Empty Your Backpack - Sam Demma

Sam Demma "Empty Your Backpack" Help this message have a far-reaching and long-lasting effect in addressing bullying and youth self-esteem. Please share generously. Find Sam on Instagram -   / sam_demma   or on Twitter -   / sam_demma   We're bringing this message and the 4-foot "backpack of beliefs" on tour within schools and organizations across North America. Want to add your event to the tour? https://www.emptyyourbackpack.ca Buy the "Empty Your Backpack" Book and spark meaningful conversations with the youth in your life. https://book.emptyyourbackpack.ca/ Excerpt from the poem: "People’s words don’t define your route, You’ve bet on you since day one. You define yourself. It’s time you grab your backpack and empty it out, And stop carrying the opinions of everyone else. Grab your backpack and let it all out, This is your life, ain’t nobody else." Sam Find anti-bullying resources at https://www.bullying.org and mental health resources at https://jack.org/Resources Credits Producer: Daniel J Sheppard (Dream Child) Engineer: Aidan Endre (Treblevision Records) Animator & Director: Ben Clarkson Lyrics and performance: Sam Demma Who is Sam Demma? Sam Demma is a keynote speaker in the education space focused on helping students and schools cultivate hope, service and self-belief. He is the youngest Board Director of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and co-founder of PickWaste. For more information and booking inquiries, please visit https://www.samdemma.com