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the real-life Avatar

It was obvious the James Cameron’s latest blockbuster lacked originality but a far more spectacular (but less 3D) story occurred in Papua New Guinea. The Coconut Revolution details the world’s first eco-revolution where indigenous peoples successfully fought off the combined might of a giant multi-national mining corporation, paid mercenaries and two governments’ militaries. Awesome stuff.

Here’s a short 5 min. excerpt which I’ve watched,

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And here’s the full thing (52 mins) which I have yet to watch,

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