Nominations for 2009 are closed. This marks the ninth year of the
prize, an annual $100,000 award administered by The Nation
Institute and endowed by the Puffin Foundation. This unique
award is given to an individual who has challenged the status
quo through distinctive, courageous, imaginative and socially
responsible work of significance. Previous Puffin/Nation
Prize winners include: Bob Moses, civil rights activist
and founder of the Algebra Project (2001); Dolores Huerta,
feminist leader and legendary co-founder of the United Farm
Workers (2002); David Protess, professor of journalism at
Northwestern University, defender of the wrongfully convicted,
and founder of the Innocence Project (2003); Barbara Ehrenreich,
journalist and author of Nickel
and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America (2004); Jonathan
Kozol, educator, author and advocate for reform of inequities
in the public education system (2005); Amy Goodman, broadcast
journalist, author, host and executive producer of Democracy
Now! (2006). Michael Ratner, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights (2007) and Van Jones, Green Jobs Advocate (2008).
Candidates are found in a broad range of occupations and
pursuits, including academia, journalism, organizing, public
health, environmental sciences, literature, art and the
humanities. The prize is intended to encourage the recipients
to continue their work and to inspire others to challenge
the prevailing orthodoxies they face in their own careers.
The recipient must be a U.S. citizen and cannot currently
be holding or seeking public office.
We would like to ask you to help us identify prospective nominees. Should you have a promising candidate in mind, please send us a short paragraph describing why you think this person should be considered, along with any contact information you may have. Your recommendation will be kept private and will be shared only with the judges of the prize. We would appreciate receiving your nominations by August 17th.
Send nominations to
Puffin/Nation Prize
for Creative Citizenship
The Nation Institute
116 East 16th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10003
Fax: 212.253.5356
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