MAKING PEACE VIGL Newsletter - June 28, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGL Newsletter - June 28, 2026


SPECIAL DAY: WEDNESDAY JULY 1, 8 am – 5 pm: TANTANGA DAY, BUFFALO MEADOWS PARK, 3355 8TH AVE
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 4478570221 ]


SPECIAL READING & ACTION: ONE CALL FOR ONE CANADA—THE CALL THAT CHANGED REGINA
[ https://onecallonecanada.com/ ]


2 SPECIAL ACTIONS:

FOR THOSE WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE SHERWOOD CO-OP
Please print off, sign, put in an envelope, and send in the mail the attached letter calling on Sherwood Co-op to remove any and all products from Israel from its shelves


TELL MINISTER MARC MILLER: WE SUPPORT THE NAKBA EXHIBITION
[ https://www.cjpme.org/support_nakba_exhibition ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

REGINA CITY COUNCIL APPROVES CONTINUING FARE FREE TRANSIT FOR SOME STUDENTS—A step in the right direction. Next step: Fare free Transit for all high school students.
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/r ... -students/ ]


LIVESTOCK GROUPS CONCERNED ABOUT AGRIBITION WITH SALE OF REAL DISTRICT
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ict-campus ]


RECENT REGINA HAILSTORM COST MORE THAN $100 MILLION IN DAMAGES
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... ages-sgi-2 ]


CRAB PARK WARRIORS: BATTLING BYLAWS AND FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT TO SHELTER
[ https://bccla.org/2026/06/crab-park-war ... shelter-2/ ]


COURT RULING ON HOMELESSNESS IS A BIG STEP FORWARD
[ https://maytree.com/publications/court- ... p-forward/ ]


WHY CSIS STARTED SPYING ON INDIGENOUS LEADERS DECADES AFTER THE RCMP STOPPED
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7248220 ]


LNG POSES RISKY BETS FOR PENSION FUNDS
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/lng-poses ... ion-funds/ ]


GORDON EDWARDS: IS THIS PORT HOPE'S NUCLEAR FUTURE?
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ozL3fpSxbk ]


HOW CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES SUPPORT ISRAEL’S CRIMES THROUGH INVESTMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, DONOR FUNDS, AND ANTI-PALESTINIAN RACISM
[ https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/new-r ... an-racism/ ]


CANADIANS ARE DYING IN EMERGENCY ROOMS AS WAIT TIMES CLIMB TO 48 HOURS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/canada/emer ... b5d0660332 ]


CARNEY CHANNELS HARPER BY FLOUTING PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
[ https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-pol ... Newsletter ]


IT'S BEEN OVER 500 DAYS SINCE FEDERAL LIBERALS ANNOUNCED THAT THE PICKERING LANDS WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO ROUGE NATIONAL URBAN PARK. THAT PROMISE IS AT RISK.
[ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3VcX3Klvw1s ]


CARNEY’S PRO-BILLIONAIRE ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN LIBERAL WORDS
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/06/27/carne ... ral-words/ ]


CANADA'S BROLIGARCHS: PRIVATIZATION, MILITARY SPENDING, AND THE ROBOT MP, by Charlie Angus
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/p/canadas-bro ... irect=true ]


PALESTINE UPROOTED: NAKBA PAST AND PRESENT
[ https://humanrights.ca/exhibition/pales ... nd-present ]


FROM BAD TO WORSE, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/from-bad-to-worse ]


DEMANDING A REAL PLAN FOR CANADA’S 2030 CLIMATE TARGET
[ https://ecojustice.ca/file/demanding-a- ... te-target/ ]


THE WAR ON CHILDREN IS ESCALATING. WHERE IS CANADA’S LEADERSHIP ON HUMAN RIGHTS?
[ https://www.savethechildren.ca/the-war- ... an-rights/ ]


BAYER/MONSANTO WINS ROUNDUP CASE AS SUPREME COURT BLOCKS SUIT OVER LINK BETWEEN HERBICIDE & CANCER
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/26/ ... _s_forests ]


HOW (AND WHY) AI IS ERODING DEMOCRACY IN THE US
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/news/techno ... 026/06/24/ ]


IN “DEVASTATING” IMMIGRATION RULING, SUPREME COURT ALLOWS TRUMP ADMIN TO “TURN BACK” ASYLUM SEEKERS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/26/ ... um_seekers ]


