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!
UN CPD Virtual Side Event
What’s the story with family planning? How women’s empowerment, reproductive freedom, and storytelling build healthier, more sustainable communities
We’re marking the 58th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development with a virtual side event! Joining us for a 90-minute panel discussion are conservation experts, compelling storytellers, and population stabilization advocates.
Reproductive health and rights and bodily autonomy are key to advancing SDG 3, Good Health and Well-being. During the panel, speakers will showcase how their organizations’ work helps remove barriers to family planning and empowers women and girls, leading to healthier, more prosperous communities. Improving access to reproductive healthcare also brings the added benefit of slowing population growth, allowing for more sustainable natural resource management, conservation of vital ecosystems, and greater climate change resilience.
Date: Thursday, April 10th
Time: 12 pm ET/9 am PT
Earth Day Presentation with John Seager
Deadly Silence: Ignoring Overpopulation Risks the Future of Our Living Planet
As our global population continues to grow, so do the pressures on our environment, natural resources, and climate. Yet, discussions about overpopulation still remain largely absent from mainstream sustainability conversations.
Join us for a discussion featuring Population Connection President and CEO John Seager, who will present the urgent need for comprehensive strategies to stabilize global population. During his presentation, John will highlight rights-based solutions such as improving access to family planning, providing quality education for all, and promoting sustainable economies to shape a more balanced future for people and the planet.
Date: Tuesday, April 22nd
Time: 2 pm ET/11 am PT
Page Turners Book Club
What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Through a collection of insightful essays and conversations, Johnson’s 2024 New York Times bestseller features diverse experts—including farmers, financiers, architects, and advocates—to envision a flourishing world where climate action triumphs. The book uses data, poetry, and art to offer a multifaceted perspective on addressing the climate crisis at the intersections of science, policy, culture, and justice. Johnson invites readers to move beyond apocalyptic narratives and instead imagine and strive for a transformed and replenished world. She asks, “What if we get climate action right?”
Date: Thursday, May 8th
Time: 4 pm ET/1 pm PT
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 HereGlobal Partners Series
Since 2016, we’ve made grants to organizations working on the ground in their communities to remove barriers to girls’ education, increase access to public health and family planning services, and conserve wildlife. We were able to expand this program in 2022 and are excited to showcase our amazing partners!
Event 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