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{{Short description|American non-profit organization}}
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{{Redirect|Zero Population Growth||Zero population growth (disambiguation)}}
⚫ '''Population Connection''' is a ] organization based in ], ] that attempts to stop what they believe is an unsustainable rate of world population growth. The organization was founded as ''Zero Population Growth'' in 1968 by ], ], and ], in the wake of the impact from Ehrlich's best-selling book, '']''. They adopted their current name in 2002.

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'''Population Connection''' (formerly '''Zero Population Growth''' or '''ZPG''') is a US-based non-profit organization that educates young people and advocates for progressive policies to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth's resources.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Charity Navigator - Population Connection |url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/941703155 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Charity Navigator |language=en-us}}</ref>
==Mission==
Population Connection describes their mission as such:
<blockquote>
"Overpopulation threatens the quality of life for people everywhere. Population Connection is the national grassroots population organization that educates young people and advocates progressive action to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth's resources."<ref name=mission>{{cite web|title=Mission|url=http://www.populationconnection.org/us/statement-policy/|work=Population Connection|accessdate=20 May 2015}}</ref>
</blockquote>


==History==
In an interview with ], John Seager, President and CEO of Population Connection, stated,
⚫ Population Connection was founded in 1968 under the name "Zero Population Growth" or ZPG by ], Richard Bowers, and ] in the wake of Paul and Anne Ehrlich's influential but controversial book '']''. The organization adopted its current name in 2002.
<blockquote>
"Population stabilization is not a cure all, but without it, it will be hard to solve much of anything else."<ref name=discovery>{{cite news|last=Wall|first=Tim|title=Zero Population Growth = Healthier Planet?|url=http://news.discovery.com/earth/world-population-earth-environment-120113.html|accessdate=12 July 2012|newspaper=Discovery News|date=13 Jan 2012}}</ref>
</blockquote>


==Issues and campaigns==
Population Connection's goals include defending critical family planning programs, supporting the ] (UNFPA), eliminating the ], achieving drastic increases in International Family Planning, and defending comprehensive sex education for teens.<ref name=goals>{{cite web|title=What We Do|url=http://www.populationconnection.org/us/what-we-do/|work=Population Connection|accessdate=20 May 2015}}</ref>
* Connections between population, health, and the environment, in the United States and around the world
* U.S. foreign assistance funding for international ]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Starkey|first=Marian|date=2021-07-11|title=Let's fully fund international family planning on World Population Day|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/international/562248-lets-fully-fund-international-family-planning-on-world-population-day/ |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>
* U.S. funding for the domestic family planning program for low-income Americans, Title X
* Ending U.S. policies that restrict access to family planning and reproductive health care, including abortion, domestically (e.g. ]) and internationally (e.g. ], ], ])
* Comprehensive (as opposed to abstinence-only) ] for American teens
* Development of material for introduction to K-12 curricula to "educate American and Canadian students on population challenges".<ref name=":0" />
* Publication of a quarterly magazine


==Activities== ==Criticisms==
Betsy Hartmann, author of "Reproductive Rights and Wrongs"<ref>{{cite book | last=Hartmann | first=Betsy | title=Reproductive Rights and Wrongs | date=2016 | isbn=978-1-60846-733-4 | page=}}</ref> in 1987 criticised ZPG for inciting fear of population growth that she claims led to millions of sterilizations in China, India, Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kharod |first=Aditi |date=2019-11-20 |title=A 1960s population control organization rebranded in 2002. Now it's recruiting UNC students. • NC Newsline |url=https://ncnewsline.com/2019/11/20/a-1960s-population-control-organization-rebranded-in-2002-now-its-recruiting-unc-students/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=NC Newsline |language=en-US}}</ref> Writing in in 2009, Hartmann said she received some "junk mail" from the organisation and commented that "According to ZPG, you can blame just about everything on population growth, from traffic congestion, overcrowded schools and childhood asthma to poverty, famine and global warming." In her book ''The America Syndrome: Apocalypse, War, and Our Call to Greatness'', Hartmann is again critical of the organization, noting that as the year 2000 millennium approached, the company launched a campaign that tried to link the birth of the world’s six billionth child to the coming Y2K global computer crash, a disaster that never materialized.<ref>{{cite book | last=Hartmann | first=Betsy | title=The America Syndrome | publisher=National Geographic Books | publication-place=New York; Oakland; London | date=2017-05-23 | isbn=1-60980-740-5 | page=}}</ref>


=== Advocacy === == See also ==
* ]
Population Connection advocates for policies they believe will reduce the world's population. In 2012, they supported efforts to redirect funding away from ] programs, increase government funding for ] for low-income women, and make it illegal for ]s to refuse to fulfill birth control prescriptions due to moral or ].<ref name=memo2012>{{cite web|title=Goals and Programs 2012|url=http://www.populationconnection.org/site/DocServer/Goals_Programs_2012.pdf?docID=2681|publisher=Population Connection|accessdate=12 July 2012}}</ref>
* ]

=== Activist training ===
Population Connection holds an annual advocacy event called Capitol Hill Days. During the event, activists (many of whom are college students) travel to Washington D.C. to attend information sessions, learn advocacy techniques, and lobby on Capitol Hill for a greater U.S. investment in international family planning.

