Let's Speak Up

DON'T BE SNOWFLAKES. BE LEADERS.

During the Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC) National Leadership Summit, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon addressed more than 1,000 attendees, including over 800 students, about the U.S. Department of Justice's efforts to address campus antisemitism and protect students' civil rights.

Before challenging the audience, she smiled and said:

"I don't want to offend you, but... don't be snowflakes. Be leaders."

Leadership requires courage. It means engaging difficult ideas, standing up for your principles, and choosing resilience over fragility.

Speak Assertively. Act Responsibly.

YOUNG LEADERSHIP BEGINS WITH THE COURAGE TO ASK QUESTIONS

One of the highlights of attending the Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC) National Leadership Summit was finally meeting Thomas, someone whose story had already inspired me.

Although we had never met in person, I had followed her journey and even shared her story on my page last year. When I saw her at ICC, I made my way over to introduce myself, thank her for her leadership, and tell her how much I admired her courage.

What impressed me most was not simply where she arrived.

It was how she arrived there.

Taryn's journey is a reminder that leadership rarely begins with certainty.

It begins with curiosity.

She had the courage to ask difficult questions, examine competing perspectives, challenge her own assumptions, and follow the evidence wherever it led. That takes humility. That takes integrity. That takes courage.

Whether you agree with every conclusion she reached is not the point.

The lesson is her willingness to think independently, remain open to learning, and pursue truth even when it was uncomfortable or unpopular.

That is the kind of leadership our universities should cultivate.

That is the kind of leadership our society needs.

Thank you, Taryn, for reminding us that leadership is not about having all the answers.

It is about having the courage to search for them.

Learn about Thomas' story:
https://youtu.be/fhE3PSWC2Go?si=11Dj_Q2qjrpLartV

LET'S SPEAK UP™

Lead with ONE™ Purpose.
Search for Truth and Clarity.
Have the Courage to Follow the Evidence Wherever It Leads.

🚨OUTRAGE: SIMON & SCHUSTER MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

A PRESTIGIOUS PUBLISHER SHOULD NOT NORMALIZE ANTISEMITISM

Simon & Schuster has announced it will republish the novels of Susan Abulhawa, an author who has been publicly reported to have referred to Jews as “ghouls,” “cockroaches,” “demons,” and “parasites,” and who described Hamas’s October 7 massacre as “a spectacular moment.”

❗ THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
No major American publisher should celebrate, promote, or elevate an author who publicly dehumanizes Jews and praises a terrorist massacre.

This is not about free speech.
This is about corporate responsibility.

📢 WE CALL ON SIMON & SCHUSTER TO:
✅ Immediately suspend the planned republication and promotion of these books pending a full review.
✅ Publicly condemn antisemitism and the dehumanization of Jews.
✅ Explain how this decision aligns with the company’s stated values.
✅ Apply one standard for every form of hatred, without exception.

✉️ AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CEO OF SIMON & SCHUSTER

Dear CEO and Executive Leadership,

We are outraged.

Simon & Schuster’s decision to republish and promote the works of Susan Abulhawa despite her widely reported public statements dehumanizing Jews and praising Hamas’s October 7 massacre is morally indefensible.

This is not about publishing a Palestinian author.
This is not about censorship.

It is about whether one of America’s most respected publishers is willing to elevate an author whose public rhetoric has been widely condemned as antisemitic.

If an author publicly referred to any other protected group as “cockroaches,” “demons,” or “parasites,” would Simon & Schuster still celebrate that author’s work?
If not,

❓ WHY ARE JEWS TREATED DIFFERENTLY?
Publishers have the right to choose which books they publish.
Readers have the right to hold publishers accountable for those choices.

We urge Simon & Schuster to demonstrate moral courage by withdrawing these titles from publication until this matter is fully addressed.

Silence normalizes hatred.
Double standards legitimize it.

⛔ DO THE RIGHT THING.
Pull the books.
Reject antisemitism.
Apply equal standards.
Respectfully,
The Undersigned

⸻

📬 CONTACT SIMON & SCHUSTER
📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]
📍 Simon & Schuster
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020

✍️ TAKE ACTION
Sign the petition.
Share this letter.

Tell Simon & Schuster: THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
NO HATE. NO DOUBLE STANDARDS. NO EXCEPTIONS.

https://freebeacon.com/.../simon-schuster-gives-book.../
Simon & Schuster Stop Antisemitism Let's Speak Up

CAMPUS ANTISEMITISM IS ACTUALLY AN AMERICA FIRST ISSUE

# # # **Why should every American care?**

As a Geller International Fellowship alumna, during the Israel Coalition Israel on Campus Coalition Conference, Sabrina ( Soffer) returned to the Israel on Campus Coalition Conference to share her firsthand experience confronting antisemitism and anti-Zionism on campus.

