The following statement was issued by the Greater Ardoyne Residents Collective (GARC) The decision to Halt the Hate filled display of Sectarian Coat Trailing Bigotry up the Crumlin Road on the Evening of the 12th July is long overdue. The constant pressure by GARC and the community of Ardoyne has forced the Parades Commission to capitulate from their position of facilitating unwanted outdated provocative acts of sectarian triumphalism. All futile attempts to inject a irrelevant an unrepresentative micro-group with a discredited agenda around a facilitation process into talks with loyalists will fail as the residents of Ardoyne will only except one genuine settlement which is that all Loyal Order marches through our area must cease forthwith and our community be allowed to live in peace free from unwanted Sectarian Parades. The people of Ardoyne have shown by their resilience that they will not be beaten or brutalised into submission as our proud community has shown it can defend its self against any adversity, GARC appreciate their continued support and unflinching determination to stop all unwanted Parades. The loyal Orders should now consider the alternative route suggested by GARC several years ago through Glenside Park for all future Parades and remove all future contention. As unwanted morning Parades are every bit as insulting and unacceptable to nationalist residents as the evening Parades are so the Orange Orders should consider cancelling their morning Parade in the interest of creating a peaceful and harmonious environment on the 12th of July. Issued by GARC Steering Committee
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:11:57 +0000