MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - September 21, 2025

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - September 21, 2025


Special thanks to everyone who came out to City Hall on Friday for the raising of the peace flag to mark United Nations International Peace Day—which is, in fact, today, September 21. The peace flag is still flying and will do so until Monday morning. Every day should be peace day!


SPECIAL REGINA SURVEY
Please take the City of Regina Encampment Survey and show, in whatever way you can, that a) you don’t want encampments taken down unless all residents have been provided with permanent, adequate, appropriate housing; and b) you want the city to support such encampments by providing such services as bathrooms, potable water, and garbage disposal.
[ https://beheard.regina.ca/encampment-response-strategy ]


2 SPECIAL PETITIONS

PARLIAMENTARIANS: WE WANT HOMES FOR ALL!
[ https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/parliament ... irect_link ]


FLOOD YOUR MP AND KEY MINISTERS’ INBOXES ASKING THEM TO VOTE FOR THE NO MORE ARMS LOOPHOLES BILL.
[ https://armsembargonow.ca/nomoreloopholes/#online ]


SPECIAL READING

ADVOCATES CONVENE TO OPPOSE REGINA ADOPTING 'STREET WEAPONS' LEGISLATION
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... spaces-act ]


CITY OF REGINA FLOATS IDEA FOR REMOVING FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO HELP ENCOURAGE LEAD PIPE REPLACEMENT-- Great work, Get The Lead Out!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... eplacement ]


CANADIAN ACTOR TATIANA MASLANY JOINS CALLS TO BOYCOTT DISNEY AMID JIMMY KIMMEL FALLOUT: Tatiana grew up in Regina.
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/boycott- ... -1.7638114 ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

’77 PER CENT LEAVE HOME FROM CONFLICT’: REGINA CONFERENCE TACKLES YOUTH HOMELESSNESS
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/provincial-new ... s-11232467 ]


REGINA SEEKS COMMUNITY INPUT ON ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE STRATEGY
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/r ... y-11237959 ]


RESIDENTS VOICE SAFETY CONCERNS NEAR YWCA REGINA SHELTER, CALL FOR ACTION (It is unhoused people who are unsafe.)
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/r ... n-11237223 ]


‘STREET SWEEPS’ INCREASE OVERDOSE AND VIOLENCE RISKS, STUDY FINDS
[ https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/09/18/Stre ... nce-Risks/ ]


PROVINCE DECLINES FUNDING FOR HOMELESS SERVICES AS WINTER APPROACHES
[ https://www.discovermoosejaw.com/articl ... approaches ]


UNHOUSED RESIDENTS OF DUFFERIN GROVE ENCAMPMENT PROTEST EVICTION, SAY THEY FEEL UNSAFE IN SHELTERS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ ... -1.7635482 ]


PROVINCE TO LAUNCH AD CAMPAIGN AS STRIKE LOOMS IN CONTRACT STANDOFF WITH ALBERTA TEACHERS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton ... -1.7636971 ]


U.S. ADVENTURE GROUP SAYS IT MAY REVISE CONTROVERSIAL APPLICATION TO USE B.C. LAND
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -1.7638866 ]


“I’M NOT GOING TO GIVE UP”: LEONARD PELTIER ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, HIS HALF-CENTURY IN PRISON & COMING HOME
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/19/ ... _exclusive ]


"THE MARTYRDOM OF CHARLIE KIRK": HOW THE RIGHT IS WEAPONIZING KIRK'S KILLING
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=deskt ... An-4g&t=3s ]


THE VELVET ROPE NATION
[ https://www.meidasplus.com/p/the-velvet-rope-nation ]


LEGENDARY ACTOR ROBERT REDFORD ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND #OSCARSSOWHITE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2016/1/26/ ... arssowhite ]


“THE DISAPPEARANCE OF DR. ABU SAFIYA”: AL JAZEERA FILM ON ISRAEL’S ABDUCTION & TORTURE OF GAZA DOCTOR
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/18/ ... abu_safiya ]


WE ARE MISSING 680,000 SOULS: GAZA, THE HIDDEN GENOCIDE
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2025/09/we-ar ... -genocide/ ]


