Urgent GARC Press Release

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Wednesday August 25, 2010 00:25

by Ardoyne Republican - Greater Ardoyne Residents Collective (GARC)

After a meeting today (Tuesday 24-8-10) of G.A.R.C. Activists, our Collective has agreed to radically oppose this Saturday morning's unwelcome sectarian Black Preceptory march through our community.

After a meeting today (Tuesday 24-8-10) of G.A.R.C. Activists, our Collective has agreed to radically oppose this Saturday morning's unwelcome sectarian Black Preceptory march through our community.

Local residents in the Greater Ardoyne area do not deserve to be hemmed into their homes by huge numbers of heavily-armed and riot-clad PSNI members. To permit sectarian societies and U.V.F. linked bands who insist on parading through their community. They have had enough of Parade Commissioners refusing to take into account their legitimate views.

We urge the Black Preceptory No 210 Redcross branch and the Pride of Ardoyne Flute Band to reroute its march in the interests of everyone and leave local people in peace. If not, the Greater Ardoyne Residents Collective declare that we will make a determined, peaceful but radical effort to block the Crumlin Road and prevent this parade through our community.

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few thoughts(mostly sarcastic)

by francis hughes

Thu Aug 26, 2010 22:31

No no no, youre meant to keep your head down here and not mention anythin. Dont mention the sectarian supremicist nature of the orange orders, and what ever yis do make sure you normalise the fact that in 2010 a load of laurel and hardys with a made up version of history can trample wherever they dam like cos its part of 'a culture'. A constructed 'culture' formed few hunderd years ago to divide conquer control this country. Im very much pro-peace but its one thing i have to say about the bible that is the Good Friday Agreement, if you say anythin criticising it youre deemed an extremist, i can tell you im not and I dont know when it can be acceptable to force down something like this that demonstrate domination of one idea/religion/belief over another. Im looking forward to seeing the coverage of this protest, I wonder if anyone from here is heading up to it but I cn guess how mainstream media will portray the people who are protesting. This whole idea lately of 'orangefest' they are trying to portay last few years is interesting, i wonder how a 'whitefest' would go down around Alabama or mississipi in the U.S. Anyway I do hope the batons arent out that day and that the people of that area can have their protest AND I HAVE to say the spirit of the protest is not marred by people damaging their own area by riots

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