HUMAN RIGHTS
Keen Interest In Seminar
More than 210 applications have been received by the United Nations Association of New Zealand for senior secondary school pupils to attend a residential seminar in Christchurch during the term holidays on “Human Rights—a Challenge and an Opportunity." These came from 51 schools, many of them in the North Island, and in addition more Christchurch pupils planned to attend by day. The organising committee had planned for 80 to live in at the School for the Deaf, Sumner, and it has now obtained additional accommodation at Sacred Heart Girls’ College.
“Nevertheless," said the seminar director (Mrs Doreen Grant, of Christchurch), “we will have to disappoint 70 young people. We have been able to accept only 145, of whom 25 will attend by day.” Mrs Grant said the association was delighted with the growth of interest since the first such seminar was held in Hamilton in 1965 with 41 pupils enrolled.
The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr Marshall) will open the seminar on May 9 and there will follow a week’s discussions to be started by a former United Nations official, a university lecturer in political science, a minister of religion, social workers, memof Parliament, a teachefs college lecturer, and a ■' ew Zealand diplomat
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31335, 4 April 1967, Page 15
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