From left: Suzie, Ashatit, Anandi and Joseba
Auroville Today brought together
some Aurovilians to discuss an aspect of Auroville which, although
very powerful and alive, is often neglected in our media and
presentations to the outside world – fraternal Auroville. Anandi is
part of the team which manages Pour Tous Distribution Centre; Suzie
has been involved in education for many years; Joseba works with the
Housing Service; and Ashatit at present manages the Auroville
Library.
Ashatit: My experience of
Auroville is that its very basis is solidarity, sharing, and
fraternity. From there we have developed all the services, and even
the first commercial units developed out of this spirit. I remember
when I worked in Housing Service we decided to ask people who were
constructing houses to donate 10% of the cost so that others less
fortunate could also have housing. 95% of the people immediately said
‘yes’. All this flowed naturally out of this spirit to serve The
Mother and to ...
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