Editing Gluaiseacht

{{Short description|Irish organization}}
[[Image:gluaiseachtlogo.jpg|right|thumb|Logo of Gluaiseacht for Global Justice]]
'''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 [[Vanguard-class submarine|Trident submarine]] base in [[Faslane]], [[Scotland]],<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2001/1022/breaking31.html MEP McKenna arrested at Scottish base]</ref><ref>[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]</ref> and the [[Sellafield]] nuclear plant.<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2001/1219/breaking65.html Irish protestors due at opening of MOX plant]</ref><ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2002/0214/breaking57.html Eleven Irish arrested at Sellafield protest]</ref>

Gluaiseacht organised the 2002 [[Ecotopia gathering]] (an annual summer camp for activists in [[Europe]]) in association with [[European Youth For Action]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Environment|Ecology}}	
* [[Conservation movement]]
* [[Environmentalism]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.gluaiseacht.ie Gluaiseacht for Global Justice], Official site

[[Category:Environmental organisations based in Ireland]]
[[Category:Anti–nuclear weapons movement]]
[[Category:All-Ireland organisations]]


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