3. WHAT IS TUNNEL OF AWARENESS?
Interactive social justice
experience at the
University of South
Carolina
01
The educational purpose
is for participants to gain
greater insight into
issues of injustice that
face our community
02
Is not about changing
your opinions – it's about
raising awareness.
03
4. TUNNEL OVERVIEW
Participants will move
through exhibits that
focus on specific social
awareness topics
01
Includes opportunity to
discuss with a group the
issues raised by the
exhibits
02
Connect with
resources/opportunities
to become a change
agent within the campus
and community
03
5. TUNNEL PROCESS
Enter the tunnel (8-10 per
group)
Interact with each exhibit
(3-4 minutes each room)
Debrief
Complete the
survey/evaluation
6. 2017
EXHIBITS
Mental health
• Self-care strategies
• Anxiety/depression among college students
• Addressing stigma
Environmental impact & sustainability
Labor trafficking
Civility
Hegemonic masculinity
Stereotypes
Alcohol use at Carolina
Interpersonal violence
Inclusion & diversity in the workplace
7.
8. DEAR WORLD CAMPAIGN
•“IF YOU HAD ONE STORY TO SHARE
WITH THE WORLD, WHAT WOULD
YOU SAY?”
•#DEARUOFSC #DEARWORLD
•HTTPS://VIMEO.COM/190622911
9. WHAT IS DEAR WORLD?
• AN INTERACTIVE, AWARD-WINNING PORTRAIT PROJECT THAT EXPLORES THE
SUBTLE AND POWERFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE.
• DEAR WORLD WAS FOUNDED AS A PORTRAIT PROJECT THAT UNITES PEOPLE
THROUGH PICTURES IN THEIR DISTINCT MESSAGE-ON-SKIN STYLE.
• OUR PROCESS BEGAN SIMPLY, TO ASK A PERSON TO SHARE A MESSAGE
ABOUT SOMETHING OR TO SOMEONE THEY LOVE. BY THE END OF THE NIGHT
YOU REALIZE THAT THROUGH OUR STORIES, THERE’S ACTUALLY MUCH MORE
THAT BRINGS US TOGETHER THAN WHAT KEEPS US APART.
10. DEAR WORLD
ART GALLERY
WALK AROUND THE ROOM AND VIEW THE IMAGES ON DISPLAY
WHAT DO YOU FEEL AS YOU VIEW THE IMAGES? WHAT DO WANT TO
KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU SEE?
14. SET THE STAGE
• BEGIN WITH “GROUND RULES”
OR COMMON AGREEMENTS
BEFORE DISCUSSION
• WHY?
• WHAT ARE SOME
EXAMPLES?
15. DE-BRIEFING QUESTIONS
• CHOOSE 1-2 OF QUESTIONS IN EACH CATEGORY (WHAT – SO WHAT – NOW WHAT) TO ASK YOUR
RESIDENTS
• HAVE STUDENTS TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON THEIR TUNNEL EXPERIENCE. ASK STUDENTS TO WRITE
DOWN ONE THING THAT THEY WILL TAKE AWAY FROM ATTENDING TUNNEL AND ASK THEN ASK THEM TO
SHARE WITH THE GROUP.
16.
17. FOR NEXT WEEK
NO class meeting.
1
ONLINE MODULE (preparing
for performance
evaluations and goal
review).
2
GOAL Reflection #2 due
3
Editor's Notes
past Tunnel of Awareness topics have included race, sustainability, educational equity/access, trafficking, interpersonal violence prevention, LGBTQIA issues, mental health and more
Print copies of selected #DearUofSC posters and hang in the room
Encourage students to search #DearUofSC or #DearWorld on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Our teams have visited college campuses around the world, from Oxford to Oregon and Paris to Princeton. Dear World has taken over 50,000 portraits from around the world and we found that these portraits often became the first line in a story that brings us closer together.
Celeste Corcoran’s Return to the Finish Line:
Officer Returns to Pulse in Orlando, FL: https://vimeo.com/233460760?from=outro-embed
Mina Justice’s Story: https://vimeo.com/233465942?from=outro-embed
Resource on fostering dialogue and facilitation: http://www.intergroupresources.com/rc/Fostering%20Dialogue%20Across%20Divides.pdf
