Illai Kenney is an internationally recognized environmental and social justice youth activist. Her first public speech was at the Million Youth Movement Rally when she was nine and she founded the Georgia Kids Against Pollution when she was 12. She is a Brower award winner and has contributed to numerous environmental campaigns. She is widely recognized for challenging Coca-Cola over water practices in India and for speaking up about poverty at the UN Summit on Sustainability. An outspoken critic of the lack of government response to Katrina, Illai also works with Black Youth Vote to promote youth civic engagement. A senior at Jonesboro High School in Clayton County, Georgia, Illai has experienced the negative impact of attending a school on the No Child Left Behind list. Determined to advance environmental justice, Illai has traveled to many states in the US and visited Europe, Africa and South America. Known for promoting corporate accountability and speaking truth to power, Illai Kenney is an emerging New Leader.
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