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July 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

July 2025July 22, 2025 Previous summer photo contest submissions See the 2025 Summer Photo Contest Winners!Our fourth annual Summer Photo Contest has wrapped up, and we're excited to announce the winners! Click the link below to see the winning photos and browse all of the entries our talented memb…

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July 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM

The Repro Rundown — Reproductive Autonomy in a Changing World

Read the #Fight4HER Repro Rundown to stay in the know! July 18, 2025  #Fight4HER's Repro RundownHello friend, On July 11th, we celebrated World Population Day by focusing on this year’s important theme: empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world. For many yo…

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July 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM

Join Population Connection for an Earth Overshoot Day virtual event

DONATE   Hello Friend,    Earth Overshoot Day indicates when humanity's demand for ecological resources exceeds what Earth can regenerate in a given year. In 2025, that date arrives eight days earlier than last year, demonstrating that we are moving further into ecological debt.  Join Population Co…

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July 16, 2025 at 4:07 AM

Get in some Good Trouble!

Join a local Good Trouble Lives On Day of Action!  Hi Friend, Trump is trying to divide us, but we know the power of coming together. On July 17th, five years after the passing of Congressman John Lewis, Americans across the country will gather to Make Good Trouble together. Will you join one of the…

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July 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM

Happy World Population Day!

DONATE   Hi Friend, Today is World Population Day! The United Nations commemorated the first World Population Day on July 11, 1990. World Population Day has been observed every year since then to increase public awareness of global population challenges. In November 2022, our global population surp…

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July 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM

The Repro Rundown — Independence Day and Reproductive Freedom

Read the #Fight4HER Repro Rundown to stay in the know! July 4, 2025  #Fight4HER's Repro RundownHello friend, This Fourth of July falls just over three years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Millions of Americans have lost a fundamental freedom that is essential to their self-determina…

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July 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Defend access to reproductive health today.

Tell your member of Congress to vote NO on H.R. 1! July 2, 2025  Hello friend,  On Monday, the Senate passed Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” his tax and spending “megabill,” which contains a sweeping attack on reproductive health care. The bill includes an explicit piece defunding Planned Parentho…

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  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]

June 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Urge your Senators to oppose the recissions bill now!

Contact your Senators and demand they defend international family planning programs June 26, 2025  Hi Friend,  The Senate is now considering legislation to rescind – take back – previously appropriated funding for global health and development. This bill, S.2067, is a devastating package to codify T…

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June 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

June 2025June 26, 2025 Previous summer photo contest submissions Enter the Fourth Annual Summer Photo Contest! We invite you to share your enthusiasm for preserving the harmony between humanity and the rest of the living world by sending us your captivating photos of natural landscapes, diverse cul…

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June 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Friend, don't miss the June issue of Population Connection magazine!

The June 2025 issue of our quarterly magazine is live!VOLUME 57 |  ISSUE 2 |  June 2025 One Small Organization in Nepal Makes a Huge Difference for Women and Girls The outlook for women and girls in western Nepal looks better than it once did, thanks in part to our Global Partner in that country: th…

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June 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM

Step into summer by considering your planned giving options

You can make a meaningful investment in our shared future. June 18, 2025  Hi Friend,  As we head into the hazy, lazy days of summer, consider taking an afternoon to review your estate plans, consider any new planned gifts, or update your existing plans. Read below for our most recent edition of Fin…

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June 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM

You are invited to a special Global Partner site visit event!

DONATE   Photo c/o Seeds for a Future   Hi Friend,   Join us for the first installment of a special virtual event series spotlighting on-the-ground visits to our global partners in Guatemala. In this session, we’ll focus on Seeds for a Future, a grassroots organization working to build food secur…

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June 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM

You are invited to a special Global Partner site visit event!

