Beth Huang

Beth Huang

Beth Huang is Field Coordinator at Massachusetts Voter Table. She was, earlier in 2016, Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) Coordinator, for United States Student Association.

Beth builds grassroots, campus-based chapters of the Student Labor Action Project, a joint project of Jobs with Justice and the United States Student Association. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Beth organized at the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees , primarily working on campaigns to improve language access for Medicaid patients and to win respect for emergency medical services professionals in California. Before working at AFSCME, Beth was a highly active student organizer on campus, orchestrating student mobilizations in support of public workers during the Wisconsin uprising in 2011. In addition, Beth served as the vice president and chair of the board of directors of United Council of UW Students, the statewide student association in Wisconsin, and helped lead a campaign that won an unprecedented two-year tuition freeze for 180,000 University of Wisconsin System students. At UW-Madison, Beth studied biochemistry and history.

Partner of Justin Bloesch.

2024 committee

In early 2024, after more than a year and a half of dedicated service, Kristian Hernandez and Beth Huang are stepping down as DSA Growth and Development Committee Co-Chairs. We express our sincere gratitude for their contributions in fostering our organization’s growth.

We welcome Colleen Johnston (Denver) and Shane Katz (Baltimore) as the new Co-Chairs of the DSA GDC. Additionally, we are excited to introduce the new GDC Steering Committee of National Political Committee (NPC) members Alex Pellitteri (NYC), Frances Gill (Los Angeles), Sam Heft-Luthy (San Francisco), and Rashad X (Lakefront), as well as (non-NPC members) Michaela Brangan (River Valley), Sarah Callahan (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky), Beth Huang (Ithaca), Justin Charles (NYC), Alex Finch (Chicago), Kara Hall Zuniga (Las Vegas), Kristian Hernandez (North Texas), and Josh Rusinov (Northern NJ). Together, this team of committed individuals is poised to drive our growth initiatives forward.

The GDC is the primary internal organizing committee for DSA. We develop and implement strategies and programs to grow and sustain DSA, including recruitment and retention drives, surveys, leadership training, chapter mentorship and grants, and more.

"Power concedes nothing"

"Power Concedes Nothing", a new collection edited by Linda Burnham, Max Elbaum, and Maria Poblet, tells the stories behind a victory that won both the White House and the Senate and powered progressive candidates to new levels of influence. It describes the on-the-ground efforts that mobilized a record-breaking turnout by registering new voters and motivating an electorate both old and new. In doing so it charts a viable path to victory for the vital contests upcoming in 2022 and 2024.

Massachusetts progressives engage in grassroots electoral politics in a variety of campaigns. In this program, contributors to Power Concedes Nothing will present national lessons from the 2020 election cycle. They will be questioned by several Massachusetts progressive organizers.

Rand Wilson July 12 2022.

Looking forward to this event on Thursday, July 14 at 7:00 PM. Tune in to hear about some of the lessons of the 2020 election and what's in store for 2022. Hopefully followed by discussion about the tensions (and connections) between organizing around issues versus organizing for electoral politics? With Jacob Swenson-Lengyel, Rafael Navar, Linda Burnham, Elvis Mendez, Vanessa Snow, and Beth Huang. Sponsored by:Massachusetts Progressive Action Organizing Committee, Massachusetts Peace Action; Convergence; Liberation Road; Progressive Democrats of America; Our Revolution - Massachusetts; Cape Cod Democratic Socialists of America, Progressive Massachusetts, Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts, Incorruptible Mass.

DSA convention delegate

In 2021 Beth Huang was National Convention Delegate Candidate for Boston Democratic Socialists of America.

DSA Members Organizing Against Trump

DSA Members Organizing Against Trump was a letter released early October 2020 to shore up Democratic Socialists of America support for Joe Biden.

Signatories included Beth Huang, Boston Democratic Socialists of America.

Open Letter to the Biden Campaign on “Unprepared”

Open Letter to the Biden Campaign on “Unprepared” was released May 12 2020.

":Our demands: The country’s greatest priority at this moment is to beat the COVID-19 crisis, and this requires embracing principles of antiracist solidarity and international cooperation. The Biden campaign can and should beat Trump and the GOP with a message centered on our real public health needs and the progressive values that are required to meet those needs. The “Unprepared” ad must be taken down, and all campaign messaging that fuels anti-Asian racism and China-bashing must end. We refuse to allow the Biden campaign to sacrifice our dignity in the name of political expediency."

Signatories included Beth Huang Boston Democratic Socialists of America.

DSA

Beth Huang joined Democratic Socialists of America just after the 2016 election. In 2018 she was co-chair of Boston Democratic Socialists of America.

DSA/Afrosoc training

Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung September 2017 with Maria Svart, Kristian Hernandez, Beth Huang, Jabari Brisport, Kazembe Balagun.

New England DSA conference

Eric Wimer March 25 2019·

I loved this conference. It was fantastic to see every chapter in New England (and they're all chapters, not OCs now, thanks Lisa!) show up in force. From the varied, interesting workshops, to a very comradley and productive debate, to every conversation had a lunch or the social, I really couldn't have imagined this conference going better. And it needed to, because the clock is ticking, and only the fundamental change that these organizers are fighting for will save us. We can win a better world!

