We invite you to attend a virtual event with us!
Join us for webinars, presentations, film screenings, and training courses held throughout the year! Virtual events are an easy and accessible way for you to learn more about population issues, connect with Population Connection staff, and meet others interested in working together for a more sustainable future for our planet.
Please contact us at engage@popconnect.org if you have any additional thoughts or feedback for future events—we love hearing from you!
Partner Perspectives
Site Visit with Manos Abiertas
Join us for the FINAL virtual Site Visit Series session, spotlighting our Guatemalan partners, Asociación Manos Abiertas (AMA)!
Founded in 2008, AMA delivers holistic, rights-based reproductive health care to vulnerable populations in Guatemala. Over the last 17 years, AMA has grown to employ an all-women team of midwives and nurses, many of whom are of Mayan descent. Often, AMA staff are the first in their families to complete a formal education; some have achieved this while working at Manos.
During the webinar, we will learn more about our Senior Analyst, Hannah Evan’s, site visit to AMA’s headquarters. Hannah will outline demographic trends of Guatemala, share reflections from her visit, and highlight impact statements from program participants. AMA’s Executive Director, Diana Friewald, will then join us to dive deeper into the organization’s programs, community impacts, and future goals. Additionally, Hannah and Diana will answer questions submitted by audience members during the Q&A session.
Date: Wednesday, October 15th
Time: 1pm ET/10am PT
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Educating the Next Generation
Presentation with Population Education
Population Education equips K–12 educators with the tools to teach young learners about the connections between global population trends, people, and the environment.
A highlight of PopEd is our annual World of 8 Billion student video contest. This global competition invites middle and high school students to produce 60-second videos that explore the impacts of population growth on one of three topics each year, and then propose creative, sustainable solutions.
During this virtual event, you’ll see the winning entries from the 2024-2025 contest and hear about the incredible response from students worldwide. In addition, you’ll learn more about PopEd’s professional development workshops, ready-to-use curricula materials, and interactive activities used in classrooms throughout North America and beyond.
Date: Tuesday, October 28th
Time: 2pm ET/11am PT
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Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion
By Gabrielle Blair
This New York Times bestseller reframes the abortion debate by placing responsibility for unwanted pregnancies on men. Blair presents 28 concise, witty, and evidence-based arguments showing how contraception is simpler, more accessible, and less burdensome for men than for women. By contrasting the ease of condoms with the complex, ongoing demands of female contraceptives, the book calls on men to take more accountability.
Date: Thursday, November 20th
Time: 4pm ET/1pm PT
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*We don’t record book club meetings, so tune in live, if you can, to catch the discussion!
In Case You Missed It...
2025 Events
All year long we host virtual events to keep supporters informed and engaged with our mission! Events include guest speakers, an annual photo contest, and presentations from Global Partners. Catch up on our latest virtual events by exploring our 2025 archive.
More Details Here2024 Events
We hosted inspiring presentations with Global Partners, unpacked population projections with demography experts, held engaging discussions at our book club, and learned more about PopConnect programs through staff presentations!
More Details Here2023 Events
Throughout the year, we hosted a variety of virtual events including guest speakers, a photo contest, Global Partners presentations, and book club meetings. Our events have fostered a vibrant community dialogue on population trends, reproductive rights, and sustainable development.
More Details HereEvent Archive
2022 Events
We’ve had a full year of virtual events, hosting experts in the fields of conservation, population issues, sustainable development, and women’s empowerment.
Featured Events:
8 Billion Mini Series
Leading up to the 8 billion milestone, we hosted a number of events where we discussed how our growing population hampers progress toward environmental preservation, climate change efforts, and poverty alleviation. We heard from community organizers in Uganda, youth activists in Nepal, and PopConnect staff based across the country.
8 Billion Mini SeriesDemography Series
This spring we hosted our virtual demography series! Hannah Evans, our Senior Analyst, hosted educational sessions once a month from March to June that explored the various ways in which human population trends and dynamics affect global sustainable development and environmental change.
Demography Series
2021 Events
For the past year, we’ve successfully conducted a series of virtual events, featuring renowned professionals specializing in conservation, sustainable development, demography, and reproductive rights.
Featured Events:
Book Club Meetings
In 2021 we started our “Page Turners” Book Club, excited to have a new way to connect with our members and supporters on the latest publications that discuss population dynamics, sustainable development, and environmental issues. Every two months, we hosted one-hour discussions on books chosen by our audience. Publications include The New Climate War by Michael E. Mann and The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert.
Page Turners Book ClubEarth Day Passport Series
We celebrated this year’s Earth Day all month long, hosting speakers from organizations around the world to discuss family planning services and reproductive rights in their communities. We wrapped up presentations with an on-demand screening of the new documentary, 2040, followed by a discussion of the film on Earth Day!
2021 Earth Day
2020 Events
Over the past year, we’ve assembled a lineup of virtual events showcasing experts in reproductive rights, conservation, and population dynamics.
Featured Events:
2020 Population + Climate Change Course
An introduction to population studies, this month-long course is particularly useful for anyone interested in volunteering with Population Connection in the future. The weekly sessions take a deeper look at how population dynamics relate to global issues such as poverty, sustainable development, access to health care, climate change, and the health of our planet.
Population and Climate Change Course2020 Earth Day Challenge
Leading up to the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we held a virtual Earth Day challenge consisting of daily actions individuals could partake in to reduce their environmental impact. Two of the challenges included tuning in to presentations hosted by our President John Segar and Communications Manager Hannah Evans.
2020 Earth Day