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Garage Theater Group “Lost in History”

April 28, 2015

May 1-3 SEE LOST IN HISTORY WHERE: The Becton Theatre, 960 River Road on the FDU campus in Teaneck, NJ WHEN: Now through Sunday, May 3 FRIDAY, MAY 1 AT 8:00PM TIFF Night! Subscribers and supporters of the Teaneck International Film Festival pay half price SATURDAY, MAY 2 AT 8:00PM Read More

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Puffin/ALBA Human Rights Award Honors Spanish Activst

April 28, 2015

New York — On May 9, 2015, the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) will present the ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism to the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory in Spain (Asociación para la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica, ARMH). One of the largest monetary awards for human Read More

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Puffin Proud to Announce the 3rd Annual Free Teaching Social Activism in the Classroom Conference

March 18, 2015

Teaching Civil Rights Then and Now Saturday, May 2, 8:45 am–3:30 pm Museum of the City of New York On Saturday, May 2, 2015, the Museum of the City of New York will host the 3rd Annual Teaching Social Activism in the Classroom Conference. Educators are invited to present and Read More

Puffin Cosponsors March 7th Rally to Ban Unsafe Oil Trains in Bergen County

February 24, 2015

Rally to Ban Unsafe Oil Trains from the Oradell Reservoir and Our Communities Because of an oil boom in the Bakken region of North Dakota, up to thirty CSX trains carrying toxic and highly volatile crude oil pass through Bergen County every week. These trains – up to 100 cars-long Read More

Now on Display at Puffin: “Retrospective Outrage”

January 21, 2015

Hak Vogrin Retrospective: Turning Outrage Into Art & a Selection of the Nation’s Top Editorial Cartoons On view through February 26th, the Puffin Cultural Forum presents the works of late political artist, Hak Vogrin. Vogrin was an artist who reflected his personal pain and outrage regarding the issues of his Read More

2014 Frances Fox Piven

Frances Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology at The Graduate Center, CUNY, received the annual $100,000 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship on Monday, December 8, 2014, at Type Media Center’s (fka The Nation Institute) Annual Gala Dinner in New York City. The Puffin Foundation and The Nation Read More

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Food Drive at Puffin

December 2, 2014

Throughout the month of December we are collecting any unopened cans, boxes, non-perishables, and toiletries for Helping Hands Food Pantry in Teaneck. Bring donations with you to any of our weekend events and drop them off on our collection Read More

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Take Extinction Off Your Plate

November 5, 2014

The planet and its wildlife need us to reduce our meat consumption. From TakeExtinctionOffYourpPlate.com: Meat production is one of the main drivers of environmental degradation globally, and the crisis is rapidly growing worse. Production of beef, poultry, pork and other meats tripled between 1980 and 2010 and will likely double Read More

The Garage Theatre Group presents “Enron”

October 31, 2014

“Enron” by Lucy Prebble October 23- November 9 at the Becton Hall Theatre 960 River Rd. on the FDU Campus Read More

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Voter Registration Forms Available at Puffin

September 24, 2014

There’s still time to register to vote for this year’s important elections. Click on the links below to download a registration form or drop by the Puffin Foundation’s office to pick one up in person. Just remember that the form has to be received by (or hand delivered to) the Read More