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NRDC Petitions Federal Government to List Tufted Puffin Under Endangered Species Act

February 18, 2014

Petition Seeks “Endangered” Protections for the Seabird’s Ailing U.S. Pacific Coast Population NEW YORK (February 12, 2013) – The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) seeking Endangered Species Act listing for the California, Oregon, and Washington population of the Read More

Bryan Stevenson wins ALBA/Puffin Award

February 6, 2014

Bryan StevensonwinsALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism New York — On Sunday, April 27, 2014, the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) will present the fourth ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism to Bryan Stevenson, the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative.  ALBA and the Puffin Foundation, which Read More

ACLU Annual Report: Puffin Foundation Spotlight

December 23, 2013

Gladys Miller-Rosenstein spent her childhood in Manhattan, paging through books about labor unions and marches for justice. Perry Rosenstein spent his in the Bronx, taking part in demonstrations hoisted on his father’s shoulders. For the Rosensteins, the seeds of social activism planted in their childhood continue to blossom years later Read More