The elite women of the film industry just unveiled a project to stop sexual assault and help its victims.

Over 300 actresses, writers, directors and producers from film and theatre have banded together to support a new organisation&nbsp;that helps women and men who have suffered from sexual harassment and abuse.&nbsp;

Time&#39;s Up &ndash; started by lawyers Nina Shaw and Tina Tchen and supported by stars like Reese Witherspoon, Cate Blanchett, America Ferrera and producer Shonda Rhimes &ndash; announced their launch with a full-page &#39;Letter of Solidarity&#39; in The New York Times on January 1st. Titled &#39;Dear Sisters,&#39; the letter addresses the abuse scandals surrounding former Hollywood heavyweights like Harvey Weinstein and Louis CK, and the systemic issue of men&#39;s voices automatically gaining dominance over women&#39;s in the workplace.&nbsp;

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While it would be easy for privileged film stars to take note of their own plight and ignore that of those in more normal occupations, Time&#39;s Up exists to help women and men across all lines of work. In fact, the organisation itself was inspired by<a href="http://time.com/5018813/farmworkers-solidarity-hollywood-sexual-assault/" target="_blank"> a letter from 700,000 women farm workers</a>, who voiced their own upset at the Hollywood situation&nbsp;and how familiar it sounded to their industry.&nbsp;It&#39;s clear that this issue affects more than just one subsection of society &ndash; it&#39;s an epidemic.&nbsp;

The organisation has set up a fund, currently sitting at $13 million, that can be used by men and women who have suffered sexual assault in the workplace to fund legal representation. It also formally announces the planned protest at this year&#39;s Academy Awards, asking all women and men to wear black in an effort to raise awareness of the situation in Hollywood.

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&quot;The clock has run out on sexual assault, harassment and inequality in the workplace. It&#39;s time to do something about it,&quot; reads the most prominent line on Time&#39;s Up&#39;s&nbsp;homepage. As we venture into another year of domineering, often ugly male voices, perhaps 2018 will be the historical moment that these men are held accountable &ndash; and punished &ndash; for their words and actions. Weinstein today, Trump tomorrow.

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For more information on Time&#39;s Up and what you can do if you&#39;ve suffered or witnessed sexual assault, head to the organization&#39;s <a href="https://www.timesupnow.com" target="_blank">homepage</a>.

Hollywood's Women Join Campaign to Fight Sexual Assault

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