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Population Connection is a 501(c)(3) organization based in Washington D.C., United States 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 Paul R. Ehrlich, Richard Bowers, and Charles Remington, in the wake of the impact from Ehrlich's best-selling book, The Population Bomb. They adopted their current name in 2002.

Population Connection

Formerly	Zero Population Growth
Company type	501(c)(3)
Founded	1968
Founders	Paul Ehrlich, Richard Bowers, and Charles Remington
Headquarters	Washington, DC, USA
Key people	John Seager (President)
Revenue	11,546,324 United States dollar (2016)
Total assets	27,050,255 United States dollar (2022)
Website	www.populationconnection.org

Mission

Population Connection describes their mission as such:

"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."

In an interview with Discovery News, John Seager, President and CEO of Population Connection, stated,

"Population stabilization is not a cure all, but without it, it will be hard to solve much of anything else."

Population Connection's goals include defending critical family planning programs, supporting the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), eliminating the Global Gag Rule, achieving drastic increases in International Family Planning, and defending comprehensive sex education for teens.

Activities

Advocacy

Population Connection advocates for policies they believe will reduce the world's population. In 2012, they supported efforts to redirect funding away from abstinence-only sex education programs, increase government funding for family planning for low-income women, and make it illegal for pharmacists to refuse to fulfill birth control prescriptions due to moral or religious objections.

Activist training

In 2011, Population Connection brought 78 activists (including 42 college students) to Washington D.C. in order to "train them to become effective constituent lobbyists."

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.

Population Connection Magazine

Population Connection is Population Connection's magazine about overpopulation, the environment, poverty, and reproductive rights. 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.

References

1. "Mission". Population Connection. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
2. Wall, Tim (13 Jan 2012). "Zero Population Growth = Healthier Planet?". Discovery News. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
3. "What We Do". Population Connection. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
4. ^ "Goals and Programs 2012" (PDF). Population Connection. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
5. "Population Connection Magazine". Population Connection. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

External links

• Official website

• 1968 establishments in the United States
• 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
• Human overpopulation think tanks
• Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
• Organizations established in 1968
• Political advocacy groups in the United States
• Population concern organizations
• Political and economic think tanks
• Population concern advocacy groups
• Population research organizations
• Population organizations
• Sustainability organisations