00:11:44 Herb: Herb from Seattle 00:11:55 Bundy: I’m listening from Penobscot Maine. 00:11:58 Heaven Edwards: Heaven calling in from the superbloom in central CA! 00:12:06 Richard: Richard from Phoenix 00:12:15 Anthony A: Hello from Upstate New York near Albany 00:12:15 Maria P she/her: Maria Pinto, coming in from Sacramento Ca. I am so excited to be here with you all today. 00:12:20 Dianne Z: Dianne from St. Paul MN 00:12:20 Peter S: Peter Said from Rancho Cucamonga, CA 00:12:28 Jody W: Hi from Jody in central Florida 00:12:43 Emile: Ed @ California 00:12:54 Missie T (she/her): Hi all, Missie listening from Vermont. 00:13:28 John T: Hi John from Rockville in Maryland 00:14:26 Mark C: Mark C, teaching sociology at Riverside (CA) City College 00:18:24 Anthony A: That is a stretch of the imagination - humans? 00:26:57 Helen L: I don’t think it’s so forbidden any more. For starters, women’s and reproductive rights are very acceptable topics, which opens the door to family planning and population slowing. 00:27:34 Maria P she/her: Education and Access is key moving forward 00:28:47 Helen L: Also, as everyone knows, consumption patterns has to be factored in (with the West, lower population countries, producing and consuming WAY above our numbers. 00:30:02 TG: There is a difference between women's rights and telling folks that they have to limit their reproduction. Although the two are certainly are connected. When women have access to care for both themselves and their children, they have less children--even if that means only 4 instead of 9. 00:31:47 Natalie Widel: Please don't forget to drop any questions for John into the Q&A! 00:37:07 Chuck K: Men need to get over their fears of vasectomies! 00:38:03 Heaven Edwards: Amen, Chuck! And nice to "see" you on the call! 00:39:11 TG: Does "fears" include ego? That is certainly what I encounter. 00:39:16 Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka: It’s a great presentation. Yes Providing voluntary access to contraception can save lemurs 00:44:27 Mark C: Can this perspective inform the practice of genital mutilation, one of the reasons for which I understand is the protection of paternity. 00:46:28 Heaven Edwards: Great question, Mark! We actually partner with a school in Kenya that is working on cultural change to end the practice of female genitalia mutilation (FGM). By empowering girls to go to school, they avoid FGM and child marriage. I'll share a link to a blog post about that Global Partner 00:46:49 Heaven Edwards: https://populationconnection.org/blog/qa-with-nashipai/ 00:46:58 Chuck K: Some males think that getting a vasectomy makes them 'less of a man' (which is untrue), but this fear definitely plays into ego problems. 00:47:03 TG: I would think so, given my knowledge of the subject. It is certainly a male control issue, furthered with cultural/religious coercion. Thanks for the link. 00:47:48 Sally S: What is the name of the book that the person asking the question just mentioned? 00:47:51 Heaven Edwards: Chuck, I still have the bumper sticker you gave me years ago that says "Vasectomies prevent abortion" 00:47:59 Heaven Edwards: I'll get the link to the book, The Good Crisis 00:48:29 Heaven Edwards: http://populationconnection.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/The-Good-Crisis.pdf 00:49:12 Natalie Widel: Sally--the book is Doughnut Economics By Kate Raworth 00:49:25 Sally S: Thanks 00:49:58 Heaven Edwards: Thanks, Natalie! I shared the link to the book John referenced that Population Connection released in 2016. 00:50:28 Mark C: The likelihood that fewer children have better chance of receiving adequate nutrition and care during key physical and mental developmental periods is important aspect that I'm not sure was covered. 00:51:04 Maria P she/her: two great books are Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin and The Circle of Simplicity by Cecile Andrews. 00:51:54 TG: Thanks for the interesting leads. My thesis research laid heavily into the economic factors of population growth. There is too much out there to read it all. 00:52:29 Dane K: We need to look at GDP per person not total GDP now and the near future (when climate change takes an even bigger bite out of our economy) 00:52:48 jnath: The Best Legacy: "Love all your children and create no more or one or two if none." 00:53:57 Helen L: The biggest argument for big families, if they are reasonably harmonious, is that they are really fun, the ideal community. I know we can’t afford this now but it bears acknowledging that we are losing something precious when we have 0-2 children. 00:54:30 Anthony A: Here is a link to the William Rees article from the Vienna Yearbook of Population Research. Paul Simon - didn’t he wear bow ties? https://www.austriaca.at/0xc1aa5576%200x003dcfa1.pdf 00:56:01 Maria P she/her: Although I am childfree by choice I do like children, but am so sad when I think of all the children who are waiting to be adopted. What about them? 00:57:25 Mark C: A difficult sell in countries where majority of work is done by human muscle power. 01:00:56 Maria P she/her: We need a global shift of consciousness. 01:08:17 Natalie Widel: engage@popconnect.org 01:10:15 Heaven Edwards: Thank you, John! 01:10:20 Dane Kamin: Thanks John!!! 01:10:25 Maria P she/her: Think you so much John. 01:10:29 Heaven Edwards: https://populationconnection.org/virtual-events/ 01:10:29 John T: Thank you for the discussion! 01:10:29 Chuck K: Since the Democratic party generally supports PC policies, should we work to help elect Democrats over Republicans? 01:10:50 Ana: Awesome presentation! 01:10:52 Anthony A: Thank you for this session. 01:11:26 Mark C: Thank you 01:11:31 Nicole M: Thank you, John! 01:11:36 TG: Thanks!