Tag yourself, tag your friends! — with Trevor Hurlbut, Lisa Flores, Mie Inouye, Maria Svart, Bill Meyerson, Catherine Meyerson, Alex van Olden, Evan George, Sarah Ganong, Forrest Rapier, Clare Fitzgerald, Fitz Pucci, Beth Huang, Aimee Dupont, Jon Torsch, Sarah VH and Kit Cali.

Education

Studied Biochemistry at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Massachusetts Voter Table

Massachusetts Voter Table staff as of November 2018:

• Beth Huang, Director
• Jordan Brandt, Data and Targeting Manager
• Betsy Eichel, Field Coordinator
• Henry Hernandez, Organizer, Worcester En Movimiento

Fight Back Teach In

Fight Back Teach In held in New York City, a national teach-in on austerity, debt and corporate greed featuring Frances Fox Piven, Richard Trumka, and Cornel West on April 5, 2011

The following were featured speakers for the Teach In:

• Frances Fox Piven
• Cornel West
• Honorable Gustavo Rivera, New York State Senator
• Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University
• Heather McGhee, Demos
• Richard Trumka, President AFL-CIO
• Beth Huang, student leader, Wisconsin, United Students Against Sweatshops
• Anthony Klug, public education activist, UFT, Wadleigh High Chapter
• Sergio Cuevas, housing activist, National People's Action

"Wholesome Meme Stash"

Members of the Democratic Socialists of America Wholesome Meme Stash closed Facebook group, accessed November 14, 2017 included Beth Huang.

Galvanize Chicago

Midwest Academy July 14, 2017.

Delighted to be at the opening reception for Galvanize Chicago with a wonderful group of women! — with Kweli Kitwana, Judy Hertz, Beth Huang and Jenn Brown.

Democratic Socialists of America Electoral Committee

In March 2018 Beth Huang was involved with the Democratic Socialists of America Electoral Committee.

Toward Radical Democracy

Toward Radical Democracy was a 2018 "Proposal for Internal Voting Reform in Boston DSA".

If you would like to sign on in support of this proposal, please click here. To date, over 100 members of Boston DSA have endorsed it. We also welcome support from DSA comrades in other chapters.

Signatories included Beth Huang.

Beyond Bernie

Beyond Bernie: Electoral Strategy for an Independent Left

April 2019 Organizing Upgrade pulled together leaders and activists from many of the most important movements of the left electoral upsurge to discuss both short- and long-term electoral strategy. The recent resurgence of electoral engagement amongst the social movement and party left in the US is inspiring and full of potential, but still lacks a shared strategy across the groups leading the charge. Moving past the mainstream media focus on the presidential horserace, we talk to organizers on the front lines about the current state of this movement sector, and critical interventions that independent left organizers can make to move this work forward.

The strategy session included*:

• Maurice Moe Mitchell, Working Families Party
• David Duhalde, Our Revolution
• Kayla Reed, M4BL
• Andrea Mercado, New Florida Majority
• Luke Elliott-Negri, DSA
• Ash-Lee Henderson, Highlander Center, M4BL, and Southern Movement Assembly
• Jon Liss, New Virginia Majority
• Beth Huang, Boston DSA

The discussion was moderated by Rishi Awatramani and Linda Burnham.

Socialist Majority Caucus

DSA's Socialist Majority Caucus signatories list as of April 25 2019 included Beth Huang of Boston Democratic Socialists of America.

National Gathering

The DSA AfroSocialist and Socialists of Color Caucus National Gathering Planning Committee proposed a National gathering to take place June 7th-9th, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana at Loyola University.

The tentative planning committee was Bianca Cunningham NYC-DSA, Alyssa Pariah Portland-DSA, Kristian Hernandez NTX-DSA, Suzanne-Juliette Mobley New Orleans, Sumathy Kumar NYC-DSA, Maikiko JamesLA-DSA, Beth Huang -Boston-DSA, Marian Jones-NYC-DSA, Ashley Payne East Bay-DSA, Sasha Hammad-DSA national staff.

Boston DSA Synthesis Slate

Introducing: the Boston Democratic Socialists of America Synthesis Slate Feb 22, 2018.

Synthesis is a group of committed DSA members with diverse perspectives and ideas who all share the strong conviction that pluralism is DSA’s greatest strength. We are eager to make major changes in the American political landscape, including the elimination of all forms of oppression, imperialism, inequality, and suffering, and we understand that we must reflect those desires in our internal structure and choices as an organization. We value transparent, direct democracy, radical kindness, sincere debate and discussion, and empowering members to create the DSA (and world) that they want to see. We believe that we can achieve socialism in our lifetimes. We’re running for Steering Committee and officer positions; meet us below!

Members Beth Huang, Maddie Howard, Kit Cali, Evan Lemire, Kathryn Anderson, Presley Pizzo, Valerie Young, Vaughn Allen Goodwin. Clyde Grubbs and Louise Parker withdrew their candidacies.