MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - September 25, 2025

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - September 25, 2025


TODAY'S SPECIAL

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, 12:30 pm: YVES ENGLER—THE CAPITALISM CAN’T BE FIXED TOUR—IN REGINA, CENTRAL LIBRARY, 12TH AVE & LORNE ST
Across Winnipeg, Victoria, Vancouver Island, and beyond, our activists have also been mobilizing hard for the Draw the Line anti-genocide marches. This is the kind of grassroots activism that inspires us — and it’s the model we’re building with this campaign: bold, anti-war, eco-socialist, and impossible to silence.


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

REGINA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD TAKES FIRST STEP IN CENTRAL BRANCH RENEWAL—Boo! Let’s renovate the current building!
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/r ... ch-renewal ]


MAN LIVING IN VEHICLE IN MOOSE JAW, SASK., DIES WHILE WAITING FOR SHELTER SPOT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7641598 ]


THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME AT REDUCING HOMELESSNESS
[ https://x.com/scottsantens/status/19697 ... UpkXg&s=03 ]


SASKATCHEWAN SURVIVORS’ GUIDE: WITH TAMMY ROBERTS & PAUL DECHENE
[ https://tammyrobert.substack.com/p/sask ... ide-ep-144 ]


THE NEW NUCLEAR FEVER, DEBUNKED, by Andrew Nikiforuk
[ https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/09/22/ ... -Debunked/ ]


DAVID VS. GOLIATH: A SMALL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY'S FIGHT AGAINST A FEDERAL RADIOACTIVE DUMP
[ https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/ ... if-federal ]


RECKLESS’ COUNTRIES TO EXTRACT MORE THAN DOUBLE THE FOSSIL FUELS CONSISTENT WITH 1.5°C
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/production-gap-report ]


CLIMATE DEFENDERS BLAST TRUMP’S ‘RECKLESS’ UN SPEECH—Canada is equally reckless re the climate!
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-un-speech ]


INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ALLEGE PRIVATE COLLEGE MADE THEM CAMPAIGN FOR CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -1.7631453 ]


'SHIKATA GA NAI': IT CAN'T BE HELPED—A STORY OF JAPANESE CANADIANS WHO SET ASIDE ANGER TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN REBUILD
[ https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/fea ... ta-history ]


'I'M A PROBLEM SOLVER': MEET THE MAYOR WHOSE PLAN TO ATTRACT FAMILY DOCTORS IS TURNING HEADS ACROSS CANADA
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cities-h ... -1.7638292 ]


UNIONS IMPROVE SOCIAL WELL-BEING EVEN FOR NON-MEMBERS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/unions-imp ... newsletter ]


CANADA IS WASTING THE TALENT OF IMMIGRANTS IT INVITES HERE – JUST ASK YOUR UBER DRIVER
[ https://thewalrus.ca/canada-is-wasting- ... mmigrants/ ]


THOUSANDS RALLY IN TORONTO TO 'DRAW THE LINE' AGAINST PM CARNEY AGENDA
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ ... -1.7639414 ]


CANADIANS ORGANIZE FOR DRAW THE LINE FOR PEOPLE & THE PLANET, NOT PROFIT
[ https://canadians.org/draw-the-line/ ]


PEACE, TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION IN SOUTH AFRICA (& CANADA)
[ https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsO ... s-July-12# ]


CANADA KEEPS BANKROLLING UKRAINE’S WAR CRIMES
[ https://www.rt.com/news/625053-canada-kiev-war-crimes/ ]


AS CANADA RECOGNIZES A PALESTINIAN STATE, SOME IN THE WEST BANK FEAR IT'S TOO LATE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/west-bank ... -1.7638854 ]


CANADIAN POLITICIANS, EXPERTS PUSH BACK AGAINST U.S. AMBASSADOR'S ANTI-AMERICANISM CONCERNS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/us-amb ... -1.7639396 ]


ON GENOCIDE, CANADA DOESN’T GET TO BE A BYSTANDER, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/on- ... snt-get-to ]


CANADA RECOGNIZES STATE OF PALESTINE, OFFERS HELP TO BUILD PEACEFUL FUTURE WITH ISRAEL
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada ... -1.7639432 ]


THE CANADIAN PRESS WILL CONTINUE NOT USING ‘PALESTINE’ IN MOST CASES
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/email/334f ... 09899e3eb/ ]


SARAH MCLACHLAN CITES 'MUZZLING' OF FREE SPEECH AS SHE CANCELS PERFORMANCE AT U.S. FILM PREMIERE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/m ... -1.7640191 ]


ISRAEL HEIGHTENS GENOCIDE: SCHOLARS ESTIMATE 680,000 KILLED IN GAZA
[ https://goodshepherdcollective.org/post ... ed-in-gaza ]