Her message is clear:

When universities fail to protect students, tolerate discrimination, or abandon academic integrity, the consequences extend far beyond the Jewish community.

This is not simply a Jewish issue.
It is not simply an Israel issue.

It is an **America First issue** that affects the future of higher education, civil discourse, equal protection, and the values that define our nation.

Watch Sabrina explain why every American should care.

**What are your thoughts? Join the conversation below.**

Let's keep speaking up, standing together, and leading with courage. Every courageous conversation brings us one step closer to a stronger America and a more just society.

INSTITUTIONAL IMMUNITY: THE HIDDEN ENGINE BEHIND A CULTURE OF IMPUNITY

WHY MISCONDUCT PERSISTS EVEN WHEN LAWS AND POLICIES EXIST

When people hear about sexual misconduct, antisemitism, bullying, discrimination, fraud, abuse of authority, or institutional cover-ups, they often ask:

"Why does this keep happening?"

Many assume the answer is a lack of policies.

Others believe it is a lack of training.

Some think it is simply the result of a few bad actors.

But there is another factor that receives far less attention:

Institutional immunity.

It is one of the greatest barriers to meaningful accountability.

WHAT IS INSTITUTIONAL IMMUNITY?
WHEN INSTITUTIONS ABSORB RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY DISAPPEARS.

Institutional immunity is not simply a legal doctrine.

It is a governance culture in which institutions absorb responsibility while the individuals entrusted with authority often avoid meaningful personal accountability.

When organizations become the primary shield for decision makers, accountability becomes diluted.

Responsibility is spread across committees.

Failures are attributed to "the system."

No one is personally responsible.

Eventually, everyone becomes protected.

HOW INSTITUTIONAL IMMUNITY CREATES A CULTURE OF IMPUNITY
WHEN THERE ARE FEW PERSONAL CONSEQUENCES, MISCONDUCT BECOMES NORMALIZED.

When people in positions of authority believe they are unlikely to face meaningful personal consequences, incentives change.

Instead of asking:

"What is the right thing to do?"

they begin asking:

"What protects the institution?"

That shift can lead to:

• Deliberate indifference to complaints.

• Concealing or minimizing misconduct.

• Retaliation against whistleblowers.

• Delaying investigations.

• Prioritizing institutional reputation over public safety.

• Protecting colleagues instead of victims.

• Repeating the same failures because meaningful deterrence is lacking.

Over time, accountability weakens.

Trust erodes.

Misconduct becomes normalized.

That is how institutional immunity calcifies into a culture of impunity, where people with authority reasonably expect that the institution, rather than the individual, will absorb the consequences.

THIS IS BIGGER THAN ANY ONE ISSUE
THE SAME GOVERNANCE FAILURE CAN AFFECT MANY DIFFERENT FORMS OF MISCONDUCT.

The problem is not limited to one community or one type of misconduct.

The same governance failure can contribute to many different institutional failures, including:

• Sexual misconduct

• Antisemitism

• Bullying and harassment

• Racism and discrimination

• Fraud and corruption

• Abuse of authority

• Workplace retaliation

• Financial misconduct

• Safety failures

Each issue is different.

The common thread is insufficient accountability for those entrusted with authority.

WHO PAYS THE PRICE?
WHEN ACCOUNTABILITY FAILS, THE COSTS ARE SHIFTED TO VICTIMS, INSURERS, AND THE PUBLIC.

When school officials, administrators, executives, or other leaders engage in deliberate indifference, conceal misconduct, retaliate against whistleblowers, or repeatedly fail to enforce the law or institutional policies, one question should be asked:

Who pays the price?

Too often:

• Students pay with their safety, education, and future.

• Victims pay with emotional, physical, financial, and professional harm.

• Families pay through years of litigation and uncertainty.

• Employees pay when they are retaliated against for speaking up.

• Institutions suffer reputational damage.

• Insurers often bear the financial cost of settlements, judgments, and legal claims.

• Taxpayers frequently bear the burden when public institutions pay settlements, legal fees, or increased insurance costs using public funds.

Meanwhile, the individuals whose decisions, deliberate indifference, concealment, or misconduct contributed to the harm may face few meaningful personal consequences.

When institutions, insurers, and taxpayers absorb the financial consequences while decision makers avoid personal accountability, the deterrent effect of the law is weakened.

The message becomes clear:

The institution will pay.

You probably won't.

That is the essence of a culture of impunity.

WHY ACCOUNTABILITY MATTERS
ACCOUNTABILITY IS THE FOUNDATION OF TRUST.

Healthy institutions depend on trust.

