Mr. Don Feder – Founder of Stop Demographic Winter.
I first became aware of declining fertility at World Congress of Families II in Geneva in 1999, when the world’s population approached six billion. Francisco Tatad, then the majority leader of the Philippine Senate, said we should rejoice in population growth which leads to increased prosperity. But he also warned of a coming population collapse, and discussed falling fertility rates in Europe, observing, “The Europeans of the future will be Africans and Asians, and the Europeans of today will have no one but themselves to blame.
By World Congress of Families III (Mexico City 2004) I was on a panel on Demographic Winter. The following year, I went to work for the Congress as communications director and coordinator of regional events.
In that capacity, I helped to organize Congresses and regional conferences on five continents, which always included a discussion of falling fertility in developed nations.
When it was first released, I acted as the publicist for the documentary “Demographic Winter – the Decline of the Human Family.” https://www.amazon.com/Demographic-Winter-decline-human-family/dp/B001CGD1P2
For the last three years, I was the communications director for the Ruth Institute. As part of my work, I created its Demographic Winter Resource Center. https://ruthinstitute.org/resource-center/demographic-winter/
I’ve spent more than 20 years speaking and writing about the demographic crisis, including speeches in Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, London, Prague, Warsaw, Belgrade, Moscow, Abuja, Nairobi, Malawi and Sydney. My last was in Guatemala City in 2022. https://ruthinstitute.org/ruth-speaks-out/demographic-winter-the-fatal-fall-of-fertility-worldwide/
I’ve written so often on the issue that it’s hard to keep track of everything. I write regularly on Demographic Winter in my weekly column for the Washington Times, including https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/mar/4/demographic-train-wreck-will-japan-throw-its-old-p/
I’m not a demographer but a popularizer. On the issue, I combine the skills of a writer, researcher and activist. I also have a network throughout the conservative and pro-life communities, developed over decades.
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