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Bryan Stevenson wins ALBA/Puffin Award
February 6, 2014
Bryan StevensonwinsALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism New York — On Sunday, April 27, 2014, the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) will present the fourth ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism to Bryan Stevenson, the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative. ALBA and the Puffin Foundation, which Read More
ACLU Annual Report: Puffin Foundation Spotlight
December 23, 2013
Gladys Miller-Rosenstein spent her childhood in Manhattan, paging through books about labor unions and marches for justice. Perry Rosenstein spent his in the Bronx, taking part in demonstrations hoisted on his father’s shoulders. For the Rosensteins, the seeds of social activism planted in their childhood continue to blossom years later Read More
Perry Rosenstein: WSJ Donor of the Day
December 9, 2013
Donor of the Day Grants for Artists Outside Mainstream The Puffin Foundation Teams Up With the Nation Institute By Melanie Grayce West connect Dec. 8, 2013 8:51 p.m. ET From protecting ancient trees to supporting artists, musicians, dancers, peace activists and investigative journalists, Perry Rosenstein is supporting work outside the Read More
2013 Barry W. Lynn
The Nation Institute and The Puffin Foundation, Ltd. are pleased to award the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, with the annual $100,000 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship. This prestigious award was presented to Lynn on Monday, December 9, 2013, at Read More
Honoring the Memory of Newtown Victims
December 6, 2013
One year later- Come Honor the Memory of the Victims of the Newtown Massacre held by the Bergen County Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence Help to remember the 20 children and 6 adults who lost their lives at Sandy Hook Elementary School Saturday December 14th at 5:30pm Teaneck Town Green Read More
Climate Change Spells Peril for Puffins
November 27, 2013
Red full article at:http://blog.nwf.org/ With its distinctive appearance, the Atlantic puffin has been endowed with colorful names—from “sea parrot” to “the clown of the sea,” and even “sea rooster.” Nicknames aside, these tuxedoed waddlers are causing increased concern and sounding a now all-too-familiar alarm from the natural world about the Read More
Jeremy Scahill discussed his book Dirty Wars at Puffin
November 21, 2013
On Monday November 18th, Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at the Nation Institute and award-winning investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill presented his latest book, Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield. The book debuted at #5 on the New York Times Best Sellers List, his previous book Blackwater made the list in Read More
The Bergen Museum of Art & Science presents an exhibit of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Photography of Alan Rand
September 10, 2013
The exhibit is at the Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631. Reception is Tuesday, October 8, from 5 to 8 PM and will include music, live entertainment and refreshments. The exhibit is featured at the Intermezzo Gallery of Bergen PAC and will Read More
Happy New Year
September 4, 2013
Happy New Year to our Jewish Friends & Neighbors. Our best wishes for Peace, Health, and Happiness in the year 5774. -The Puffin Foundation, Read More
A Letter from the Museum of the City of NY to The Puffin Foundation, Ltd.
July 19, 2013
MCNY 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street mcny.org Dear Gladys and Perry, On behalf of the Board of Trustees and staff of the Museum of the City of New York, I most heartily thank you for the Puffin Foundation’s gifts and your generous pledge for the Puffin Foundation Gallery endowment. Read More