Auroville is going through tough times, but there is much that we can do to collectively protect all that has been realized in 50+ years, while moving towards Auroville’s progress and future.
Here are just a few examples of what you, as an individual, can do:
Amidst current turmoil, residents stand for their guiding values, purpose and vision, and for preserving, nurturing and growing the Spirit of Auroville. This Spirit of Auroville lives far beyond its residents – it belongs to humanity as a whole, and strives through many individuals worldwide. We call for all those who resonate with the Spirit of Auroville – that of experimentation, of constant progress, of unity in diversity – to offer their support to those who work on a daily basis for Auroville to bloom against all odds.
The current Secretary to the Governing Board of the Auroville Foundation is bulldozing all that Auroville stands for – and this unique experiment in human unity risks to be destroyed.
Read more on what is currently at risk in Auroville.
Auroville is absolutely unique in its ideals, history, achievements and experimentations. Auroville was created for the benefit of the world. Today, many of its activities and achievements inspire and serve as world leading examples.
Read more on what is Auroville, and on its achievements.
Auroville has been built with individual and collective contributions from across India and the globe, and there lies the secret of its survival.
Each and every actions counts: individual efforts from all of us when brought together in unity can truly make a difference.
The Stand For Auroville Unity campaign was initially started on Change.org, under the name “SOS for Auroville”. This petition was signed by over 50,000 people in a few days, and we still believe it is important that everyone signs it – it shows that our cause continues to gather support world-wide.
The world needs to know what’s happening in this unique and invaluable project for humanity as a whole that is Auroville.
Make sure that you are properly informed by following reliable news channels – the most of which are listed here.
Make sure you follow us on social media, and repost our news to help us spread the word. Talk to your friends, family and colleagues about what’s happening in Auroville, and help us create a global awareness about what’s currently at stake.
The situation that is unfolding in Auroville may benefit from the intervention of officials and diplomats at different levels, who can convey the beauty and importance of Auroville and question the actions of the current Secretary. If you have contacts with such officials, diplomats or potential game-changers, please tell them about what’s going on and share their contact information with us.
Now more than ever, we need the world to know about Auroville’s existence, about its achievements and struggles. Talking to journalists and influencers with high standards can help in this direction, so if you know any or can reach out to some, please do so or put us in touch with them!
You can contact us here. Useful resources for the press can be found here, while officials can be provided with Auroville Media Liaison’s Voice of Auroville journal and Summary of the current crisis.
Auroville is first and foremost built by its residents – some of whom have dedicated over five decades of their lives to Auroville, together with all their savings. Today, many of these residents and pioneers are having their budgets cut. Aurovilians need financial support from friends across India and the globe to fulfil their basic needs, such as food and shelter.
To offer financial support for Aurovilians in need, you can write to evolvingalaxy@gmail.com and to the Residents’ Assembly’s Budget Coordination Committee at bcc@auroville.services.
Auroville residents and their representatives have approached the courts to uphold their role in building Auroville. Several delegations are also organised to meet officials, diplomats and other influential individuals. All of this creates a financial hardship, and support to cover these costs is much appreciated.
To offer financial support for legal and delegation fees, you can write to evolvingalaxy@gmail.com.
It takes time to document the ongoing takeover of Auroville, and to communicate on the bulldozing of rights, trees and assets. It also takes time to coordinate responses to these authoritarian actions. Help is much needed, and most welcome.
Feel free to offer your skills by writing to evolvingalaxy@gmail.com, contact@standforauroville.org and workingcom@auroville.services. Please specify your availabilities, skill set, experience and relation to Auroville. We look forward to reading you!
Auroville is also an adventure into the subtle worlds. You can pray, visualize, concentrate, meditate – whatever works for you – for unity in Auroville, and for the preservation of the Auroville experiment. We believe this can have a huge impact if done with sincerity and goodwill.
If you know Aurovilians, please also send them your love and emotional support – most of us need it, now more than ever!
Your question is still hanging after reading the FAQs below? Feel free to drop us a line!
It is totally worth the fight! Even if the amount of destruction and hurt has been tremendous since the appointment of Dr Jayanti Ravi as Secretary of the Auroville Foundation, a lot has been safeguarded thanks to the efforts of many. More importantly, there is still so much to protect, to safeguard, to nurture and to grow!
The community response, the financial support and the help received from across India and the globe have been heartwarming. This has made a huge difference, and will continue to make a difference. We are together in front of these challenges, and together we will overcome them.
Auroville is complex by nature, and the current conflict is a multi-layered one. Auroville Media Liaison, the official communication channel of the Residents' Assembly, created a webpage that summarizes the current situation and all that is currently under threat. You can check it out by clicking here.
There are several communication channels that provide relatable, factual and sourced updates on the current Auroville crisis. We present some of these on this page.
It is worth noting that these updates are created by three different sources: Evolving Galaxy, Stand For Auroville Unity, and Auroville Media Liaison. All three are managed by residents of Auroville. The first two are independant media channels whose authors act anonymously in order to be protected. Auroville Media Liaison is of a more official nature, as it is under the supervision of the bonafide Working Committee of the Residents' Assembly, the residents' elected representatives.
If you'd like to support us financially, whether for Aurovilians or for legal and delegation fees, please write to evolvingalaxy@gmail.com. We will be able to answer your questions more accurately, as cases may be different depending on which country you live in, and what is the specified purpose of your donation.
We observe that the progressive dismantling of Auroville and its achievements has started with the appointment of Dr Jayanti Ravi, IAS, as Secretary to the Governing Board; and with the appointment of a new Governing Board of the Auroville Foundation.
It is possible that these individuals have other supports but they hold the main responsibility for the desastrous management of Auroville that residents witness since 2021. These individuals are also supported by a handful of Auroville residents who have vested interests, who are under pressure, or who have a very narrow view on urban development (insisting that Auroville should welcome 47000 new residents in a couple of years to fulfil its purpose, which is nonsensical according to the words of the Mother herself).
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