all state legislators to strengthen protections for survivors of sexual violence today! https://bit.ly/33WaqJ3
Sexual harassment policy reforms should center those who are most impacted and recognize the intersections of sexual harassment and white supremacy. Let survivors lead the agenda❗❗ https://survivorsagenda.org #MeToo
Workplace
📣📣 These state-level advances are important first steps towards necessary legal reform and encouraging employers to make critical policy and cultural changes. However, many of these reforms need to be further strengthened and more are needed. #MeToo https://bit.ly/33WaqJ3
Concerned about how your state measures up when it comes to Workplace Harassment? Track what's happening by searching for laws through the Policy Hub and support the fight for survivor justice. #MeToo
https://policyhub.equalrights.org/policy-library-map/
COVID-19 has unleashed an economic crisis that is putting workers at greater risk of harassment and discrimination at work. The need for strong workplace anti-discrimination and anti-harassment laws is clearer and more urgent than ever. #MeToo https://bit.ly/33WaqJ3
#MeToo workplace policy reforms must be further strengthened and expanded. We need to ensure all working people are covered by harassment protections. #MeToo https://bit.ly/33WaqJ3
Education
To prevent harassment at work, we must start by addressing it in schools, as the treatment and behavior students experience from their peers, teachers, and administrators ultimately shapes workplace norms about gender, race, respect, and accountability. #MeToo
Sexual harassment doesn’t just happen in the workplace, and it doesn’t just affect adults. Too many students experience sexual violence and other forms of harassment in elementary and secondary schools and college. #MeToo
Sexual harassment often happens at the hands of police, who have power and are often able to silence people who come forward. #MeToo https://www.ggenyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Overlooked-in-Plain-Sight_A-GGE-Report.pdf
States can help schools prevent harassment & assault by:
• promoting regular school climate surveys
• requiring comprehensive sexual health education, that teaches consent and healthy relationship education in K-12
#MeToo https://survivorsagenda.org
States can help schools prevent harassment & assault by:
• restricting schools’ use of strict & gendered dress codes
• ensuring harassment investigations & disciplinary hearings are fair and equitable
#MeToo https://survivorsagenda.org
GRAPHICS (all graphics downloadable here)
20 States by 2020 Graphic (downloadable here)
PRODUCTS
Research Products
National Women’s Law Center Report - 2020 Progress Update: Me Too Workplace Reforms in the States
https://nwlc-ciw49tixgw5lbab.stackpathdns.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/v1_2020_nwlc2020States_Report.pdf
Advocacy Tools
Resources for Transforming Anti-Harassment Policies in Your State and Community (English)
Recursos Para Exigir el Cambio en su Estado Y Su Comunidad (Spanish)
Stand Up Against Street Harassment offered as a free training to schools and organizations by Hollaback! in partnership with L’Oreal Paris and the NYC Commission on Gender Equity
Women’s Agenda Policy Hub: Workplace Harassment Laws across the nation
Blogs
COVID-19 Shows Us We Need Me Too Now More Than Ever