Steve Wessler is the Executive Director for the Center for Preventing Hate, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing and responding to bias, harassment and violence by providing education and advocacy in schools, colleges, government agencies, nonprofit organizations and communities.
A graduate of Harvard College and Boston University School of Law, Wessler practiced law for more than 22 years. At the Maine Attorney General's Office, Wessler developed and directed the Civil Rights Unit before creating the Center in 1999. Wessler has received recognition for his work in civil rights from GLAD (Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders), the Maine Education Association, the Maine Children's Alliance, the Maine Civil Liberties Union, the Portland Branch of the NAACP, the Jewish Federation of Southern Maine and the Maine Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance. Wessler is currently a member of the faculty at the University of Southern Maine. He is the author of The Respectful School and a number of articles, reports and other publications focusing on hate crimes and prevention.
Experience Community and Giving
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Victoria Latu and Sasha Fedorovsky from The V&S Show MC an event for PEACE Inc called chill out for charity. An event that endeavours to...
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Times Square Church is organizing help requests from the Hurricane Sandy devastation and coordinating volunteer outreach. Watch their recen...
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Charities, communities and businesses joined together to launch Giving Tuesday--an official day after Thanksgiving to raise awareness around...
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Video clip of charity swim in aid of Foyle Hospice. This event was held at Magilligan Point, Limavady on 1 January 2013.
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Today's daily minute I talk about philanthropy & why it is so important to the human psychology!
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The World War II memorial wasn't built until 2004 and, sadly, most World War II veterans won't live long enough to see it. In an e...
