Singing for Julián Chiví

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🗓️ 31 January 2023

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Celebrating a bird that’s a symbol for Puerto Rico.

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0:00.0	This is Bird Note.
0:06.2	In the 1980s, mining companies made plans for huge open-pit mines in the mountains of
0:16.9	Puerto Rico.
0:18.6	Thousands of homes and large tracts of forest were in danger.
0:22.4	An organization called Casa Pueblo, or the People's House, organized resistance to the
0:27.6	mines in the town of Alhuntas.
0:30.2	After 15 years of protesting, they succeeded in making open-pit mining illegal in Puerto Rico.
0:41.5	But that wasn't the end for Casa Pueblo.
0:44.0	They continued to run a community center in Alhuntas that offers educational and cultural
0:49.0	programs, including a yearly festival for the region's most beloved bird, the Juliana
0:54.3	TV.
0:59.9	Also known as the Black Whiskred Virio, the Juliana TV is a small songbird that lives in the
1:05.5	forests around Alhuntas.
1:07.8	Casa Pueblo's radio station even has a theme song that's a tribute to the Juliana TV.
1:13.2	People celebrate this bird as a symbol of Puerto Rico, and the forests they've worked
1:17.4	so hard to protect.
1:25.0	Learn more about how Puerto Ricans have worked to save their homes and natural spaces on
1:29.8	the Threatened Podcast.
1:31.8	Listen in your podcast app or at birdnote.org.
1:35.0	I'm Ari Daniel.

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