In 2015, 200 activists from 31 states and campuses such as Ohio State University, UNC Chapel Hill, and University of Denver participated in the event.<ref name=capitol hill days>{{cite web|title=Capitol Hill Days 2015|url=http://www.populationconnection.org/article/capitol-hill-days-2015-on-storify/|work=Population Connection|accessdate=20 May 2015}}</ref>

=== Education ===
Population Connection claims to conduct more than 500 workshops for educators each year. Educators are trained to use their population resources in the classroom.<ref name=memo2012 />

===''Population Connection'' Magazine===
''Population Connection'' is Population Connection's magazine about ], the environment, poverty, and ]. The magazine is a 36-page quarterly publication. Annual membership ($25) includes a one-year subscription to ''Population Connection'' magazine. All contributions, bequests, and gifts are fully tax-deductible in accordance with current laws.<ref>{{cite web|title=Population Connection Magazine|url=http://www.populationconnection.org/resources/magazine-archives/|publisher=Population Connection|accessdate=19 May 2015}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
{{reflist|"Rating for Population Connection." Charity Navigator. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2017.=}}
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Latest revision as of 18:56, 3 November 2024

American non-profit organization "Zero Population Growth" redirects here. For other uses, see Zero population growth (disambiguation).
Population Connection
FormerlyZero Population Growth (1968–2002)
Company type501(c)(3)
Founded1968
FoundersPaul Ehrlich, Richard Bowers, and Charles Remington
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., U.S.
Key peopleJohn Seager (President)
Revenue$14,925,445 (2021)
Total assets27,050,255 United States dollar (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.populationconnection.org

Population Connection (formerly Zero Population Growth or ZPG) is a US-based non-profit organization that educates young people and advocates for progressive policies to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth's resources.

History

Population Connection was founded in 1968 under the name "Zero Population Growth" or ZPG by Paul R. Ehrlich, Richard Bowers, and Charles Remington in the wake of Paul and Anne Ehrlich's influential but controversial book The Population Bomb. The organization adopted its current name in 2002.

Issues and campaigns

  • Connections between population, health, and the environment, in the United States and around the world
  • U.S. foreign assistance funding for international family planning
  • U.S. funding for the domestic family planning program for low-income Americans, Title X
  • Ending U.S. policies that restrict access to family planning and reproductive health care, including abortion, domestically (e.g. Hyde Amendment) and internationally (e.g. Mexico City policy, Helms Amendment, restrictions on funding for UNFPA)
  • Comprehensive (as opposed to abstinence-only) sex education for American teens
  • Development of material for introduction to K-12 curricula to "educate American and Canadian students on population challenges".
  • Publication of a quarterly magazine

Criticisms

Betsy Hartmann, author of "Reproductive Rights and Wrongs" in 1987 criticised ZPG for inciting fear of population growth that she claims led to millions of sterilizations in China, India, Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and elsewhere. Writing in On the Issues magazine in 2009, Hartmann said she received some "junk mail" from the organisation and commented that "According to ZPG, you can blame just about everything on population growth, from traffic congestion, overcrowded schools and childhood asthma to poverty, famine and global warming." In her book The America Syndrome: Apocalypse, War, and Our Call to Greatness, Hartmann is again critical of the organization, noting that as the year 2000 millennium approached, the company launched a campaign that tried to link the birth of the world’s six billionth child to the coming Y2K global computer crash, a disaster that never materialized.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Charity Navigator - Population Connection". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  2. Starkey, Marian (2021-07-11). "Let's fully fund international family planning on World Population Day". The Hill. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  3. Hartmann, Betsy (2016). Reproductive Rights and Wrongs. ISBN 978-1-60846-733-4.
  4. Kharod, Aditi (2019-11-20). "A 1960s population control organization rebranded in 2002. Now it's recruiting UNC students. • NC Newsline". NC Newsline. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  5. Hartmann, Betsy (2017-05-23). The America Syndrome. New York; Oakland; London: National Geographic Books. ISBN 1-60980-740-5.

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