Deep Adaptation AurovilleMATTER OF RESILIENCE : The Deep Adaptation process
DEEP ADAPTATION Auroville is a collective of information exchange on climate change, the socio-environmental collapse and adaptation to its consequences in Auroville and the bioregion in order to move into practical actions towards more mutual-aid and solidarity, resilience and sustainability.
DEEP ADAPTATION Coordination Group is a group of dedicated aurovilians who coordinates initiative and needs of Deep Adaptation Auroville.
DEEP ADAPTATION is a concept developed by Prof. Jem Bendell. based on the acceptance of abrupt environmental transformation as a decision-making factor today www.jembendell.com
Use the support video from Jem Bendell to help you to integrate the questions:
OR Go directly to MATTER OF RESILIENCE to get the 4 questions.
you can answer one question per day:
- Read the question, take a deep breath, make silence at about the question…
- Keep the question in mind during the day… See what’s coming to you. Write your answer on paper.
Need a support to talk and to be listened to? Call us!
If everything that’s happening is just too much for you and you have a need to talk, to vent or to be heard by someone, there are some people who are willing to be there for you. Feel free to contact them.
These calls will stay confidential and if you don’t want to reveal who you are, it’s also fine.
Juan Andrés +91 85250 58665
Saif +91 99304 54353
Dan +91 95002 71460
Gopa +91 94988 96087
Elvira +91 89033 06837
Jitta +91 91590 53161
Kripa +91 94432 14871
Jonah +91 91593 25264
Fakeera +919811165220
We are now facing a global crisis, external as internal. The lockdown during the last month forces us to experience feeling like worries, frustration, stress, insecurity
It forces us to be with ourselves. How do we live the lockdown? How do we feel?
In this context of social collapse, the capacity to adapt to changing circumstances to survive in a new environment leads us to ask the following questions:
- Resilience – which asks us “how do we keep what we really want to keep?”
A number explanations or definitions are given from both a physical and psychological perspective. In pursuit of a conceptual map of “deep adaptation,” the resilience of human societies can be conceived as the capacity to adapt to changing circumstances so as to survive with valued norms and behaviors. The question is asked “What are the valued norms and behaviors that human societies will wish to maintain as they seek to survive?”. - Relinquishment – which asks us “what do we need to let go of in order to not make matters worse?”
The concept involves people and communities letting go of certain assets, behaviors, and beliefs where retaining them could make matters worse (e.g. withdrawing from coastlines, shutting down vulnerable industrial facilities, or giving up expectations for certain types of consumption).” - Restoration – which asks us “what do we bring back to help us with the coming difficulties and tragedies?”
“It involves people and communities rediscovering attitudes and approaches to life and organisation that our fossil fuel-based civilization has eroded. (e.g. re-wilding landscapes so they provide more ecological benefits and require less management, changing diets back to match the seasons, rediscovering non-electronically powered forms of play, and increased community-level productivity and support). - Reconciliation - which asks us “What could I make peace with to lessen suffering?”
This question incorporates the idea of Reconciliation with one’s death, including any difficulties and regrets in one’s life, any anger towards existence itself (or God). It also invites reconciliation between peoples, genders, classes, generations, countries, religions and political persuasions.
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Join us on Deep Adaptation COLLAPSO CAFE, CONFERENCE, SOLIDARITY and LISTENING
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SOMATIC Class
Francesco and Lucille
TUESDAY afternoon from 16.30 to 17.30
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/462042319
YOU WANT TO OFFER YOUR SKILLS ONLINE?
- You usually teach YOGA, TAI CHI, GI Gong, PRANAYAMA, MEDITATION, PILATES or other skills
- You are interested to offer your skills online ?
- HOW?
Install the app ZOOM on your smartphone or laptop, sign up and add your activity, date and time
Share the link with us on what’sapp 8098951562 and we will communicate the info on our website and in the N@N and auronet if you feel like it.
If you have any question on the process you can contact me on my what’sapp 8098951562
DONATION FOR AVAG!
Even though the national and state governments have announced relief measures during this COVID-19, the most vulnerable sections of the society who lack a ration card (that is an officially registered address) will not be eligible for any relief schemes. This includes those who lack a ration card (that is an officially registered address), the aged, single women, stranded travelers, migrant workers. Farmers and daily wage earners will also face severe economic hardship.
WHO SUPPORTS?
