Population Connection

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

COMMUNICATIONS: TO KEEP POPULATION CONNECTION MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS, FEDERAL DECISIONMAKERS, AND JOURNALISTS UP-TO-DATE ON U.S. AND GLOBAL POPULATION ISSUES. 2021 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: POPULATION CONNECTION PUBLISHED FOUR ISSUES OF POPULATION CONNECTION MAGAZINE, WHICH HAS A CIRCULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 65,000; HARD COPIES ARE RECEIVED BY POPULATION CONNECTION MEMBERS, EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS, AND OVER 3,000 PUBLIC AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES. OUR STAFF PUBLISHED 21 BLOG POSTS ON THE POPULATION CONNECTION WEBSITE, RANGING IN TOPIC FROM CLIMATE CHANGE TO ABORTION RIGHTS TO DEFORESTATION. WE RESPONDED TO HUNDREDS OF INFORMATION REQUESTS FROM STUDENTS, DONORS, AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ACTING AS AN INFORMATIONAL RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE WRITING ACADEMIC PAPERS, DEVELOPING PRESENTATIONS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND DRAFTING LETTERS TO THE EDITORS OF THEIR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. OUR FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS SHARED NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS WITH OUR FOLLOWERS, PROVIDING A DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FOR TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIONS WITH SUPPORTERS.

POPULATION EDUCATION: TO PROMOTE POPULATION LITERACY AMONG AMERICAN YOUTH BY (1) PROVIDING EDUCATORS WITH TEACHING RESOURCES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS TO HELP THEM EFFECTIVELY COVER POPULATION DYNAMICS AND THEIR IMPACTS IN K-12 CLASSROOMS; AND (2) PREPARING EDUCATORS TO OFFER TRAINING TO OTHER TEACHERS THROUGH THE POPULATION EDUCATION TRAINING NETWORK (PETNET). FINALLY, TO PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION ENABLING FORMER TRAINEES TO APPLY THEIR TRAINING MOST EFFECTIVELY. 2021 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: STAFF AND VOLUNTEER TEACHER TRAINERS CONDUCTED 622 POP ED WORKSHOPS (BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL) FOR EDUCATORS IN 45 STATES AND 6 CANADIAN PROVINCES. WE JUDGED 2,274 STUDENT VIDEO SUBMISSIONS TO THE 10TH ANNUAL WORLD OF 7 BILLION VIDEO CONTEST FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COVERING THE TOPICS OF GLOBAL HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS. WE FACILITATED A GRADUATE-LEVEL ONLINE COURSE FOR 48 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS THROUGH ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY DURING THE SUMMER AND FALL SEMESTERS (2 OFFERINGS).

MEMBERSHIP: SUCCESS IN THE AREAS OF ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPENDS LARGELY ON THE SUPPORT AND DEDICATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS. WE HAVE 40,000 MEMBERS ACROSS THE NATION, HELPING REACH OUR GOALS BY (PRE-PANDEMIC) INFORMING THE PUBLIC ON POPULATION ISSUES AT LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENTS, HOSTING FILM SCREENINGS, DISTRIBUTING OUR MAGAZINE, WRITING LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, SIGNING AND GATHERING SIGNATURES FOR PETITIONS. WE SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS BY PROVIDING MATERIALS FOR THEIR DISTRIBUTION, PAYING REGISTRATION AND LOGISTICAL FEES FOR LOCAL EVENTS SUCH AS EARTH DAY, HOLDING TRAINING AND INFORMATION SESSIONS, RESPONDING TO THEIR CORRESPONDENCE AND REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, AND ORDERS FOR OUR PRODUCTS AND/OR PUBLICATIONS. DURING THE PANDEMIC, IN-PERSON EVENTS WERE CANCELED, AND WE SHIFTED TO ALL VIRTUAL EVENTS FOR OUR MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING EXPERT SPEAKER SERIES, A FOUR-PART COURSE ON DEMOGRAPHY, A POPULATION BOOK CLUB, AND ONLINE FILM SCREENINGS.