This week’s Weekly Radio Addresses from Wisconsin’s Capitol focus on Earth Day and antisemitism. These addresses are available for Wisconsin broadcasters to use as they see fit. Here are the summaries from WisPolitics:
— In this week’s Dem , Gov. Tony Evers celebrates Earth Day, highlighting Wisconsin’s Trillion Trees Pledge goal to plant 100 million trees by the end of 2030.
Evers highlighted his announcement that the state has increased its Trillion Trees Pledge planting goal from 75 million trees to 100 million trees by the end of 2030. He says the state is more than 40% of the way towards reaching its goal just three years into the pledge with six years left to go.
“From Indigenous communities to farmers to our hunters and anglers, protecting our planet and conserving our valuable natural resources is a part of who we are as Wisconsinites,” he says.
He says with the new goal, the state will be able to store and exchange a total of 4.8 billion pounds of carbon dioxide a year through trees planted alone.
“Folks, when you combine Wisconsinites’ “can-do” spirit, work ethic, and our shared values of conservation and preservation of our vast, valuable natural resources, there’s nothing we can’t accomplish,” he says. “So, let’s get planting!”
— In this week’s GOP , Sen. John Jagler talks about combating anti-Semitism, highlighting recent bills passed by the Wisconsin Legislature to increase Holocaust awareness in Wisconsin schools.
The Watertown Republican says funding allocated to the Mathand and Esther Pelz Education Resource Center will also help combat anti-Semitism by bringing Holocaust survivors into schools to educate students.
“While many of us take for granted our knowledge of this horrific history, too many students are going without the basic background of why anti-Semitism is so dangerous,” he says.
He says the bill passed last session will require instruction on the history of the Holocaust into social studies curriculum in grades 5-12.
“Normally, I’m not a fan of mandates on our schools… but current headlines show why these bills are more important than ever,” he says.
Find the archive of weekly addresses, organized by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, by going to: http://www.wi-broadcasters.org/for-the-public/weekly-addresses-archive/
