Environmentalism for All

We’re proud to announce this year’s winners of The Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship: Hands Off NYC and Unidos MN. These two grassroots organizations help mobilize efforts in their communities in New York City and Minneapolis. Award ceremony will be May 18th. More information to follow!

Happy Presidents’ Day! The Puffin Foundation, Puffin Cultural Forum, and Puffin Brooklyn will be closed for the holiday on Monday, 2/16. We will reopen on Tuesday, 2/17.

On Thursday, January 29, The Puffin Foundation was honored to host a conversation at our Brooklyn space about the future of independent media, presented by The Nation. The panel featured StudentNation writers Ilana Cohen, Aina Marzia, and Lara-Nour Walton and was moderated by Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel.  It’s safe to say that the young journalists made a huge impression, and gave the audience good reason to feel hopeful. “Judging by the poise, intelligence and clear commitment of the three speakers, the future of media could be in far better shape than we think. The conversation was as riveting as it was inspiring as the speakers laid out their views on what would constitute a fair and just media system.”  -Peter Rothberg, Associate Publisher, The Nation.