Elijah McKenzie-Jackson

Elijah McKenzie-Jackson
McKenzie-Jackson, in 2022
Born (2003-12-28) 28 December 2003
London, United Kingdom
Occupations
  • Artist
  • Model
OrganizationWaicUp.org
Known forParticipation in the School Strike for Climate
Partner(s)Jerome Foster II (2021–present; engaged 2023)
Websitehttps://www.elijahmckenziejackson.com
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Elijah McKenzie-Jackson (born 28 December 2003) is a visual artist and activist based in London and New York City. McKenzie-Jackson is co-founder at WaicUp and an organizer of Youth Strike for Climate, helping found Fridays for Future UK in February 2019.

McKenzie-Jackson has used art as a form of protest as well as organized climate protests across Europe and South America and has spoken at the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the House of Lords, EU Parliament, outside the G7 Conference and in the Amazonian Rainforest.