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17/04/2013
SDLP Opposes Cenotaph Flag Proposal
The SDLP has said it is against the flying of the union flag over the Cenotaph at Belfast City Hall, on the basis that it should be maintained as a shared space.
An Equality Screening is currently taking place to decide the equality impact of flying the flag above the Cenotaph.
The proposal was made by DUP councillor Lee Reynolds in December, following the council's decision to limit the flying of the union flag over Belfast City Hall.
The Cenotaph proposal will need Alliance Party support to pass at next month's council meeting.
A statement from the SDLP said: "The SDLP believes the cenotaph should be protected as a shared space and a place that should reconcile rather than divide our communities."
The SDLP also said it believes "an education cross-community programme should be developed to highlight the impact of the World War I and II on Irish and British men and women."
(IT/CD)
An Equality Screening is currently taking place to decide the equality impact of flying the flag above the Cenotaph.
The proposal was made by DUP councillor Lee Reynolds in December, following the council's decision to limit the flying of the union flag over Belfast City Hall.
The Cenotaph proposal will need Alliance Party support to pass at next month's council meeting.
A statement from the SDLP said: "The SDLP believes the cenotaph should be protected as a shared space and a place that should reconcile rather than divide our communities."
The SDLP also said it believes "an education cross-community programme should be developed to highlight the impact of the World War I and II on Irish and British men and women."
(IT/CD)
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