Irish Republican Socialist Party Statement. > 14 June 2000 > > Sectarian UFF Flag Flying from Oldpark Road Library - IRSP > > The IRSP have condemned those who have erected a UFF flag on the top of > Oldpark library in North Belfast as the library is used by school children > from both sides of the community. > > IRSP north Belfast spokesperson Paul Little said: > > "How on earth are members of the nationalist community supposed to use the > Oldpark library with the emblem of an organisation that has murdered so > many of our community flying so prominently from its roof. It should be > remembered that this library is supposed to serve both communities, also > that primary school children from an after schools group in the > Cliftonville area were intimidated out of the same library in 1999. > > The IRSP are calling on the Library board to have the offensive flag > removed immediately, nationalist families in North Belfast run this > gauntlet of sectarian hatred on a daily basis if they wish to use > facilities such as the library or the leisure centres that other people > take for granted. > > In conclusion the IRSP representative said: > > "The time is long since passed that these emblems can be excused as symbols > of protestant cultural identity, there sole purpose is the intimidation of > north Belfast catholic community. The IRSP are calling for the flag to be > removed and sectarianism to be confronted where ever it raises its ugly head." > > STATEMENT ENDS >