SUPREME COURT STRIPS PROTECTIONS FOR HAITIAN & SYRIAN IMMIGRANTS IN “RACIALLY INFLECTED” DECISION
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/26/ ... ted_status ]


OVER 425,000 KIDS IN U.S. FACE DEPORTATION HEARINGS WITHOUT LAWYERS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/children ... eportation ]


ON UN TORTURE DAY, DON’T FORGET THE VICTIMS OF GUANTANAMO
[ https://www.closeguantanamo.org/Article ... Guantanamo ]


ON RUSSOPHOBIA
[ https://pascallottaz.substack.com/p/on-russophobia ]


SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF VENEZUELA AMIDST DISASTER. OUT WITH US IMPERIALISM
[ https://peoplesstruggle.org/en/solidari ... mperialism ]


VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKES: U.S. SANCTIONS IMPEDE RESCUE EFFORTS AS DEATH TOLL SOARS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/26/ ... _venezuela ]


ISRAEL BOMBS PALESTINIANS IN BEACH TENTS IN GAZA
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-b ... lestinians ]


ISRAEL’S GENOCIDAL VIOLENCE IN GAZA KILLS 1,000 MORE PALESTINIANS | PALESTINE POLICY ROUNDUP
[ https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/newsl ... lestinians ]


AI-GENERATED CLIMATE DISINFORMATION AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
[ https://evidencefordemocracy.ca/researc ... vernments/ ]


STAND.EARTH SHOWED UP AT MICROSOFT’S BIG DEVELOPER CONFERENCE
[ https://stand.earth/insights/stand-eart ... onference/ ]


A NEW FILM: DANIEL ELLSBERG ON THE NUCLEAR THREAT
[ https://www.anordinaryinsanity.com/ ]


DANIEL ELLSBERG VS. ORDINARY INSANITY
[ https://www.thenation.com/article/world ... gon-papers ]


AUNG SAN SUU KYI - NONVIOLENT POLITICAL LEADER WITHOUT EQUAL IN THE WORLD
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/06/aung- ... the-world/ ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

WEDNESDAY JULY 1, 8 am – 5 pm: TANTANGA DAY, BUFFALO MEADOWS PARK, 3355 8TH AVE
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 4478570221 ]


FRIDAY JULY 3, 11 am: SQWA FIRST NATIONS SOLAR ENERGY
We invite you to join us for our Indigenous Engagement Lunch ‘n Learn with Slade Williams, Energy Champion for the Sqwa First Nation, in Stólo territory near Chilliwack, who is leading the nation’s mission to shrink its carbon footprint. Come learn with us, and ask all the questions you want!
[ https://westcoastclimateaction.ca/regis ... tion-solar ]


TUESDAY JULY 7, NOON-1 pm: REGINA ASSOCIATION OF TENANTS PUBLIC MEETING, CENTRAL LIBRARY, ROOM CE1


TUESDAY JULY 7, 5 pm: VIRTUAL SCEENING OF VS GOLIATH—CANCER ALLEY
[ https://act.sierraclub.org/events/detai ... Alley_Film ]


WEDNESDAY JULY 8 11 am: EBOLA DISEASE OUTBREAK—EMERGENCY BRIEFING
[ https://action.msf.ca/site/SSurvey?-ACT ... cale=en_CA ]


WEDNESDAY JULY 8, 7 pm: TENANT SAFETY AND LEAD IN DRINKING WATER—A FORUM FOR ALL CONCERNED, HERITAGE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 1770 HALIFAX ST, MEETING ROOM # 1
Representatives from the City and Rental Housing Sask will attend. The purpose is to ensure everyone is all on the same page that renters shouldn't be exposed to lead contamination, and what's to be done about it.


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS

SEND MARK CARNEY A MESSAGE TO PROTECT OUR HOMES!
[ https://acorncanada.org/take_action/sen ... our-homes/ \


ATTACKING TRANS ATHLETES HURTS ALL KIDS
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/765/544/923/ ]


USA: HELP VENEZUELA RECOVER
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/268/567/120/ ]


PROTECT WHALES: DEMAND A STRONG OCEAN ACT
[ https://action.eko.org/a/protect-whales ... -act-now-1 ]


- Making Peace Vigil