Type Media Center is pleased to announce that Hands Off NYC and Minneapolis-based Unidos-MN will each receive the Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship. These two grassroots organizations are committed to the protection and empowerment of their local communities. Hands Off NYC is a broad coalition of over 200 labor unions, faith leaders, and community groups organizing to protect against, preempt, and prepare for federal incursion in New York City. Unidos MN is a grassroots organization that builds power with Minnesota’s working families to advance social, racial, and economic justice for all.
The Puffin Foundation and Type Media Center are the mutual sponsors of the award, which is given annually to an individual or organization who has challenged the status quo through distinctive, courageous, imaginative, and socially responsible work of significance. The Puffin Prize awards $100,000 to its recipients, with the intention of encouraging them to continue their work and to inspire others to challenge the prevailing orthodoxies they face in their careers. The prize was first established in 2001 and has since been awarded to distinguished recipients including Dolores Huerta, Tony Kushner, Colin Kaepernick, and Amy Goodman.
To learn more about the Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship, visit the prize page.
About Type Media Center
Type Media Center is a non-profit home for independent journalists and truth-tellers at all stages of their careers. Our mission is to produce high-impact journalism and literary nonfiction that addresses injustice and inequality, catalyzes change, informs and uplifts social movements, while transforming and diversifying the fields of journalism and publishing.
About The Puffin Foundation
The Puffin Foundation Ltd. has sought to open the doors of artistic expression by providing grants to artists and art organizations who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their race, gender, or social philosophy. The Foundation’s grant search provides funds to hundreds of artists annually. They also partner with numerous other organizations and institutions on special projects to bring the values of the Foundation to the public at large.