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Puffin Cultural Forum Exhibit “Conversations, 2016”
February 12, 2016
A selection of images from Conversations, 2016 is now viewable virtually. We look back on the tumultuous dialogue of recent discussion on race and progress, or lack thereof. Curated by artist and curator Lehna Huie and Puffin Cultural Forum’s Andrew Lee, Conversations presents a mosaic of expressions, ideas, and emotions by contemporary Read More
Common Sense Solutions to the Student Debt Crisis. Just one of the many many articles and journalists Puffin supports every year. This one in Vogue no less.
January 15, 2016
Here’s How to Solve the Student Debt Crisis: Make College Free JANUARY 13, 2016 1:45 PM by ASTRA TAYLOR Sometime in 2008, I got a phone call informing me I had defaulted on my student loans. I had thought I was in a deferment period, but I had moved Read More
Calling All Teachers, Educators, and the Public:
January 11, 2016
Puffin is proud to announce sponsorship of a diverse selection of courses, workshops, lectures and events exploring New York’s proud activist history at the Museum of the City of New York. Topics include New York’s leading role in Civil Rights, Women’s Rights, Urban Environmental Protest, Art in Activism and more. Read More
Puffin presents 2015 Puffin/Nation Award Winner Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II
December 10, 2015
Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, volunteer President of the North Carolina NAACP, is the winner of the 2015 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship. The award will be presented to Rev. Barber at The Nation Institute’s Annual Gala Dinner on December 8 in New York City. Reverend Barber — who Read More
2015 Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II
Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, volunteer President of the North Carolina NAACP, is the winner of the 2015 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship. The award will be presented to Rev. Barber at Type Media Center’s (fka The Nation Institute) Annual Gala Dinner on December 8 in New York City. Read More
2015 Puffin/Nation Prize: Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II
December 8, 2015
Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, volunteer President of the North Carolina NAACP, is the winner of the 2015 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship. The award will be presented to Rev. Barber at The Nation Institute’s Annual Gala Dinner on December 8 in New York City. Reverend Barber — who Read More
Tickets for the Teaneck International Film Festival
November 4, 2015
Ticket are available online at BrownPaperTickets.com or in person at Teaneck Cinema and the Teaneck General Store. Tickets for the Opening Night showing of Althea on Thursday are $10. All other tickets are $6 in advance or $8 at the door. A weekend pass is $35 (Friday to Sunday). TIFF Information201-203-1723 Read More
The Puffin Foundation is a proud sponsor of Driving Miss Daisy at the Garage Theatre, now showing through November 8th.
October 27, 2015
Driving Miss Daisy, one of modern American Theatre’s most touching and irresistible stories. A treat for all audiences ages 10 to 110, Driving Miss Daisy is a moving story of friendship told with humor, warmth and beauty. Written by Alfred Uhry in 1987 as a tribute to his Atlanta-based family, Read More
The Garage Theatre 2015
October 13, 2015
http://thegaragetheatre.org/ Fall 2015 ScheduleHOLIDAY MELODRAMAROD MCGIRDLEBUTT STRIKES BACK ORTHE SUN SETS ON THE CYCLONE RACER ONE LAST TIMEWRITTEN & DIRECTED BY JAMIE SWEETDECEMBER 4TH – DECEMBER Read More
The Fight for a Living Wage
September 28, 2015
Puffin is proud to present a special event: The New New York Activists: Living City, Living Wage Thursday, October 1 at 6:30 pm at the Museum of the City of New York. New York’s economic dynamism has long been a hallmark of the city; for centuries, jobs, and opportunity have attracted Read More
