Each year NCAC recognizes the notable contributions of Free Speech Defenders whose activism has had a profound impact on the protection of First Amendment rights.
Join us on November 13, 2023, at Tribeca Rooftop, 2 Desbrosses Street, New York, New York, from 6 – 9:30 p.m. ET, as NCAC honors this year’s free speech defenders during LET ME SPEAK: a Celebration of Free Speech & Its Defenders, presented by Macmillan Publishers.
For information regarding tickets and sponsorship opportunities, please contact NCAC’s Chief Strategy and Development Officer, Josh Corday, at [email protected].
2023 HONOREES
Free Speech Defender, Artist
Coco Fusco
Artist & Writer
Free Speech Defender, Author
Juno Dawson
Young Adult Author
Free Speech Defender, Student Artist
Madeline Scotti
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville FL
Judy Blume Lifetime Achievement
Award for Free Speech
Nadine Strossen
Professor, NYU Law School
Former President, ACLU
Leanne G. Katz Founder’s Award
John Sargent
Chairman, The Ocean Conservancy
Former CEO, Macmillan
** Honor one of the awardees or place a message supporting free expression in our event program. Email [email protected] for details.
HONORARY CHAIRS
Greg Lukianoff, President, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Aryeh Neier, co-founded Human Rights Watch
BENEFIT CO- CHAIRS
Floyd Abrams, Senior Counsel, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
Audrey Barsella, Communications Manager, Sourcebooks
Karen Gantz Zahler, President, Karen Gantz Literary Management.
Cody Lassen, Tony Award-Winning and Grammy Award Nominated American Theater Producer and Consultant
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Jon Anderson, President & Publisher, Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing Division
Molly Ellis, Vice President & Executive Director of Publicity, MacMillan Publishers
Beth Fitzsimmons, Director, Clients & Markets Dentons
Randall Kennedy, Professor, Harvard Law School
Jonathan Whittaker. Chair of Virtual Reality and Short-Term Programs, New York Film Academy
For sponsorship inquiries, please contact Joshua Corday at [email protected] .
For media and press inquiries, please contact Alex Finan at [email protected]
For other inquiries, please email [email protected]