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'''Population Connection''' (formerly '''Zero Population Growth''' or '''ZPG''') is a non-profit organization in the United States that raises awareness of population challenges and advocates for improved global access to ] and ] care. The organization was founded in 1968 by ], Richard Bowers and ] in the wake of Ehrlich's best-selling book, '']''. The organization adopted its current name in 2002. '''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== ==History==
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.
"] 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>{{cite web|url=http://www.populationconnection.org/us/mission/|title=Mission and Programs|publisher=Population Connection|accessdate=20 June 2018}}</ref>

Population Connection is the largest grassroots population organization in the United States, with more than 500,000 members, supporters, and participating educators. Population Connection works to ensure that every woman around the world who wants to delay or end childbearing has access to the health services and contraceptive supplies she needs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Population Connection|url=http://www.populationconnection.org/|publisher=Population Connection|accessdate=29 May 2015}}</ref>


==Issues and campaigns== ==Issues and campaigns==
* Connections between population, health, and the environment, in the United States and around the world
* Global access to contraception and reproductive health care
* 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>
* Population and the environment
* 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 ] for teens * Comprehensive (as opposed to abstinence-only) ] for American teens
* U.S. funding for international ]
* Development of material for introduction to K-12 curricula to "educate American and Canadian students on population challenges".<ref name=":0" />
* Support for the ] (UNFPA)
* Publication of a quarterly magazine
* Elimination of the ]


==Initiatives== ==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>

=== Education ===
Population Connection’s education program, known as or PopEd, develops K-12 curricula and conducts professional development workshops for teachers that focus on human population issues. Since 1975, the program has developed age-appropriate curricula to complement students’ science and social science instruction about human population trends and their impacts on natural resources, environmental quality, and human well-being. The program staff and their network of regional volunteers facilitate approximately 550 workshops each year for 10,000-12,000 teachers and future teachers throughout the U.S. and parts of Canada. The program staff is then able to educate over three million students on the impacts of overpopulation each year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=6425|title=Charity Navigator - Rating for Population Connection|website=Charity Navigator|access-date=2017-02-06}}</ref> Population Education also hosts an international student video contest each year through their website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.populationeducation.org/content/about-us|title=About Us|publisher=Population Education|accessdate=29 May 2015}}</ref>

=== Activism ===
is the political arm of Population Connection. Founded in 2013, their mission is to educate the American people and advocate progressive action to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth’s resources. Since the beginning of 2014, Population Connection Action Fund has delivered nearly half a million petition signatures to the White House calling for President Obama to rein in the overly broad enforcement of the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://zpg.convio.net/site/PageNavigator/ActionFund/About_Mission.html|publisher=Population Connection Action Fund|accessdate=29 May 2015}}</ref>

Population Connection sponsors an annual advocacy event in Washington, D.C. called Capitol Hill Days. During the event activists attend information sessions, learn advocacy techniques, and lobby on Capitol Hill for a greater U.S. investment in international family planning. In 2018, 350 activists from 31 states participated in the event.<ref name="capitol hill days">{{cite web|url=http://www.populationconnectionaction.org/chd2018/|title=Capitol Hill Days 2018|work=Population Connection|accessdate=20 June 2018}}</ref>

===''Population Connection'' Magazine===

''Population Connection'' is Population Connection's quarterly publication. The magazine highlights the connections between ], the environment, poverty, and women’s empowerment. It provides important population news, research, program developments, and legislative updates. 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>


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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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