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Through Others’ Eyes
Through Other’s Eyes is a dialogue facilitation project that speaks directly to the need for open channels of communication between Israeli Arab and Jewish youth. Using photography as a medium for group- and self-expression, the program provides a forum for participants to explore and create a collective identity. This project Read More
Teaneck Public Library
December 2, 2009
The Puffin Foundation made a grant to the Teaneck Public Library to preserve four murals in the reference library. The murals were painted during the Great Depression in the United States in the years 1936-1939. The dedication plaque of the refurbished murals will read as follows: The Teaneck Public Library’s Read More
Coops
The Foundation is proud to have been a major sponsor for the Documentary, AT HOME IN UTOPIA (formerly LIVING IN THE COOPS) The Story A home of one’s own: that’s the American dream. But what happens when the dreamers are immigrants, factory workers, and Communists? In the mid-1920s, thousands of Read More
Sculpture Garden
December 2, 2009
We are proud to see the growth and recognition that the Puffin Foundation Sculpture Garden has received in the six years of its existence. In a world presently wrought with wars and natural disasters, our gardens offer a peaceful escape for reflection and contemplation. In addition to yearly special exhibits, Read More
2009 Jim Hightower
Winner of the Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship (formerly the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship). An advocate for everyday people whose voices are seldom heard in Washington and on Wall Street, Jim Hightower believes that “politics isn’t about left versus right; it’s about top versus bottom.” He broadcasts daily radio Read More
2008 Van Jones
Winner of the 2008 Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship (formerly the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship). Image: 26th March 2015 – Washington, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez gives remarks to #Cut50 Conference. Cut50 is a national bipartisan initiative to safely and smartly reduce our incarcerated population. Van Read More
New York, the Global Capital of Protest
Puffin is proud to have commissioned this new work on the history of social activism in New York City Suffragists in New York City promoting a voting rights conference.CreditBettmann, via Getty Images By Sam Roberts May 16, 2018 The aphorism “You can’t fight City Hall” was refuted in New York Read More
Preservation of New Deal Murals at Teaneck Library
March 14, 2008
“Library Murals Restored After 70 Years On Walls” By Howard Prosnitz, Staff Writer, Teaneck Suburbanite, October 15, 2008 Since 1937, four murals illustrating the history of the printed word have inspired and delighted visitors to the Teaneck Public Library. The murals are located in the reference room, which was the Read More
2007 Michael Ratner
Winner of the 2007 Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship (formerly the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship). Image: Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington DC. 11 January 2006 Attorney, author and Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) President Michael Ratner Read More
2006 Amy Goodman
Winner of the 2006 Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship (formerly the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship). Image: by Rachel Banai Amy Goodman is a syndicated columnist, host of the news program Democracy Now! and co-author of the New York Times bestselling book Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back. Goodman’s program Democracy Read More