Talking Earth Day Politics with Spencer Black

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 - 12 P.M - 1:00 P.M.

Online via Zoom or by Phone

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The theme of Earth Day this year is "Our Power, Our Planet".  The primary focus of this virtual conversation with Spencer Black is to discuss how we can individually and collectively make a difference when it comes to our environment/sustainability/climate change - in light of our federal government  deregulating and rolling back climate change initiatives, etc. How do we get our power back?  Can we get back on track?    

Spencer Black represented the 77th Assembly District for 26 years in the State Legislature. He served as the Assembly Chair of the Natural Resources Committee and was the Assembly Minority Leader. During his tenure, Black was considered to be the Legislature’s leading environmental advocate. Representative Black authored of numerous environmental laws including the Stewardship Fund, the largest conservation effort in Wisconsin’s history, the Mining Moratorium Bill, the Lower Wisconsin Riverway, the statewide recycling program, and the endangered species match grant. Black also served as the Vice President of the national Sierra Club, the nation’s largest environmental organization. In addition, he was an adjunct professor in UW-Madison’s Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture.  He is also a columnist for The Capital Times newspaper.

FREE TO PLATO MEMBERS  BUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE LINK TO ATTEND.  PLEASE REGISTER BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. QUESTIONS CAN BE WRITTEN IN DURING THE EVENT.

As the lecture is online, you can use your computer or smartphone to access the lecture and see the speaker during the presentation. You will not be visible during the lecture, but you will be able to chat with the speaker by typing in your comments.

If you do not have a computer or smartphone you can also use your regular phone to dial a phone number and listen to the talk.

Questions? - contact lecture organizer,  Joy Cardin  cardinjoy@gmail.com