<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 28px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;">Please pass along to others in your group or area. Thanks.</span></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 28px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="5" style="font: normal normal normal 19px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">POPULATION EDUCATION DAY</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 28px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="5" style="font: normal normal normal 19px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">You are invited to come to a population education day to learn about the problems of overpopulation, especially in the United States (and the influence of US policies on population throughout the world).</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 28px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="5" style="font: normal normal normal 19px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">It will take place on Saturday, April 10, 9 AM-4 PM at the Meeting and Facilitation Resources Building, 11 King St. (off State Street south of the Capitol Building—look for Pat’s Pizza at the corner of King St. and State St.), Augusta. Bring a bag lunch or food to share for a potluck--either is OK. This free event will also include time to plan followup actions in Maine to reduce population growth.</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 28px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; ">Some topics we expect to cover that day include: (1) facts, figures, and trends; (2) population and the impact of people and consumption (especially in the US) on the planet; (3) Family Planning and role of women in limiting population growth; (4) immigration and population, especially in the US; (5) resources and groups to work with; and (6) what we can do in Maine.</span></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 28px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="5" style="font: normal normal normal 19px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">What can each of us do to stabilize our population and reduce it so our population does not endanger our environment and create justice and peace problems connected to population? What is already happening in Maine, and what groups and resources are available? How do issues like family planning, immigration, and the role of youth influence our policies? Who can change them?</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 28px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="5" style="font: normal normal normal 19px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">Why have this educational event? There is increasing awareness and concern about human impact on our fragile environment. But even if we reduce our footprint, if there are more of us making those prints, the impact is still dangerous and unsustainable.</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 28px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="5" style="font: normal normal normal 19px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">Building awareness about population needs to start NOW. It is a controversial subject. It needs to be a topic that we can bring up with environmental, social, and political organizations, and in a non-threatening way, with others in our local communities. Come to learn more about the issue, what you can do to create a more sustainable population in our country, and how the US can support sustainable populations throughout the world.</font></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="5" style="font: normal normal normal 19px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">For more information about this day and directions to the Meeting and Facilitation Resources Building, 11 King St., Augusta, contact Larry Dansinger, 161 Stovepipe Alley, Monroe, ME 04951, (207) 525-7776 or <a href="mailto:rosc@psouth.net"><font color="#3b00f6" style="color: rgb(59, 0, 246); ">rosc@psouth.net</font></a>.</font></div>
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