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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
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
Join us for the People’s Climate March in NYC this Sunday!
September 18, 2014
http://peoplesclimate.org/march/ In September, world leaders are coming to New York City for a UN summit on the climate crisis. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging governments to support an ambitious global agreement to dramatically reduce global warming pollution. With our future on the line and the whole world watching, Read More
Calling All Artisans, Wood Workers, and Craftsmen to Recycle and Reuse the Teaneck Red Oak Tree
September 16, 2014
Tuesday, October 7th & Thursday, October 9th, 2014 Between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The Department of Parks, in partnership with the Puffin Foundation, wishes to find a second life for the celebrated Teaneck Red Oak tree announcing an “All-Call” to artisans, wood workers, and craftsmen to Read More
Puffin Cultural Forum presents “Honoring Pete Seeger”
September 16, 2014
During the summer of 2014 thousands of people came together in various locations to honor the lives of music activists and the work of Pete & Toshi Seeger. The Puffin Cultural Forum is proud to continue honoring the outstanding couple through the months of September and October with “Honoring Pete Read More
Puffin is proud to sponsor: Stokely Carmichael’s Journey: From the Bronx to Freedom Summer, at MCNY
July 21, 2014
Tuesday, August 12 at 6:30 pm Museum of the City of New York Fifty years ago, civil rights activists from across the country came together in Mississippi to fight entrenched racism and voter repression. To mark the anniversary of 1964’s Freedom Summer, we examine one of its key players, Civil Read More
Puffin Foundation and Givat Haviva Educational Foundation Meet
July 15, 2014
The senseless violence in the Middle East has reaffirmed our commitment to help end the violence and work for a permanent Peace in the Middle East. For many years we at the Puffin have sought to strengthen the Peace forces in Israel and Palestine by inviting Arab Israelis and Jewish Read More
Nominations for the 2015 ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism now open
July 11, 2014
Human Rights Project In 2011, ALBA, in partnership with the Puffin Foundation, began a major new initiative: the ALBA/Puffin Human Rights Project (HRP), established to honor the International Brigades and all those who fought against fascism during the Spanish Civil War by connecting that legacy with international activist causes today, Read More
PUFFIN/ALBA Award Dinner Speech
April 29, 2014
Once again we gathered to commemorate the idealism and courage of the Lincoln Brigade, connect their legacy with contemporary activist causes, and galvanize our energize for another year of compelling programs. We hope you were as moved by the photographic memorial; as exhilarated by the words and work of our Read More