MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - March 30, 2025

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - March 30, 2025


SOME GOOD NEWS: REGINA MAY GET ANOTHER BOOKSTORE
It’s called The Black Bird Commons. It doesn’t have a physical location yet, but is looking for one. In the meantime, here are a few ways it can be supported.

1) You can order books online through [ https://bookshop.org/shop/TheBlackBird ]
We earn 30% of cover price if you click on and buy books from this shop. We will be adding many more books over the next few weeks.

2) You can attend a fundraiser, “An Adult Only Scholastic Book Fair,” on May 23rd. This will be hosted at The Everyday Kitchen, 1378 Halifax St

For further information: [ theblackbirdcommons@gmail.com ]

QUOTE FOR THE DAY: “Homelessness is a failure of the rich not a failure of the poor.”

2 SPECIAL LISTENING/READING:

TO WIN HOUSING JUSTICE WE HAVE TO ‘GET PROFITS OUT OF THE EQUATION’ (Click on the arrow in the blue box—‘The market won’t house you.’)
[ https://breachmedia.ca/housing-justice- ... nt-policy/ ]

MY SON AND I LIVE WITH THE CONSTANT THREAT OF BEING HOMELESS. HOUSING IS MY ELECTION PRIORITY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7490200 ]

GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING:

REGINA CITY COUNCIL AGREES TO DECLARE A CITYWIDE HOUSELESSNESS CRISIS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ess-crisis ]


‘IT COSTS PEOPLE LIVES’: CITY OF REGINA DECLARES ‘HOUSELESSNESS CRISIS’
[ https://www.cjme.com/2025/03/29/it-cost ... ss-crisis/ ]


PROVINCE BLASTED FOR 'FANTASTICALLY' FAILING SASKATOON ON HOMELESSNESS
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... 241f5372f1 ]


CITY OF REGINA TAKES FIRST STEPS TOWARD REVITALIZING TAYLOR FIELD PROPERTY—Let’s hope there really is some affordable rental housing, as was promised at the time of the demolition!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... d-property ]


IT’S TIME FOR A NATIONAL RENT FREEZE
[ https://breachmedia.ca/its-time-for-a-n ... nt-freeze/ ]


SCALING UP THE NON-MARKET HOUSING SECTOR IN CANADA
[ https://nhc-cnl.ca/publications/post/sc ... ng-sector- ]


A CALL TO ACTION: CANADA MUST STRENGTHEN THE HUMAN RIGHT TO HOUSING
[ https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/resources/p ... t-housing# ]


HOUSING COALITION RELEASES PLAN TO PROTECT CANADIANS & FIGHT HOUSING CRISIS AMID TRADE WAR
[ https://caeh.ca/housing-canada-release/ ]


CANADA’S HOUSING CRISIS IS PREVENTING MILLIONS FROM FORMING THE HOUSEHOLDS THEY WANT
[ https://news.ubc.ca/2025/03/canada-hous ... ld-impact/ ]


WE MUST DO OUR HOMEWORK. THE HISTORY BEHIND HOMELESSNESS IN BLACK COMMUNITIES
[ https://preventhomelessness.ca/webinar/ ... mmunities/ ]


SASKATCHEWAN BUYING MOST HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES FROM U.S.
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... nt-dollars ]


SUPERVISED DRUG CONSUMPTION SITES WIN INJUNCTION, CAN STAY OPEN FOR NOW AMID CHARTER CHALLENGE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ ... -1.7496602 ]


DEBUNKING MYTHS ABOUT INTERPROVINCIAL TRADE BARRIERS
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... -barriers/ ]


LEGAL GROUP DRAWS IRE FOR CANCELLING HUMANITARIAN ADVOCATE'S SPEECH OVER HIS STANCE ON GAZA
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ ... -1.7496525 ]


CANADA BREAKS PROMISE ON ARMS TO ISRAEL BY ALLOWING $7.8 MILLION CONTRACT FOR ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS
[ https://www.cjpme.org/pr_2025_03_28_art ... urce=cjpme ]


