Auroville Council meeting room

The (RA-WCom) informed the community that on March 11th, a number of current and former members of the Auroville Council received an email notice from the Funds and Assets Management Committee constituted by the Governing Board (GB-FAMC) that the unauthorised users of the Auroville Council meeting room on the first floor of the Town Hall have to vacate by March 15th and that strict action will taken against violators and unauthorised users. The room is currently used by essential groups of the RA, such as the Entry Board and Auroville Council, and has been ‘held’ by residents for more than 20 months in a 24-hour vigil. The RA-WCom described the notice as an overreach of power and an intimidation tactic that disregards once more the essential role of the Residents' Assembly and its duly selected working groups in the day-to-day management of Auroville. The RA-Wcom responded to the GB-FAMC that this room is an important asset for the Residents' Assembly of Auroville and it has been protected from being taken over for over 20 months now and that this will continue.