“Alliance is working to build a united community in Northern Ireland.

The Agreement is not the ceiling of our ambition, but the foundation
on which we can build a shared society.
“Alliance is working for an open, free and fair society. Only Alliance
rejects the notion that we must all be boxed into ‘two communities’.
“Alliance is working to give everyone something better than
tribal politics – a genuinely shared future.”
Geraldine Rice

Tom
Ekin
South Belfast
THURSDAY 29th MAY 2003

1Geraldine Rice
Geraldine 2 Tom Ekin
Rice Alliance Works

Election Communication
East Antrim Constituency

Alliance
works
Label here

Tribal Politics
doesn’t
www.allianceworks.org
Published by Patrick Mitchell on behalf of Geraldine Rice and Tom Ekin, all at 192 Saintfield Road,
Belfast, BT8 6HH. Printed by Alan Evans Associates, 17 Godfrey Avenue, Bangor, BT20 5LS.
 ALLIANCE WORKS for

South Belfast
Working for South Belfast
Alliance works for you all year round. Alliance representatives
have established a strong track record of doing the practical
work on behalf of constituents, raising issues on health and
education, planning and policing, housing and transport.
Your Alliance MLA will work to:
• Radically overhaul Planning Laws •
• Improve the funding of local health services •
• Increase investment in public transport •
• Put more police officers on the street •
• Tackle bigotry and sectarianism •

Geraldine Rice Works Tom Ekin Works

• Has lived in Ormeau Road and then Carryduff for most of
her life.
• Castlereagh Councillor since 1989. Instrumental in the recent
campaign to save the Robinson Centre from DUP efforts to
close it down.
• As Alliance Spokesperson on Health takes a strong stance on
a number of issues, especially free personal care for the
elderly in residential and nursing homes.
• Strong supporter of the police and the rule of law. Member
of Probation Board for Northern Ireland, and former
member of the Police Authority. Also serves of Castlereagh
District Police Partnership.
• Has a keen interest in environment, planning and public
transport issues in South Belfast.
• Committed to using the Good Friday Agreement to improve
community relations.
• Successful businessman, based in South Belfast.
• Belfast City Councillor since 1997; heads the City Hall
working group to start the long process of reducing
sectarianism and building better community relations in
Belfast.
• Initiated and drives the City Hall efforts to produce effective
anti-littering measures
• Has been effective in making Planners attitudes in South
Belfast more in tune with the area, urging less intrusive
apartments and less ‘out of town’ supermarkets.
• Successfully urged the police to better respond to fears of
crime in the homes and streets of South Belfast.
• Continues to highlight the problems of vandals and drinkers
in the parks and playing fields of South Belfast.

Alliance Working ~ Making the Difference

• Alliance MLAs saved the Assembly from collapse in November 2001. We have
shown that we are prepared to take risks for peace. Working to Overcome
the Costs of Segregation
• Alliance proposals set out a new vision of how we can live and learn, work
and play together.
Hundreds of millions of
pounds are wasted every year
• Alliance is the only party to speak out against all illegal paramilitary flags
and murals. in needless duplication of
• Alliance successfully proposed the appointment of a Children’s Commissioner facilities because of our
to protect the interests of children in all aspects of government. segregated society.
• Alliance has persuaded the Government to introduce ‘Hate Crime’ laws, These resources could be
creating stiffer sentences for racial or sectarian offences. much better invested in
• Alliance is working to ensure that paramilitaries 'on the run' are processed improving the quality of
through the courts. We demand that those exiled by paramilitaries must be public services.
allowed to return home in safety.

Community Relations Law and Order Education Health Environment/Transport Economy/Finance

Alliance will place a Alliance will abolish the Alliance will implement Alliance will introduce Alliance will reform Alliance will work to
duty on all discriminatory 50:50 a strategy to place 10% free personal care for planning laws to ensure fair taxation,
Government agencies quota, to put more of our children in those living in preserve our greenbelt, with value for money,
to promote police on our streets. integrated schools residential and and protect ending the abuse of
community relations. by 2010. nursing homes. important buildings. the regional rate.
Alliance will push for
Alliance will work to tougher enforcement of Alliance will abolish Alliance will reform Alliance will increase Alliance will seek to
ensure people can live the law against tuition fees for students administrative the funding given to remove unnecessary
in security in mixed gangsters, rioters at Northern Ireland structures to put more public transport and regulation and
housing areas. and vandals. universities. money into patient care. improve our railways. burdens on business.

