RSVP Here! View Invite Here! Place Journal Ad Here! Celebrate NCAC’s 35th Aniversary by placing a tribute ad in the special anniversary journal.  Ads are one color (black) and should be sent as high-resolution pdfs to [email protected]. For more information/inquiries, call (212) 721-4071 or email [email protected]. Stay up-to-date with news about the event on our Facebook page. Where: City Winery, Manhattan, 155 Varick St., between Spring and Vandam. Subway: 1, C/E When: Oct 19, 2009; Cocktails 6:00PM Dinner and Show 7:00PM

FEATURING  Elna Baker Richard Belzer Michelle Branch Meg Cabot* Alice Eve Cohen Junot Díaz Rachel Dratch Hannah Friedman Liz Garbus Martin Garbus Judy Gold Whoopi Goldberg* Chelsea Handler* Bob Holman Paul Mooney Mary-Louise Parker Joan Rivers* Steve Schirripa Amy Sohn Lili Taylor Dar Williams* Debra Winger Lizz Winstead And More… * video appearance EVENT CHAIR Dan Glickman Chairman & CEO Motion Picture Association of America HONORARY CHAIRS Jane Friedman CEO OpenRoad Integrated Media Chip Gibson President & Publisher Random House Children’s Books Caroline Hirsch Owner Carolines on Broadway Michael Pietsch Executive Vice President Hachette Book Group & Publisher Little, Brown and Company BENEFIT COMMITTEE Floyd Abrams Lawrence Blume Susan Clare & Peter Parker James Cromwell Christopher Durang Mary Beth Edelson Chris Finan Eric M. Freedman & Melissa Nathanson Suzanne Gluck Phil Harvey Marjorie Heins George Kannar & Ellen V. Weissman Marcelle Karp Larry Keith Patti Kenner S Jay & Barbara Levy Gail Markels Carolee Schneeman Jane Startz R.L. & Jane Stine Leonore Teifer Eli Wallach & Anne Jackson Joseph & Shirley Wershba Victoria Wilson Peter Workman Peter Yarrow list in formation

 

Previous Celebrations of Free Speech and Its Defenders

The event has also showcased winning films from the annual student film competition, sponsored by the Rubin Foundation. To see winning films, please click here.

2008

HONOREES

• Ruth Gruber for giving voice to the oppressed and powerless. 
• Anthony Lewis for astute commentary on civil liberties and civil rights.
• Caroline Hirsch for recognizing the essential role of comedy in a free society. Presented by special guest Judy Gold, Emmy-award winning comedian and actress.
• Barney Rosset for freeing great books from government suppression
• Dan Rather for courageous and independent journalism.
  

CHAIR: Victoria Wilson, Vice President & Senior Editor Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

HONORARY CHAIRS: Judy Blume, Award-winning author; Anthony Chirico, President Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.; James Cromwell, Actor; Jane Friedman, President & CEO, HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide; Chip Gibson, President & Publisher, Random House Children’s Books; Michael Pietsch, Executive Vice President & Publisher Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group, USA; Donald & Shelley Rubin, Co-chairs, Rubin Museum of Art

2007

HONOREES

• Marc Brown for encourageing tolerance and speaking out against censorship. Presented by Michael Pietsch
• Marvin Rich for lifetime achievement in defense of free speech and social justice. Presented by George Houser
• Preeta Bansal, with Allison Levine and Dvir Oren for representing NCAC pro-bono in the United States Supreme Court in Morse v. Frederick. Presented by Joan Bertin.
• Bonnie Dickinson & the students in Theatre Arts II Spring 2007, Wilton High School for their courage in writing and performing Voices in Conflict. Presented by Christopher Durang.
  

CHAIR: Michael Pietsch, Executive Vice President & Publisher Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group, USA
HONORARY CHAIRS: Judy Blume, Award-winning author; James Cromwell, Actor; Jane Friedman, President & CEO, HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide; Chip Gibson, President & Publisher, Random House Children’s Books; Donald & Shelley Rubin, Co-chairs, Rubin Museum of Art

2006

HONOREES

• Joseph & Shirley Werschba for their commitment to press freedom and independence and the public’s right to know
• Rick Piltz, Founder & Director of Climate Science Watch for his opposition to suppression and distortion fo data about climate science
• Tribute to Roz Udow (1926-2006), a passionate advocate for free speech, the arts, and rational thought.
  

CHAIR: Jane Friedman, President & CEO, HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide
HONORARY CHAIRS: Judy Blume, Award-winning author; James Cromwell, Actor; Chip Gibson, President & Publisher, Random House Children’s Books; Donald & Shelley Rubin, Co-chairs, Rubin Museum of Art

2005

HONOREES

• The Drawing Center, Catherine de Zegher, Executive Director for its principled stance in support of artistic freedom. Presented by Richard Tuttle.
• Philip D. Harvey, President, DKT International for challenging governent speech requirements for family planning and AIDS prevention programs in developing countries. Presented by Chris Finan.
• Chris Crutcher for his authentic novels for young adults and his outspoken defense of the freedom to read. Presented by Judy Blume.
  

 

HONORARY CHAIRS: Judy Blume, Award-winning author; Chip Gibson, President & Publisher, Random House Children’s Books; Joel Hollander, Chairman and CEO, Infinity Broadcasting; Donald & Shelley Rubin, Co-chairs, Rubin Museum of Art

 

2004

 

HONOREES

 

• Chip Gibson and the Team from Random House Children’s Books for Public Education on the First Amendment
• Joel Hollander for Corporate Leadership in Defense of Free Speech
  

 

CHAIR: Chip Gibson
CO-CHAIRS: Adrian W. DeWind & Judith Mara Gutman; Ronald Feldman; Danny Goldberg; Gail Markels; Jane Startz