VOTE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN
[ https://www.cjpme.org/2025_03_28_yara_s ... urce=cjpme ]


TRUMP, POILIEVRE, CARNEY AND THE CORPORATE AGENDA: AN UPDATE TO OUR ELECTION PRIMER
[ https://canadians.org/analysis/trump-po ... on-primer/ ]


CANADA MUST HOLD IT’S GROUND, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/can ... its-ground ]


CRISIS IN CANADIAN MILITARISM, with Yves Engler & David Swanson
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYYoEGzqfMk ]


FROM YUGOSLAVIA TO PALESTINE: NATO’S TRAIL OF TERRORISM
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mOHAGIvfvg ]


MARCO RUBIO DERIDES DETAINED PROTESTERS AS 'LUNATICS' WHEN ASKED ABOUT TUFTS UNIVERSITY STUDENT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-tufts- ... -1.7494660 ]


TUFTS STUDENT ACTIVIST RUMEYSA OZTURK ABDUCTED BY ICE ON HER WAY TO IFTAR
[ https://therealnews.com/tufts-student-a ... y-to-iftar ]


TRUMP TARGETED MAHMOUD KHALIL TO INSPIRE FEAR. THE OPPOSITE MAY BE HAPPENING
[ https://therealnews.com/trump-targeted- ... spire-fear ]


HIP-HOP STAR MACKLEMORE ON NEW FILM “THE ENCAMPMENTS” & WHY HE SPEAKS OUT AGAINST ISRAEL’S WAR ON GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/28/ ... a_columbia ]


GAZA’S S STOLEN CHILDHOOD: WHO WERE THE THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ISRAEL KILLED?
[ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform ... ael-killed ]


MUSK'S FAMILY HISTORY IN SOUTH AFRICA REVEALS TIES TO APARTHEID & NEO-NAZI MOVEMENTS
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahv3IKzMdHA ]


HOW ISRAEL CEASED NEGOTIATIONS & RESUMED FIRING ON GAZA, with Jeremy Scahill
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-c ... gaza-hamas ]


‘THE TARGET IS UNMISTAKABLE.’ THE TARGETING OF GAZA’S CHILDREN
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-chi ... ot-jazeera ]


“MUCH WORSE THAN EVER BEFORE”: ABUBAKER ABED REPORTS FROM GAZA AS ISRAEL WEIGHS BROADER INVASION
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/25/ ... baker_abed ]


ISRAEL PREPARES ANOTHER INVASION, by Semour Hersch
[ https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/isr ... r-invasion ]


INSIDE ISRAEL’S DEVASTATING ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE WEST BANK
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REu_08p-iMs ]


‘IT BECAME WORSE’ AFTER OSCAR WIN, SAYS PALESTINIAN DIRECTOR HAMDAN BALLAL DETAINED BY ISRAEL
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hamdan-ballal-1.7493922 ]


A REMINDER AMID GROUP CHAT OUTRAGE: US STRIKES ON YEMEN ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-strikes-in-yemen ]


CLASS & CLIMATE: GREEN INDUSTRIAL POLICY WITH JIM STANFORD AND HADRIAN MERTINS-KIRKWOOD
[ https://perspectivesjournal.ca/green-in ... -kirkwood/ ]


THE REWILDED GOLF COURSES TEEMING WITH LIFE
[ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/2025 ... fe-thrives ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

SUNDAY MARCH 30, 10:3O am: WORLD WATER DAY—WITH TREVOR HERRIOT, UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP, 2700 COLLEGE AVE
World Water Day 2025 focuses on glacier preservation It emphasizes the need for global action to manage meltwater sustainably. Trevor Herriot, a prairie naturalist and advocate for prairie wetlands, will introduce the topic and facilitate a discussion about Saskatchewan’s water supply.
In person or zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86498080299?p ... 09#success


