The Tunnel of Oppression creates an awareness of different types of oppression and its effects within society through an interactive experience; using audio, video and live actors, participants explore opinions, values and thoughts regarding oppression. The Tunnel is laid out to increase the level of sensory images as participants progress through the experience and ends with a processing session with trained counselors.
The Tunnel of Oppression is a program that was adapted by several staff members from Student Residential Programs at Western Illinois University.
Plans are still in progress for next year's Tunnel of Oppression program; stay tuned for further developments
Many volunteers will be needed for this activity, anywhere from 30-50 students, faculty and staff could be used.
Volunteers will be needed for the following positions:
Actors - act out the different scenarios for the live action sequence. You will be rotated every few shifts.
Guides - serve the role of taking groups through the experience. There are two guides taking groups of 8
participants through the activity.
Runner - operates and monitors all equipment used for the tunnel. Runners could be in charge of starting all VCRS/DVDs, all CD/Audio Tapes and any other technical factors.
Hospitality - help with refreshments, assist in organizing groups to go into Tunnel and serve as messengers to the various sections of the Tunnel outside of walkie-talkies and cell phones.
Set-up or Teardown - will help with set up and take down each evening one hour before the program and one hour after the program.
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