Grantee tags Activism

The Land of Orange Groves & Jails

Branfman, Judy

Year Grant Awarded: 2012

In "The Land of Orange Groves & Jails," LA’s infamous free speech and labor battles set the stage for aunt Yetta's 1929 Supreme Court case for flying a red flag at a summer camp – she helped lay the foundation for our right to protest and dissent. Read More

Living Concert Series

Mad haPPy

Year Grant Awarded: 2012

The Sustainable Living Concert Series, now shortened to Living Concert Series was actually inspired by the stated purpose of the Puffin and Puffin West Foundations in the funding of projects that use Art to cultivate a progressive cultural vision. Read More

FOR PROFIT

Calafato, Aaron

Year Grant Awarded: 2012

Aaron Calafato's FOR PROFIT is a vibrant solo-portrayal of “the exploitation of the American college student,” & told through the lens of an unwilling admission adviser. The play has been performed 43 times in 6 States this year. Read More

“Flor de Tierra, Homage to the Women of Juarez”

Arroyo, Andrea

Year Grant Awarded: 2009

“Flor de Tierra, Homage to the Women of Juárez” ia a project in progress of 400 drawings in tribute to the victims of femicide in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Part of the exhibit "Raza con A" at NYU's Wagner Gallery. Read More

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