Seeds of Peace<\/a>, an\u00a0organization that he has been with since its founding in 1993, and Director of its\u00a0Maine Seeds Program. Until 2006, he was the Director of both the Seeds of\u00a0Peace International Camp in Maine and the Seeds of Peace Center for\u00a0Coexistence in Jerusalem.<\/p>\nSeeds of Peace provides exceptional young people and educators from regions of conflict with an otherwise impossible opportunity to meet their historic enemies face-to-face at an international camp in Otisfield, Maine. \u00a0The\u00a0organization\u2019s mission is to build new generations of leaders with the skills to be\u00a0peacemakers.<\/p>\n
Wilson has been appointed by three Maine Governors to posts including Chair of\u00a0the Maine Human Rights Commission, State Ombudsman, and Associate\u00a0Commissioner of Programming for the Department of Mental Health, Mental\u00a0Retardation & Corrections. He also served as Director of the State Offices of\u00a0Community Services, Civil Emergency Preparedness, and Energy. \u00a0Wilson also coached football at The University of Maine.<\/p>\n
In this second segment, Wilson talks about how he came to Maine and got involved in a life of public service, living in Maine as an African American in the 60s and the philosophy of Seeds of Peace.<\/p>\n
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