Radio WavesIn August, we received a generous donation from long time Population Connection member, Bill Foster. Bill was eager to help us with our radio project. Thank you, Bill! Through the summer, Spanish radio station La Preciosa (100.7 FM) played our population message about smaller families for a better quality of life. KDON (102.5 FM) played the message in English. Our public service announcements (PSAs), ran for four months for a total of 300-plus announcements. It is difficult to measure if we were successful, but we feel radio media is one of the best ways to get the population message out, and is worth doing. Potentially, hundreds of thousands of people heard our message; now they have to act. We hope so. Check out our web site at www.zpgmb.org; we now have the PSAs on mp3 files and you can listen to them on the internet. Jeremy Mathews offered to draw cartoons to go with our scripts in English and Spanish from our PSAs. We are using them as educational handouts at schools and public events. They are very popular, easy to understand, and fun to read. Thank you, Jeremy! Our plan is to continue with our radio project, starting next Spring. We hope to develop new story lines with a focus on the connection between overpopulation, carrying capacity, and the environment. Stay tuned!
Monday, November 28, 7:30 pmHealth Care for All California, Santa Cruz Chapter, Health Care Reform: Hope For All CaliforniansIntroduction by Assemblymember John Laird
State Senator Sheila Kuehl, author of SB 840, the CA Health Insurance Reliability Act (CHIRA) which would provide comprehensive health coverage to all residents under a single-payer system. As the bill’s author, Senator Kuehl will discuss and answer questions about the impacts and financing of a universal health care system for California. It promises to be an exciting and informative evening, and a chance to look at solutions to California’s health care crisis. Louden Nelson Community Center Auditorium, 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz. Suggested donation: $10–$35; no one turned away. For information: Bill at 469-0143, or visit their web site. OutreachOur six-minute video on overpopulation and exponential growth showed at Cabrillo College’s Fall Health Fair in September. Cabrillo furnished a large TV so we were able to interest many people who were not aware of the population problem. Pat Smith and Linda Brodman tabled at this event. Governor has signed SB 644 — the bill to improve access to emergency contraception by prohibiting pharmacist refusals to fill legitimate prescriptions. Thank you to all who worked on this bill. We definitely couldn’t have done it without you! December Meeting and ElectionsThe Nominating Committee has proposed the following slate of officers for 2006: Chair, Linda Brodman Elections will be held at our December 3 meeting, 6 pm at Pat and Kirk Smith’s home. If you are interested in getting active and want to join the fun, call 462-4041. Read the previous newsletter!
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