Justine Medina

Justine Medina, right

Justine Medina lives in New York, New York. Former Organizer at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Education

• Studied Psychology at Marymount Manhattan College.

Cuba delegation

Justine Medina, Calla Walsh

November 2022, Cuba has been the venue for an important gathering entitled, Youth Friendship Meeting “Building Our Future Today.” Young people from Cuba and the United States shared, in English and Spanish, thoughts about social justice, free public access to education and health, science and innovation in the service of life, the right to culture, sports, employment, labor unions, and the search for economic equity.

YCL co-chair

In 2022 Justine Medina and K. Gandakin were co-chairs of the New York Young Communist League.

Organizing Amazon

Communist Party USA - CNY Club April 1 2022.

Comrades in Staten Island have successfully organized the FIRST Amazon Warehouse in US HISTORY. Labor striking down Capital is NOT easy, but that does not mean it is impossible. Solidarity with the working class lead organizing drive with #ALU, solidarity with our Comrades, and, most importantly, ALL POWER TO THE WORKERS. 🚩🛠✊

Justine Medina, Karen Ponce, Ras Lion Tristan, Michelle Arady Valentin Santiago, Jason Anthony, Brett Daniels, Derrick Anthony.

Jarvis Tyner's 80th

We're celebrating Jarvis Tyner's 80th birthday this Saturday, and you're invited!

Join us on December 4th (2021) from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at Henry Winston Unity Hall at 235 W. 23rd Street for dance, song and great company as we bring in the festive season.

Can't be in New York? Join the festivities online at 2 PM Eastern; register here for the livestream.

The program will include greetings from Angela Davis, Gerald Horne, SACP leader Blade Nzimande and others!

We're asking for a $20 donation. A Covid vaccination card will be required to attend.

See you at the party!

Rossana Cambron, Joe Sims, Kazu Bernstein, Carol Widom, Gabe Falsetta, Esther Moroze, Justine Medina, Prasanna Shah, Chris Butters, Ani Toncheva.

DSA NPC candidate

Justine Medina June 3 2021 · 🌹 ANNOUNCEMENT: DSA Comrades, I humbly seek your vote! 🌹

"Why are you running for NPC?

I believe that the collective focus of DSA should be on moving our organizing structure towards a mass party organization for the working class (in the 'party surrogate' model), rebuilding the labor movement, base building through mutual aid, a focus on the black liberation struggle & prison abolition, prioritizing ecosocialism, and a strong program around anti-fascist internationalism and anti-imperialism (one which explicitly opposes the military aggression and New Cold War on China -- which I think is one of our highest duties as socialists in the imperial core).

The Day After

New York Young Communist League November 4 2020.

"The Day After w Senator Gravel & Arun Chaudhary" panelists included Senator Mike Gravel, Arun Chaudhary (former Obama White House) , Piper Winkler, and Ian Miller, Ben Bath, Justine Medina and Prasanna Shah of the Young Communist League USA, .

Participants included Ani Toncheva, Jason Korzelius and Charlotte Forrester.

CP Announcement

Justine Medina November 3 2020:

I have an announcement to make. Some of you know this, but many do not, as it's something I've been keeping mostly quiet about during campaign season. I'm a little nervous to share, but I'm also pretty excited to tell all of you.

I'm working with the Communist Party, and officially joined in May. Since that time, in addition to my DSA organizing, I've been working with some very talented and dedicated comrades to rebuild the Young Communist League (YCL). In September, I was elected Co-Chair of the New York Young Communist League, and have been working hard (and going just a little crazy) to set up structures to get us ready to grow, in the radical moment that is upon us.

YCL

“Whose vote counts? All votes count! Whose vote counts? Our vote counts!” the crowd shouted as they marched from Bryant Park to Washington Square Park in New York City—this a day after the largest voter turnout in the history of U.S. presidential elections.

A coalition of labor unions and progressive political organizations gathered at 5th Avenue November 4 2020 afternoon where militant speeches were given to a frustrated crowd. One CWA organizer said, “This may be a ‘blue state’ but voter suppression still happens here. Count every vote!” An organizer from SEIU followed up by stating, “Trump wants to stop counting the votes because it’s not convenient for him to have all of these votes counted. We must remain patient and demand that all votes be counted no matter how many lawsuits Trump throws at us and no matter how long it takes.”

The Communist Party USA’s New York District sent a contingent to the march with banners which read “Defend Democracy” and “People and Nature Before Profits.” Cameron Orr, a representative of the Young Communist League in NY stated, “It’s just too close to call in places like Nevada and Georgia. So we need to be out here every day marching, even if there are recounts in some of these states.” Justine Medina, the co-chairwoman of the NY YCL said, “I’m feeling good about this. Trump may actually lose, but he’s not going down without a fight. Biden may win, but it’s going to be challenged, so we must be ready to fight this battle until January if need be.”

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 Justine Medina, New York City Democratic Socialists of America.

Endorsing Cynthia Nixon and Jumaane Williams

The Case for Endorsing Cynthia Nixon and Jumaane Williams (And How To Do It Strategically) was a letter Drafted by: Danya Lagos (CBK/Labor), and circulated among New York Democratic Socialists of America members in July 2018.[1]

CoSigners, as of July 23 2018 were: Justine Medina.

Democratic Socialists of America Pride!

Democratic Socialists of America Pride! NYC LGBTQ & Friends was the official unofficial planning group for a DSA contingent at NYC Pride on June 25th, 2017.

Closed Facebook Group, as of May 31 3017;

Admins

• Natalie James
• Ravi Ahmad
• Justine Medina
• Dana Steer

Democratic Socialists of America Unity

Justine Medina New York supported the Democratic Socialists of America Unity grouping, established for the 2017 Democratic Socialists of America National Convention in Chicago.

Queens DSA

Justine Medina was, in 2017 chair of Queens Democratic Socialists of America.

Queens DSA Unofficial Facebook Group

Members of Queens Democratic Socialists of America unofficial closed Facebook group, August 2017 included Justine Medina .

Socialist Punk Caucus

Members of Democratic Socialists of America's Socialist Punk Caucus closed Facebook group, accessed November 24, 2017, included Justine Medina.

Democratic Socialists Swag Swap

Members of Democratic Socialists of America's Democratic Socialists Swag Swap closed Facebook group, accessed January 12, 2018 include Justine Medina .

Democratic Socialists of America Electoral Committee

In March 2018 Justine Medina was involved with the Democratic Socialists of America Electoral Committee.

Tampa DSA Facebook group

Tampa Democratic Socialists of America closed Facebook group member in May 4 2018 included Justine Medina.

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 also included non Boston comrades such as Justine Medina.

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