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IMSE motivates and mobilizes victims of violations of rights, socially
oppressed classes and women to assert their rights through peaceful
democratic means. IMSE works for strengthening grass roots governance and
effective participation of poor , in particular women, in decision making
process, so that they can define their development priority.IMSE has
developed more than 4000 strong women groups in West Bengal ,Orissa and
Jharkhand,who are active in promoting gender equity at all levels on our
society and claiming basic human rights.
IMSE led several large scale movements for promotion of unionization among
unorganized poor workers, against non-implementation of minimum wages, in
favor of land reform policies as well as against eviction of poor and
destruction of their livelihoods. Success stories include large scale
peasant movements in West Bengal for Operation Barga and land reform in 70`s
anti eviction resistance by fisher folk in Bhograi Baliapal in Orissa in
80`s,anti-eviction movement in Singur and Nandigram in West Bengal and
asserting control over entitlements of tribal communities in Dumka,Jharkhand
in present time.
IMSE has played a pioneer role in the struggles of Singur and Nandigram.
IMSE even conducted door to door surveys in both the places for collecting
important data. IMSE further assisted an international organization called
FIAN in developing protest letters. An RTI application was also filed by
FIAN West Bengal with IMSE's support. IMSE has conducted International fact
Finding Mission in both the places where eminent personalities from abroad
took part. Furthermore IMSE also conducted an International peoples Tribunal
where honourable judges from all over India were present along with the
victim groups. A Mass Convention was also held highlighting the issues of
Singur and Nandigram. IMSE will be continuing its support towards the
peasant's struggle in Singur.
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