{"id":18,"date":"2022-10-12T16:24:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T16:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marl.mb.ca\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2023-07-24T15:03:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:03:45","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marl.mb.ca\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"page-header alignfull\">\n\t\t<div class=\"alignnone has-flex-div\" style=\"padding:0px 40px;\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-header-title has-light-peacock-blue-color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tabout<br>us\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has-border-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marl.mb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/About-us-feature.png?fit=1072%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"magnifying glass over a clipboard with a piece of paper\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"alignfull\" style=\"padding-left:40px;margin-top:-160px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marl.mb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blue-border.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"border\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alignnone\" style=\"padding:0px 40px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"page-header-text has-light-peacock-blue-color\">MARL is a non-profit organization that provides human rights education and advocacy training to youth and adults.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id_47f9fb-d5{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:50px;}.kb-row-layout-id_47f9fb-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id_47f9fb-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id_47f9fb-d5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marl.mb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/lack-acknowledgement-left.png?w=593&amp;ssl=1 593w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marl.mb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/lack-acknowledgement-left.png?resize=175%2C300&amp;ssl=1 175w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column_e0958d-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:100px;}.kadence-column_e0958d-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_e0958d-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_e0958d-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_e0958d-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_e0958d-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_e0958d-d4 > 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Our primary office is located on Treaty 1 Territory as well as the birthplace and homeland of the M\u00e9tis Nation, though our work extends throughout Treaties 2, 3, 4 and 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">We respect the Treaties formed on these territories and acknowledge that We Are All Treaty People. 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.kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_e228e2-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_e228e2-07{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_e228e2-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_e228e2-07, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column_e228e2-07:not(.specificity){margin-top:0px;}.kadence-column_e228e2-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column_e228e2-07 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-peacock-blue-color has-text-color has-huge-font-size\">our<br>history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-peacock-blue-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">MARL&#8217;s formal beginnings occurred in January 1978 when the Ad Hoc Committee for Human Rights and Civil Liberties was formed. The original members felt there was a need for voluntary community action to advance rights and liberties in an affirmative way, which led the group to apply for funding from the Secretary of State to develop a viable human rights and civil liberties organization focused on human rights advocacy in Manitoba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-peacock-blue-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">By March 1978, the Ad Hoc Committee had received a grant and were working part-time out of the Indian and Friendship Centre of Winnipeg. In August of that year, the Ad Hoc Committee incorporated under the name Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties. The early years of MARL&#8217;s existence saw a commitment to a broad organizational mandate. MARL sought to accommodate a variety of special interest groups, develop a legislative review function, and begin specific projects to evaluate and monitor provincial human rights legislation and administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-peacock-blue-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">MARL&#8217;s role was initially defined as working at the grassroots, advocating for people who are aggrieved, and helping them to act on their own behalf. It was founded on the belief that rights and liberties are social and political concepts that shift over time, and that all humans have inalienable freedoms, which cannot be violated justly or morally. Although MARL has maintained this position regarding rights and liberties, the organizational mandate has grown to take action in education and advocacy toward greater social justice in the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-wider-button has-extra-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-light-peacock-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/marl.mb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-AGM-Report-Final.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ANNUAL REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column_2d71d2-be > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_2d71d2-be > 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We do not provide legal advice, as we are not a law firm. Please use the link below to find legal support in Manitoba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-wider-button has-extra-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-light-peacock-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/marl.mb.ca\/education-resources\/resource-legal-support\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\"><strong>LEGAL SUPPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vision The Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties envisions a world where people&#8217;s diversity is valued, liberties are respected, and rights are lived. 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