Stosh Cotler
Stosh Cotler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) |
| Employer | Bend the Arc |
| Known for | Progressive activism |
Stosh Cotler (born 1968) is an American activist. She serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bend the Arc, a progressive Jewish political organization that blends advocacy, community organizing, and leadership training.[1][2]
Born in Olympia, Washington, Cotler became involved with advocacy work while living in Portland, Oregon. In Portland, she founded an organization which offered self defense, violence prevention and empowerment training for girls and women. She was also involved with advocating for Palestinian rights[2] and protested Israel's treatment of Palestinians during the Second Intifada.[3]
In 2005 she began working for Jewish Funds for Justice in New York, which merged with the Progressive Jewish Alliance in 2011.[2]
Cotler became Bend the Arc's Executive vice president in 2011 and CEO in 2014.[2] When Cotler became CEO, The Forward noted that she was "one of the few women leading a national Jewish group of its size."[3]
In 2014, The Forward named her one of its 14 Jewish Women To Watch. In 2015, she was named one of the “15 progressive faith leaders to watch” by the Center for American Progress.[4]
In 2017 she became a Senior Fellow at Auburn Seminary.[4]
Cotler has been quoted by media outlets regarding immigration,[5][6][7] in response to violent attacks on Jews[8][9] and regarding issues of Black Lives Matter.[10][11]
Cotler identifies as queer.[1] She has a black belt in kung fu.[3]
References
- ^ a b Dashefsky, Arnold; Sheskin, Ira M. (2016-02-03). American Jewish Year Book 2015: The Annual Record of the North American Jewish Communities. Springer. ISBN 9783319245058.
- ^ a b c d "Stosh Cotler | Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ a b c Wiener, Julie (January 10, 2014). "Bend the Arc Leader Stosh Cotler Has Radical Streak — and Black Belt". The Forward. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Stosh Cotler". Auburn Seminary. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "Hundreds protest plan to detain migrant children in what used to be an internment camp". NBC News. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ Feldman, Ari. "Shouting 'Never Again,' 1,000 Jewish Activists Shut Down Central Boston To Protest Immigration Detention". The Forward. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez concentration camp debate, explained". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ Sanchez/ABC7, Victoria (2018-10-28). "D.C. man helps raise more than $600,000 and counting for Pittsburgh synagogue victims". WJLA. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ JNS.org, Jackson Richman |. "One killed, three injured in shooting at Chabad of Poway, Calif.; suspect apprehended". www.jewishaz.com. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "Black Lives in the Jewish Community: We Matter, Too". Haaretz. 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ Laughland, Oliver (2015-01-21). "Black Lives Matter protesters interrupt lunch with 'die-in' on Capitol Hill". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-15.