Here are some educational films to share the knowledge from others that may be useful…..
BLACK America | The racial climate in the United States | Auroras Eye Films
What is it like to be Black in America? And how did it come to this? This is a dialogue with Malcolme, whom explains the history and facts about the American system and how its lead up the the roots and protests today. A broad stroke description of the racial climate in the United States through the eyes and voice of a black native. Accompanied by archival footage of historical atrocities and public outcry, this film seeks to connect the dots while illustrating the kind of environment which has led to such an explosive present state following the murder of George Floyd. #Auroraseyefilms #Blacklivesmatter #BlackAmerica #racism #equality #nonviolent #protest #policebrutality #violence #justice #healing #freedom #trayvonMartin #murder #GeorgeFloyd
Did you know there is a water crisis? | Auroville | India | Auroras Eye Films
Gilles Boulicot a water expert in Auroville, gives a presentation about the water crisis. Groundwater levels all over India are fast declining and aquifers in coastal regions are turning saline. Mr. R.Chakrapaani, Regional Director Central Ground Water Board, Tamil Nadu, sketched the dire state of affairs in Tamil Nadu. The available surface water resources have almost completely been harvested. Ground water is now the major source for domestic, industrial and irrigation requirements. As shallow wells have become defunct in many areas due to declining water levels and low yields, tube wells that reach into the deep aquifers have become the most common means of water extraction. However, water tables are dropping at such an alarming pace that the status of the ground water resources in Tamil Nadu’s 385 administrative blocks has become a cause of concern. Eight blocks have turned saline, more than 100 blocks are over-exploited, around 200 blocks are listed as critical or semi-critical and less than 70 blocks are considered safe. As for the main causes for the present state affairs, Chakrapaani mentioned the population explosion and the consequent environmental impacts; industrial, urban and agricultural pollution; destruction of traditional water harvesting systems like tanks and ponds; and the free power which is being supplied for agricultural purposes. Water scarcity has led to loss of livelihood, irreversible socio-economic changes and population migration to urban areas. Tamil Nadu is now taking measures on all levels – government, industry, NGO’s and self-help groups – to stem the tide. Amongst the most affected cities is the Chennai metropolis, home to more than 6 million people. It now imports water from the groundwater rich Neyveli basin, an area of approximately 3000 sq.kms located 200 kilometres south of Chennai in the Cuddalore district. Chennai is also planning a big desalination plant. The status of the groundwater situation in Pondicherry is not better than in Tamil Nadu. Mr. V. Radhakrishnan of Pondicherry ‘s Department of Agriculture explained that this small Union Territory has an estimated 35 million cubic metres (MCM) of surface water and 150 MCM of groundwater. However, the requirement exceeds the availability by more than 20%. Pondicherry ‘s observation wells have shown that the groundwater level has dropped in coastal areas up to 12 metres, inland up to 55 metres. Radhakrishnan listed lack of surface water irrigation, mismanagement of surface water bodies and neglect of runoff as the main causes for this state of affairs. “ Pondicherry has become almost completely dependent on groundwater and this is being over-extracted. Intrusion of seawater into the groundwater has been observed up to 4 kilometres inland in the southern parts of the state, 2 kilometres inland in the city and 1 kilometre in the northern side.”
Fantastic Plastic | Awareness Documentary | Up cycling | Recycling | Zero Waste | Auroras Eye Films
With the single use plastic ban hitting Tamil Nadu India on the 1st January 2019, we thought about creating awareness about plastic, and understand the material a bit better in order to use it properly. This short documentary also explores the solutions of waste management, including recycling, up cycling and zero waste. Also we learn the language of plastic, that the numbers in the triangles mean. This film is looking at the intentional community Auroville in Tamil Nadu as an example of how they deal with the waste management and also the local villages surrounding it, giving suggestions and opinions by experts and locals of how they think we can do our part to fix the problem. For more information please check out: http://wastelessindia.org
Ecovillage Design Education Documentary Auroville
Recognised by UNESCO, Ecovillage Design Education was specifically designed to enable people and communities coming together to reclaim responsibility for their living situations – at local and regional levels. The EDE is a comprehensive course in the fundamentals of Sustainability Design. It is organised as a mandala that we call the sustainability wheel, encompassing what we perceive to be the four primary interweaving dimensions of human experience – Worldview, Ecological, Social and Economic aspects.
