AJSM "The Tabernacle of Fire 🔥 NU Podcast Special Guest:" L. Anton Seals Jr, Thursday, September 16th 7PM

"AJS Ministry Weekly Tuesdays Bible Class @ 2 PM, & AJSM Podcast Wednesdays @ 2 PM & Thursday @ 7 PM

Elder Anton & Elder Jennifer Seals, invite you to view Special Guest: “L. Anton Seals, Jr., Thurs. Sept. 16, 2021, at 7 PM on the AJS Ministry “The Tabernacle of Fire NU Podcast.”

Date & Time: Thursday, September 16th @ 7 PM

Topic: “Black Chicago”

About Our Special Guest:

L. Anton Seals Jr. is a South Shore Chicago, IL native. Seals is a multidimensional servant leader, organizer, entrepreneur, educator, community connector, and Impact producer.

L. Anton Seals, Jr blend his varied interest as a consulted with philanthropic, political leadership, corporate, and community-based organizations to focus on authentic “equity in action” via community engagement, advocacy/policy, and social enterprise development. Seals also work in the arts and cultural space, producing campaigns for nationally broadcasted documentaries.

Anton Seals, Jr is currently the Lead Steward (Executive Director) of Grow Greater Englewood (GGE) Transforming vacant city lots into farm businesses, via a network of Black and brown urban farmers. A social enterprise focusing on building an equitable and resilient local food system that fosters protections of vacant land in divested communities and focuses on connecting those residents with community wealth-building opportunities.

In 2019 Seals founded OURS, a vertical Cannabis, and Hemp Company, Seals is an Asset Based community development (ABCD) institute trainer, also located at DePaul University Steans Center. Anton Jr. is a 2018 Next City Vanguard Fellow and 2010German Marshall Fellow Seals serves as a Trustee for the Woods Fund of Chicago, also serves on the board of Chicago Food Policy Action Council, Friends of the park, and is Chair of The South Shore Works Planning Preservation Coalition.

Anton Seals, Jr. has advised and counsels other organizers and activists, political and civic leaders, corporate and philanthropic organizations on pushing for a more racially just society.

Elders Anton & Jennifer Seals, AJS Ministry