Justin Wedes
| Justin Wedes | |
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| Born |
20 March 1986 Huntington Woods, Michigan, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan and Pace University |
| Occupation | Founder of the Liberati Group and Activist |
| Website | justinwedes |
Justin Wedes (born March 20, 1986) is an entrepreneur, community organizer and social justice activist. He is a member of the Occupy Wall Street movement, founding member of the Detroit Water Brigade and CEO of The Liberati Group, a strategic communications firm.
Justin Wedes was born in Huntington Woods, Michigan a suburb of Detroit. He attended Berkley High School, graduating class valedictorian in 2004. He is an alumnus of the Focus: HOPE Generation of Promise program, a community of young leaders who celebrate diversity and are dedicated to the elimination of discrimination in metropolitan Detroit.
Wedes graduated from the University of Michigan in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Linguistics with High Honors. From 2007 - 2008, Justin was an organizer with the Rural Migrant Outreach Program. Wedes continued his education from 2008 - 2010 at Pace University earning his Master of Education in Adolescent Science Education.
From 2008 - 2010, Justin Wedes was an educator with the New York City Department of Education, teaching truant and low-income youth in subjects ranging from science to media literacy. His work with high-risk youth was recognized with a Teachers Network Leadership Institute MetLife Fellowship.
Wedes helped co-found the US Uncut movement in 2009 and acted as Social Media Director, connecting networks of activists and social change-makers through the Internet and on the streets.
In July 2011 Wedes co-founded the New York City General Assembly (NYCGA), the group that organized Occupy Wall Street. Wedes was an organizer and unofficial spokesperson for the movement, appearing on The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert in October, 2011. In 2012, Wedes received the Activism Award at the Shorty Awards for his use of social media, specifically Twitter, as a powerful tool for creating change. In 2012 Wedes also received the Labor Communicator of the Year Award from the Metro NY Labor Communications Council.
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