Feb 27, 2023 | Planning & development, Processes by-passed, Take over
Satprem of the Auroville Earth Institute has written a technical report detailing the comparative carbon emissions of the original pavers on the Crown, versus the current concrete slabs that are being installed. The conclusion drawn is that the production and...
Feb 27, 2023 | Organisation & governance, Processes by-passed, Take over
The AVFO’s appointed 'Housing Service’ has recently allocated a 200+ sqm family-sized house in Kalabhumi to a single Aurovilian, without following any community processes and for no financial contribution. Meanwhile, eviction emails have been sent to Aurovilians and a...
Feb 25, 2023 | Organisation & governance, Take over
Many small ‘business’ activities operate in Auroville, such as sexual health education services and youth empowerment activities, which typically generate less than 2-3 lakh rupees annually. These business activities are not geared towards profit maximization, on the...
Feb 15, 2023 | Organisation & governance, Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
The Auroville Archives was forcefully taken over in June 2022, through an Office Order issued by the Office of the Secretary. The bonafide WC has informed the community that a new service of Archives has been set up. Here is their communication with the community:...
Feb 10, 2023 | Aims & ideals, Processes by-passed, Take over
A "spiritual summit" is being organised by the Secretary of the GB for the 150 th anniversary of Sri Aurobindo while Auroville processes, roads and houses are being destroyed. This summit is again one more action going against the very principle of the Charter and of...
Feb 9, 2023 | Aims & ideals, International Advisory Council, Organisation & governance, Processes by-passed, Self Governance, Take over
Long-time Aurovilian C has written a letter to the International Advisory Council reminding them of their duties as defined in the Auroville Foundation Act: Dear members of the International Advisory Council, I have been told that you will visit Auroville shortly and...
Jan 26, 2023 | Aims & ideals, Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
The secretary of the Auroville foundation office is organising a concert in the amphitheater of the Matrimandir again deciding arbitrarily and in an authoritarian manner, bypassing the community processes and going against the very spirit of the Matrimandir which...
Jan 5, 2023 | Processes by-passed, Take over
Here is an open letter written by the residents of Surrender Community regarding a recent threat to evict the youth residents of Muyerchi house. Muyerchi house is located in Surrender conmunity, it has been built for Youth of Auroville above 18 years old. They have...
Jan 3, 2023 | Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
Since the take over of the Town Hall building management by the Secretary's office, the persons they have appointed as executives have commited several agressions and mismanagements. The bona fide working committe has adressed to these individuals the following...
Dec 7, 2022 | Organisation & governance, Processes by-passed, Self Governance, Take over
Auroville’s Working Groups take over On 12 May 2022, the Governing Board (GB) started showing signs of its will to seize control of Auroville’s governance. On this day, four members of the Working Committee (WCom), dismissed by a Residents' Assembly (RA) decision for...
Dec 5, 2022 | Organisation & governance, Resident Assembly, Take over
In the past 3 months, 25 Aurovilians (mostly those working for the legitimate working groups) were notified by either the illegally appointed AVFO’s ‘BCC’, or the Accounts Officer of the Auroville Foundation office, Mr. Sathyanarayan (also a member of the illegal...
Oct 24, 2022 | Processes by-passed, Take over
The actions of the Secretary of the Auroville Foundation office are supported by the Governing Board and contrary to the Auroville Foundation Act and to the spirit in which it has been written and voted by the Parlement of India and against the Charter of Auroville...
Oct 18, 2022 | Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
Statement from Housing Board Further to our communication last month regarding our supposed removal from our positions as Housing Board members, we would like to let the community know that we are still functioning, although only in a very limited sense due to being...
Sep 21, 2022 | Processes by-passed, Self Governance, Take over
Auroville Residents Appeal to UNESCO reg 30th Sept Event in Paris The Secretary of one of the 3 governing bodies of Auroville Foundation has planned to organize an event at Unesco Paris this month. Since the appointment of the present Secretary of the Auroville...
Sep 18, 2022 | Organisation & governance, Processes by-passed, Self Governance, Take over
THE INFLECTION POINT by Rod Hemsell In numerous video recordings presented as formal addresses to Auroville, broadcast subsequently to the public on youtube, as well as in other public lectures and private presentations, the Secretary of the Auroville Foundation, Dr....