Trust depends on accountability.

Accountability changes behavior.

When leaders know they may be held personally responsible for knowingly concealing misconduct, engaging in deliberate indifference, retaliating against whistleblowers, or repeatedly failing to fulfill their legal and ethical responsibilities, they have a far greater incentive to act.

Authority without accountability creates risk.

Authority with accountability builds trust.

ACCOUNTABILITY SHOULD FOLLOW AUTHORITY
THOSE WHO EXERCISE AUTHORITY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DECISIONS.

Every profession recognizes that authority carries responsibility.

• Pilots

• Physicians

• Engineers

• Corporate officers

• Public officials

Educational leaders should be no different.

Those entrusted with protecting students, employees, and the public should be accountable when they knowingly ignore serious misconduct, conceal wrongdoing, retaliate against whistleblowers, or repeatedly fail to carry out their legal responsibilities.

Institutions should never become shields that protect individuals from responsibility while victims, insurers, and taxpayers bear the costs.

A BETTER PATH FORWARD
STRONGER ACCOUNTABILITY CREATES STRONGER INSTITUTIONS.

The goal is not to punish honest mistakes.

The goal is to strengthen accountability.

That means:

• Protecting whistleblowers.

• Increasing transparency.

• Conducting independent investigations.

• Enforcing existing laws consistently.

• Creating meaningful consequences for deliberate indifference, concealment, and knowing misconduct.

• Ensuring accountability follows authority.

Strong institutions are not weakened by accountability.

They are strengthened by it.

A CALL TO CONGRESS
END SYSTEMS THAT SHIELD MISCONDUCT. RESTORE INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

America deserves institutions worthy of public trust.

Public trust begins with accountability.

If we want safer schools, stronger institutions, and greater public confidence, we must reform systems that allow misconduct to persist while shifting the costs to victims, insurers, and taxpayers.

INSTITUTIONAL IMMUNITY ENABLES MISCONDUCT.

IT CALCIFIES INTO A CULTURE OF IMPUNITY.

INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY STOPS IT.

SIGN THE PETITION

End institutional immunity that shields misconduct.

Amend the law to impose meaningful accountability on complicit authorities.

Protect victims. Restore trust. Strengthen our institutions.

Share this letter with your representatives:

https://letsspeakup.com/open-letter-to-congress-to-amend.../

Sign the petition:

https://letsspeakup.com/sign-petition-for-restoring.../

Tag your congressman or senator. Share the petition.

LET’S DANCE TOGETHER

Boy George’s story has always been one of authenticity, resilience, and the courage to stand apart from the crowd.

From breaking barriers in music to overcoming personal struggles, he has consistently chosen to live according to his convictions.

Now he has taken another stand.

As he wrote:

“In Buddhism we understand that every action comes with a consequence. Due to my decision to stand up for my Jewish friends I am losing a few people from my life. Today I parted company with Tony Pontius who has run my record label BGP for a number of years. I wanted to release ‘We Will Dance Again’ but he was unequivocal and said ‘I want nothing to do with this song’ and I responded ‘ok, we are done’. When someone is gutless it really does not hurt to say goodbye. My faith in humanity will not diminish and the truth will always win. I will release it!”

Whether or not you agree with every public figure, it takes courage to accept personal consequences for standing by your beliefs.

His message reminds us that integrity often comes with a cost, but silence can cost even more.

May we all have the courage to stand for our principles, support our friends, and choose hope over fear.

We will dance again. 💙🎶

If his message resonates with you, please support his work:
🎵 Listen to “We Will Dance Again”
❤️ Like it.
🔁 Share it.
💬 Leave a positive comment.
Every act of support helps amplify a message of hope, friendship, and resilience. The song has been released and is available on major streaming platforms. (The Guardian⁠)

You can also visit Boy George’s official Apple Music artist page here:
Boy George on Apple Music⁠



https://x.com/boygeorge/status/2083324571197886588?s=46

https://x.com/Nizardisabelle/status/2083446134509322528/video/1?s=46

ARE YOU ON YOUR KNEES, OR ARE YOU STANDING UP?

ANTISEMITISM DOESN’T DISAPPEAR WHEN PEOPLE STAY SILENT

Hatred does not disappear because good people remain silent.

It grows when intimidation goes unchallenged. It grows when fear replaces conviction. And it grows when those who are targeted feel pressured to hide who they are.

Across college campuses and beyond, many Jewish students have faced a difficult reality. Some have removed Stars of David, hidden their kippahs, avoided speaking Hebrew in public, or remained silent about their identity out of fear of harassment or social isolation.