The full Assembly Manifesto, and detailed policy papers are available from www.allianceworks.org or by phoning 9032 4274
 “Alliance is working to build a united community in Northern Ireland.
The Agreement is not the ceiling of our ambition, but the foundation
on which we can build a shared society.
“Alliance is working for an open, free and fair society. Only Alliance
rejects the notion that we must all be boxed into ‘two communities’.
“Alliance is working to give everyone something better than
tribal politics – a genuinely shared future.”
Tom Ekin

Tom
Ekin
South Belfast
THURSDAY 29th MAY 2003

1Tom Ekin
Geraldine 2 Geraldine Rice
Rice Alliance Works

Election Communication
East Antrim Constituency

Alliance
works
Label here

Tribal Politics
doesn’t
www.allianceworks.org
Published by Patrick Mitchell on behalf of Tom Ekin and Geraldine Rice, all at 192 Saintfield Road,
Belfast, BT8 6HH. Printed by Alan Evans Associates, 17 Godfrey Avenue, Bangor, BT20 5LS.
 ALLIANCE WORKS for

South Belfast
Working for South Belfast
Alliance works for you all year round. Alliance representatives
have established a strong track record of doing the practical
work on behalf of constituents, raising issues on health and
education, planning and policing, housing and transport.
Your Alliance MLA will work to:
• Radically overhaul Planning Laws •
• Improve the funding of local health services •
• Increase investment in public transport •
• Put more police officers on the street •
• Tackle bigotry and sectarianism •

Tom Ekin Works Geraldine Rice Works

• Successful businessman, based in South Belfast.
• Belfast City Councillor since 1997; heads the City Hall
working group to start the long process of reducing
sectarianism and building better community relations in
Belfast.
• Initiated and drives the City Hall efforts to produce effective
anti-littering measures
• Has been effective in making Planners attitudes in South
Belfast more in tune with the area, urging less intrusive
apartments and less ‘out of town’ supermarkets.
• Successfully urged the police to better respond to fears of
crime in the homes and streets of South Belfast.
• Continues to highlight the problems of vandals and drinkers
in the parks and playing fields of South Belfast.
• Has lived in Ormeau Road and then Carryduff for most of
her life.
• Castlereagh Councillor since 1989. Instrumental in the recent
campaign to save the Robinson Centre from DUP efforts to
close it down.
• As Alliance Spokesperson on Health takes a strong stance on
a number of issues, especially free personal care for the
elderly in residential and nursing homes.
• Strong supporter of the police and the rule of law. Member
of Probation Board for Northern Ireland, and former
member of the Police Authority. Also serves of Castlereagh
District Police Partnership.
• Has a keen interest in environment, planning and public
transport issues in South Belfast.
• Committed to using the Good Friday Agreement to improve
community relations.

Alliance Working ~ Making the Difference

• Alliance MLAs saved the Assembly from collapse in November 2001. We have
shown that we are prepared to take risks for peace. Working to Overcome
the Costs of Segregation
• Alliance proposals set out a new vision of how we can live and learn, work
and play together.
Hundreds of millions of
pounds are wasted every year
• Alliance is the only party to speak out against all illegal paramilitary flags
and murals. in needless duplication of
• Alliance successfully proposed the appointment of a Children’s Commissioner facilities because of our
to protect the interests of children in all aspects of government. segregated society.
• Alliance has persuaded the Government to introduce ‘Hate Crime’ laws, These resources could be
creating stiffer sentences for racial or sectarian offences. much better invested in
• Alliance is working to ensure that paramilitaries 'on the run' are processed improving the quality of
through the courts. We demand that those exiled by paramilitaries must be public services.
allowed to return home in safety.

Community Relations Law and Order Education Health Environment/Transport Economy/Finance

Alliance will place a Alliance will abolish the Alliance will implement Alliance will introduce Alliance will reform Alliance will work to
duty on all discriminatory 50:50 a strategy to place 10% free personal care for planning laws to ensure fair taxation,
Government agencies quota, to put more of our children in those living in preserve our greenbelt, with value for money,
to promote police on our streets. integrated schools residential and and protect ending the abuse of
community relations. by 2010. nursing homes. important buildings. the regional rate.
Alliance will push for
Alliance will work to tougher enforcement of Alliance will abolish Alliance will reform Alliance will increase Alliance will seek to
ensure people can live the law against tuition fees for students administrative the funding given to remove unnecessary
in security in mixed gangsters, rioters at Northern Ireland structures to put more public transport and regulation and
housing areas. and vandals. universities. money into patient care. improve our railways. burdens on business.

The full Assembly Manifesto, and detailed policy papers are available from www.allianceworks.org or by phoning 9032 4274