IMA student Betty Yu is a featured speaker at
The 2011 New York Life Symposium: Civic Engagement in the Era of New Media
Wednesday, March 16th from 5 to 8pm in New York City
Betty Yu, Media Action Grassroots Network Coordinator, Center for Media Justice
Betty Yu is a longtime community organizer, media activist, and filmmaker. Prior to joining CMJ, Yu served as director of community outreach and media services at Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), New York City’s community-access TV organization. She additionally worked as a lead organizer for the Chinese Staff and Workers’ Association. Yu was recognized as a semi-finalist for a National Brick “Do Something” Award, the recipient of a Union Square Award for grassroots activism, and a fellow of the National Rockwood Fellowship in Media, Communications and Information Policy.