Towards a Sustainable Future --- Auroville 40 years of Research


改變被遺忘的村落
廢棄物的利用改造
有理想的一群人
運用各自的專業
去建造世界上需要幫助的小角落

印度的一個小村落 AUROVILLE 36年的改變
一些科學家利用當地的環境
用環保的方式教當地的居民
去現代化村落
改善當地的土質做水土保持
從不能耕作的土地到茂密的森林成型
建造有趣建築空間
太陽能的利用
水資源的收集和再利用

A group of creative designers using their skills and knowledge to transform the forgotten villages…

A story of a little village, AUROVILLE, her 36 years of transformation ...

How environmental education is practiced in the town of Auroville?

How to improve local soil to cultivate forest?

… Creative and harmonious architectures design to echo the environment

… Solar energy creation and applications

… Water conservation, collection and recycling

… TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Back to the Root - from America - Africa to Asia


It is a delightful surprise to me when I found out about the passion of African culture, especially in drumming from many new friends in Taiwan, my birthplace, a place I am reconnecting at this stage of my life.

When people asked me what African drumming is about or if there is a general name for the drums that Africans play, what came to my mind is the spirit of drumming that leads to my awakening to everything.

I love to drum, JEBEBARA, as Bamana language would say, DJEMBE as the Westerns commonly used and introduced to people outsite of Africa. Jebebara means 'UNITY DRUM' which really summarizes many things to learn about playing 'African drums.'

I'd like to share with people what I know and learn. It is about learning, bridging and growing together.

There are some great resources as a start to learn about African Art and Culture. If you know of some good sites, share with us all!
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/africa/music.html

Rootsy Records - Go, Jeremy!
http://www.rootsyrecords.com/

in rhythm,

World Summit on Free Information Infrastructure Workshop 2006 was held in Tibetan Children Village in Dharamsala, India. The Conference AirJaldi opened the event with big welcoming for the participants from around the world. Joy is learning / playing Tibetan game.

NIA

Nia is the name of my drum.
The meaning of Nia is Purpose.

The Purpose is found in Esalen,
In Baba's workshop 1999.

It is to connect from Continent to Continent,
From Africa to Asia.
It is to link my sense of being with my people,
Whom I have come to know as Them.

It is the Bridge.
It is the Center of my Heart.