Population and Environment
Town Meetings and Media Events
Fall 2001

Participate in a Population and Environment event in your hometown:

 

November 7th

Release of United Nations Population Fund’s The State of World Population 2001 report, Footprints and Milestones: Population and Environmental Change
Washington, D.C.
Ballroom, National Press Club
9:30 a.m.

Speakers:

·         Rep. Mark Steven Kirk (R-IL)

·         Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)

·         Mark Van Putten, President, National Wildlife Federation

·         Stan Bernstein, UNFPA

Contact:  Sarah Craven, United Nations Population Fund, (202) 326-8700 (scraven@uscommittee.org)

 

Town Hall Discussion: Making the Connection Between Habitat and Population
Miami, Florida
Florida International University (Graham Center, Room 150)
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Speakers:

·         Cheri Lovell, Executive Vice President, U.S. Committee for the United Nations Population Fund

·         Alice Clarke, Assistant Professor, Environmental Science

Sponsor: National Audubon Society
Contact:  Corry Westbrook, National Audubon Society, (202) 861-2242 (cwestbrook@audubon.org)

 

November 9th

State of the World Population 2001: Policy Issues for the Emerging Crisis
Washington, D.C.
Capitol Hill B-354 Rayburn
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Speakers:

·         Rep. Carolyn Maloney (invited)

·         Peter Purdy, President, U.S. Committee for United Nations Population Fund

·         Steve Sinding, Columbia University School of Public Health

·         Alex de Sherbinin, Center for International Earth Science Information Network

Sponsors:  Population Resource Center, Center for Environment and Population, and the National Wildlife Federation
Contact:  Nancy Thorne, Population Resource Center, (202) 467-5030

   

The State of World Population 2001 Report and the Introduction of Planned Parenthood Association of Bucks County Global Partners Project
Newtown, PA
Pennswood Village
4:00 p.m.

Speakers:

·         Rep. Jim Greenwood (R-PA)

·         Peter Purdy, President, U.S. Committee for the United Nations Population Fund

·         Linda Hahn, CEO, Planned Parenthood Association of Bucks County

Sponsors: Planned Parenthood Association of Bucks County, U.S. Committee for the United Nations Population Fund
Contact:  Maggie Groff, Planned Parenthood Association of Bucks County (215) 785-4594   RSVP REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT

 

November 12th

Passport to Global Action Series:  Footprints and Milestones: Population and Environmental Change
St. Paul, Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota
12:00 p.m.

Speaker: 

·         Tim Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation

Sponsors:  Alliance for Sustainability, Better World Campaign, Izaak Walton League, Science Museum of Minnesota, U.S. Committee for the United Nations Population Fund, United Nations Association of Minnesota, Warner Nature Center
Contact:  Joe Weber, Weber Company, jweber1962@aol.com

 

November 13th

Town Hall meeting on “Human Population and Environment Linkages”
Middlebury, Vermont
Middlebury College (Kirk Alumni Center)
7:00- 8:30 p.m.

Speakers:

·         Paul Micou, U.S. Committee for the United Nations Population Fund

·         Bill McKibben, Author and Environmentalist

·         Nan Jenks-Jay, Director of Environmental Affairs, Middlebury College

Sponsors: National Wildlife Federation and Center for Environment and Population
Contact:  Julie Starr, National Wildlife Federation, (802) 229-0650, jstarr@nwf.org

 

Town Hall Discussion: Making the Connection Between Habitat and Population
Claremont, California
Claremont College
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. (tentative)

Speaker:

·         Cheri Lovell, Executive Vice President, U.S. Committee for the United Nations Population Fund

Sponsor:  National Audubon Society
Contact:  Judd Klement, National Audubon Society, (415) 222-9246, jklement@audubon.org

 

Town Hall Discussion: Making the Connection Between Habitat and Population
Redlands, California
Redlands University
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. (tentative)

Speakers:

·         Cheri Lovell, Executive Vice President, U.S. Committee for the United Nations Population Fund

·         Dr. Monty Hempel, Professor, Redlands University

Sponsor:  National Audubon Society
Contact:  Judd Klement, National Audubon Society, (415) 222-9246, jklement@audubon.org

 

November 15th

Town Hall Discussion: Making the Connection Between Habitat and Population
St. Petersburg, Florida
University of South Florida
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Speakers:

·         Ann Leoncavallo, United Nations Population Fund

·         Dr. Mary M. Matthews, Professor Environmental Science and Policy

Sponsor:  National Audubon Society
Contact:  Corry Westbrook, National Audubon Society, (202) 861-2242, cwestbrook@audubon.org

 

November 27th

Town Hall Discussion: Making the Connection Between Habitat and Population
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania

Speaker:

·         William J. Ryan, United Nations Population Fund

Sponsor:  National Audubon Society
Contact:  Janine Clifford, National Audubon Society, (202) 861-2242, jclifford@audubon.org

 

November 28th

Town Hall Discussion: Making the Connection Between Habitat and Population
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University (Auditorium, Museum of Biological Diversity)
7:30 - 9:00 p.m

Speakers:

·         Peter Purdy, President, U.S. Committee for the United Nations Population Fund

·         Dr. Dave Horn, Professor of Entomology, Ohio State

Sponsor:  National Audubon Society
Contact:  Corry Westbrook, National Audubon Society, (202) 861-2242, cwestbrook@audubon.org

 

Town Hall Discussion: Making the Connection Between Habitat and Population
Madison, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Speakers:  To be announced
Sponsor:  National Audubon Society
Contact:  Desiree Sorenson-Groves, National Audubon Society, (202) 861-2242, dgroves@audubon.org

 

November 29th

Footprints and Milestones:  Highlighting Family Planning Programs and Global Environmental Change
World Affairs Council
312 Sutter Street
San Francisco, California
6:00 p.m.

Speakers:

·         Carl Pope, President, Sierra Club

·         Phyllis Oakley, Board Member, U.S. Committee for the United Nations Population Fund

·         Diane Harrison, President and CEO, Planned Parenthood Golden Gate

Sponsors:  Sierra Club and Planned Parenthood Golden Gate
Contact:  Annette Souder, Sierra Club, Annette.Souder@Sierraclub.org

 

Town Hall Discussion: Making the Connection Between Habitat and Population
Oxford, Ohio
University of Miami-Ohio (101 Bachelor Hall)
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Speakers:

·         Peter Purdy, President, U.S. Committee for the United Nations Population Fund

·         Dr. Sandra Woy-Hazleton, Deputy Director for Academic Affairs

Sponsor:  National Audubon Society
Contact:  Corry Westbrook, National Audubon Society, (202) 861-2242, cwestbrook@audubon.org

 

December 10th

Town Hall meeting on “Human Population and Environment Linkages”
Ann-Arbor, Michigan
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

Speakers:

·         Dr Gayl Ness, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Michigan

·         Stan Bernstein, United Nations Population Fund

·         Dr Rosina Bierbaum, Dean, School of Natural Resources, University of Michigan

Sponsors: National Wildlife Federation and Center for Environment and Population
Contact:  Julie Starr, National Wildlife Federation, (802) 229-0650, jstarr@nwf.org

 

February 4th

Town Hall meeting on “Human Population and Environment Linkages”
Albany, New York
State University of New York - Albany
Sponsors: National Wildlife Federation and Center for Environment and Population
Contact:  Julie Starr, National Wildlife Federation, (802) 229-0650, jstarr@nwf.org

 

February 2002

Town Hall meeting on “Human Population and Environment Linkages”
Providence, Rhode Island
Brown University
Sponsors: National Wildlife Federation and Center for Environment and Population
Contact:  Julie Starr, National Wildlife Federation, (802) 229-0650,