Journalist Batya Ungar Sargon has been outspoken in her criticism of what she views as an overly passive response to this crisis. She argues that too many established Jewish organizations have emphasized caution and accommodation instead of empowering Jewish students to stand confidently in their identity.

HER MESSAGE IS SIMPLE AND UNMISTAKABLE

“JEWS MUST GET OFF THEIR KNEES AND FIGHT.”

This statement should not be understood as a call to hatred.

Nor is it a call to violence.

It is a call to reject fear.

A call to defend one’s dignity.

A call to speak with courage.

A call to stand with truth.

A call to embrace resilience.

A call to live openly and proudly as a Jew.

WHY THIS MATTERS

History reminds us that hatred rarely retreats because its victims become quieter. Progress has more often come when ordinary people refused to surrender their identity, insisted on equal treatment, and stood together against intimidation.

Standing up does not mean abandoning civility or compassion.

It means refusing to allow intimidation to determine who you are.

It means engaging with moral clarity.

It means defending the right of every person to live openly, safely, and without fear.

Every generation faces defining moments.

Moments that ask whether fear will dictate our response or whether courage will.

Today is one of those moments.

ARE YOU ON YOUR KNEES, OR ARE YOU STANDING UP?

That question is not only for Jewish students.

It is for parents.

It is for educators.

It is for university leaders.

It is for community members.

It is for anyone who believes that no person should be intimidated because of their identity.

THREE THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY

1. SPEAK UP

When you encounter antisemitism, challenge it respectfully. Ask thoughtful questions. Share credible information. Do not allow misinformation or intimidation to become the last word.

2. STAND BESIDE SOMEONE

Reach out to a Jewish student, colleague, neighbor, or friend. Sometimes the most powerful act of courage is simply letting someone know they are not alone.

3. BUILD BRIDGES THROUGH CONVERSATION

Create opportunities for respectful dialogue. Listen. Ask questions. Encourage understanding. Real change begins when more people are willing to engage rather than retreat.

YOUR TURN

What is one practical action that individuals, schools, universities, communities, or Jewish organizations should take to combat antisemitism and empower Jewish students?

Share your thoughts in the comments.

Your idea may inspire someone else to speak up.

Because silence emboldens hate.

Courage inspires others.

LEAD WITH ONE™ PURPOSE

LISTEN. EMPATHIZE. ASK QUESTIONS. DISCERN. DELIVER WITH GRACE.

What does standing up look like today?

Share one action we can take to combat antisemitism and support Jewish students.

True leadership isn't measured by power—it's measured by the courage to speak up, even when it's difficult.

Every voice has the power to inspire change, strengthen communities, and create a better future. Leadership begins with integrity, purpose, and the willingness to stand for what's right.

💬 How are you using your voice to make a difference?

ENRON COOKED THE BOOKS.
WHO IS COOKING THE HISTORY BOOKS?

Enron executives manipulated financial records to deceive investors.
Today, some activists and scholars manipulate history, language, and context to deceive students.

One fabricated numbers.
The other fabricates narratives.
One distorted balance sheets.
The other distorts historical facts.

One corrupted markets.
The other risks corrupting education.

The lesson from Enron was never just about accounting.
It was about integrity.
When institutions reward fabrication, suppress scrutiny, and normalize falsehoods, public trust collapses.
Financial fraud damages portfolios.

Academic fraud damages minds.

And when false narratives are taught as facts, entire generations inherit the consequences.
Truth matters.
Evidence matters.
Academic integrity matters.

If corporate executives can be held accountable for cooking the books, educators and institutions should be held accountable for cooking the history books.
Different books.
Same deception.
Same need for accountability.

✍️ Sign the petition to restore integrity in education. - https://letsspeakup.com/sign-petition-for-restoring.../

What do FIFA corruption and rising antisemitism on campus have in common?

The issue isn't money. It's accountability.

In the FIFA scandal, accepting funds wasn't the crime. The crime was using influence to gain unfair advantages and protect those in power. Officials who violated their duties were investigated, prosecuted, and held personally accountable.

The same question must be asked in education.

When complaints are ignored, victims are discredited, investigations are manipulated, and institutions prioritize self-preservation over student safety, the harm multiplies. Cover-ups don't just hide misconduct—they enable it.

Whether the issue is antisemitism, discrimination, retaliation, or abuse of authority, accountability must extend beyond institutions to the individuals responsible for enforcing the law.

Authority carries responsibility. Deliberate indifference carries consequences.

Transparency. Accountability. Change.

📖 Read the article. - https://letsspeakup.com/congress-must-end-institutional-immunity-that-allows-officials-to-act-with-impunity/
✍️ Sign the petition to restore integrity in education. - https://letsspeakup.com/sign-petition-for-restoring-integrity-in-education/