Student Involvement
Working in collaboration with various campus departments and campus student groups, the University Center is hosting the 3rd annual Tunnel of Oppression – an interactive event that highlights contemporary issues of oppression. It is designed to introduce participants to the concepts of oppression, privilege, and power. Participants are guided through a series of scenes that aim to educate and challenge them to think more deeply about issues of oppression. At the end of the tour, participants are provided with the opportunity to discuss their experiences with each other. Facilitators help participants reflect on their experiences and put their newfound knowledge to use in their everyday lives.
Tunnel of Oppression is a campus grassroots diversity program that originated in 1993 at Western Illinois University. Using the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, California as a model, Tunnel strives to give people a way to experience oppression in a hands-on way. By engaging emotions of the participants, it allows for the accounts expressed in the program to be truly effective. People may have never been placed in these types of situations, and they obtain a sense of what it actually feels like to be oppressed or discriminated through the sights and sounds they experience. While Tunnel may be disturbing, it is an effective tool used to teach people about how it really feels to be in the various situations.
The success of the Tunnel is dependent on our campus commitment to diversity issues and community building. We are looking for student groups and individual volunteers to help make this year’s Tunnel a success. Together we can work together to promote a positive attitude about differences and encourage each other to learn, respect, and appreciate diversity.Share Tunnel of Oppression:
Please click the button below to register for a tour time.
Tunnel of Oppression Tour Times |
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| 10:00 AM | Reserved | 10:00 AM | open | 10:00 AM | open | ||
| 10:30 AM | Reserved | 10:30 AM | open | 10:30 AM | open | ||
| 11:00 AM | open | 11:00 AM | open | 11:00 AM | open | ||
| 11:30 AM | open | 11:30 AM | open | 11:30 AM | Reserved | ||
| 12:00 PM | open | 12:00 PM | Reserved | 12:00 PM | open | ||
| 12:30 PM | open | 12:30 PM | open | 12:30 PM | open | ||
| 1:00 PM | open | 1:00 PM | Reserved | 1:00 PM | open | ||
| 1:30 PM | open | 1:30 PM | open | 1:30 PM | Reserved | ||
| 2:00 PM | open | 2:00 PM | Reserved | 2:00 PM | open | ||
| 2:30 PM | Reserved | 2:30 PM | Reserved | 2:30 PM | Reserved | ||
| 3:00 PM | Reserved | 3:00 PM | open | 3:00 PM | open | ||
| 3:30 PM | open | 3:30 PM | Reserved | 3:30 PM | Reserved | ||
| 4:00 PM | open | 4:00 PM | open | 4:00 PM | open | ||
| 4:30 PM | open | 4:30 PM | open | 4:30 PM | open | ||
| 5:00 PM | open | 5:00 PM | open | 5:00 PM | open | ||
| 5:30 PM | open | 5:30 PM | Reserved | 5:30 PM | open | ||
| 6:00 PM | Canceled | 6:00 PM | Reserved | 6:00 PM | Reserved | ||
| 6:30 PM | Reserved | 6:30 PM | Reserved | 6:30 PM | Reserved | ||
The above table of tour times will be updated once on weekdays before 5:00 PM.
Contact Devin Carpenter devin.carpenter@mso.umt.edu at 243-5622.
Anyone is welcome to view the Tunnel on a guided tour, which will include a facilitated debriefing and trip through the Room of Hope, which will feature resources from each group hosting an exhibit, as well as other resources from various Missoula and UM organizations.