This 5 week course was held at the forest of Pitchandikulam in Auroville India, and attended by 36 participants from all over the world. This documentary explores what an EDE is and feedback from the participants.
Gaia Education was created by a group of educators called “GEESE”- Global Ecovillage Educators for a Sustainable Earth- who have been meeting over a series of workshops in order to formulate their transdisciplinary approach to education for sustainability.
My Cheesy Goat Farm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-utlJgWjdg
My Cheesy Goat Farm explores the life of a goat farmer in Portugal. We learn how Manfred the farmer has established his self sufficient organic farm and how he makes his delicious goats cheese.
All you need to know about 5 different BioGas Digesters at Tamera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cabw8enOC8Q
T.H Culhane shows the 5 different BioGas digesters at Tamera.
http://www.tamera.org
http://solarcities.eu
Filmed By Serena Aurora April 2015
JOI Social Space | Natural Rammed Earth Building with Auroville Earth Institute | Auroras Eye Films
The new community Joy Of Impermanence collaborated with the world famous Auroville Earth Institute to build their social/ co working space. They wanted to make the building with earth…. using as less cement as possible and as much natural materials as possible. They decided to do rammed earth walls, with wattle and dub and lime render. Rather then just hiring labor, they worked along side the workers, with the help of many volunteers.This video explains step by step how they did it…. http://www.earth-auroville.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Joyofimperma…
Natural Building Techniques presentation by Earth Institute Auroville
For 27 years, the Auroville Earth Institute has educated and empowered people to build their own dwellings using earthen techniques.
This presentation by Lara K.Davis Co-Founder of Earth Institute, explains the many different methods of earth construction around the world.
The Auroville Earth Institute (AVEI), previously known as the Auroville Building Centre/Earth Unit, was founded by HUDCO, Government of India, in 1989. The former building centre progressively evolved and took the name of the Auroville Earth Institute in 2004.
AVEI is a non-profit organisation registered under the Foundation of Auroville, which is an organisation of the Government of India.
In the intervening years, the Auroville Earth Institute has become one of the world’s top centres for excellence in earthen architecture, working in 36 countries to promote and transfer knowledge in earth architecture. The work of the Earth Institute has attempted to revive traditional skills and to link ancestral and vernacular traditions of raw earth construction with the modern technology of stabilised earth.
For millennia men proved that they could live in a sustainable way. They lived in harmony with nature. They made use of it, yet respected it. People used earth as a raw material with sensitivity. The “modern” fashion of the 20th century created a break with the millennia old developments. Our Mother Earth has been spoilt and abused. The 21st century should find again the harmonious link between man, nature and spirit.
Filmed April 2017 Auroville by Auroras Eye Films
http://www.earth-auroville.com
https://www.facebook.com/AurorasEye
http://www.auroville.org
The end of the world | Collapsology | When is everything going to Collapse?What next?AurorasEyefilms
Collapsology is the study and elaboration of how industrial civilization as we know it collapses and if it does, what will replace it. Industrial civilization is the use of machinery powered by electricity or any form of energy to carry out various activities. This talk by Daniel & Christian took part in Auroville an intentional township in South India.
Magic Mud: Experimenting With Lime Stabilised Soil at Tamera
Jay Abrahams gives a presentation about Bio Logic Design of Wetland Ecosystem Treatment at the community of Tamera in Portugal.
http://biologicdesign.co.uk/page.php?pageid=home
http://www.tamera.org
Filmed By Serena Aurora April 2015
DIY Bio Enzyme | NATURAL multipurpose cleaner | Auroville | Auroras Eye Films
A bio enzyme is a multipurpose cleaner that can be used to clean your floor, dishes, laundry, plants and even your pets too! The post-usage discharge is completely natural and even beneficial to the soil and water. The same water can be used to water your plants Make your own cleaner at home, save our environment It is easy to make and easy on your pocket. This short video shows how to make Bio Enzymes
Roots cooking session at Sarah’s Garden | Organic Food |Auroville | Auroras Eye Films
Roots cooking session at Sarah’s Garden What can you eat from your garden? In this session we learn how to made: RAW BOTTLE GOURD PAD THAI SPROUTED DOSA Bottle gourd with homemade coconut yogurt
Coffee in Colombia
Serena Aurora investigates how coffee in made in Colombia, from the farming processes to how to make a perfect cup of coffee.
