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81st Annual Celebration (New York) and presentation of the ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism

March 29, 2017

81st Annual Celebration (New York) and presentation of the ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights ActivismSunday, April 16, 2017   Museum of the City of New York 1220 5th Avenue New York, NY 10029 Pre-Event Benefit 2:15 pm – 4:15 pm [Doors open at 2:00 pm and includes lunch] Featuring a Read More

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Office Closed 3/14

March 13, 2017

Due to the incoming snow storm the offices will be closed on March Read More

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Office Hours- February 9

February 8, 2017

Due to the impending snowstorm we expect the office to be closed. Please check back here for a reopening notice. We will be resuming regular office hours Friday, February Read More

The Puffin Foundation is pleased to announce the ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism

February 7, 2017

Awarded to the Spanish non-governmental organization Proactiva Open Arms in support of their ongoing efforts to rescue migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea. New York — On April 16, 2017, the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) will present the ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism to the Spanish non-governmental organization Proactiva Read More

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Cultural Forum’s Drones Quilt Project Opening Cancelled

January 7, 2017

Due to inclement weather today’s event is cancelled. Stay safe and warm. We will see you next Read More

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Puffin Cultural Forum Events

January 4, 2017

The Puffin Cultural Forum will start the new year off this Friday at 7pm with Han Chung Eun Band’s “The Starlight Forest,” Sound of Bamboo Meets Jazz. Please visit PuffinCulturalForum.org for more info and for the full January Read More

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Open Call for Artwork for Puffin Cultural Forum’s Women’s History Month Exhibition

January 3, 2017

The Puffin Cultural Forum is a small and passionate art and performance space located in Teaneck, NJ just outside of New York City that seeks to promote the meeting of the Arts and Activism. To that end, the Puffin Cultural Forum hosts art exhibitions, and performances of music, theater, poetry, Read More

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2017 Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick receives the 2017 Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship (formerly the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship) in partnership with Type Media Center. During last year’s NFL pre-season, then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began refusing to stand for the playing of the national anthem in protest of racism and Read More

2017 Puffin Prize: Colin Kaepernick

January 1, 2017

Colin Kaepernick receives the 2017 Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship (formerly the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship). During last year’s NFL pre-season, then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began refusing to stand for the playing of the national anthem in protest of racism and police violence. “I am not going Read More

2016 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship

December 21, 2016

Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, is the winner of the 2016 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship. Stevenson is a widely acclaimed public interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned. Under his leadership, the EJI has Read More