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18/10/2018
Anti-Brexit Rally Planned For Belfast This Weekend
A major anti-Brexit rally will take place in Belfast on Saturday 20 October.
People from across Northern Ireland are expected to join the 'Rally for Remain' demonstration which is starting at the City Hall.
It will take place at 3pm, the same time as a similar rally in London to demand a People's Vote on the terms of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.
The Belfast rally has been organised by Alliance Party Executive Member Sorcha Eastwood and SDLP activist Seamas de Faoite.
"The creation of new barriers and borders threatens 20 years of progress and will undermine efforts to build a united community here," a statement released by the organisers said.
"We are calling on people to step up and make it clear to Governments in London, Dublin and Brussels and across Europe that the views of the people of Northern Ireland are not represented by those who seek hard borders or a hard Brexit."
"The rally will be an opportunity for people to express their feelings on the issue", Mrs Eastwood said.
"Northern Ireland voted to remain- opposition to Brexit here is cross-community; this is a chance for people to have their voice heard and to send a message as a united community: that they want an internationalist, positive future within the European Union."
Mr de Faoite said that Brexit will pose a challenge to everyone across the UK, whether they support a United Kingdom or a United Ireland.
"Brexit is bad for everyone on these islands," he added.
"The value of the totality of East-West, North-South and internal Northern Ireland relationships are worth protecting. 20 years ago we recognised that through the Good Friday Agreement."
(JG)
People from across Northern Ireland are expected to join the 'Rally for Remain' demonstration which is starting at the City Hall.
It will take place at 3pm, the same time as a similar rally in London to demand a People's Vote on the terms of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.
The Belfast rally has been organised by Alliance Party Executive Member Sorcha Eastwood and SDLP activist Seamas de Faoite.
"The creation of new barriers and borders threatens 20 years of progress and will undermine efforts to build a united community here," a statement released by the organisers said.
"We are calling on people to step up and make it clear to Governments in London, Dublin and Brussels and across Europe that the views of the people of Northern Ireland are not represented by those who seek hard borders or a hard Brexit."
"The rally will be an opportunity for people to express their feelings on the issue", Mrs Eastwood said.
"Northern Ireland voted to remain- opposition to Brexit here is cross-community; this is a chance for people to have their voice heard and to send a message as a united community: that they want an internationalist, positive future within the European Union."
Mr de Faoite said that Brexit will pose a challenge to everyone across the UK, whether they support a United Kingdom or a United Ireland.
"Brexit is bad for everyone on these islands," he added.
"The value of the totality of East-West, North-South and internal Northern Ireland relationships are worth protecting. 20 years ago we recognised that through the Good Friday Agreement."
(JG)
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