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Baltasar Garzón Receives ALBA/ Puffin Award
August 10, 2011
Perry Rosenstein (above) President of the Puffin Foundation, Ltd. presented the first ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism to Judge Baltasar Garzón of Spain on May 14, 2011. Judge Garzón is a world-renowned hero to the human rights community, in large part because of his indictment and arrest warrant Read More
2012 ALBA-Puffin International Award for Human Rights Activism
August 9, 2011
ALBA is now accepting nominations for the 2014 ALBA-Puffin International Award for Human Rights Activism About the Award: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives and the Puffin Foundation invite nominations for the ALBA-Puffin International Award for Human Rights Activism. The Award is granted on an annual basis to individuals or organizations whose Read More
Through Others’ Eyes
August 4, 2011
A delegation of brave young Jewish Israeli and Arab Israeli youngsters finished their three-week stay at Camp Shomira in Liberty, NY. Their stay under the sponsorship of Givat Haviva and supported by the Puffin Foundation ended with a photo exhibition titled Through Others’ Eyes at the Puffin Cultural Forum. Read More
Teaneck’s Red Oak Tree
May 30, 2011
The great red oak that has grown for more than 350 years at what is today the intersection of Cedar Lane and Palisade Avenue in Teaneck, NJ will be allowed to die a natural death. Through the efforts of the Puffin Foundation, which provided an undisclosed amount of funding, a Read More
Puffin Peace Pole
May 17, 2011
The Puffin Foundation, Ltd. has ordered a Sandblasted 4 Sided Peace Pole. The pole with have the inscription “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in the following 8 languages: English Spanish Chinese Russian Arabic Hebrew Yiddish Read More
3.11 Project
April 12, 2011
“We are pleased to present “3.11 Project,” a Charity Silent Auction group Exhibition featuring NYC’s and Japan’s finest talent. “3.11 Project” group exhibition will showcase in downtown Manhattan, opening night on April 8th, 2011 from 6-9PM at OPENHOUSE GALLERY. The Exhibition will feature up to 50 artists, and the venue Read More
Puffin & ALBA Announce Major Human Rights Award
March 7, 2011
Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) and the Puffin Foundation Announce Major New Human Rights Award Internationally Famed Judge Baltasar Garzón Named First Recipient Contact: Bobbi Schlesinger/ALBA973-226-6097bobbischlesinger@gmail.com “Today, the whole world is watching as the people of nation after nation struggle to obtaintheir freedom from oppressive regimes. Could there be Read More
Puffin Aids Monsoon Victims
February 16, 2011
Dear Friends, The most recent monsoons destroyed the homes and farms of the poor people in Pakistan. The Puffin Foundation gave a donation to aid these distressed people. With all the monies collected from caring Americans a total of 50 cows were purchased and given to families that had handicapped Read More
Cecile Richards & Bill McKibben Win Puffin/Nation Prize
October 8, 2010
The Puffin Foundation Ltd. and the Nation Institut are pleased to announce the 2010 recipients of the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship Cecile Richards and Bill McKibben The Nation Institute announced today that Planned Parenthood president, Cecile Richards, and author, educator, and environmentalist Bill McKibben have both been chosen to Read More
Merri Milwe appointed new Artistic Director of Puffin Cultural Forum
October 4, 2010
Dear Friends, We are pleased to announce that Merri Milwe, who for the past three years has been our drama workshop leader, has accepted the post as the Artistic Director of the Puffin Cultural Forum. The Forum will be closed for the month of January. We will reopen with the Read More
