The Tunnel of Oppression, a visual, theatrical and interactive production, will return to Boise State University for its fifth year from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 6 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Student Union Hatch Ballroom. Admission is free and open to the public and tours will begin every 30 minutes, with a break at noon. To register for a specific time, visit http://culturalcenter.boisestate.edu/tunnel/. This year’s theme is “Unlearning.”

The Tunnel of Oppression is designed to help raise consciousness about various forms of oppression. Visitors will be led through a series of connected rooms, each featuring a vignette performed by Boise State students and designed to help participants learn about different forms of discrimination based on racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, classism, sexism, ageism, ableism and more. The goal is to create an environment where participants can “walk a mile” in another person’s shoes.

After each tour, participants will be able to discuss the program’s content in groups staffed by student leaders, administrators and counselors. The Boise State Cultural Center presents the tunnel to promote a campus-wide commitment to challenging oppression and to help recognize people and organizations actively committed to social justice.

The Tunnel of Oppression is sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Committee and Gender Studies. For more information, call Ro Parker at (208) 426-4317.

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Media Contact: Kathleen Tuck, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kathleentuck@boisestate.edu

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