AMNESTY INT’L: BOEING, LOCKHEED MARTIN, PALANTIR ENABLE & PROFIT FROM ISRAEL’S GENOCIDE IN GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/18/ ... ernational ]


‘THIS MUST STOP’: 15 COMPANIES PROFITING OFF ISRAELI OCCUPATION AND GENOCIDE IN GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-trade ]


40,000 FLEE GAZA CITY, NETANYAHU RESPONDS TO CHARLIE KIRK RUMORS, ISRAELI MINISTER CALLS GAZA A "REAL ESTATE BONANZA"
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/drop-sit ... arlie-kirk ]


ALL HANDS ON DECK! GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA SETS SAIL
[ https://peaceandplanetnews.org/all-hands-on-deck/ ]


16 NATIONS WARN ISRAEL AGAINST ATTACKING GAZA-BOUND GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/globa ... lla-sicily ]


PAULO FREIRE AND EDUCATION FOR FREEDOM
[ https://therealnews.com/paulo-freire-an ... or-freedom ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 10 am: FROM THE SUMUD FLOTILLA: A Q&A WITH DAVID ADLER
Labour for Palestine is proud to host a special online event: a live ZOOM Q&A with David Adler of Progressive International, speaking directly from the Sumud Flotilla as it sails in solidarity with Gaza. This flotilla brings together activists, workers, and leaders from around the world who are uniting against the ongoing blockade and calling for freedom and dignity for the Palestinian people. Adler, a leading voice in global progressive movements, will share updates from the flotilla, the international campaign behind it, and what this moment means for the global labour movement.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... M8rfqnpuMQ ]


SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2 - 4 pm: DISCUSSION OF ONE DAY EVERYONE WILL HAVE BEEN AGAINST THIS by Omar El Akkad, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
Sponsored by Palestine Solidarity Regina


MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 11 am: SURVIVING THE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SYSTEM
[ https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7g7 ... gistration ]


MONDAY SEPTEMER 22, 5 pm: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL BOOKCLUB—AN EVENING WITH NIIGAAN SINCLAIR
Join us for a live online event with Anishinaabe writer, editor and professor, Niigaan Sinclair, the son of the late Honourable Murray Sinclair. As we prepare to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, our host, Pacinthe Mattar, will interview him about his father's legacy, the state of Indigenous rights on Turtle Island (North America), and what Canadians can learn about resistance from Indigenous Peoples.
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 5 pm: ANTI-RACISM TRAINING—LEARN HOW TO MOVE BEYOND ALLYSHIP & BE AN ACCOMPLICE
[ https://www.selamdebs.com/freeworkshop ]


TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 6:30 pm: SUGARCANE SCREENING AT CENTRAL LIBRARY
A documentary set amidst the investigation of unmarked residential school graves, Sugarcane illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of inter-generational trauma and finding the strength to persevere.


TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 7 pm: CHARLIE ANGUS IN REGINA—THE RESISTANCE TOUR: FIGHTING FOR THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, ED AUDITORIUM, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
Angus will address challenges to post-secondary education in a time of rising
authoritarianism.
[ https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-res ... tdtcreator ]


TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 7 pm: MUSIC FOR PALESTINE, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
Performers include Albert "Strange Man," Noor Mitri, Gwen Elaine Singer, and band Detention! We're waiting to confirm one other performer. Free admission, all ages. All money raised split between Palestine Children's Relief Fund and Gaza Soup Kitchen. Free admission.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/2675574692791789/ ]


WEDNSDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 11 am: THE ONGOING LEGACY OF THE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SYSTEM THROUGH CHILD WELFARE
[ https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d6H ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 5:30 pm: WHEN DOES AN IMMIGRANT BECOME A SETTLER? UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, RIDDELL CENTRE, SHUBOX THEATRE
What does it mean to live in a settler-colonial society? Join us for a powerful site-specific performance that transforms a Regina city bus into a stage for storytelling, music, and memory. Rooted in the voices of Regina’s Nigerian community, this moving production explores race, migration, and belonging—confronting racism and reimagining multiculturalism along the way.
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/prairie-far ... 3954867879 ]


THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 11 am: REFLECTING ON THE TRC’S CALLS TO ACTION 10 YEARS LATER
[ https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g-5 ... gistration ]


THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2 pm: STRENGTHENING PRAIRIE FOOD SYSTEMS TOGETHER
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 4 pm: THE SUZUKI SESSIONS—LAND DEFENDERS AND LNG
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... JPutom8MuQ ]


THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 7 pm: 40 ACRES SCREENING AT CENTRAL LIBRARY
In a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, a Black family of Canadian farmers descended from American Civil War migrants defend their homestead against cannibals trying to seize their resources.


FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 11 am: CONFRONTING RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL DENIALISM
[ https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KB8 ... gistration ]


FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26, NOON-1:30 pm: INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY: AN UPDATE FROM THE PHILIPINES, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, ROOM 215 COLLEGE WEST BUILDING
Featuring Santiago Dasmarinas Jr., National President of Confederation For Unity, Recognition & Advancement Of Government Employees, in the Philippines: Santiago will be joined by Kent Peterson, President of CUPE Saskatchewan, and representatives from CUPE Local 5791 for a conversation on global justice, labour struggles, and building worker solidarity across borders. ✨ Everyone welcome! Free food provided!
Don’t miss this important opportunity to connect local struggles with the global fight for human rights and dignity at work. Sponsored by CUPE Saskatchewan


MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 7:30 PM: TURNING OURSELVES INSIDE OUT FOR EACH OTHER: WHY INTERCULTURAL MINISTRY MATTERS, LUTHER LECTURE 2025, LUTHER AUDITORIUM, LUTHER COLLEGE, U OF R & ON ZOOM
[ https://www.luthercollege.edu/universit ... er-lecture ]


TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30: ORANGE SHIRT DAY
Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family, and community impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept of “Every Child Maters.” The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom, and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations. Learn more: [ https://orangeshirtday.org/ ]
Every Child Matters t-shirts can be purchased online.


TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30, NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION: EVENTS
Mâmawêyatitân Centre: 9:00 A.M. Pipe Ceremony, 10:30 A.M. Program, 12:30 P.M. Lunch
Join MCoS and EDIN (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Network) to remember the small children who were ripped from their families and struggled in residential schools for years. Orange Shirt Day means we recognize in particular those children who did not survive and those who ”walk between”, no longer comfortable on their own lands and discriminated against in society.
Mackenzie Art Gallery – free day; hourly tours of Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, and Self-Determination since 1969


Regina Public Library – Central – 12 PM Noon – “Truth, Reconciliation, and the Media – Nelson Bird’s Experiences”. An excellent speaker, Nelson Bird will describe the meaning of reconciliation. He is now a lecturer in FNUC journalism program.


TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 9 am: ILAN PAPPÉ ON THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE CRISIS
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1, 7 pm: QUEEN CITY URBANIST BOOK CLUB, CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY CENTRE, 2900 13TH AVE
The book that will be discussed is Better Buses, Better Cities, by Steven Higashide
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/2486789288326245/ ]


THURSDAY OCTOBER 2, 11 am: A CANADA WITHOUT HOMELESSNESS STARTS WITH BUDGET 2025
As Members of Parliament return to Ottawa soon and the new federal government writes their first Budget, join the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness for an important conversation about our pre-Budget campaign. In this webinar, we’ll walk you through the key priorities of the movement to end homelessness going into Budget 2025, the policy solutions we’re advocating for, and how we can work together to influence decision-makers to invest in housing and ending homelessness.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... wz_BdCfGLQ ]


NOTE CHANGE IN START TIME: THURSDAY OCTOBER 2, 5:30 – 11:30 pm: REGINA 2025 POINT-IN-TIME—PiT—COUNT OF HOMELESSNESS IN REGINA,
Volunteers are needed for Regina’s 2025 PiT Count, which will take place on October 2. Namerind Housing Corporation, as the Reaching Home Community Entity for Regina, will be leading the 2025 PiT Count of homelessness on October 2nd, and they need volunteers to make it happen.
To volunteer, go to: [ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/call-for-vo ... tdtcreator ]


