RNU Meet the Council For Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS)

RNU PROTEST OUTSIDE THE CCMS

Yesterday on 14th October, the Belfast Cumann of the Republican Network for Unity (RNU) held a protest outside the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) in opposition to their recent decison to invite the RUC/PSNI into classrooms across the Occupied Six Counties. During the protest, a senior CCMS Executive came outside and invited a couple of RNU Representatives inside to discuss the issue. Were we presented him our analysis that Schools should be for learning and not to groom children to join the British Political Police.  

 

RNU POSTER

The RNU Activists were informed by the Executive that the CCMS decison was to 'teach' children about 'community safety'.  Although, they pointed out a number of facts about the RUC/PSNI, that they are NOT an ordinary Police Service but are managed and directed by the British Secret Service MI5. To uphold and maintain the British occupation of Six Irish Counties. We also expressed our concerns about the continued use of young people and children as Informers. Who in return for low level intelligence on republicans and others are given a free reign to wreck, torture, rob and ruin working-class communities. We also spoke of over 100 lethal Plastic bullets being fired in the Ardoyne and Short Strand areas by the rebranded RUC. 

 

RUC/PSNI ARMED WITH PLASTIC BULLETS

RNU also reminded the CCMS member about the scores of Catholics, Nationalists and Republicans killed directly by the RUC, including 9 year-old Patrick Rooney in his own home. As well as, the hundreds of others killed by Loyalists in collusion with the same Political Police. None of these killings have been properly addressed by the British State nor it's militia, the RUC/PSNI.

RNU PROTEST OUTSIDE THE CCMS

Before the end of our discussion the CCMS Representative asked RNU to draft a document outlining our concerns and he would ensure his board would recieve and discuss it and they would respond to us. Finally, RNU informed the CCMS know in no uncertain terms that any attempt to address Schoolchildren would be met with radical protests!

RUC/PSNI A CIVIL POLICE SERVICE?