Write a Letter to the Editor
Letters to the editor are most likely to be accepted when they are written in response to a recently published article or editorial and either point out an alternate perspective or highlight/strengthen the original piece.
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Contact Members of Congress
Make your voice heard! When you join with other constituents in contacting your members of Congress, you become part of a powerful movement advocating for increased funding for international family planning. Signing petitions and making phone calls directly to your elected officials are two ways you can join our nationwide grassroots network of activists.
Contact CongressUse Social Media to Reach Your Friends, Family, and Community
Social media allows you to publicly pressure, persuade, and thank your target while informing your followers at the same time.
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Featuring Julian and Kathy Donahue, ZPG Society members who established a Charitable Gift Annuity and included Population Connection in their will. Learn ways to ensure YOUR legacy well into the future, by including a gift to Population Connection in your estate plans. Also presenting are Julie Schuldner, Planned Giving Advisor, and Shauna Scherer and Victoria Wright of Population Connection.
On Earth Day and every day, it’s important that we make the connections between population dynamics and environmental sustainability. This year, help amplify our efforts by participating in our #MyPopulationNumber photo challenge! Photos will be featured on our website to grow our network of advocates passionate about addressing population challenges. If your photo meets any of the special categories, you’ll also be entered to win a special Population Connection prize!
Population pressures exacerbate environmental challenges, from resource depletion to biodiversity loss and climate crises. Using a human-rights-based approach—namely, removing barriers to family planning and girls’ education—we can empower people to have smaller families and contribute toward slower population growth. It’s one of the most powerful available actions to limit future greenhouse gas emissions, along with reducing per capita consumption in wealthy nations. Yet an estimated 218 million women in developing regions who want to avoid pregnancy have an unmet need for modern contraception.
This Earth Day, we’re hosting Dr. Céline Delacroix, Director of the FP/Earth project with the Population Institute.
Dr. Delacroix will present the findings from a 2023 journal article she wrote with Dr. Nkechi S. Owoo, a Ghanaian Health and Demographic Economist, that explores the perspectives of sub-Saharan African policymakers, researchers, and activists on the linkages between reproductive rights, population dynamics, and environmental sustainability.
In her exploration of womanhood and motherhood, historian Peggy O’Donnell Heffington delves into the stories of women who have navigated the choice to have—or not have—children. Drawing on extensive research as well as personal experience, Heffington highlights the shared struggles of women across generations and how they deal with societal pressures, economic constraints, environmental concerns, and infertility—and emphasizes the importance of understanding this history to reframe current conversations around motherhood and the bonds between women.
Catherine Knoop’s personal and professional life is a tale of unwavering commitment to education and environmental stewardship, marked by an innovative approach to teaching and a global perspective on environmental issues.
Cathy dedicated most of her decades-long career to teaching elementary science in the Troy City School and Logan Elm School District of Ohio. Her pioneering use of “land labs,” or lessons outside a walled classroom or school building, was not common 40 years ago and set her apart for her ingenuity. Her success was evident in her students’ high scores on state tests, achieved without relying on conventional drill and practice methods. Her goal was to prepare her students to be globally aware citizens, conscious of humans’ environmental impacts on the planet.
Cathy’s involvement with Population Connection began with her fascination with our Population Education activities, which she eagerly incorporated into her classroom. She has also served as a teacher-training volunteer for the Population Education program, offering countless workshops to her fellow educators to help expand our reach over the years.
She resonates deeply with our mission, recognizing that overpopulation negatively affects people’s quality of life and the planet’s chances at environmental sustainability. Cathy sees education as the key to raising awareness and affecting change. She attributes her understanding of the population-environment nexus to authors like Paul Ehrlich and Rachel Carson, who inspired her to develop a “sense of wonder” in children and adults.
Learn More about Cathy & Other Wonderful Members Here!