THURSDAY OCTOBER 2, 7 pm: SCREENING OF ENCAMPMENTS, UNIVERSTIY OF REGINA, EDUCATION 193
Encampments is a powerful film about the student encampments in support of Gaza and Palestine.
Presented by Faculty for Palestine and Students for Justice in Palestine.
Trailer here: [ https://www.watermelonpictures.com/film ... ncampments ]


SUNDAY OCTOBER 5, 11 am: ANNUAL SGEU MEAL FOR SENIORS, SENIOR CITIZENS CENTRE, 2205 12TH AVE
All seniors are welcome. Volunteers are needed to help serve the food. If you can help, please contact: [ memunatou.d@sasktel.net ]


NOTE DATE CHANGE: SUNDAY OCTOBER 5, 5 pm: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL BOOKCLUB—AN EVENING WITH NIIGAAN SINCLAIR
Join us for a live online event with Anishinaabe writer, editor and professor, Niigaan Sinclair, the son of the late Honourable Murray Sinclair. As we prepare to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, our host, Pacinthe Mattar, will interview him about his father's legacy, the state of Indigenous rights on Turtle Island (North America), and what Canadians can learn about resistance from Indigenous Peoples.
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


THURSDAY OCTOBER 9, 10 am: MORE THAN A RIDE: TRANSIT TRAINING AS A TOOL FOR YOUTH INDEPENDENCE
Join Get On The Bus, a national youth transit movement driven by Small Change Fund, as we launch our brand-new Train-the-Trainer Guide. This practical tool is designed to help communities support youth in using public transit with confidence and independence.
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 7 pm: DR. DEIDRE NUNAN, ORTHODPAEDIC SURGEON FROM SASKATOON, ON HER TIME AT NASSER HOSPITAL IN GAZA CITY, KNOX-MET, 2340 VICTORIA AVE
Join us on Oct. 22 to hear the firsthand experiences of Dr. Deirdre Nunan, a Saskatchewan-trained orthopaedic surgeon who has spent much of the past decade working in international humanitarian contexts. She has spent nearly two years working in Gaza, including on three occasions during the past year. She recently returned from working at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. When in Canada, she works in Moose Jaw.
Admission is free. No registration required.
This event is sponsored by Doctors Against Genocide, Palestine Solidarity Regina, Amnesty International Saskatchewan, Regina Peace Council, Regina Public Interest Research Group, Students for Justice in Palestine, Faculty for Palestine, and Regina Making Peace Vigil.


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS

IMPLEMENT A GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME ACROSS CANADA IN CONSULTATION WITH PROVINCIAL, TERRITORIAL AND INDIGENOUS PARTNERS
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ion=e-6772 ]


TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: POSTPONE THE MANDATE REVIEW OF CANADA POST AND MAKE THE REVIEW PUBLIC WHEN IT TAKES PLACE
[ https://www.cupw.ca/en/campaign/resourc ... ion-review ]


SUPPORT CANADIAN NEWS AND CULTURE
[ https://friends.ca/takeaction/its-time- ... etCampaign ]


CALL UPON THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO ESTABLISH MANDATORY LABELLING OF ALL GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS SOLD IN CANADA
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ion=e-6768 ]


A CALL TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE WORLD: PROTECT OUR CLIMATE – SAVE THE AMAZON RAINFOREST!
[ https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/petit ... rainforest ]


WILFRED LAURIER UNIVERSITY CANCELS TALK ON CANADA AND THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA. LET THE UNIVERSTY KNOW WHAT YOU THINK
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/wilfr ... de-in-gaza ]


CANADA ON NOTICE: TELL THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST GENOCIDE, APARTHEID, AND OCCUPATION
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/canad ... occupation ]


EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: VOTE TO SUSPEND ISRAEL
[ https://action.eko.org/a/eurovision-vot ... end-israel ]


ALL EYES ON DECK: DEMAND AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE ATTACKS ON THE ‘CONSCIENCE’ AND AN END TO ISRAEL’S BLOCKADE OF GAZA
[ https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/all ... de-of-gaza ]

- Making Peace Vigil