The Writing on the Wall Project is both a community experience and a personal act to confront oppression and inhumanity. Through the act of constructing a wall representing the oppression of others - and bringing down this structure - participants experience the power to create positive change for the future.

Yes - you read that correctly, we will actually build a 40 by 9 foot cinder block wall in the middle of campus. The community then comes together to collectively pull down the wall, symbolically removing the barriers that separated us. The Wall will be built during People Awareness Week, which is January 26th - 30th. Join us in our second year of continuing the tradition of the Writing on the Wall Project here at the University of Florida.

The Writing on the Wall Project 2003 Staff Application

Please turn in your application by 11:59 PM on Wednesday November 5th at any Residence Hall Area Desk, the ASU office in the Student Activities Center, or via Email to Kellie or Trang at the addresses below. Please attach a copy of your schedule for the rest of fall. We will contact you for an interview. Interviews will be held November 10-16. Thanks for Applying!

For questions, contact:

Kellie Olson kolson@ufl.edu 846-7071

Trang Tran kathtta@ufl.edu 373-4039

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The Writing on the Wall Project at universities across the nation:

Northeastern University
Kansas State University
University of Kansas
Eastern Washington University, article

UF 2003 The Writing on the Wall Project:

WotW Home Page
Alligator article
Brick-painting party

click on the pictures for larger versions..

The wall during People Awareness Week, January 2003...
The wall makes people *think*.. and attracts attention from the Alligator.
Bringing Down the Wall Ceremony, with Mayor Tom Bussing and Dean of Multicultural Affairs, Dr. Mary Kay Schneider.
The UF community gets ready to pull the wall down. And there it goes.
The wonderful Writing on the Wall Project staff.

Last update: 10/27/03. kathtta@ufl.edu