Lena Dunham is speaking out RE: Harvey Weinstein and the Silence of Men. The American actress, writer, producer, and director is is best known as the creator, writer and star of the HBO series Girls, for which she has received numerous Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards.
“When we stay silent, we stay on the same path that led us here.
Making noise is making change. Making change is why we tell stories.
We don’t want to have to tell stories like this one again and again. Speak louder.”
~ Lena Dunham in NY Times Op Ed piece
Peach Seed Monkey
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October 9, 2017
Anita Gail JonesAbout Anita
Anita Gail is a writer, visual artist and oral tradition storyteller born and raised in Albany, Georgia, living in the Bay Area since 1985. Her debut novel, Peach Seed Monkey is in revisions. The story was a Novella semi-finalist in the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition.
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2 responses to “Lena Dunham says “Speak Louder””
juditheloisehooper
October 9th, 2017 at 16:47
Beautifully and clearly said. It is the silence of victims echoed by those who stood by knowing that has allowed this practice to go on for so long. Women empower themselves and others by living life out loud.
Tura Franzen
October 22nd, 2017 at 09:37
So sadly true