As TinaTchen takes on the role of President and CEO of TimesUpNow, revisit her sharing her vision for the group in her 2018 interview with W.
by Ronan Farrow came out—it became clear to me as a lawyer that the only way to address those kinds of abuses, especially with the legal bullying, was to get lawyers for people in need. That’s where the idea for Time's Up came from. The case of Melanie Kohler, who’s being sued by[for defamation after she accused him of rape], was really the initial one where we knew we just had to get someone a lawyer, which is why Robbie Kaplan stepped in and is representing her right now.
People are going to continue to draw attention to the issue. This has been an issue that’s been around for decades, if not centuries, and which is going to take a long time to fully root out, but right now everyone is very committed to staying in it for the long haul. And right now, with the initiatives that have been announced, there’s a lot to do.Yes, we’re still hoping for more lawyers to step forward.
We’ve been talking with organizations who work with low-income workers and about other ways we can get the word out—that’s very much on the list of our next steps. And while we’ve reached the first fundraising goal on the, people should continue to contribute, because those of us who are lawyers or have had legal bills know that litigation gets expensive.
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