Solidarity Within and Across Communities
In this episode, Jamie Beran from Bend The Arc shares messaging and practices that build solidarity within and outside Jewish communities.
ABOUT THE GUEST
Jamie Beran is the CEO of Bend the Arc’s family of organizations. In her more than 17 years at Bend the Arc, she has been instrumental in building an organization that embodies its values inside and out.
As CEO, Jamie has created a model of leadership based on collaboration, humility, and optimism. She has built an intentional and resilient organizational culture grounded in Bend the Arc’s commitment to dismantling antisemitism, building racial equity, and achieving Black liberation.
At this moment when the American Jewish stake in fighting authoritarianism could not be more clear or more urgent, Jamie is leading Bend the Arc to mobilize Jews to defend our communities and resist fascism. She is a national voice in the fight to end antisemitism and the equally important work of refusing to let our opponents use their alleged concern for Jewish safety to push policies and practices that supercharge their authoritarianism.
Jamie is an alumna of UJA Federation’s and Columbia Business School’s Institute for Jewish Executive Leadership, a graduate of The Rockwood Leadership Institute’s Art of Leadership Training, and a member of Advancing Women Professionals Social Justice Cohort. She holds a BA from Goucher College.
EPISODE NOTES
Learn more about Bend the Arc
Op-Ed: Don't Let Trump Use Antisemitism to Withhold Visas From Palestinians by Jamie Beran
Op-Ed: 'Smokescreen Antisemitism': How the Trump-fueled Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil Endangers Jews by Jamie Beran
Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology - Jamie Beran testimony for House Committee on Education and Workforce antisemitism hearing
Learn more - related solidarity stories:
How did the largest labor union in the U.S. vote to break with the ADL? And what happens next? via Jewish Voice for Peace
Solidarity Is the Political Version of Love: Lessons from Jewish Anti-Zionist Organizing by Rebecca Vilkomerson and Alissa Wise