Gluaiseacht

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Gluaiseacht for Global Justice is an Irish environmental, peace and social justice group. Gluaiseacht ({{IPA|ga|ˈɡl̪ˠuəʃəxt̪ˠ}}) means "movement" in the Irish language. The group believes in non-violent resistance to the current form of capitalist globalisation. It was originally a network of Ecological and One World Societies at universities and colleges throughout Ireland. It is a member of the Irish Environmental Network.

Gluaiseacht has been involved in anti-nuclear protests at the Trident submarine base in Faslane, Scotland,[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2001/1022/breaking31.html MEP McKenna arrested at Scottish base][http://www.independent.ie/national-news/irish-mep-and-students-arrested-during-big-antinuclear-protest-at-scottish-base-330441.html Irish MEP and students arrested during big anti-nuclear protest at Scottish base] and the Sellafield nuclear plant.[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2001/1219/breaking65.html Irish protestors due at opening of MOX plant][http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2002/0214/breaking57.html Eleven Irish arrested at Sellafield protest]

Gluaiseacht organised the 2002 Ecotopia gathering (an annual summer camp for activists in Europe) in association with European Youth For Action.{{cite news

| last = Deegan

| first = Gordon

| title = In pursuit of a green Utopia

| pages =

| publisher = Irish Times

| date = 2002-08-30

| url = http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2002/0813/1027742410204.html

| accessdate = 2008-05-13 }}