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Mar 22

On this day, 22 March 2009, prison riots were sparked in Greece after the death of prison activist, Katerina Goulioni. Inmates in the women’s prison in Thebes refused to return to their cells, set fires and destroyed property, while protesters outside the prison clashed with riot police. 200 inmates in Athens also held a protest in solidarity. Goulioni was a prominent incarcerated activist, who had campaigned against lack of facilities for physically disabled prisoners, prison transfers in which many prisoners suspiciously died, and vaginal inspections which she termed “informal rape”. In the wake of the rebellion, the government promised a review of vaginal inspection methods, and other prison conditions. Goulioni’s fellow inmates sent the press the following goodbye statement: “All your life was full of thirst. Thirst for struggle and justice. You fought for all and for everything without care for the consequences. And at the end the consequences of your struggles rewarded you in the worse of manners, with a violent, unexpected sudden death. But we are still here, Katerina, and we shall remember you and continue the struggle you began. You are everywhere. We sense you and we thank you for taking care of us. For us, you will live for ever. Have a great journey!” More info here: https://ift.tt/2IICoLX https://ift.tt/2WhH3u5

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What Makes People Heed A Weather Warning — Or Not?
Invisibilia, the show about the invisible forces that shape human behavior, is back with Season 5. The new episode follows Alabama meteorologist James Spann as he grapples with the aftermath of one of the worst tornado outbreaks in the state’s history and tries to understand how people process weather warnings. And it looks at what we can all learn from him about how to handle uncertainty.
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