Cole Parke-West (they/them) studied theology at Texas Lutheran University, earned their Master’s in Conflict Transformation at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice & Peacebuilding, and has been working at the intersections of faith, gender, and sexuality as an activist, organizer, and scholar for more than 20 years. Cole dedicated themselves to accompanying Jewish organizing efforts for racial and economic justice for many years, and previously worked as a research analyst (aka “Queer Spy”) at Political Research Associates, a social justice think tank dedicated to understanding and interrupting right-wing extremism. They now serve as one of the national organizers of Christians for a Free Palestine. Cole also serves on the Board of Soulforce, an LGBTQ justice organization working to “sabotage” Christian supremacy for the sake of collective liberation, and has organized and collaborated with many groups, including Showing Up for Racial Justice, Southerners On New Ground, Jewish Voice for Peace, and the Catalyst Project. Though raised as a military brat, Cole finally stopped moving in 2018, and is grateful to call Durham, North Carolina home.