DONATE   Photo c/o Seeds for a Future Hi Friend,   Join us for the first installment of a special virtual event series spotlighting on-the-ground visits to our global partners in Guatemala. In this session, we’ll focus on Seeds for a Future, a grassroots organization working to build food securit…

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June 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM

No Kings Day: Join the Movement on June 14

This Flag Day, power belongs to the American people – not a Trump parade.  Hi friend,June 14th is No Kings Day! This Saturday, Trump will celebrate his birthday, which coincides with Flag Day and the Army’s 250th anniversary, by throwing a $45 million military parade in Washington, D.C. The costly s…

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May 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM

Join us to hear about impacts of global health funding cuts - still time to sign up!

Aid on Hold: Stories From Global Health Providers on the Frontlines  Hi friend,  I wanted to give you one more opportunity to sign up for our event today, "Aid on Hold: Stories from Global Health Providers on the Frontlines." It will be an eye-opening conversation with people hit the hardest by Dona…

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  Population Connection Membership Services · [email protected]

May 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM

Announcing: Population Connection Summer Photo Contest!

We want to see your photos!   Hi Friend, We’re pleased to announce our fourth annual Summer Photo Contest! We want you to submit YOUR original photographs that celebrate the people, places, and wildlife you’re passionate about protecting. As a supporter of Population Connection, you’ve demonstrated …

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  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]

May 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Still time to sign up! Stories from Global Health Providers on the Frontlines

Aid on Hold: Stories From Global Health Providers on the Frontlines    Hi friend,       I hope you saw our message from last week inviting you to attend our webinar Aid on Hold: Stories From Global Health Providers on the Frontlines this Thursday, May 29 at 12:00 PM EDT.  We are excited to host this…

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May 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM

The Repro Rundown—Trump's “Big Bad Bill"

Read the #Fight4HER Repro Rundown to stay in the know! May 23, 2025  #Fight4HER's Repro Rundown After a rapid fire week of committee hearings on the ridiculously named House of Representatives budget bill, the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” House Republicans passed the bill early Thursday morning wh…

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May 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

May 2025May 21, 2025  Background photo c/o Karl LeckJoin us for Biodiversity Trivia tomorrow! Celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity with us! Join Population Connection and the Center for Biological Diversity for a virtual trivia night where you can test your knowledge, learn new fact…

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  Grace Long · [email protected]

May 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM

Join us for a webinar on the devastating impacts of Trump’s foreign aid freeze

Aid on Hold: Stories From Global Health Providers on the Frontlines  Hi friend, Donald Trump’s foreign aid “freeze” and the subsequent dissolution of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have stopped the flow of millions of dollars of global health funding, halting fundamen…

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  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]

May 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Demand real action for Mother's Day

Contact your members of Congress to restore global health funding for women and families around the world. May 11, 2025  Hi Friend,  As a mother of young children, I know how I’d like to spend my time this Mother’s Day: I’d like to slow down, take a break from caregiving, and focus for a couple of h…

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  YoVanna Solomon · [email protected]

May 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM

The Repro Rundown - Trump’s First 100 Days

Read the #Fight4HER Repro Rundown to stay in the know! May 9, 2025  #Fight4HER's Repro Rundown In the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term, he has made relentless attacks on reproductive health here in the U.S. and all over the world. Since January, the Trump administration has frozen $65.8 …

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  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]

May 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM

Join Population Connection and the Center for Biological Diversity for a Trivia Event!

  Hi Friend, You're invited to a virtual trivia night with Population Connection and the Center for Biological Diversity to celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity!   Whether you're a seasoned advocate or just curious to learn more, this event is a great chance to engage with pop…

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May 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM

We're pushing back on pronatalism in The New York Times

Donate  Hi Friend,  I thought you might be interested in our letter to the editor at the bottom of the page in today's edition of The New York Times, where we address the hysteria regarding smaller families.   Our letter contains a link to information about the recent national survey we commission…

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  YoVanna Solomon · [email protected]

April 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM

Check out the #Fight4HER Repro Rundown!

