INVITATION -- from Sierra Club's Global Population and Environment Program
-- Please Distribute!

Population and the Environment: Women, Families, our Future
You Get the Connections ? Why Doesn't President Bush?

Join Sierra Club's Global Population and Environment Program and Sierra
Club President Larry Fahn with National Wildlife Federation, Population
Connection, and Advocates for
Youth for a

Population and Environment Training

Where: Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Prairie Learning Center in
Prairie City, IA
When:     Saturday, September 27, 2003 10am to 2pm

JOIN US to:

Participate in issue briefings and an activist training

Explore the connections between Global Population and the Environment

Create local strategies to enhance your community organizing and campaign
tactics

Get involved! Take action locally, nationally and internationally.

To register or for more information about this free training/lunch, please
contact:
Alexandra Marinov, 202-548-4599, [log in to unmask]


Background
The Sierra Club's mission to explore, enjoy and protect the planet cannot
be accomplished without addressing population growth. From suburban America
to the edge of the rainforest, increasing human population can lead to the
destruction of habitat, the pollution of clean air and water, and the
depletion and degradation of irreplaceable natural resources.

One of the most comprehensive ways to address rapid population growth is
through voluntary family planning. Worldwide, more than 150 million women
want family planning but lack access to it. Yet instead of stepping up to
meet this demand, President Bush has placed restrictions on United States
Agency for International Development programs and actually cut all U.S.
support for the United Nations population and family planning programs!

The Bush Administration continues to play politics with women's health,
jeopardizing the future of our families and our shared environment.
However, by committing ourselves to ensure that our voices are heard, we
can make a difference and take steps toward long-term change.

To find out more about Sierra Club's Global Population and Environment
Program, please visit our website: http://www.sierraclub.org/population




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