Deep Adaptation SOLIDARITY is about supporting AUROVILLE VILLAGE ACTION GROUP to raise funds. More info below and https://villageaction.in/
WE SUPPORT!
Appeal for Providing Urgent Relief to Affected Families following COVID-19 Lockdown in the Auroville bioregion.
HOW?
Transfer your contributions:
100% of all funds received to AVAG
To Auroville Financial Service
Via https://fs.auroville.org.in with description AVAG Covid-19 Relief Fund to AVAG FS account 0226
No need to inform ANBU
OR Online credit card payment gateways
Via https://donations.auroville.com/
Select OtherProject
Name 'AVAG Covid-19 Relief Fund'
Inform ANBU sms / whatsapp +919443702387 or avagoffice@auroville.org.in
OR
https://aviusa.org/donations - Auroville International U.S.A gateway, provides tax exemption.
www.aviuk.org/fundraising.htm - Auroville International U.K gateway, provides tax exemption
Inform ANBU sms / whatsapp +919443702387 or avagoffice@auroville.org.in
OR Bank transfer - from inside India
Account: Auroville Unity Fund
Account # 10237876031
State Bank of India – Auroville Township
IFS Code – SBIN0003160
Inform ANBU sms / whatsapp +919443702387 or avagoffice@auroville.org.in
OR Bank transfer - from outside India
Account: Auroville Unity Fund
Account # 10237876508
State Bank of India – Auroville Township
Branch Code - SBIN0003160
Swift Code - SBININBB474
Inform ANBU sms / whatsapp +919443702387 or avagoffice@auroville.org.in
Tax exemption and Donating to Auroville projects, online or offline
We will be very grateful for any support you can offer at time in kind or in money, in express solidarity with these families in these difficult times!
Yours Sincerely, Sangeetha and Deep Adaptation Coordination Team
avagoffice@auroville.org.in | ANBU +919443702387
Auroville Village Action Group
More Info
Auroville Village Action Group (AVAG) was contacted by village leaders and youth to help in identifying such destitute people in the region and providing them with immediate relief measures. AVAG community-Based Organizations (CBO), namely Palaam and women’s self-help groups in each village are helping Panchayat government secretaries in this task We estimate about 1000 people in 35 villages are in dire need of such help.
We would like to help by giving materials in kind. Each beneficiary will get a relief packet worth Rs.1000 comprising basic food items, namely rice, lentils, oil, sugar, spices, onions and tomatoes as well as sanitation materials like soap and masks.
Our immediate target is to help 200 people in the surrounding villages of Auroville. We would be grateful for your support in this task.
we would like to mention that AVAG’s Udhayam’s Women Federation has given its commitment to help 250 vulnerable single women with a similar relief package, and the staff of AVAG are donating a percentage of their monthly salary to this fund.
We sincerely thank you for your solidarity and generosity.
Yours Sincerely, Deep Adaptation Coordination Team for AVAG
Auroville: Takeaways and shopping outlets timings
Read important instructions about restaurants and eateries
- HERS - 8.30 am to 1 pm (as verified by telephone)
- PTDC - 9 am to 1 pm, with 9 to 10 reserved for the higher risk 60+ age group participants (although they can go at other times if they wish, while taking all necessary precautions)
- PTPS - 9 am to 1 pm
- Foodlink - 10.30 to 12 for pre-prepared bags of mixed vegetables and fruits; milk as well as yoghurts will be delivered to those who have regular booking; dry goods will be delivered on request. Details have been posted separately by Foodlink: more info...
- Bakery - Bread will be available at HERS, PTDC and PTPS; the outlet at Nandini will be closed. more info...
- Ganesh Bakery open for takeaway from 7.30am to 2pm more info...
- Naturellement takeaway (open on Mondays also), 9am-5pm. For food deliveries, please place the order before 4.30pmmore info...
- Neem Tree eatery takeaway lunch time 11 am till 2 pm, dinner time 5:00 pm till 8:00 pm Dinner time... and Lunch time...
- Solar Kitchen: tiffin on order only
- Visitors Centre cafeteria Lunch pick up time 12.15 to 1.30 Evening pick up time. 6.30 to 8.30more info...
- AUROVELO: Delicious Bites will open for take away in dinner. Whatsapp group +919443956346.
Deep Adapter LISTENING
Need a support to talk and to be listened to? Call us!
