Anke Wessels
Anke Wessels is the Executive Director of the Center for Transformative Action, an affiliate of Cornell University.
| Headline: | Educator |
| Groups: | Changemaker Campus , Cornell Changemakers |
| Interested in: | Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Center for Transformative Action |
| Position: | Executive Director |
| Description: | Anke Wessels is the Executive Director of the Center for Transformative Action, an affiliate of Cornell University.
Operating in the cradle of Cornell University with all the creative energy it draws and develops, CTA cultivates change makers who have new ideas for resolving the most pressing social problems and mobilizing others to action. CTA is a catalyst for innovative transformative social change. Our Project Partners are system-changing social entrepreneurs to whom we provide ready non-profit status, business services, and a network of like-minded innovators for sharing and learning best practices. With 37 years of experience, we are the only entity at Cornell University and in the larger area designed to incubate innovative nonprofit social enterprises. Current Project Partners Durland Alternatives Library Centro de Idiomas Committee for US-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) EcoVillage at Ithaca’s Education Efforts Engineers for a Sustainable World The Ithaca City of Asylum Project Positive News Simple Living America Take Back Your Time The Tompkins County Workers’ Center The Vitamin L Project Our Strategic Initiatives are designed to open spaces in which perspective suddenly shifts. It is in these transformative moments that social entrepreneurs and change makers find their calling. Our current Strategic Initiatives are: Student Social Entrepreneurship at Cornell Performing Arts for Social Change The White Allies Discussion Group for Dismantling Racism Education in Compassionate Communication Transformative Action is an approach to social change that considers not how we can defeat them, but how WE can act together on the unseen threads that connect us all. Inspired by the non-violent organizing that erupted in the last century, the pillars of transformative action are (1) breaking the silence that surrounds injustice, (2) building an inclusive movement where adversaries become allies, and (3) articulating an inspiring, proactive vision. |