‘SHAME ON THEM’: LISTEN TO MEHDI’S POWERFUL SPEECH AT LONDON’S ‘TOGETHER FOR PALESTINE’ CONCERT
[ https://zeteo.com/p/shame-on-them-liste ... s-powerful ]


LIFE AND DEATH IN IN THE WEST BANK’S TULKAREM REFUGEE CAMP
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxtivDAJ4ms ]


‘PURE INCITEMENT’: GOOGLE REBUKED OVER ISRAELI SPONSORED PROPAGANDA AIMED AT GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/pure- ... d-flotilla ]


EGYPT PARDONS ACTIVIST ALAA ABD EL-FATTAH; BRITISH MP JEREMY CORBYN RESPONDS TO “AMAZING NEWS”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/22/corbyn_el_fattah ]


ISRAEL, CHARLIE KIRK, AND THE WEAPONIZATION OF MURDER (W/ MAX BLUMENTHAL) | THE CHRIS HEDGES REPORT
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf7zr5Thz64 ]


TWO GAZA CITY HOSPITALS SHUT DOWN, ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE KILLS FIVE IN LEBANON, TRUMP TARGETS "ORGANIZED LEFT"
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/two-gaza ... irect=true ]


JIMMY KIMMEL RETURNING TO ABC AFTER GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN DECRYING HIS SUSPENSION
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/jimmy ... eturns-abc ]


WORLD WAR AGAINST FASCISM: REMEMBERING CHINA’S ROLE IN VICTORY 80 YEARS ON
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=cfixOxy5QF0 ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

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, NOON: DISCUSSION OF THE AGE OF NUCLEAR WASTE
There will be speakers from the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. They will be discussing the age of nuclear waste, the concept of Rolling Stewardship, and the embryonic formation of a Transatlantic Nuclear Free Alliance involving groups in those three countries to begin with.
Zoom link: [ https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84018027407?p ... .1#success ]


THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 12:30 pm: YVES ENGLER—THE CAPITALISM CAN’T BE FIXED TOUR—IN REGINA, CENTRAL LIBRARY, 12TH AVE & LORNE ST
Across Winnipeg, Victoria, Vancouver Island, and beyond, our activists have also been mobilizing hard for the Draw the Line anti-genocide marches. This is the kind of grassroots activism that inspires us — and it’s the model we’re building with this campaign: bold, anti-war, eco-socialist, and impossible to silence.


THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2 pm: STRENTHENING 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.


THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25-SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27: SIGN UP TO WATCH "SOS - THE SAN ONOFRE SYNDROME: NUCLEAR POWER'S LEGACY"
[ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... A/viewform ]


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 PHILIPPINES, 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, 10 am: KICK ISRAEL OUT OF FIFA: NO TO ZIONISM IN FOOTBALL—a webinar
The Israeli settler state’s assault on Palestine in collaboration with the U.S. and its allies, is normalizing fascism on a global scale. We must fight this on all fronts, including the world's most popular stage: Football.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... HiRw0ytefA ]


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, 10 am – 1 pm: ANNUAL NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH & RECONCILIATION + ORANGE SHIRT DAY, VICTORIA PARK
Let's come together in hope and reconciliation to honour those impacted by Residential Schools. Please join us at the Annual Circle Project and Friends Truth and Reconciliation Day - Honour Walk and Awareness Event on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm in Victoria Park, Regina - Event by Circle Project
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1103954161871180/ ]


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 ]


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 ]


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, ORTHOPAEDIC 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

ENDORSE THE SOCIAL HOUSING AND HUMAN RIGHTS COALTION CALL TO ACTION FOR AFFORDABLE (SOCIAL) HOUSING
[ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... g/viewform ]


SEND A LETTER TO FEDERAL LEADERS DEMANDING GENDER-EQUITABLE HOUSING
[ https://win.newmode.net/wnhhn/homesforeverybody ]


FAIR WAGES FOR AIR CANADA FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
[ https://www.change.org/p/fair-wages-for ... attendants ]


TELL THE FINANCE MINISTER: IT’S TIME TO SUPPORT CANADIAN NEWS AND CULTURE
[ https://friends.ca/takeaction/its-time- ... d-culture/ ]


TELL TRADER JOE’S: REINSTATE MILLIE LUGO AT ESSEX CROSSING
[ https://www.coworker.org/petitions/tell ... x-crossing ]


TELL WASHINGTON POST: REHIRE COLUMNIST WHO CRITICIZED CHARLIE KIRK
[ https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tel ... ltraviolet ]


STOP FUNDING THE METHANE MENACE: TELL BANKS TO END LNG EXPANSION!
[ https://act.stand.earth/page/88515/petition/1 ]


DEMAND MAINSTREAM MEDIA STOP DRIVING WAR ON CHINA: COVER CHINA’S REPORT ON US HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
[ https://www.codepink.org/chinarightsrep ... e=codepink ]


- Making Peace Vigil