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Prisoners to Design Own Jail
Paul Arendt, The Guardian
People warn against building your own prison, but architect Will Alsop thinks it's a good idea for some people -- long-term inmates. Through a project sponsored by Rideout (Creative Arts for Rehabilitation), a group that brings art into prisons, Alsop will guide prisoners in designing a 'creative prison' that would emphasize rehabilitation over punishment. Though the prison envisioned by the inmates will never be constructed, proponents of the project hope it will spark debate about the function of prison design and engage prisoners in a creative process. -- Rose Miller
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1512625,00.html

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Learning the 'Other's' Historical Story
By Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
They say you learn history to avoid making the mistakes of the past. But when your history is intertwined with your supposed enemy's, it can help to learn theirs too. That's the idea driving two researchers -- an Israeli and a Palestinian -- who have presented their peoples' distinct historical perspectives side-by-side in a workbook published in Arabic and Hebrew. Their project, 'Learning the Historical Narrative of the Other,' is meant to open dialogues and make each side feel 'more secure and less threatened by the other side's story.' -- Hannah Lobel
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/592283.html

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