Blog
A Call to Action: Transforming How We Understand the Legacies of Chattel Slavery and the Holocaust.
January 20, 2022
Our view of history is often shaped in our youth. This Puffin-supported panel for local high school students was presented cooperatively by the Enslaved African American Memorial Committee and the Northern NJ Holocaust Memorial and Education Committee – both located in our hometown of Teaneck. African Americans and Jews have Read More
2022 Life After Hate
The ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism was awarded to Life After Hate on April 30, 2022. The ceremony is held each year as a part of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archvive’s annual gala. You can view the prize portion of the event starting at 45 minutes in to the program. Remarks by Puffin Read More
The Puffin Spotlight: Issue 09
December 23, 2021
The Puffin Advisory Board (PAB) was envisioned by Perry Rosenstein as a sort of think tank, a group of trusted experts with a wide variety of backgrounds who would help expand the ideas of the Puffin Foundation, in particular with respect to the arts. One of the ways the PAB Read More
You Can Vote
December 21, 2021
“You Can Vote trains and mobilizes volunteers to educate, register, and empower all North Carolina citizens to successfully cast their ballot. You Can Vote is an organized and effective non-partisan campaign to increase voter registration and voter turnout for people facing barriers to full civic participation…You Can Vote does NOT Read More
Voices of Our Nations Arts
December 21, 2021
“VONA (Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation) is the only multi-genre workshop for writers of color. VONA centers and honors the traditions and aesthetics of writers of color to provide a space for their work and learning. Since its inception, VONA has facilitated increased access to writing programs, inviting writers Read More
International Girls Ensemble
December 21, 2021
“International Girls Ensemble (IGE) aims to empower girls and women in the US and abroad. We work with girls in a wide range of communities both in the US and abroad. Focusing on self advocacy, leadership and critical thinking skills and tackling topics including girls access to education, reproductive rights, Read More
Women of Color in the Arts
December 21, 2021
“Women of Color in the Arts (WOCA) is dedicated to creating racial and cultural equity in the performing arts field, by promoting professional opportunities for arts administrators and providing a platform to give voice and visibility to women of color. By working to fortify leadership and reinforce a world where Read More
Hudson Catskill Housing
December 21, 2021
“Hudson/Catskill Housing Coalition (HCHC) is a Black-lead initiative that empowers public housing and low-income tenants to fight for housing justice…We believe that treating housing as a human right in is a form of investment in human and community life that can fundamentally transform society…HCHC’s work is to create the foundations Read More
Emancipate NC
December 21, 2021
“Emancipate NC was founded on the knowledge that mass incarceration and structural racism harm all of us. Prison is state-sponsored violence. We are all complicit in its harms. As an organization, we are dedicated to shifting the narrative on racialized mass incarceration through community education and mobilization. The mainstream narrative Read More
Uri L’Tzedek
December 21, 2021
“Uri L’Tzedek is an Orthodox social justice organization guided by Torah values and dedicated to combating suffering and oppression. Through community-based education, leadership development, and action, Uri L’Tzedek creates discourse, inspires leaders, and empowers the Jewish community towards creating a more just world…Since the inauguration of President Joe Biden, dozens Read More