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Taiwan: The Na'vi in “Avatar” Join the Fight against Petrochemical Plant

Categories: East Asia, Taiwan (ROC), Digital Activism, Disaster, Economics & Business, Environment, Food, Health, Human Rights, Ideas, Politics, Protest, Technology

The native blue giants “Na'vi” [1]who fought with colonization armies from the earth in the blockbuster movie “Avatar” has become the spiritual symbol of young environmentalists and students in Taiwan who stand against the Kuo-Kuang Petrochemical project in Changhua County [2]. A march against Kuo-Kuang will take place on 11/13, and the “Na'vi” ask President Ma to join to march [3][video, zht], as reported onĀ Civilmedia.tw.