Sep 18, 2022 | Legal matters, Processes by-passed, Take over
Upcoming dates: 19.09.2022 — Madras High Court hearing on the ATDC, in front of a new judge 23.09.2022 — Hearing of AVFO appeal of the Madras High Court judgment of 12th August 20.10.2022 — Supreme Court appeal regarding National Green Tribunal Ruling 10.11.2022 —...
Sep 16, 2022 | Organisation & governance, Processes by-passed, Self Governance, Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
On the 30th September, an event is planned at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, organised in collaboration with the Auroville Foundation. Residents have not been made aware of this event via any official communication platforms. A tentative program of the event was...
Sep 8, 2022 | Organisation & governance, Processes by-passed, Self Governance, Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
On the 26th August, Mr. Raghu Ananthanarayan received a formal letter from the Secretary of the AVFO, stating that the GB is requesting a process for deeper dialogue in Auroville, and requesting him to facilitate this process,“enabling the stakeholders of Auroville to...
Sep 3, 2022 | Processes by-passed, Self Governance, Take over
On Friday, Aug 26th evening, the BCC (Budget City Service) received an email from AVFO’s ‘FAMC’ informing them that it was "time to transition to the new team". The communication thanked the BCC members for their service "much appreciated by the community" and asked...
Sep 3, 2022 | Legal matters, Self Governance, Take over
Legal update Madras High Court: Foundation appeal on the judgment of 12/08/2022 On 26 August 2022, an appeal bench of the Madras High Court gave an interim order that temporarily suspended the ruling that a single High Court judge sitting on 12 August had...
Sep 2, 2022 | Organisation & governance, Processes by-passed, Take over
On 2nd September the Working Committee sent an update to the community reminding them ‘not to engage with or recognize’ any of the illegitimate members of the ‘Working Groups’ appointed by the AVFO. The relevant community members were named in the communication below....
Aug 28, 2022 | Aims & ideals, Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
An Aurovilian supporter of the Secretary, working at the housing service has been publishing since months on the Auroville forum Auronet (taken over by the Foundation office) articles that clearly show his allegeance to the Secretary and support her actions. Lately he...
Aug 28, 2022 | Processes by-passed, Resident Assembly, Self Governance, Take over
Interpreting the Appeal as a New Construction of the Auroville Foundation Act by Rod Hemsell The Foundation's appeal to set aside the order passed by the MHC on 12-8-22 consists primarily in an elaborate argument beginning on page 2 (bold 12) in which it...
Aug 4, 2022 | Organisation & governance, Processes by-passed, Take over
by Rod Hemsell AT PRESENT THE SITUATION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPING SINCE LAST DECEMBER HAS REACHED A POINT OF CRISIS DIFFICULT FOR MANY TO COMPREHEND. The government appointed administration (AVFO) has taken over virtually the entire administrative structure of...
Jul 30, 2022 | Organisation & governance, Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
Dear Auroville Community, Our team has been dedicated to serving Auroville by administering funds for our community services. We have been in charge of collecting income, and disbursing budgets and Maintenances. Many of us were BCC members throughout the Covid...
Jul 12, 2022 | Land Matters, Organisation & governance, Planning & development, Take over
Dear Community, We share with you a joint letter from WCom, FAMC and Council sent to Land Board on July 4th, regarding an irregular Office Order issued by the office of the Secretary. Kind regards,Auroville Council ______________________________________________ Dear...
Jun 28, 2022 | Blog, Processes by-passed, Self Governance, Take over
By AV Council (AVC) , 28 Jun 2022 / 01:27 pm Dear Community, We are all shocked by the continued and aggressive attempts at appropriating many of Auroville's executive and managerial positions, including the memberships of some of our groups (eg: WCom, ATDC, FAMC,...
Jun 14, 2022 | Blog, Processes by-passed, Self Governance, Take over
Clarification regarding questionable appointments of FAMC and ATDC by the office of the Secretary BY the Workibg Committee and the Auroville Council Dear Community, We know that the situation in Auroville is very confusing at the moment. The developments of recent...