Downtown Tunnel of Oppression

Yesterday March 31, the organization that I am vice-president for named Downtown Tunnel of Oppression had its grand event. This event had a year in the making. Check out our story that was featured on the front page of the State Press yesterday - Through a Dark Tunnel, Enlightenment. The organization helps to promote awareness of oppressions that still exist in this world today. The actual event was a sensatory experience that informed you about social justice issues and put you in the shoes of the oppressed. This year we focused on racial, socio-economic and gender injustices. The Tunnel event was set up between four rooms, which were divided off into sections. Our first room was an auditory room where very oppressing and derogatory words where said, which followed by a privilege walk. Then you would enter and navigate through sections in the following three rooms which included skits, media clips, a vigil, monologues and the opportunity to express your emotions and reactions both by writing on our wall and a dialogue with Intergroup Relations Center facilitators. I really think that it is a great event that forces you to spark questions about what is happening around the word and in our own back yard. Which will then hopefully lead to participants finding their inner social advocate. This will be an annual event so please look for it next spring! If you have either a myspace or facebook page and would like to stay up to date with the organization, please look us up!