Re: Challenging Growthism, Childfree Voters Event, and More! (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Crap, we missed it.  You had your book group on that day, anyway.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 16:28:23 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > event!
 > 
 >  > From: Population Balance <http://www.populationbalance.org/~nandita.bajaj>
 >  > To: Noelle<http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 >  > Date: Tue,  3 Sep 2024 20:33:14 +0000
 >  > 
 >  > Reclaiming our humanity from the destructive grip of mainstream economics
 >  > 
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=731d1f0923&e=2745e6175d
 >  > View this email in your browser (
 >  > https://mailchi.mp/populationbalance.org/sep-3-2024?e=2745e6175d )
 >  > 
 >  > Dear Noelle,
 >  > As the ideologies of growthism and pronatalism reach fever pitch in media 
 >  > and political narratives, we continue to hold steady in our convictions and 
 >  > our efforts for a more socially and ecologically just and sustainable world. 
 >  > I am pleased to share with you our latest updates in this edition of our 
 >  > newsletter:
 >  > * The Overpopulation Podcast: Ecological economist Dr. Joshua Farley 
 >  > discusses the urgent need to realign our economies with ecological and 
 >  > social justice imperatives;
 >  > * Childfree Voters Event: Don't miss the first ever Alliance of Child-Free 
 >  > Voters Zoom event on Mon, Sep 9th at 8pm ET to build solidarity and 
 >  > political power;
 >  > * Beyond Pronatalism: Check out the story of our latest guest, Vincie, who 
 >  > discusses how she wrestled with traditional family norms and gender roles 
 >  > within Asian culture;
 >  > * New Team Member: Meet our latest team member, Juliana Barberi - an 
 >  > activist and educator who is joining us from Colombia as our Video Content 
 >  > Creator!
 >  > 
 >  > The Overpopulation Podcast
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=d3caac7350&e=2745e6175d
 >  > In this episode (
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=ea887ac6eb&e=2745e6175d
 >  > ) , we talk with Dr. Joshua Farley, an 
 >  > expert in ecological economics, about the urgent need to realign our 
 >  > economic systems with ecological and social justice imperatives. Highlights 
 >  > include:
 >  > * How mainstream economic ideologies disregard planetary boundaries and 
 >  > contribute to ecological damage;
 >  > * A critique of the 'Homo economicus' model in mainstream economics, which 
 >  > inaccurately depicts humans as purely rational, self-interested, competitive,
 >  >  and insatiable, and misrepresents our fundamentally cooperative nature;
 >  > * How overpopulation disproportionately benefits the wealthy, driving down 
 >  > wages and inflating the costs of land, food, housing, and other basic 
 >  > necessities.
 >  > 
 >  > Listen to Episode (
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=16a5094bde&e=2745e6175d
 >  > )
 >  > Childfree Voters Event
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=e595d075d0&e=2745e6175d
 >  > The rhetoric about people without children coming from the American far 
 >  > Right has risen to the level of hate speech, but most high profile Democrats 
 >  > aren't challenging it beyond an IVF narrative because the very existence of 
 >  > consciously child-free people is still surprisingly taboo.
 >  > 
 >  > On Monday September 9th at 8pm Eastern, don't miss the first ever Alliance 
 >  > of Child-Free Voters Zoom webinar (
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=66126b8469&e=2745e6175d
 >  > ) . Eleven speakers, including me and 
 >  > four of our podcast guests, share how childfree people can build solidarity 
 >  > and political power, both in the 2024 election cycle and beyond. All are 
 >  > welcome, including parents and allies! This event is not candidate-centric 
 >  > and does not have a fundraising component.
 >  > 
 >  > Register for Event (
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=a7c2557168&e=2745e6175d
 >  > )
 >  > Beyond Pronatalism Podcast
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=058dcad53d&e=2745e6175d
 >  > In our latest episode (
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=c35beb6b62&e=2745e6175d
 >  > ) of our newly launched podcast, Beyond 
 >  > Pronatalism, I chat with Vincie. Born and raised in Hong Kong and now living 
 >  > in the U.S., Vincie talks about wrestling with traditional family norms and 
 >  > gender roles within Asian culture and arriving at a more liberated decision 
 >  > to not have biological children. Today, Vincie has a deeply fulfilling 
 >  > career and many chosen families, which include her husband, step children, 
 >  > dogs, and close friends around the world.
 >  > 
 >  > Listen to Episode (
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=363d4274bb&e=2745e6175d
 >  > )
 >  > Submit Your Story! (
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=8c849f3e1a&e=2745e6175d
 >  > )
 >  > Our Newest Team Member!
 >  > We are excited to welcome our newest team member, Juliana Barberi, who is 
 >  > joining as our Video Content Creator!
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=6ae485781b&e=2745e6175d
 >  > Juliana is a Colombia-based activist and educator with degrees in biomedical 
 >  > engineering and sustainable development. She has been the director of RAYA (
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=e54861db66&e=2745e6175d
 >  > ) , an animal protection nonprofit, for 
 >  > more than 21 years. She has been directing and co-hosting ¡Ládralo! (
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=476ee17831&e=2745e6175d
 >  > ) , a podcast about animal rights, for 10 
 >  > years. She also co-hosts a new podcast called Ojos del Bosque (
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=1f18b7ea54&e=2745e6175d
 >  > ) about planetary issues including human 
 >  > supremacism, ecological degradation, biodiversity extermination, and 
 >  > pollution. Juliana teaches environmental science at Instituto Tecnológico 
 >  > Metropolitano and is the coordinator of the Social and Legal Animal Defense 
 >  > Program in the Law and Political Sciences Faculty at Universidad de 
 >  > Antioquia. Committed to preserving life on Earth, Juliana seeks to inspire 
 >  > her students and social media followers by living
 >  > her values and advocating for a more compassionate and just world.
 >  > 
 >  > We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Juliana to our team! To learn more 
 >  > about Juliana's incredible activism, check out my interview with her (
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=8cbb06422d&e=2745e6175d
 >  > ) on Beyond Pronatalism.
 >  > 
 >  > Join us on Instagram (
 >  > https://populationbalance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b48a4d345f71f6d7ef70541a&id=32f202e8a2&e=2745e6175d
 >  > ) to follow our upcoming videos with 
 >  > Juliana!
 >  > 
 >  > Follow us on Instagram (
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 >  > )
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 >  > Nandita Bajaj
 >  > Executive Director
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