T. CAPA Center for the Advancement of Public Action, 2015-

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The mission of the Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College is to educate undergraduate students in public action; to be a catalyst, convener, and social space for change; and to design solutions to urgent contemporary problems.

This collection contains documents related to CAPA initiatives during Sgorbati's tenure including: Water Dialogues, a weeklong program of lectures, panel discussions, and workshops by scientists, mediators, artists, and policy makers addressing water as a natural resource; the Conflict Resolution program at Bennington College; and TWIN: Transboundary Water In-Cooperation Network

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    Water Dialogues Program
    (2012-04)
    The Water Dialogues was a series of discussions held April 16 - 21, 2012 at Bennington College. While access to water is considered to be a fundamental human right, available fresh water is diminishing causing food shortages, ecological destruction, and increased geo-political tension. Dialogue among people who share the need for clean water, concern about its scarcity, and a determination to effect positive change can result in new attitudes toward conservation, methods of distribution, and technologies. Participants in the Water Dialogues included scientists, mediators, artists, and policy makers working on the ground locally, nationally, and globally as well as Bennington students, faculty, and staff.
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    Water Dialogues Biographies of Speakers and Presenters
    (2012-04-16)
    The Water Dialogues was a series of discussions held April 16 - 21, 2012 at Bennington College. While access to water is considered to be a fundamental human right, available fresh water is diminishing causing food shortages, ecological destruction, and increased geo-political tension. Dialogue among people who share the need for clean water, concern about its scarcity, and a determination to effect positive change can result in new attitudes toward conservation, methods of distribution, and technologies. Participants in the Water Dialogues included scientists, mediators, artists, and policy makers working on the ground locally, nationally, and globally as well as Bennington students, faculty, and staff.
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    Water Dialogues Schedule
    (2012-04-16)
    The Water Dialogues was a series of discussions held April 16 - 21, 2012 at Bennington College. While access to water is considered to be a fundamental human right, available fresh water is diminishing causing food shortages, ecological destruction, and increased geo-political tension. Dialogue among people who share the need for clean water, concern about its scarcity, and a determination to effect positive change can result in new attitudes toward conservation, methods of distribution, and technologies. Participants in the Water Dialogues included scientists, mediators, artists, and policy makers working on the ground locally, nationally, and globally as well as Bennington students, faculty, and staff.