If everything that's happening is just too much for you and you have a need to talk, to vent or to be heard by someone, there are some people who are willing to be there for you. Feel free to contact them.
These calls will stay confidential and if you don't want to reveal who you are, it's also fine.
On the way to resilience, adapting to the unknown, we sometimes go through challenging emotional states. Sharing the path, the daily questions, keeping the collective alive, helps a lot walk the path smoothly
- Juan Andrés +91 85250 58665
- Saif +91 99304 54353
- Dan +91 95002 71460
- Gopa +91 94988 96087
- Elvira +91 89033 06837
- Jitta +91 91590 53161
- Kripa +91 94432 14871
- Jonah +91 91593 25264
- Fakeera +919811165220
This group is for you!
FACING UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS IN ONE’S DAILY LIFE AND REACHING PRESENCE AND SUPPORT
Community Connect Call Registration
28 Mar Sat, 12:00
You're invited to the next Community Connect call on March 28 from 12-2pm Pacific / 3-5pm Eastern on zoom. The central question…
How can our communities respond with compassion, strength, and responsibility in the face of the coronavirus pandemic?
Register to get the video recording even if you can’t attend the live call.
COVID-19 TASK FORCE call for volunteers!
Dear Deep Adapters, 2 ways to help the community!
1. COVID-19 Tack Force need your help!
Contact covid19taskforce@auroville.org or Amy +91 80988 41041
Teams of two (2) are asked to:
- Ensure social distancing between people in the queue & in the billing line;
- Ensure that people are wearing a mask & sanitizing their hands before they enter;
- Check & enter the temperature of the workers & volunteers in the log book before they start work (there is an infrared thermometer);
- Make sure that only 5 people are shopping inside at a time;
- Ensure that the workers are also wearing masks all the time & sanitizing their hands from time to time.
For one person it is every day from 08:00 to 10:30 ( or more people share the weekly schedule ).
We may need someone for Saturdays (only) from 10:30 to 1 pm also.
We seek a commitment through 3 May
You can reach us by sending an email to covid19taskforce@auroville.org.in or WhatsApp Amy at +91 80988 41041
2. CATCH the ACTION!
Bring support to people who needs it!
FOR WHOM?
Receiver are People who needs help ! For: SHOPPING, Get some MEDICINE, TALK Exchange (by whatsapp, skype or at the café), RIDE to go somewhere, etc…
WHO CAN HELP?
Any member of DA whatsapp group can be a giver!
HOW?
1. By using whatsapp: share the link https://chat.whatsapp.com/DzbImj8i5Bl4Bok8qIATkm with the person who needs support!
he/she will express his/her need!
OR
Spread the need (with cellphone) on the DA group whatsapp if the person do not / can not use whatsapp !
2. Catch the specific need that you can fulfill if you want to participate.
3. Inform the rest of the DA group that you CATCH IT !
4. Reply privately or by phone with the receiver to fill the need.
Once it is done, inform the DA group!
And so on… Lets START !
Exchange on water
Cinema Paradiso – Saturday 4th of January – 5 to 7pm
Dear Deep Adapters and friends
Tomorrow the Deep Adapation group will have the Cinema Paradiso ! This is our first gathering to treat one of the most urgent, clear and threatening crisis that we can see coming, that everyone is seeing, and that is globally not being taken care of as a real emergency: water!
Wells running dry in AV last summer, more than the past ones; Wells being dug always deeper. Aquifers going down, year after year. Moonsoon ending with close to 10% deficit despite rains from August to December 31. Chennai resorting to 100 water trains voyages for its population…
This is not going away.
The population of AV and Bio-region is pumping more than what we get in rains, every single year!
This will get worse in the next few years
We will not desalinate enough water for our trees and farms !
Without water, plants die, humans and animals move away, towns get abandonned…
So, what to do? The fist step, like for our first meeting… is to gather and show up ! If you feel concerned, come to the meeting. There are a lot of decisive actions that can be taken up, at every level, once you know there is an emergency coming. But for that we need a fraction of the Auroville population to be clear about the crisis, and ready to move on the most urgent actions.
Deep Adaptation meeting
THIS meeting is where we jump into ACTION : trying to apply the 4 questions (see poster) to Auroville and bioregion, for all of us, for life, for the children...
Please remember that currently the most significant action is to "vote with your feet" : coming to the meeting ! And if possible bring a friend !
