Spread Social Justice

Demographic Transition Model

The United Nations estimates that the human population will level around 10-12 billion people by the end of the century. This prediction is based largely on social and economic indicators, but does not factor in environmental changes over that time. This larger population may exceed the earth's carrying capacity. To keep populations as low as possible, developing nations must move as quickly as possible through stages 2 and 3 of the demographic transition model to minimize population growth.

This can be achieved in many ways including:

Support organizations that teach and finance sustainable agriculture and sustainable development

Support organizations that Empower Woman

Support organizations and initiatives that fight poverty in developing countries

Rethinking Charity:

- Dan Pallotta's TED talk - The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong

To reasonably address poverty abroad, we must simultaneously work to alleviate cycles of poverty and social and economic inequalities at home. In the long-term, people may be more likely to act on their concern for environmental issues when they are financially and emotionally more stable.

Some ways to address local issues of poverty and social justice

- - you can dedicate time and money to child welfare organizations like Children's Aid.
  - strengthen the trauma lens for public services including health care, public health, child welfare, and education
    - Learn about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)_from the CDC and about toxic stress at stresshealth.org
    - Nadine Burke Harris' TED talk - How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Over a Lifetime
    - support your local shelters, anti-poverty organizations, and political initiatives that advocate for improved social services.