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Let’s Get Active! Summer was a busy and productive season for the Global Population and Environment Program. Although the Administration’s decision to cut essential international family planning funding was disheartening, activists raised their voices, generated awareness within their communities and organized a widespread fundraising effort. From coast to coast, Sierra Club members continue to spread the word about the population and environment connection. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication! Now, let’s get energized for the fall! Remember to contact the Global Population and Environment Program with details about your events, presentations and other gatherings. Share photographs and creative ideas. We encourage new activists to reach out and let us know about the great work you are doing. Contact Sarah Fairchild at 202.675.2396 or sarah.fairchild@sierraclub.org to let her know about what is happening where you are or to plan a population event.
Back in May, Annette Souder and Jay Keller from Population Connection partnered with local Sierra Club groups in the Portland, Oregon area to bring together local activist working on or interested in population. In Portland, working with activists extraordinaire, Ramona Rex and Greg Jacobs, we co-hosted a discussion on population, women and the environment led by Peter Kostmayer, executive director of Population Connection. Working with the energetic activist team of Michael and Bianca Benson in Vancouver, Washington, we organized a local population activist training. Over the week, we were able to meet and work with over 75 individuals the area thanks to the efforts of our dedicated activists! July 11th - World Population Day
Activists around the country highlighted the importance of World Population Day. Folks from California, Florida, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Oregon, New Hampshire and Texas got their names in the paper! This was a true national effort to increase the awareness about the connections between population and the environment. Colorado Springs- Activists Unite! July 15th 2002
Global Population and Environment Program Committee Meets in Wisconsin
International Women’s Health Conference- Toronto, Canada August 12-16th, 2002
Maine Women’s Encampment: August 23-25th
This year's Encampment was held at Indian Acres Camp on the Saco River in Fryeburg, Maine. Elizabeth May, Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada was the key - note speaker of the weekend. Presentations and activities included Global Warming, Women’s Health and the Environment-Making the Connection, Toward a Healthy Gulf of Maine Marine Environment, Global Population and the Environment presented by national staff Sarah Fairchild and Annette Souder, Maine’s North Woods, Canoeing and kayaking, Recycled Art and hiking. For more information about Women’s Voices, go to http://maine.sierraclub.org/Wome's%20Voices2002.htm
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Oregon On August 13th, the Columbia Group co-hosted a talk by Dr. Al Bartlett from the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO entitled "Arithmetic, Energy and Population" at Portland State University. There were over 60 people who attended the event. Many thanks to Bob Adams, a member of the Columbia Group Population Committee for organizing quite an impressive turn out.
Wisconsin A Call to Action! Recruitments and Reminders Hey population activists, if you don’t see your state listed above and you have stories from the field to share, please remember to send them to the newsletter editor, Sarah Fairchild at sarah.fairchild@sierraclub.org. If you want to get more involved and help inspire future activists, please consider the Global Population and Environment Mentor Program. For those of you who are interested in becoming a population mentor or want to know what being a mentor is all about, please contact Todd Daniel at todddan@earthlink.net or look on our website at http://www.sierraclub.org/population/activist_resources/mentors.asp. Fall is here! It’s time to organize and continue with the spirit of activism.
October 20th – 26th is World Population Awareness Week! This year, WPAW will focus on the theme of ‘Population and the Next Generation: Youth and Adolescents. The Population Institute encourages collaboration in their efforts to inform educators, students, and community leaders of the environmental and social consequences of rapid population growth, by becoming a co-sponsor of WPAW 2002. For further information go to http://www.populationinstitute.org Organize a local event for World Population Awareness Week. Please contact Sarah Fairchild at sarah.fairchild@sierraclub.org for materials. Back to Summer 2002 Population Report Up to Top HOME | Email Signup | About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use | © 2008 Sierra Club |
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The Global Population and Environment Program Commmittee and national staff convened in Wisconsin for their annual committee meeting. Participants spent a productive working weekend at the home of Sierra Club activist Ned Grossnickle, evaluating the accomplishments of the Population Program for the last year, and brainstorming and planning for the upcoming year. Local Sierra Club members and volunteers joined the committee and staff on the shores of Lake Dubay for what turned out to be a very successful meeting of the minds!
Annette Souder attended the 2002 International Women's Health Conference in Toronto, Canada in August. One of this year's themes looked at the intersection of health, women’s issues and the environment. Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada, Elizabeth May, gave one of the opening addresses discussing the how pollution affects women's health and their children. Throughout the week, Annette participated in workshops and discussion groups with women working on health and environmental issues from around the world gaining insight as to how other countries perceive the connections between population and the environment.
