Photo credit: By Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
You might remember Tarana Burke from when she was the founding force behind the Me Too movement. Turns out, she’s still going strong, but now she’s expanded Me Too by adding the Disruptors Council, which includes a number of well-known people, like Viola Davis, Ayanna Pressley, and Gabrielle Union.
Burke founded the Disruptors back in October 2025. By bringing together influential figures the council is looking to point an even brighter spotlight on sexual violence and the devastating harm it causes. The goal from there is to drive systemic change by calling out offenders and helping victims.
Based on her activities this past year, everything seems to have been leading towards the Disruptors launch. In March, she spoke at SXSW advocating the elevation of victims’ voices over those who’ve done the damage. She also spent the year emphasizing storytelling and empathy as paths to healing by speaking at other venues, such as the National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA) conference in San Francisco, and her bestselling books Unbound and You Are Your Best Thing.