filmed by Serena Aurora
permaculture recycled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh0RzJCS9Tk
on a small islands called Utila off the coast of Honduras lives a guy called shane whom has broken away from all the social restraints and has built his own house. he is now building his own permaculture garden. however he is doing it slightly different from others…..he uses cardboard boxes! this short film talks about shane’s key concepts and tips on permaculture. filmed by serena aurora
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Grow Your Own Pharmacy – An Introduction To Medicinal Plants
Sara an expert in Medicinal plants explains the propities of several different plants and what their uses are for different ailments. This is information that could save you lots of money in buying medicine and can help you live a healthy diet. Filmed at the eco village of Valdepiélagos, Madrid
June 2015
Filmed By Serena Aurora
Birenda Massage with Jean Louis | Quiet Healing Center | Auroville | Auroras Eye Films
This video shows a full 1 hour massage sequence of Birenda with Jean Louis, filmed in Quiet healing center Auroville, India. This unique type of massage in the Indian tradition was personally transmitted to the therapist by Birenda, a Bengali who had 50 years of experience in this field. The massage is both soft and profound, leading the client into state of relaxation in which the body is fully felt. This massage is a journey within oneself during which energy blockages and tensions are revealed so that they can be recognized and transformed. https://www.quiethealingcenter.info/a…
An Introduction into traditional thai yoga massage…..
filmed by Serena Aurora December 2015 at Auroville India
The Fearless Tattoo Project In Auroville with EcoFem
https://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=H8UE4XQDkIw
Eco Femme invited the Fearless Tattoo Project to Auroville india to give a workshop to their employees….
Eco Femme is a women-led social enterprise founded in 2010. Based in Tamil Nadu, India, our goal is to create environmental and social change through revitalising menstrual practices that are healthy, environmentally sustainable, culturally responsive and empowering for women around the world. We produce and sell washable cloth pads, provide menstrual health education to adolescents, and open dialogues on menstruation all along the way.
The Fearless Tattoo Project is a pledging campaign that aims to awaken women to the fears that inhibit them from living their life to the fullest.
Apart from the general angst that everybody experiences now and then, most women harbor very gender –specific fears: Fear of physical and emotional violence, fear of disapproval, of rejection and isolation. These fears are class-agnostic, and are almost always culturally inherited from older women in our lives, from mothers, aunts, teachers and mentors.
To reverse this culture of fear, we encourage women to make a permanent, public commitment to work every day at overcoming their crippling inhibitions, and even more importantly, to make a promise to never teach fear to other women – daughters, sisters, friends.
Your pledge will be the word “Fearless” tattooed on your skin, in your handwriting, in the language of your choice. This way, you have a daily reminder of your promise, a mantra that slowly becomes part of your psyche, a talisman to seek comfort from when fear surges. This tattoo is neither a fashion statement nor an ornament, but a key to a profound personal and cultural transformation.
The tattoo will be given by Sujatha Srihari, a Chennai-based tattoo artist.
The Fearless tattoo is free of charge, now and forever. The only expectation is that you understand its meaning and value, and that you commit to live by this pledge: Do not be afraid, do not teach fear.
INEB brings together Buddhist and non-Buddhist based organizations around the world to share resources and to support each other?s healing work in the world. The network also links activists, spiritual leaders, academics, and young people in areas of common concern. INEB is rooted in the treasure of personal relationship that raises the original spirit of sangha in a contemporary, multi-cultural context. INEB participants work in a decentralized manner, while the Secretariat in Thailand maintains a flow of information, support, and cohesion, with programs and joint activities that build participants capacities.
The deepest resource of the INEB vision is our contemporary understanding of taking refuge in the Three Treasures Buddha: our enlightened nature; Dharma: the teachings of reality; and Sangha: the community of practitioners.
- To promote understanding and cooperation among Buddhist countries, Buddhist sects, and socially conscious Buddhist groups.
- To identify and address the structural and personal suffering facing our communities, societies, and the world.
- To articulate the perspective of engaged Buddhism regarding this suffering, and to train Buddhist activists to respond effectively.
- To serve as a network of information and resources on engaged Buddhism.
- To cooperate and collaborate with activists from other spiritual traditions and social change organizations.
The Highway or The Higherway | Documentary About Proposed Highway | Auroras Eye Films
A highway is proposed to go though the intentional township of auroville…. This short documentary explores what this would mean…. https://www.auroville.org https://www.change.org/p/protect-the-…..
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