SUNDAY MARCH 30, 2 pm: PAN CANADIAN VOICE FOR WOMEN’S HOUSING REGINA GATHERING, RM 1, YWCA, 2817 12TH AVE
You are invited to a Pan-Canadian Voice for Women's Housing (PCVWH) Regional Gathering for women and gender-diverse individuals who have experienced housing insecurity. Join us in-person for a two-hour session to listen, learn, and discuss housing challenges in your region. There will be a presentation and an opportunity to learn how to share your story in a way that motivates and encourages others to change or make change. Each participant will receive a $100 honorarium. Maximum 30 per session. Register ASAP
[ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... A/viewform ]


SUNDAY MARCH 30, 2-5 pm: ART FOR PALESTINE, MÂMAWÊYATITÂN CENTRE, 3365 6TH AVE
Sponsored by Palestine Solidarity Regina: Join us in this healing space as we celebrate the ceasefire and express our continued support for the liberation of Palestine. Together, we create art, learn, and visit. Food and snacks provided, please feel free to contribute food or a donation!
[ https://www.instagram.com/palestinesoli ... RFQIMuhcZ/ ]


SUNDAY MARCH 30, 7 pm: TOMMY & PÈRE—a play: SASK SCIENCE CENTRE
Last performance of this play that imagines a private meeting between Antol Pére Murray and Tommy Douglas.
[ https://events.prairiedogmag.com/lists/1987/4187058 ]


MONDAY MARCH 31, 3 pm: RECONSIDERING REPARATIONS –WHY CLIMATE JUSTICE & CONSTRUCTIVE POLITICS ARE NEEDED IN THE WAKE OF SLAVERY & COLONIZATION
[ https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hay ... ks/1636978 ]


WEDNESDAY APRIL 2, 10 am: CANADIAN PENSIONS AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS: IT’S TIME FOR PENSION FUNDS TO LEAD ON CLIMATE
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY APRIL 2, 2 pm: PAN CANADIAN VOICE FOR WOMEN’S HOUSING REGINA GATHERING, RM 1, YWCA, 2817 12TH AVE
You are invited to a Pan-Canadian Voice for Women's Housing (PCVWH) Regional Gathering for women and gender-diverse individuals who have experienced housing insecurity. Join us in-person for a two-hour session to listen, learn, and discuss housing challenges in your region. There will be a presentation and an opportunity to learn how to share your story in a way that motivates and encourages others to change or make change. Each participant will receive a $100 honorarium. Maximum 30 per session. Register ASAP.
[ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... A/viewform ]


THURSDAY APRIL 3, 2:30 PM: SENIORS FOR CLIMATE SCREENING OF THE 'LATER IS TOO LATE' DOCUMENTARY
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... 5AwKfl_L5Q ]


THURSDAY APRIL 3, 5 pm: HOPE IN THE ERA OF TRUMP—with Douglas Roche
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


SATURDAY APRIL 5, 2 pm: CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF JUNE MITCHELL (1926 - 2024), 2 pm, BLUE ROOM, HOTEL SASK, 2125 VICTORIA AVE
June was a long-time peace and justice activist. She participated in Making Peace Vigil when we handed out pamphlets on the Scarth Street Mall.


TUESDAY APRIL 8, 5:30 pm: POLLUTING EDUCATION—THE INFLUENCE OF THE FOSSIL FUELS ON CHILDREN’S EDUCATION IN CANADA
[ https://act.cape.ca/unpacking_the_repor ... _in_canada ]


TUESDAY APRIL 15, 10 am: WEBINAR ON URBAN NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT, by David Suzuki Foundation
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... vgAC0XxpLA ]


SATURDAY MAY 5, ALL DAY: RED DRESS DAY—A DAY TO REMEMBER MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN, GIRLS, & TWO-SPIRIT PEOPLE
One way to mark Red Dress Day is to hang a red dress in your window or in your yard.
[ https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/ ... -dress-day ]


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

PROTECT CANADIAN HOUSING FROM TRUMP’S TRADE WAR
[ https://action.caeh.ca/sovereign-housing-plan ]


STOP TARIFFS ON BOOKS
[ https://www.change.org/p/stop-tariffs-on-books ]


DEFEND GREENPEACE & FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
[ https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/energy-transfer-b ]


DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE RESTART OF PERMANENT CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/rest ... sefire-now ]


- Making Peace Vigil