11 a.m., September 19, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n You\u2019re invited to a Zoom presentation by John Seager, Population Connection\u2019s President & CEO, entitled \u201cInalienable: The Rights Way to Meet Population Challenges on a Crowded Planet\u201d, on the challenges of rapid population growth.<\/p>\n John will discuss the vital connections between population growth, social justice, environmental challenges, and women\u2019s rights. World population is projected to reach 8 billion in just two years, and it\u2019s crucial that we address the causes and negative impacts of rapid population growth on people and the planet.<\/p>\n Before joining Population Connection, John worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A veteran of 50+ political campaigns, John served as Chief of Staff for a former Congressman from Pennsylvania. John earned a BA in Political Science from Trinity College, Connecticut.<\/p>\n John has spoken on population, the environment, and women\u2019s empowerment at colleges and universities and for progressive organizations across the US.<\/p>\n Founded in 1968 as Zero Population Growth (ZPG), Population Connection is the only 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\u2019s resources.<\/p>\n Please visit their website at www.populationconnection.org<\/a>!<\/p>\n ———-<\/p>\n Because of the coronavirus situation, this Forum will be held online.<\/p>\n If you don’t intend to ask any questions or make any comments during this Forum<\/strong>, then please click the below link on Sunday around 11 a.m. in order to view the Forum as it occurs (in real time):<\/p>\n