Solidarity Youth Movement Kerala is the youth wing of the Islamic organisation Jamaat-e-Islami Hind in the state of

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. The movement's stated objective is to "liberate the generation of youths from

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and debauchery and to transform them into a radical vanguard fighting for the betterment of society". It, along with its parent organisation Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, has shared common ground with India's left-wing parties on issues related to Indo-US relations and globalisation. The organisation has brought to mainstream the issues concerned with the marginalized communities. Solidarity Youth Movement have also initiated legal battles against controversial legislations like NIA. Hira center, Calicut

History

The Students Islamic Organisation of India is the youth and student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind all across India. In 2002, the Kerala chapter of the organisation decided to transform SIO into a completely student organisation in Kerala and launch a new wing for the youth. Solidarity Youth Movement, Kerala was thus formed on 13 May 2003 at Muthalakulam Grounds, Calicut. Dr Koottil Mohammed Ali was elected as its first state president and Hameed Vaniyambalam its General Secretary. It held its first state conference at

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on 23 April 2005. The organisational structure today includes 14 district committees, 110 area committees and more than 1000 individual units across the state of Kerala.

Activities

; International Islamophobia Conference Solidarity Youth Movement Kerala organizes International Islamophobia Conference Kerala, which will be held on 16–18 December 2016 at Kozhikode in Kerala, India. ;Malabar Nivarthana Prakshobham ;New Kerala Development Forum (2011) Solidarity organized New Kerala Development Forum to discuss development issues of Kerala in March 2011 ; Agitations The movement played an influential role in bringing into public attention the grassroots struggle against the

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factory at Plachimada,

and campaigned to boycott Coca-Cola in areas where it commands considerable influence. It led the agitation against a proposed Express Highway by the

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and views privatisation of roads as a "system which denies it for the underprivileged by levying tolls on the roads ". It also opposes the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) system of road development, and recommends an "all inclusive development of railway and waterway supported by good roads" as the solution for developing the transportation infrastructure of Kerala. Solidarity also lent support to tribal struggles for land reforms to distribute land to the

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groups at

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, Mukkaal Cent Colony in Kollam district, and Elamkulam colony. It played role in bringing these issues into the attention of the general public and the government of Kerala. It also vehemently opposes the corporatisation of retail sector, fearing that it would seriously impact farmers, traders and the cultural basis of the society. Solidarity GreenPeaceBTPrinjalProtest

;Large scale projects Solidarity involves itself in humanitarian services, mostly in tribal and backward regions of

. The organisation completed a Rs 5,000,000 project for relief efforts to the victims of the harmful pesticide

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in villages in

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district, north Kerala. A total of 17 new houses were built and another 17 were repaired as part of the project. More than 100 patients were given regular treatment and 244 families were provided daily food ration. 100 students were given educational aid 10 families were supported with employment schemes. Solidarity has also constructed around 500 houses for the poor across Kerala and recently launched an initiative to provide drinking water to 50 villages in Kerala. Noted social activists as

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, Medha Patkar, Ajit Sahi, Arundhati Roy,

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, Ram Puniyani,

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and

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have addressed its gatherings. Salma Yaqooq with Solidarity

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* * {{Authority control Islamic political organizations Islamic organisations based in India Islamic relief organizations Islamic youth organizations Organisations based in Kozhikode Islamic organizations established in 2003 2003 establishments in Kerala Youth organizations established in 2000 Youth organisations based in India

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