Brother Fredo
Lead Virtual Pastor
Fredando Jeremine Jackson is a nationally established and respected spiritual, cultural and community leader. He functions as an Educator, Cultural Worker, and Liberator in the body of Christ.
He is a leader in the Action Virtual Church (AVC). Our virtual church was created out of the need for a spiritual experience and connection that ministers directly to leaders, entrepreneurs, influencers, organizers, and the affluent as they navigate through their everyday experiences.
He's a native of Americus/Plains, GA, which is located in southwestern Georgia (Sumter County). It is the birthplace of former President Jimmy Carter, founding location of Habitat for Humanity International Headquarters and the Fuller Center for Housing, and home of Koinonia Farm - an international interracial Christian community. As a child he recalls seeing former President Jimmy Carter and his family sitting next to his grandfather on a Sunday morning at Lebanon Baptist Church. This interaction across social and racial lines helped to form his belief in the equality of humanity.
He started working at a very young age because his grandparents were entrepreneurs. They used their businesses to improve the community and help others. His grandfather owned a convenient store, Jackson's Snack. His grandmother ran a bakery and published her own cookbook, Ruth Jackson's Soulfood Cookbook. Coming up in this environment exposed him to the concept of being a social entrepreneur.
Going into his senior year of high school, he attended Georgia's Boys State which gave him his first exposure to state and local government. This exposure gave him the opportunity to learn the political process by organizing a mythical 51st state. Each level of government was ran by other male high school seniors who are elected to serve in the mythical state by their peers.
He attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX and graduated with a BA in Sociology. While attending college, he was very involved in student organizations such as Association of Black Students, Program Council, Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He also started a social club for African-American males to help adjust to college life called B-Me (Black Men Emerging). In each of the organization, he spearheaded their outreach, community, and communication projects.
While in college, he began working for BMG Music which later became Sony BMG Music. This experience allowed him to interact with the "who's who" in the world of music. He held various position in the industry such as Black Music Intern, Field Marketing Representative, Popular Music Product Coordinator, and National Account Marketing Representative. Through his college life and working in the entertainment industry, he saw the potential to recruit young people into the movement for a better world through culture.
In 2005, he was blessed with the opportunity to meet and work with the late Doctor Reverend James Orange, civil rights veteran and one of Dr. King's field staffers. Rev. Orange gave him his first opportunity to get involved with community organizing by coordinating their annual MLK Holdiay Celebration Youth Summit. This opportunity exposed him to the importance of community involvement and lead to the creation of the Atlanta Hip Hop Social Forum, a monthly community conversation on the change we want to see in the local Atlanta Hip Hop community.
In 2007, he became involved with First United States Social Forum (USSF) in the position of Internal Information and Transportation Manager. This position provided on-site learning in bottom-up grassroots movement building. It gave him behind the scenes experience of the work and resources that were needed to bring together over 10,000 people representing over 1,000 progressive minded organizations, for one purpose in one city. There were over 3,000 workshops that took place over 5 days. The USSF showed the potential to organize mass amounts of people under one umbrella.
In 2008, he was selected as a New Voices Gulf Coast Transformation Fellow to work with Project South as their Communication and Outreach Coordinator. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said in his book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos to Community, "that we have all of the resources now to change the world."
When Fredando Jackson was awarded his New Voices Fellowship to be hosted at Project South in Atlanta, GA, it was an opportunity to organize displaced youth around social justice after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. He organized several events and projects to empower youth. He serves as workshop facilitator on the Septima Clark Community Power Institute, a 4-week youth leadership development program for high school students, and was on the program committee for Sex, Wine & Chocolate. For this project, he created a mixed CD that included planning committee thoughts on Reproductive Justice and entertainment for the event. Further, he was the Communication and Outreach Coordinator on the Poor People’s Day at the State Capital, participated in the Get-Out-the-Vote campaign in Americus, GA, and was a supervisor on the Youth Speak Truth radio show. Further, Fredando developed the Groovement Assembly that came of out of the Get-Out-the-Vote campaign, and which casts entertainers into the roles of social change agents. He was featured in a documentary called Sidewalk Stories by People TV, a local community access channel in Atlanta. This documentary talked about the Community Justice Resource Center at 9 Gammon Avenue, a vibrant resource center filled with a number of organizations passionate about affecting meaningful social change throughout metro Atlanta, the state of Georgia and beyond. Fredando also helped to raise funds for the Hoops 4 Peace Basketball tournaments that took place during Septima Clark Community Power Institute. The funds were raised to cover the cost of moonwalk, concession stands, and prizes for the participants. He also assisted with development and implementation of the Web 2.0 Institute which helped build up the capacities grassroots organizations and community groups to achieve their missions using emerging technologies, web-based applications, and mobile solutions as tools for transformation and liberation. He also supported Southern Media Justice Coalition and their Youth Media Justice Project (YMJP). Youth Media Justice Project (YMJP) engages college and high school students, faculty, and everyday people in learning about critical media issues that threaten our very democracy.
Stay Connected with Brother Fredo.
