How we talk about sexual assault online

Title:
How we talk about sexual assault online
Speaker:
Ione Wells
Description:

We need a more considered approach to using social media for social justice, says writer and activist Ione Wells. After she was the victim of an assault in London, Wells published a letter to her attacker in a student newspaper that went viral and sparked the #NotGuilty campaign against sexual violence and victim-blaming. In this moving talk, she describes how sharing her personal story gave hope to others and delivers a powerful message against the culture of online shaming.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
13:56
Format: HTML5
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