Justin Wedes (born March 20, 1986) is an entrepreneur, community organizer and social justice activist.
[3] Wedes graduated from the University of Michigan in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Linguistics with High Honors.
In July 2011 Wedes co-founded the New York City General Assembly (NYCGA), the group that organized Occupy Wall Street.
In February 2016, Wedes testified to the United Nations in New York City urging them to investigate the Flint water crisis.
In August 2014, Justin Wedes changed the password of the collectively managed @OccupyWallStNYC "Tweetboat" social media account.
[11] In September 2014, a group of Occupy Wall Street organizers filed suit against Wedes in NY State Supreme Court in Manhattan, accusing him of censoring them from the use of an OWS Twitter account they claimed ownership of.