The #Fight4HER is launching the Repro Rundown to keep you in the know! April 25, 2025  #Fight4HER's Repro Rundown Since day one of the Trump administration, we have seen the far right intensify its war on reproductive freedom. Domestically, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are moving quickly to further di…

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  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]

April 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Demand that Congress restores global health funding now

Contact your Members of Congress while they are home on recess. April 23, 2025  Hi Friend,  In January, Trump issued an executive order freezing all global health assistance – including family planning and reproductive health – for 90 days. Subsequently, with the nefarious help of Elon Musk and his …

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April 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM

Thank You for Standing with Us This Earth Day 🌱

Donate  Friend,  Happy Earth Day! 🌍  Today, I want to thank you for standing with Population Connection in our shared commitment to a more sustainable, just, and livable future. Your support means the world—literally.  As we reflect on our planet’s health, there’s no denying it: climate change is …

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April 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

April 2025April 21, 2025  Photo c/o James O'Callaghan  $6,000 Matching Gift Offer Ends Tomorrow!Our Earth Day Matching Gift campaign ends tomorrow, and there are still funds left to DOUBLE your impact on our programs!  Longtime supporter JoAnne Miller sponsors our Earth Day matching gift campaign i…

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April 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM

🌍 Double Your Impact for the Next Generation

Donate  Friend,  This Earth Day, you can help students across the country understand how population growth affects our planet—and your gift will go twice as far.      Thanks to longtime supporter JoAnne Miller, all donations made through midnight on April 22 will be matched dollar for dollar, up t…

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April 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM

Don’t miss out on our Earth Day 1:1 matching gift challenge!

Donate  Friend,  We’re midway through our Earth Day matching gift challenge! I hope you’ll join this challenge with your gift of $25.00 today. It will be doubled by long-time member JoAnne Miller, up to $6,000! JoAnne sponsors our Earth Day matching gift campaign in memory of her husband, Lincoln.…

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April 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM

Learn more about Population Education!

Donate  Friend,  Our Earth Day Matching Gift Campaign is underway! Thanks to JoAnne Miller, the generous donor sponsoring this campaign, your gift will be doubled, now through April 22.       Former teachers, JoAnne and her husband, Linc, both used our Population Education materials in their class…

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April 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM

🌍 Double Your Impact This Earth Day—A Matching Gift Challenge!

Donate  Friend,  Earth Day is just around the corner, and we’re marking the occasion with an exciting opportunity: a matching gift challenge!  Now through midnight on April 22, every gift will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $6,000—thanks to long-time supporter and retired educator JoAnne Mill…

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April 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM

You're invited to an official side event to the 58th Session of the UN Commission on Population and Development!

DONATE   Hi Friend,   We’re hosting an official side event for the 58th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development this week! A conservation expert and two population stabilization advocates will join us for a 90-minute panel discussion.  Reproductive health and rights and bodily a…

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  Lauren Salmiery · [email protected]

April 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM

RE: Support the UNFPA Funding Act Now

Contact your Representative to Defend Reproductive Health Hi Friend,   Last week, Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06) reintroduced the Support UNFPA Funding Act. This bill would authorize funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which is the United Nations’ sexual and reproductiv…

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  Lauren Salmiery · [email protected]

April 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Support the UNFPA Funding Act Now

Contact your Representative to Defend Reproductive Health  Hi Friend,  Last week, Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06) reintroduced the Support UNFPA Funding Act (H.R. 2439). This bill would authorize funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which is the United Nations’ sexual and…

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March 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Reminder! March Madness: Opposing Trump 2.0 is TOMORROW!

DONATE  Hi Friend,   Join Population Connection Action Fund for an urgent and interactive discussion of the current political attacks on reproductive rights and public health initiatives. We’ll examine the devastating impacts this administration is having on family planning and reproductive healt…

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March 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

March 2025March 25, 2025 Join Us for Earth Day Events and Activities!Earth Day is on April 22nd, and we invite you to celebrate with us! We'll be hosting two virtual events: An official side event to the 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development, held on Thursday,…

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March 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM

March Madness: Opposing Trump 2.0

DONATE  Hi Friend,   Join Population Connection Action Fund for an urgent and interactive discussion of the current political attacks on reproductive rights and public health initiatives. We’ll examine the devastating impacts this administration is having on family planning and reproductive healt…

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  Lauren Salmiery · [email protected]

March 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM

Go to town halls-speak out against the coup!

