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Elijah Mckenzie-Jackson
Occupation(s)Student, environmental and climate activist
Known forSchool Strike for Climate

Elijah Mckenzie-Jackson

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Elijah Mckenzie-Jackson, age 16[1] [2] is a student and British environmental activist[3]commonly known to be a youth leader in the Fridays for future movement.[4]

Early Activism

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Elijah first started his activism in April 2019 when he campaigned illegally outside Heathrow Airport[5]with a group called Extinction Rebellion . This was to stop the planned airport expansion which has now been successfully cancelled.[6]

Activism

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Elijah is commonly known for being a part-time volunteer for Friday for future International since March 2019[7][8] and plays a leading role in School Strike for Climate movement.[9]

He went on an expedition into the Amazon rainforest where he learnt about social and environmental injustice and met with well known activists such as the Pussy Riots and Chief Raoni [10] [11] to discuss the future safeguarding of the Amazon Rainforest. Elijah especially connected with activist Anita Juruna, an 18-year-old Brazilian indigenous leader[10]. Language was not a barrier for Elijah and Anita. During the week they were together, they were seen together communicating through gestures and drawings about the different situations and struggles that they face.[12]

He went on a hunger strike in February 2020 over a proposed coal mine in West Cumbria [13]where he stated he ‘would not eat until the proposed mine’ was ‘scrapped’.[14] He ended his hunger strike on Day 10 when he got invited into parliament to speak to Politician’s about this mine. [15][16] His 10 hunger strike got political attention and triggered actions/protests against the proposed Coal mine in Whitehaven.[17][18]

Elijah Mckenzie-Jackson has also signed an open letter to European Union leaders on why protesters thought that the new climate law was not ambitions enough.[19] Elijah along with 50 young activists from 7 countries took the first ever civil action in the European Parliament.[20]

Controversy

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Elijah Mckenzie-Jackson gained a lot of criticism for his hunger strike online.[21]

Key Media

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Article with The Guardian on Elijah's Trip into the Amazon[22][23]

Interview with The New York Times on being a youth leader[4]

Article on The Metro on Elijah’s Hunger strike[2]

Article with The Independent on the Heathrow Airport protest[5]




References

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  1. ^ "Elijah McKenzie-Jackson, 16, who started his hunger strike outside the Houses of Parliament on Monday... wants to stop coal production at the Woodhouse Colliery in Whitehaven, Cumbria. : worldnews". The Found News. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  2. ^ a b "Schoolboy on climate hunger strike 'won't eat until new coal mine is scrapped'". Metro. 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  3. ^ "elijah mckenzie-jackson 🌎 (@elijahmckenzee) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  4. ^ a b Sengupta, Somini (2019-09-20). "Meet 8 Youth Protest Leaders". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  5. ^ a b "Teenage climate-change protesters threatened with arrest in video of Heathrow action". The Independent. 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. ^ Espiner, Tom (2020-02-27). "Climate campaigners win Heathrow expansion case". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  7. ^ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/elijah-mckenzie-jackson-89a9501a3. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Millions Of Young People Around The World Are Leading Strikes To Call Attention To The Climate Crisis". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  9. ^ Street, Nathan. "School striker for climate: join the Trump demo". Counterfire. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  10. ^ a b Watts, Jonathan (2019-11-15). "Activists hold climate conference deep in the Amazon rainforest". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  11. ^ Watts, Jonathan (2019-11-17). "The Amazon: on the frontline of a global battle to tackle the climate crisis". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  12. ^ Oliveira, Joana (2019-12-02). "Reportaje | En la selva con la 'generación Greta'". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  13. ^ "First UK deep coal mine in decades to go ahead". BBC News. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  14. ^ "Schoolboy on climate hunger strike 'won't eat until new coal mine is scrapped'". Metro. 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  15. ^ "'It's a Huge Step Backwards': Teenagers Hunger Striking to Stop the UK's Newest Coal Mine". DeSmog UK. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  16. ^ Mckenzie-Jackson, Elijah (2020-02-05). "This will be my last day of hunger striking because we have gained political support and action!". @elijahmckenzee. Retrieved 2020-03-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Extinction Rebellion protest against west Cumbrian coal mine". ITV News. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  18. ^ Moyes, Dianne (2020-02-13). "For @elijahmckenzee at Cumbria County Council Offices in Kendal. There was a great turnout.pic.twitter.com/xNRSYabLCs". @diannemoyes. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  19. ^ "Climate strikers: Open letter to EU leaders on why their new climate law is 'surrender'". Carbon Brief. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  20. ^ "50 jonge activisten uit 7 landen hebben eerste burgeractie ooit ondernomen in Europees Parlement". DeWereldMorgen.be. 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  21. ^ "r/worldnews - UK schoolboy on climate hunger strike 'won't eat until new coal mine is scrapped': Elijah McKenzie-Jackson, 16, who started his hunger strike outside the Houses of Parliament on Monday... wants to stop coal production at the Woodhouse Colliery in Whitehaven, Cumbria". reddit. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  22. ^ Watts, Jonathan (2019-11-17). "The Amazon: on the frontline of a global battle to tackle the climate crisis". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  23. ^ Watts, Jonathan (2019-11-15). "Activists hold climate conference deep in the Amazon rainforest". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
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