Twitter:: @iambrotherfredo
E.Factor:: /brotherfredo
Facebook:: /brotherfredo
Email: brotherfredo@actionchurch.org
Skype:: brother_fredo
Website:: www.iambrotherfredo.org
He is a leader in the Action Virtual Church (AVC). Our virtual church was created out of the need for a spiritual experience and connection that ministers directly to leaders, entrepreneurs, influencers, organizers, and the affluent as they navigate through their everyday experiences.
He's a native of Americus/Plains, GA, which is located in southwestern Georgia (Sumter County). It is the birthplace of former President Jimmy Carter, founding location of Habitat for Humanity International Headquarters and the Fuller Center for Housing, and home of Koinonia Farm - an international interracial Christian community. As a child he recalls seeing former President Jimmy Carter and his family sitting next to his grandfather on a Sunday morning at Lebanon Baptist Church. This interaction across social and racial lines helped to form his belief in the equality of humanity.
He started working at a very young age because his grandparents were entrepreneurs. They used their businesses to improve the community and help others. His grandfather owned a convenient store, Jackson's Snack. His grandmother ran a bakery and published her own cookbook, Ruth Jackson's Soulfood Cookbook. Coming up in this environment exposed him to the concept of being a social entrepreneur.
Going into his senior year of high school, he attended Georgia's Boys State which gave him his first exposure to state and local government. This exposure gave him the opportunity to learn the political process by organizing a mythical 51st state. Each level of government was ran by other male high school seniors who are elected to serve in the mythical state by their peers.
He attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX and graduated with a BA in Sociology. While attending college, he was very involved in student organizations such as Association of Black Students, Program Council, Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He also started a social club for African-American males to help adjust to college life called B-Me (Black Men Emerging). In each of the organization, he spearheaded their outreach, community, and communication projects.
While in college, he began working for BMG Music which later became Sony BMG Music. This experience allowed him to interact with the "who's who" in the world of music. He held various position in the industry such as Black Music Intern, Field Marketing Representative, Popular Music Product Coordinator, and National Account Marketing Representative. Through his college life and working in the entertainment industry, he saw the potential to recruit young people into the movement for a better world through culture.
In 2005, he was blessed with the opportunity to meet and work with the late Doctor Reverend James Orange, civil rights veteran and one of Dr. King's field staffers. Rev. Orange gave him his first opportunity to get involved with community organizing by coordinating their annual MLK Holdiay Celebration Youth Summit. This opportunity exposed him to the importance of community involvement and lead to the creation of the Atlanta Hip Hop Social Forum, a monthly community conversation on the change we want to see in the local Atlanta Hip Hop community.
In 2007, he became involved with First United States Social Forum (USSF) in the position of Internal Information and Transportation Manager. This position provided on-site learning in bottom-up grassroots movement building. It gave him behind the scenes experience of the work and resources that were needed to bring together over 10,000 people representing over 1,000 progressive minded organizations, for one purpose in one city. There were over 3,000 workshops that took place over 5 days. The USSF showed the potential to organize mass amounts of people under one umbrella.
In 2008, he was selected as a New Voices Gulf Coast Transformation Fellow to work with Project South as their Communication and Outreach Coordinator. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said in his book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos to Community, "that we have all of the resources now to change the world."
When Fredando Jackson was awarded his New Voices Fellowship to be hosted at Project South in Atlanta, GA, it was an opportunity to organize displaced youth around social justice after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. He organized several events and projects to empower youth. He serves as workshop facilitator on the Septima Clark Community Power Institute, a 4-week youth leadership development program for high school students, and was on the program committee for Sex, Wine & Chocolate. For this project, he created a mixed CD that included planning committee thoughts on Reproductive Justice and entertainment for the event. Further, he was the Communication and Outreach Coordinator on the Poor People’s Day at the State Capital, participated in the Get-Out-the-Vote campaign in Americus, GA, and was a supervisor on the Youth Speak Truth radio show. Further, Fredando developed the Groovement Assembly that came of out of the Get-Out-the-Vote campaign, and which casts entertainers into the roles of social change agents. He was featured in a documentary called Sidewalk Stories by People TV, a local community access channel in Atlanta. This documentary talked about the Community Justice Resource Center at 9 Gammon Avenue, a vibrant resource center filled with a number of organizations passionate about affecting meaningful social change throughout metro Atlanta, the state of Georgia and beyond. Fredando also helped to raise funds for the Hoops 4 Peace Basketball tournaments that took place during Septima Clark Community Power Institute. The funds were raised to cover the cost of moonwalk, concession stands, and prizes for the participants. He also assisted with development and implementation of the Web 2.0 Institute which helped build up the capacities grassroots organizations and community groups to achieve their missions using emerging technologies, web-based applications, and mobile solutions as tools for transformation and liberation. He also supported Southern Media Justice Coalition and their Youth Media Justice Project (YMJP). Youth Media Justice Project (YMJP) engages college and high school students, faculty, and everyday people in learning about critical media issues that threaten our very democracy.
Stay Connected with Brother Fredo.
Twitter:: @iambrotherfredo
E.Factor:: /brotherfredo
Facebook:: /brotherfredo
Email: brotherfredo@actionchurch.org
Skype:: brother_fredo
Website:: www.iambrotherfredo.org
