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News Release EVENT NEWS / October 20, 2008 Boise State Cultural Center Presents Annual 'Tunnel of Oppression' on Nov. 7-8 The Tunnel of Oppression, a visual, theatrical and interactive production, will return to Boise State for the fourth year from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 7 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Student Union Hatch Ballroom. Admission is free and open to the public and tours will be allowed through every 30 minutes. To register for a specific time slot, visit http://culturalcenter.boisestate.edu/tunnel/. The Tunnel of Oppression has become a tradition at many campuses around the country since it was first presented at Western Illinois University in the early 1990s. In 1995, it was recognized with an award from the National Association of College and University Residence Halls. The tunnel is designed to help raise consciousness about various forms of oppression. Visitors will be led through a series of connected rooms, each of which features a vignette performed by Boise State students and designed to help participants learn about different forms of discrimination. This year’s theme is “Make the Injustice Visible” and is directed by Boise State adjunct professor Steven “Monk” Wells. 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. This year’s Tunnel of Oppression sponsors are Gender Studies and the Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Committee. For more information, call the Cultural Center at (208) 426-5950. -30- Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu Boise State University is “The New U Rising” with record student enrollment, new academic buildings, additional degree programs and a growing research agenda. Learn more at www.boisestate.edu.
Last reviewed on Monday, October 20, 2008
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