Wednesday night in Sadhana is now home to an open-stage show. This is an opportunity for people from diverse backgrounds to share their creativity with the community. The various performances during open stage include, singing, dancing, acting, reciting poetry, hula-hooping, comedy, and many others creative performances. Our new comers Ana and Tiago have brought music…
The Eco Film on Friday, January 8th: Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home Won a special mention award at the CINEMAMBIENTE Italian Enviro Fest Genre: Documentary. Director: Andrew Nisker. USA, 2008. 77 minutes. Leading up to the Litter Free Auroville‘s massive cleanup on January 29th we will show two films concerning Waste Management issues. Garbage! The…
Last Friday, December 18, we celebrated Sadhana Forest’s 6th Birthday. It was a very special Friday night with over 215 friends, guests and volunteers joining us for the festivities! During the celebration, Aviram and Yorit honored the hard work of Balu, Swami, Arumugam, and Mani who have been and continue to be integral to the…
The Eco Film on Friday, January 1st: Food, Inc. Won 3 Awards for Best Documentary Genre: Documentary. Director: Robert Kenner. USA, 2009. 94 minutes In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on the American food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that’s been hidden from the consumer with the consent of the government’s regulatory…
During the past month and a half, our Forest team has been working through the winter monsoon, which arrived late and brought very strong rains. The downpour provided our Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest trees with much needed water. While work continued through the clouds and rain, the monsoon energy changed much of our day to…
The Eco Film on Friday, December 25th: Examined Life Genre: Documentary. Director: Astra Taylor. Canada, 2008. 87 minutes Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. In Examined Life, filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today’s most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through…
Last week was our final chance to plant Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest trees (TDEF) in Sadhana Forest during this planting season. The forest work continued with a greater sense of urgency as the rainy season came to an end. Led by Reza, our long term volunteer and forest work coordinator, our volunteers worked long and…
Last week, a new cultural exchange began between the Sadhana Forest community and our surrounding villages. Adam Le’ Adam is an Israeli based organization working to help further develop relationships between travelers and the communities they visit. A group of 17 volunteers will stay in Sadhana Forest for two weeks focusing on community outreach. The…
The Eco Film on Friday, December 18th: Zakir and His Friends Won best film at the Bombay International Documentary Film Festival Genre: Documentary. Director: Lutz Leonhardt. Germany, 1998. 91 minutes You are welcome to join us for Sadhana Forest’s 6th Birthday Celebration! This entertaining music-themed documentary eliminates all commentary or narration in order to present a free…
The Eco Films on Friday, December 11th: Earth, Spirit, Action Genre: Documentary. Director: Ruth Rosenhek & Neil Pike. Australia, 2008. 16 minutes Vandana Shiva, Starhawk, Matthew Fox, Ruth Rosenhek and John Seed speak about Deep ecology, Living Democracy and Revolution in Consciousness in a fast moving discussion of the type of change that needs to take…
