Letters from the heart

Monday next is International Human Rights Day. Colette Sheridan sees how a letter, written with love and compassion, can change a life forever

Letters from the heart
Fri, 07 Dec, 2012 - 00:00
Colette Sheridan

THE pupils of a Cork national school know that Christmas time is not just about writing letters to Santa.

One eight-year-old pupil of Whitegate National School is, along with her classmates, campaigning against the eviction of householders from Banga We, Angola, South Africa as part of an Amnesty International Ireland human rights programme that operates in over 200 primary and secondary schools around Ireland.

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CourtsFeaturesHuman InterestPlace: CorkPlace: Banga WePlace: Angola, South AfricaPlace: IrelandPlace: LondonPlace: IndonesiaPlace: MidletonPlace: South AfricaPerson: Colette SheridanPerson: SantaPerson: NoraPerson: MariaPerson: Kay FoleyPerson: FoleyPerson: William O’SheaPerson: Filep KarmaPerson: KarmaPerson: JohnPerson: Frances O’ConnorEvent: International Human Rights dayEvent: ChristmasEvent: Friendship WeekOrganisation: Whitegate National SchoolOrganisation: Amnesty International IrelandOrganisation: AmnestyOrganisation: Amnesty InternationalOrganisation: IndonesianOrganisation: St Mary’s High School
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