{"id":5389,"date":"2017-12-27T19:38:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T19:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.humanicsinstitute.org\/Sanctuary\/?page_id=5389"},"modified":"2025-07-19T23:45:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T23:45:03","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/humanicsinstitute.org\/Sanctuary\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/humanicsinstitute.org\/Sanctuary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/HS-about-us-Headers.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5%|45%|5%|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;About Us&#8221; background_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(22,127,57,0)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||10%&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;750ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/humanicsinstitute.org\/Sanctuary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Brochure_image.jpg&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.8)&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Humanics Institute is a secular Federally Registered Canadian Non-Profit Organization, located in Ottawa. 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