Newsletter, August 2002
Dear Auroville- and AVI-friends,
Auroville International presently consists
of a network of centers and liaisons in about 20 countries. All of
them are sharing the aim and vision of the Auroville community and
budding township in South India. Some of these centers are supporting
Auroville quite substantially.
'Internationalness'
Every year, all the worldwide AVI representatives meet each other.
This year the AVI General Assembly took place in the Bay Area in
California. The meeting turned out to be more than just another
wonderful opportunity to feel and sense the human unity dimension and
'internationalness' of the Auroville project.
This year's focus was on the development of Auroville's International
Zone, that quarter of the future township which is envisaged to
manifest special pavilions designed to express the genius and soul
qualities of the respective nations and cultures they represent.
Details and outcomes of this year's meeting you can find at http://www.aviusa.org/avi2002_main.html
Sample of 'Soul Pavilion'
In case you would wish to see an example of a concept of a 'soul
pavilion', go to the section of AVI Germany on the AVI site where you
will find the English version of a brochure describing the German
pavilion.
AVI Meetings in coming years
Another outcome of the AVI meeting was the decision to alternate
henceforward the yearly meetings between Auroville and a meeting place
in an AVI country. Last year it was St. Petersburg in Russia, next
year, 2003, will exceptionally even see two AVI meetings: one at the
end of January in Auroville (for Auroville's 35th anniversary) and one
in June in Paris.
For 2004 we have decided to go the Belo Horizonte in Brasil.
Join the AVI family! (- better than the
army..)
We use this opportunity to invite all of Auroville's friends,
especially those who live in countries which aren't yet part of the
Auroville International network, to join us at these meetings and in
our involvement with the Auroville project!
In order to start a new AVI liaison, just one person is enough. At a
later stage, when a group has formed and contact with AVI and
Auroville been established, we encourage the creation of an AVI center
as a corporate body, with more members involved.
By the way: it is the experience of most
people active in the AVI world that this 'work' doesn't only imply a
wonderful chance to achieve results and meaningful development for
Auroville and AVI, but that it is also directly instrumental for one's
own personal development and growth..
Worldwide translation service
As a last note: you will find several updates on the national AVI
sections on our AVI
site. Recently the sections of the Netherlands,
Brasil and Spain have been updated; and basic information on Auroville
and the Integral Yoga has been integrated on some national sites in
their respective national language. These translations are done by the
AVITRA service in Auroville, which can be used by everyone at very
fair rates. See also http://www.auroville.org/translations.htm
Contact us
If you want to get in contact with AVI, either directly contact me via
wjsr@gmx.net or our secretary Tine in Auroville via tine@auroville.org.in
With love and warm regards from Berlin,
Wolfgang Schmidt-Reinecke, Chairman AVI
