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Activst NY…The Book!

May 22, 2018

New York City’s activists have led the way in enacting meaningful change at the city, state, national and even international level. The Puffin Foundation is proud to have commissioned an extraordinary new book chronicling the city’s activist history. Written by noted scholar Steve Jaffe with a forward by acclaimed historian Read More

Puffin is proud to have commissioned this new work on the history of social activism in New York City

May 22, 2018

New York, the Global Capital of Protest 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 as far back as the mid-17th century after William Kieft, the new Read More

Clara Lemlich Awards at the Puffin Gallery for Social Activism

May 1, 2018

The Puffin Foundation is proud to sponsor this year’s Clara Lemlich Awards at the Puffin Gallery for Social Activism at the Museum of the City of New York. “I’ve Got Something to Say” – The Lemlich Awards – will celebrate five amazing women (bios below) who qualify as unsung heroines Read More