Call for another Emergency RAD

Concerned residents have initiated a call for an Emergency Residents’ Assembly decision on (1) extending the emergency functions of the Working Committee of the Residents’ Assembly (RA-WCom) and (2) authorising the RA-WCom to do the work of the Funds and Assets Management Committee (RA-FAMC) of the Residents’ Assembly. The residents stated that in August 2023 the Residents’ Assembly had approved the giving of emergency functions to the RA-WCom for a six months’ period, which has now expired; the reasons for extending this period are the same as then, e.g. because the Residents’ Assembly finds itself in an emergency situation in which it needs the ability to counter the threats to its role as an authority of the Auroville Foundation.

The reason for the RA-WCom to take over the work of the RA-FAMC is that since July 2022, the RA-FAMC selected by the community has been unable to carry out its functions, when the Governing Board seized control of Auroville‘s funds and assets by appointing a parallel GB-FAMC.

This solution is a temporary measure and will be used only until the RA-FAMC can again take up its rightful and statutory role according to the Auroville Foundation Rules, 1997. The petition was signed by 357 people, which exceeds the 300 signatures that are required, and was sent to the Residents' Assembly Service, which will verify the signatures before launching the Emergency RAD on behalf of the Residents' Assembly.