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Item 13th : A Netflix Original (Poster)(2016-11-01) Davis-Goff, Annabel.; Brassard, Lydia.; Purdie, Kate.In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists, and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. Prison Boom. November 1, 2016.Item 40 years later (Poster) : rightsizing the United States Criminal Justice System : a talk by Glenn Martin on Incarceration in America(2014-04-17) Martin, GlennThe United States has the highest documented rate of incarceration in the world, a rate that has increased by 500% in the past 40 years. Mr. Martin will examine how a series of ineffective tough-on-crime policy decisions--including mandatory minimums, three-strikes, and truth-in-sentencing laws--has led to an oversized prison system that costs more than $80 billion annually and fails more than 60% of the time. He will also discuss possibilities for system-wide reform. Founder and CRT of JustLeadershipUSA, Mr. Martin was incarcerated from 1994-2000 and earned a liberal arts degree while in prison. He has been advocating for reform of the criminal justice system since his release. He regularly contributes his expertise to national news outlets on topics such as policing, decarceration, alternatives to incarceration and reentry issues.Item $5,000 Awarded from Langeloth Foundation to Support Incarceration in America Conference (Press Release)(2019-09-19) Redmond, Natalie (Associate Writer); Hoskins, DeAnna (Moderator)Bennington, VT: Bennington College’s Center for the Advancement of Public Action (CAPA) will host its annual Incarceration in America conference from October 4 - 5. The conference will include panel discussions on getting women off Rikers Island and designing a new women’s jail, with panelists from the Women's Community Justice Association, and panelists from The Osborne Association will discuss older prisoners, long-term prisoners, clemency, parole, post-release housing, and the role of children.Item 9th Annual Incarceration in America Conference Focuses on Outcomes and New Directions(2017-06-19)Bennington College’s Center for the Advancement of Public Action (CAPA) hosted a conference on The Future of Higher Education in Prison on April 28-29, the ninth annual convening that forms part of the College’s Incarceration in America initiative, a project established formally in 2014 to address the fact that the U.S. prison population has increased 400% in the past forty years.Item Announcing the Winners of the Beyond Plastics Earth Day Poster Contest(2020-05-19) Redmond, Natalie (Associate Writer)From 113 entries received from students around the country, Rachel Huang from Flushing, Queens, NY; Athena Tumbelekis from Geneva, NY; and Artley Whipple from Orinda, CA have been selected as winners of the Beyond Plastics Earth Day poster contest.Item Announcing the Winners of the Beyond Plastics Earth Day Poster Contest (Press Release)(2020-05-19) Redmond, NataliePress release, Bennington, VT: From 113 entries received from students around the country, Rachel Huang from Flushing, Queens, NY; Athena Tumbelekis from Geneva, NY; and Artley Whipple from Orinda, CA have been selected as winners of the Beyond Plastics Earth Day poster contest.Item Art & Politics : From Obama to Trump (Poster)(2017-04-05) Shigekawa, JoanPoster for Joan Shigekawa, National Endowment for the Arts, Acting Chairman & Senior Deputy Chairman 2009-2014.Item Bennington Bulletin, January 27, 2020(Office of Communications, 2020-02-27) Bennington CollegeFeatured : "Incarceration Education" The College has received NECHE accreditation to award a Bennington College Associate of Art degree to incarcerated students through its Prison Education Initiative (PEI). The Commencement ceremony will take place on June 13, 2020 at Great Meadow.Item Bennington College Announces 2019 Master of Fine Arts in Public Action(2019-06-10) Bailey, Kenneth (Candidate); Zurkow, Marina (Candidate); Redmond, Natalie (Associate Writer)This MFA in Public Action is specifically geared to professionals working in the arts, including visual and performing artists and leaders, who are making significant contributions to the field of socially and civically engaged creative practice.Item Bennington College Prison Education Initiative Accredited to Add a Bachelor’s Degree(2024-02-26) Office of CommunicationsItem Bennington College Selected to Participate in Department of Education’s Second Chance Pell Pilot Program(2016-06-24) Snider, Alex DeryItem Bennington Translates (Poster)(2016-03-07) Harris, Susan (Speaker); Simpson, Wade (Artist)Susan Harris, Executive Director of WordsWithouBorders.org. CAPA Symposium, 4:10pm-6:10pmItem Bennington Translates 2015 (Poster)(2015) Elias-Bursac, Ellen; Bancroft, Marjorie; Post, Chad; Zoble, Jennifer; Mogelson, Luke; Zahori, Habib; Berinstein, Eduardo; Yang, JeffreyPoster of a forum held at the CAPA Symposium from March 3, 2015 - May 4, 2015.Item Bennington Translates 2016 (Poster)(2016-03-07) Harris, Susan; Peacock, John C.; Ponichtera, SarahSusan Harris, March 7, 2016 -- John C. Peacock, March 14, 2016 -- Sarah Ponichtera, April 4, 2016.Item Bennington Translates : Empathy, Intimacy, Imagination (Poster)(2017-11-03) Coleman, Aaron; Feitlowitz, Marguerite; Williams, PhillipAaron Coleman in conversation with Marguerite Feitlowitz & Phillip Williams. "Travel, Translation, Transportation, Poetry".Item Bennington Translates : Empathy, Intimacy, Imagination (Poster)(2017-11-02) Coleman, Aaron; Jaquette, ElisabethItem Bennington Translates : Far and Wide, Close and Deep (Poster)(2017-03) Allen, Esther; Constantine, Peter; Weinberger, EliotPoster for Bennington Translates lecture series.Item Beyond Plastics to Host Virtual Act-Athon for Kids(2020-06-18) Redmond, Natalie (Associate Writer)This community effort welcomes kids to use their creativity to tell the biggest producers of plastic pollution to fix the problem they’ve created. During the Virtual Act-Athon, hosted via Zoom, kids will break into smaller break-out groups led by an experienced and passionate youth mentor.Item Born Into Brothels (Poster) : A Film by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski(2015-10-07) Halder, AvijitOctober 7, 2015, 7pm, CAPA Symposium. The Academy Award-winning documentary "Born Into Brothels" (2004) shows children living in the red light district of Kolkata, India, and how their lives are affected after they start taking photos with cameras given to them by the filmmakers. Film screening followed by a discussion and Q&A with AVIJIT HALDER featured in the film at the age of 11.