Join a town hall in your area to speak out against the hostile government takeover by Republicans  Hi Friend,  Congress is in recess this week, and representatives and senators are at home, where they should be meeting with their constituents. At the same time, Donald Trump and Elon Musk and their h…

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March 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM

March Madness: Opposing Trump 2.0

DONATE  Hi Friend,   Join Population Connection Action Fund for an urgent and interactive discussion about the hostile takeover of our government by Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and their Republican enablers in Congress. We’ll discuss the devastating impact this administration is having on family pla…

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March 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM

Friend, don't miss the March issue of Population Connection magazine!

The March 2025 issue of our quarterly magazine is live!VOLUME 57 |  ISSUE 1 |  MARCH 2025 Surge in Americans Getting Sterilizations Given States’ Abortion Laws In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022, permanent sterilization consultations and procedures—especially for v…

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  YoVanna Solomon · [email protected]

March 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM

Reminder: March to Save Health Care Tomorrow!!

Join us in Washington DC for the Mobilize to Save Health Care march on 3/12  Friend,  I hope you saw my message from last week inviting you to join us to the March  to Save Health Care tomorrow in DC. It's critical that we stand up for our health care, including our reproductive health care, right n…

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March 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Friend, on International Women’s Day, we’re grateful to you!

Donate  Friend,  It’s International Women’s Day, and I want to take the moment to THANK YOU for making the world a better, safer, more equitable place for women. We appreciate you!  It’s because of you that we can defend reproductive rights, empower women and girls, and protect our planet for futu…

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  YoVanna Solomon · [email protected]

March 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM

March to Save Health Care!

Join us in Washington DC for the Mobilize to Save Health Care march on 3/12  Hi Friend,  Free, quality, and accessible health care is a human right, and right-wing politicians are trying to steal it from us. Our representatives have a responsibility to provide for our basic needs, but instead, they …

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February 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Celebrate International Women's Day with Us!

DONATE   Hi Friend,   This year’s International Women’s Day theme is “Accelerate Action for Gender Equality.” Empowering women and girls is one of the most effective ways to achieve sustainable development, yet programs that support women and girls sadly remain severely underfunded. We must change…

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February 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

February 2025February 21, 2025 Celebrate International Women's Day with Dandelion Africa! This year’s International Women’s Day theme is “Accelerate Action for Gender Equality.” Empowering women and girls is one of the most effective ways to achieve sustainable development, yet programs that suppor…

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February 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM

Start the year with an act of care for the planet

A thoughtful plan today can help protect the world we cherish for tomorrow Donate  Friend, At Population Connection, we believe in a future where people and the planet are in balance. We’re tackling rapid population growth by ensuring everyone, everywhere has access to the reproductive health care …

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  John Seager · [email protected]

February 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM

Save USAID!

Take action to save USAIDFebruary 4, 2025  Hi friend, As you’ve heard, Elon Musk and his “goon squad of young dorks” are trying to dissolve the US Agency for International Development (USAID). This unprecedented, illegal move—alongside Donald Trump’s executive order calling for a ninety day “freeze”…

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  Rebecca Harrington · [email protected]

February 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM

Stop these dangerous nominees!

Call your senators and tell them to vote NO on this group of Cabinet nominees.February 1, 2025  Hi friend, In the chaotic two weeks since Donald Trump was inaugurated, confirmation hearings for his Cabinet nominees have progressed at a steady clip. If confirmed, they will have the power to decide wh…

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  Population Connection · [email protected]

January 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM

2025 Member Survey for You!

  Hi Friend, Your support of Population Connection makes our work possible! Every day, ineverything we do, we depend on friends like you. I deeply value your trust in us. I want you to know that you truly do have a stake in Population Connection’smission, and we hope to do everything possible to re…

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