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3 days ago
3 min

Scarlet Macaws Find Refuge After Two Hurricanes

First the heavy winds and rain came to the village, and then the parrots seeking refuge from two hurricanes that devastated Honduras

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Nov 17
3 min

Hope in Hard Times

Just when it seems that we have come through one hard time, along comes another, and another. How is hope possible? Together!

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Jul 1
2 min

Unconditional Solidarity - SI!

Liberation involves the liberation of the earth to restore maximum creativity and deep, universal, and unconditional solidarity.

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Jun 17
4 min

Trust (even when birds die)

Come, let us trust in our capacity for kindness, for presence, for care, and to love. Come, join the Parrot Conservation Corps.

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Jun 3
2 min

Take My Breath Away

Just as long as we have breath, we must answer yes to your life, though with pain you made your way, may hope meet you each day.

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Every Day Earth Day for Parrot Conservationists

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Apr 22
3 min

Every Day Earth Day for Parrot Conservationists

Conservationists impact parrots’ lives for the better all the time. They develop a heart inspired touch that pervades their work.

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Gail Koelln

Mar 17
2 min

COVID-19 in Honduras and its Impact

Re COVID-19 in Honduras: "...we are a poor country...many people...use what they work during the day to live on that day..." Can you help?

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Dec 19, 2019
1 min

We Give Thanks for this Special Year

We continue to honor One Earth team members with this music video, Fly Parrot Fly, by musician and song writer, Michael Schindlinger:

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

May 22, 2019
2 min

Seeding Conservation with Love

I don't know if human kind can ever avoid the tragedy and violence inherent in our species and societies, but there will always be ferti

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Apr 11, 2019
3 min

Parrot's Patience Wearing Thin

I was ushered quickly towards the school building where the leaders were meeting, when a scarlet macaw swooped over me to land in the trees

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Feb 4, 2019
3 min

Conservation: Take a Life, Give a Life

Perhaps that is what conservation is - to give back the lives we have taken. And success in the final accounting is not whether the species

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Give of Yourself on Giving Tuesday: Decolonizing Fundraising

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Nov 27, 2018
3 min

Give of Yourself on Giving Tuesday: Decolonizing Fundraising

Anthropologists, economists, and philosophers have argued that nonprofits continue the colonization process by benefiting from a system that

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Nov 16, 2018
3 min

Partying and Productions for Parrots

We will be having a Holiday Parrot Party and Fundraiser on December 10, 2018 in Manhattan, NY. By sharing these films together we make sure

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Jul 17, 2018
5 min

Death on a Sidewalk

Squirrels feel pain, they have families, children, relatives, spouses, and probably competitors. They have territories and are known by othe

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Jul 5, 2018
3 min

Parrot and People Refugees

In the case of people and parrots, it is not the families' or children's fault that they are refugees. Recalling the words of Tom Pe

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The Girl Who Touches Dangerous Things, and Hearts

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

May 30, 2018
2 min

The Girl Who Touches Dangerous Things, and Hearts

I am so glad to know Dayana and to see her growing into a veterinarian of immense capacity. This still includes her ability to pick up sligh

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Feb 20, 2018
2 min

Broken Hearted but Flying Free

There is such heartache between people and parrots. We love them so much, and sometimes they love us. But it can come at a great cost to the

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Jul 6, 2017
1 min

It Takes a Village to Protect Parrots

What can be more fun than joining young children with sharp eyesight and a passion for counting parrots? Not only is it fun, it builds hope

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Jun 27, 2017
1 min

Making Dreams Come True

Yency Contreras risked his life to make his dreams come true. Traveling from Honduras, through Guatemala and Mexico, he ended up as the son

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