COMPASSIONATE EXCLUSION
ARE YOU WORTHY OF ESCAPE? UNDER WHOSE WATCH?
A project by Gazelle Samizay
Join us for a unique escape room experience navigating bureaucratic hurdles amid political instability. Solve puzzles, make choices, and connect with people outside the escape room to shape your fate—will you escape, and under whose watch?
Compassionate Exclusion is an escape room experience like no other, combining exciting gameplay with a powerful story of survival and chance. Step into the role of a family desperately trying to flee a fictional country in chaos. You’ll navigate complex bureaucracies and an unpredictable political landscape, modeled after the obstacles Afghans faced during the 2021 US-NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan.
While you’ll solve puzzles and interact with objects like other escape rooms, Compassionate Exclusion adds another twist: you’ll need to reach out to people outside the room to help you succeed. With multiple possible endings, each choice you make could change your fate. Are you worthy of escape? And under whose watch?
This ticket offers an opportunity to contribute to the expansion of this project. While not mandatory, a suggested donation of $50.00 will help support ANAR, an Afghan community-based immigration justice organization. Every contribution, big or small, makes a meaningful difference.
Trigger Warning: Compassionate Exclusion explores forced migration, including navigating bureaucracies, proving vulnerability, and systemic barriers. Inspired by real events, it may be challenging for recent refugees, especially Afghans, who are encouraged to consider if participation is right for them.