*General Note to Space holders in Auroville* I know this probably isn’t the biggest issue giv...

*General Note to Space holders in Auroville* I know this probably isn’t the biggest issue given everything else Auroville is facing right now, but I just need to say it. For years, those of us living in the bio-region have supported AV in so many ways — we spend at establishments, make contributions at free events, collaborate with units on project, we are friends and part of the fabric of daily life. And yet, when it comes to workshop or class or event pricing, we are invisible. There’s a list for Aurovilians, Volunteers, resident guests, non resident guests, etc— but never for us. It feels strange to call myself a guest when I have been living here for 7 years. I get that it’s complicated. But the absence of a bio-region price feels like a refusal to see us. We live here, we contribute, we care, and yet in this small but symbolic way, we are left out. I’m not sharing this to argue or asking for justifications — just with the hope that someone else feels the same, and that we can sit together and see how to bring about a small change.