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I want to begin by thanking Mrs. Martha Breithaupt for making the experience possible through her generous funding of the Martha Breithaupt Internship Award. Having grown up in Qu茅bec to immigrant parents, my upbringing instilled in me a deep sympathy and interest in the fate of newcomers, refugees, and marginalized people in our province and in Canada more broadly. I was inspired to major in International Development Studies and Political Science due to burgeoning interests in human rights and social justice, both on a local and international level.

This summer, I had the opportunity to intern with the Ligue des droits et libert茅s (LDL) in Montreal, thanks to the generous support of Mrs. Martha Breithaupt whose funding made this possible. This was an incredible opportunity, as I had been seeking to gain more local experience and was particularly interested in working with a non-profit. Founded in 1963 in Montreal, the LDL is one of the oldest human rights advocacy organizations in North America. Over decades, its mission has remained largely the same: to raise awareness of human rights and defend and promote the universality, indivisibility, and interdependence of our fundamental rights recognized in the International Bill of Human Rights. Working both nationally and internationally, it has intervened and engaged with government bodies to denounce human rights violations. The organization carries out information, training, and awareness-raising activities on various issues related to human rights. It regularly publishes revues, briefs and other submissions to the government or general public. Their work is invaluable, and the dedication and compassion of its members is unmatched.

This year was the 50^th anniversary of the Qu茅bec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, and the organization has its hands full organizing events and producing communication tools to highlight the history of the Qu茅bec Charter and human rights struggles in the province. As a student intern, I was tasked with writing a comprehensive history of the LDL to be published online, in French: this entailed writing summaries of historical developments in Qu茅bec by conducting a literature review. I was given various reports, theses, and book chapters for my perusal. My supervisor, the policy communications officer at the LDL, assisted me in the editing and structure of the text. I even got the chance to go through his own thesis on Human Rights Struggles in Qu茅bec from the Postwar Era to the Quiet Revolution during my research.

My academic background and interest in human rights, social justice, and Qu茅bec history made for informative but also intellectually challenging internship work. As the Ligue des droits et libert茅s is a French organization, I was required to read and write academic work in French. Luckily, my years of French elementary and secondary schooling came in handy. Additionally, the research and writing skills I have acquired in my time at 91丝瓜视频 were key for the nature of the work. Alongside the work on this project, I got the chance to sit in on meetings with permanent staff and LDL committees. In early June, I sat in on a meeting with the LDL committee on migrant and immigrant persons rights. Participants included LDL staff, other non-profit members and even a 91丝瓜视频 faculty member. Agenda items included debating problematic elements in certain pieces of national and provincial legislation, as well as sharing findings and reports on current issues, such as an article series report published in this past May entitled Deconstructing the Figure of the Dangerous Immigrant to Combat Criminalization, published by L鈥橭bservatoire pour la Justice Migrante.

Overall, this internship has broadened my horizons, and enhanced my understanding and knowledge of Quebec鈥檚 history and human rights struggles in several areas, from women鈥檚 rights to racism and discrimination to Indigenous rights. I鈥檓 very thankful for the opportunity and connections I鈥檝e made, notably my supervisor, Mr. Rainville, whose background and dedication to his work are very inspiring to me. I am also especially thankful for Mrs. Martha Breithaupt for making the experience possible through her generous funding of the Martha Breithaupt Internship Award. This experience has shaped my academic and professional trajectory and has left me with purpose and passion for the field.

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