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Stephan Fayon, director of an international seed bank in Auroville, India, explains how preserving the diversity of seeds insures against the breakdown of large-scale industrial agriculture.

At the conclusion of the Litter-free day in Auroville, on January 29, 2010, there was a community show on the stage of the Visitors' Centre.Highlight of the night was a "trashion show", fashion dresses made from trash, and music performed by the youngest musicians in Auroville. So many things it is possible to do with a proper re-cycle of waste !...and in this case, in a creative mood. More than 1500 audience attended, and it was great fun for everyone.

CSR Vortex System for controlling waste water odor in natural waste water treatment . Detailed explanation with slide show about waste water treatment.

Birthday celebration of Tsunamika, a doll that was born to help the tsunami victims. Tsunamika is a Tsunami related project of Auroville . Auroville is a universal city in the make in south-India, dedicated to human unity, and based on the vision of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother.

Auroville is actively involved in many Tsunami Relief projects in Tamil Nadu. Tsunamika is one of them. Read more

At Auroville Bamboo Research Center they also developed, amongst many things, exclusively out of bamboo series of children toys. Those toys are not only beautiful, and environment friendly but children can take them apart, and put them together again.

PIONEERS OF DAWN. A Film by Cosima Lange. The feature length Documentary is in the making.

Mirra Alfassa or 'The Mother' founded the 'City of Dawn' in Viluppuram in 1968. Her work within the experimental township has promoted a harmonious lifestyle to all who live there. The Auroville township in South India is now home to 2000 people from all over the world. "I am on the verge of a new perception of life, as if certain parts of the consciousness were mutating from the caterpillar state to the butterfly state..." says Alfassa. The purpose was to realise human unity and it is today recognised as the first and only internationally endorsed experiment that is still ongoing in this field.

 Scenes from the documentary Journey To The City of Dawn based in Auroville, India produced by Paul Kakert of Storytellers International. Visit the film's website at www.cityofdawn.com.