FORA.tv Speaker - Meizhu Lui

Meizhu Lui co-authored The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the Racial Wealth Divide, and UFE’s annual “State of the Dream” reports. Her articles appear in the Wealth Inequality Reader and Inequality Matters. Meizhu was a Boston City Hospital kitchen worker for 20 years, rising from the ranks to become President of AFSCME Local 1489. The local tackled tough issues likemaintaining affirmative action gains during lay-offs. In 1993 Meizhu became an organizer for Health Care For All, building a multi-ethnic coalition that challenged Boston’s hospitals to fund community driven health projects.

Meizhu serves on the Center for American Progress’ National Initiative to End Poverty. She is a Trustee of the Hyams Foundation. Her work has been honored by the YWCA, the Immigrant Workers’ Resource Center, Mass Senior Action Council, and the Boston Women’s Fund.

Meizhu is a long-time member of Freedom Road Socialist Organization, a national organization well known for its participation in struggles for fundamental social change, against racism, and for a strong left.