The basic Guidelines of SIF were designed for welfare of all members and the movement in the LONG RUN.

Here are basic Guidelines for SIF-members.
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1.What is SIFF, PUNE Chapter?
This is a Self supported, Non-Funded group and it is YOU who have to make all efforts to make the action plan as per your case. SIFF activity/movement is like Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose activity/movement, which will lead others to negotiate with government for the freedom.* SIFF movement is not to gain some think for self but it is to give some think to others, without expecting any return.
2.We NEVER Sympathize with a new member/victim.
Sympathy makes a person weak and small. New members/victims crave for sympathy but you will remain victims if WE start sympathizing to you.
3.We NEVER keep any lawyers in Meetings.
Disclaimer*,  If any SIFF member recommends a lawyer to someone in case of emergency, it is sole responsibility/decision of new member/victim alone. We avoid reference to lawyer.             Lawyers are always a burden and they screw up the movement however honest and ethical they are.
4.We NEVER Mediate between Husband and Wife.
SIFF is not in the business of saving marriages. SIFF does not give a damn about conservative mindsets, who have betrayed men badly. If there is any chance of reunion, please consult some neutral counselor or legal services authority.
5.We NEVER do settlement talks between Wife and Husband. If you want to do settlement, with your wife, you have came to the wrong place.
6.We believe in ACTIVISM. The Legal advice is just a pain killer, which gives relief, but no real justice. The activism (in media, in Dharna’s, in Seminars, in Press Conferences) , change the mindset of judiciary and men on the whole to get better justice. Legal knowledge can be gained by books, by citation database, by visiting courts regularly in other cases.                         

However, it does not  change attitude of judges or the system.
What is our ultimate GOAL?
To Change the BIAS Law against Men or to give Legal advice?

If final Goal is to change the bias against men, then legal advice is just a means to get members and build activists. 

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Legal advice is the means, not the end in itself.

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Our victory depends on not just our personal victories, but victories of all men suffering. We will lose, if we concentrate only on our personal victory.
Only giving legal advice and taking legal advice is disservice to movement. Because, in that paradigm, there will be no energy left to propel movement to change the laws.
Legal advice is a never ending loop as there is nothing certain in the courts and there are thousand possible ways of fighting a case. A member can expect 100 hours of legal advice and still may not get satisfied as there is nothing certain in the legal system and a lot depends on how he fights.                                                    
7.It is advisable that you study basic law yourself. Read Bare Acts on Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, Civil Procedure Code, Hindu Marriage Act, and any other relevant acts. Many judgements are posted on http://mynation.net/docs and SIFF yahoo group, go through them. Read the past posts on SIFF yahoo group. Every queries of yours is answered there.

8.Please spend time going through old posts on saveindianfamily yahoogroups. It takes time to understand SIFF ideology(and legal knowledge), and to turn into a fighter against injustice. Be patient, and you will succeed.

9.Be regular in weekly meetings. Be proactive in your approach. If you are unjustly harassed, it is very natural, that you stand up and fight against the injustice. Regular SIFF members are in a very strong position in their respective cases. Please be advised, that if you try to be selfish, and just think about yourself, we won't entertain you much. The only thing, that we expect in return, is that you help others too, when they are in trouble.
 
10.Effort/Activism is Distributed Among Following Activities:
a.Creation of Awareness against Biased Laws and Hypocrisy. (Using Blogs, in Media and in society).
b.Events to Create activism against Police, Judiciary and Politicians.
c.Psychological and Legal counseling to New Members.
d.Creation of SIF peer/buddy groups, which can meet 2 or 3 times in a week for giving support to each other.
e.Creation of other Local Chapters in Nearby cities.
f.Research on Concepts of our movement, partner with International Men's rights Groups.
g.Analyse data from various agencies, and generate Statistics.
h.Filing RTI's, Petitions, memorandum, distributing pamphlets, etc.
i.Educate media, your social group, use social media sites(facebook, orkut, etc), to spread awareness.

11.Contribute to SIFF activities. By contributing to SIFF activities, you will develop confidence, good legal knowledge, and good argumentative skills. These will ultimately help you decisively in winning your case. The most active members are very well positioned in their respective cases, because of the knowledge that they gained while doing SIFF activities. Just asking for advise the whole time, is NOT going to solve your case. IT will make you more meek.  Contribute to SIFF activities.

12.We don't entertain, people, who come merely to seek advise. We want to obliterate these social disease, and we want your support (by contribution to activities) in doing that. Many people, only come to meetings, when they are in trouble. When there is a lull in their case, they forget about SIFF, and when their court date is near, they come to meeting. Keep in mind, we are very harsh on such leeches, and don't entertain them. Such lazy people normally settle their cases by paying huge amounts, and foster bad trends.

13.We have tons of ideas as to how, to fight this menace. We don't need idea's, but rather, we need people who can contribute. Before you say, we should do this, and that, ensure, that you have contributed something.