"Tunnel of Oppression" Prep. @ GMU

Our partnership with George Mason University comes into play once again. GMU will be hosting the “Tunnel of Oppression” Festival tomorrow and Wednesday for students and faculty members to confront and discuss critical issues around racism and diversity. Specifically, “The Tunnel of Oppression” is an interactive, walk-through museum experience that highlights contemporary oppression. Each room both educates and challenges students to think about how they are oppressed and their roles in each type of oppression.

The annual festival is organized by students and faculty and is hosted on campuses around the country. This year’s event will highlight issues around hurricane Katrina, LGBTQ issues, Palestinian struggle, body image, airport security, amongst others.

Our role in the festival is to support the final room of the tunnel being the “Area of Hope”. The “Area of Hope” is a safe space in which participants will discuss feelings that came up for them when they walked through the tunnel and share with us their hopes and strategies to decrease oppression around them.