Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon teams up with Nil by Mouth for event with St Elizabeth’s Primary

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Children’s rights were on the menu for young people in Hamilton this week thanks to a Lanarkshire MSP.Monica Lennon teamed up with equalities charity Nil by Mouth to offer pupils at St Elizabeth’s Primary the opportunity to participate in a special event looking at how they can influence the world around them.Nil by Mouth was set up by Glasgow teenager Cara Henderson in response to the brutal sectarian murder of her school friend Mark Scott as he made his way home from a football match in the city.

In addition to its work tackling sectarianism the charity also works with young people to help them better understand their rights and responsibilities as well as thinking about how they follow Cara’s example and create change in society on subjects that matter to them.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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This was followed by a presentation from Ms Lennon on her role as an elected member and some of the changes to the law she has made since first being elected in 2016.The