Welcome to MyDefinition
This site is made for youth by youth with the support of Tubman's Movement for Violence Prevention team. Youth voices matter, and we're here to provide a platform so you can be heard. EMAIL US to add to our blog, or to share your art, accomplishments, & ideas!
Tubman's Movement for Violence Prevention (MVP) program provides education, resources, and support for youth & young adults in schools, online, and in the community. If you would like to get involved or learn more about our groups & classes EMAIL US anytime.
Honoring Survivors this Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the impacts and prevalence of sexual assault and honor the resiliency of survivors. At least 1 in 6 Minnesota high schoolers have experienced sexual violence by the time they reach 11th grade, an experience that can have profound effects on mental health, school performance and overall wellbeing.
If you have experienced this, you are not alone, it is not your fault, and you deserve support.
Free, confidential support is available 24/7 at the DayOne statewide hotline by calling 866-223-1111 or texting 612-399-9995. Tubman youth staff are always here to talk and help you connect to resources by emailing youth@tubman.org, though we are not available 24/7.
Celebrating Sexual Assault Awareness Month Through Poetry
A post
maybe just a picture,
an infographic
slipped between ordinary things.
But it brings attention.
It demands it.
Words.
It makes me remember
what I try to bury
the innocence I once carried
stripped
away
forcibly.
It reminds me of the shame,
the disgust
that never belonged to me.
A post
with so much power
to name what happened,
to say it out loud
when I couldn’t.
A post,
simple.
Yet it holds the weight
of truth.
It reminds me
that evil exists
but so does resistance.
That what happened
did not break me,
did not rewrite
my capacity for love,
even if it reshaped
my sense of safety.
The post
it does more than reopen wounds.
It reminds me
I am loved,
seen,
valued,
respected.
It reminds me
people care.
People speak.
People fight
so silence doesn’t win.
It turns pain into awareness,
awareness into voice.
The post reminds me
evil is not forever
and the innocence
I thought I lost
still lives here,
alive,
quietly thriving.
All because
someone chose to speak.
To post.
To make it known
By Emem-Faith Dalamo, Youth Intern
Student Art Gallery
Check out these student-made videos raising awareness about Domestic Violence!
These are two of our winners from our annual contest:
First Place Video can be found HERE
Second Place Video can be found HERE
Check out NorthStar Youth Outreach Center
Located at the Maplewood Mall, 3001 White Bear Ave
Maplewood, MN 55109 - Suite 2006
A welcoming and supportive space for youth and young adults ages 10-24
MyDefinition.org is dedicated to connecting youth with leadership opportunities to help prevent violence and to use your ideas to build thriving communities.
For more information, contact us by email at youth@tubman.org or call 612.825.3333.
This site is a project of Tubman, a 501(c)3 nonprofit with a mission of advancing opportunities for change so that every person can experience safety, hope, and healing. To learn more, visit www.tubman.org.
