MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 23, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 23, 2026



GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING:

FATE OF CONTROVERSIAL CALL TO PRAY BROADCAST IN THE HANDS OF REGINA POLICE
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/r ... e-12574452 ]


YWCA REGINA OFFERS TO TAKE OVER DELAYED NORTH CENTRAL RAPID HOUSING PROJECT
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstor ... r-AA28jCU4 ]


NEW PROPOSED REGINA HOUSING STRATEGY FOCUSING ON PEOPLE AT-RISK, HOME OPTIONS
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/r ... s-12580505 ]


MANITOBA IS FACING AN ‘EPIDEMIC’ OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/manitoba-i ... -violence/ ]


COALITION CALLS ON CULTURE MINISTER TO WITHDRAW CRITICISM OF HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM'S NAKBA EXHIBIT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba ... -9.7279745 ]


WELCOME OR NOT? BC COMMUNITIES PLOT HOW TO TAME DATA CENTRES
[ https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/20/BC-C ... a-Centres/ ]


THINK TWICE: A CITIZENS GUIDE TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CANADA
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... in-canada/ ]


WHEN WILDFIRES RAGE, WHO GETS TO BREATHE FIRST?
[ https://indigenousinsider.substack.com/ ... e-who-gets ]


THE AGE OF THE PREDATOR, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/the ... e-predator ]


NEARLY 1,000 WILDFIRES IN CANADA CONTINUE TO BURN AS TRUMP & CARNEY DOUBLE DOWN ON FOSSIL FUELS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/20/canada_wildfires ]


CANADA PUSHING NUCLEAR HOPIUM, A BRIEF HISTORY, by Gordon Edwards
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0rX8oTJs0w ]


O CANADA, TRUE NORTH STRONG AND VERY MILITARISTIC, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/23/o-can ... itaristic/ ]


MORE CANADIAN TROOPS IN LATVIA NOT REASSURING, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/21/more- ... eassuring/ ]


WHAT HAPPENED TO THE JEWISH LEFT? An interview with Molly Crabapple
[ https://www.aljazeera.com/video/upfront ... ewish-left ]


THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE LIFE OF AN IMPRISONED PAEDIATRICIAN
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/the ... life-of-an ]


ISRAEL IS KILLING GAZA’S MOST FAMOUS DOCTOR. TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO SAVE HIM.
[ https://therealnews.com/israel-gaza-doc ... abu-safiya ]


NETANYAHU ‘SHOULD BE ARRESTED AND TRIED,’ SAYS MAMDANI, BUT NYC LACKS AUTHORITY TO DETAIN HIM
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/mamda ... st-warrant ]


TRUMP’S PHANTOM ENEMIES, Chris Hedges report
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/trum ... om-enemies ]


AS TRUMP THREATENS INVASION, ADMIN RELEASES REPORT VILIFYING CUBA
[ https://therealnews.com/as-trump-threat ... d-the-left ]


THE ‘VENEZUELA MODEL’ HOAX: TRUMP’S PHANTOM CONQUEST
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX2p8rkzUWg ]


‘WAR CRIME’: US ATTACK ON WATER DESALINATION PLANT CUTS OFF SUPPLY FOR THOUSANDS IN SOUTHERN IRAN
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran- ... ion-plants ]


IS IRAN BECOMING ANOTHER FOREVER WAR? The Chris Hedges Report
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/is-i ... er-forever ]


AS THE U.S. COMMITS WAR CRIMES IN IRAN, TRUMP ADMIN VOWS TO DISMANTLE INT’L CRIMINAL COURT
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/21/ ... rump_admin ]


‘NOWHERE IS SAFE’: ISRAEL KILLS GAZA FAMILIES AND BOMBS HOSPITAL DESPITE CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israe ... a-families ]


ISRAEL FIREBOMBED A FAMILY HOME WHERE CHILDREN WERE SLEEPING IN LATEST KILLING SPREE
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-isr ... splacement ]


DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ISRAEL’S SYSTEMATIC TORTURE OF PALESTINIAN PRISONERS.
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/deman ... -prisoners ]


WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THE ‘NEW WAR’ TRUMP IS WAGING IN SOMALIA?
[ https://zeteo.com/p/why-is-no-one-talking-about-the-new ]


AN ORDINARY INSANITY FILM, with Daniel Ellsberg
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xofgctP2hTY ]


WHAT IS HABITAT RESTORATION?
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHYn4v9XEBE ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:


THURSDAY JULY 23, NOON: ORGANIZING COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR THE CLIMATE
[ https://tcd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/register ... gistration ]


THURSDAY JULY 23, 5 pm: GRASSY NARROWS WEBINAR
Over the past month, Grassy Narrows has made national headlines, confronted Prime Minister Carney in Ottawa, put Premier Ford on the defensive, and sparked new scrutiny over Kinross Gold's proposed mine upstream of their community. Momentum is building—but we need to keep it growing.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... rOMDes-x9w ]


THURSDAY JULY 23, 7 pm: REGINA ASSOCIATION OF TENANTS PUBLIC MEETING, CENTRAL LIBRARY, ROOM CE1
Please come out and support justice for renters.


FRIDAY JULY 24, 8 pm: RESISTING US COUNTERINSURGENCY AND WARS OF SUPPRESSION
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY JULY 28, 6-8 pm: GROUP RIDE WITH COUNCILLOR VICTORIA FLORES, MEET AT NEIL BALKWILL CENTRE
Grab your bike, scooter, skateboard, or roller-blades and meet at the Neil Balkwill Centre for a family friendly roll through Regina’s west side path. Learn fun facts about the City and cycling network and the steps we need to take to build a sustainable community. Snacks provided at the end.


SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 9 am – 1 pm: FREE BIKE TUNEUP, VICTORIA PARK


THURSDAY AUGUST 6, NOON: RALLY FOR SOCIAL HOUSING, WASCANA ST. & 5TH AVE, NORTH CENTRAL
Since our last rally at this location in December 2025, things are gotten even worse. More people in Regina are unhoused and many Sask Housing units remain empty. We will let the provincial government know that if, in the very near future, they don’t make all these empty Sask Housing units available for occupation, there will be further action.


THURSDAY AUGUST 6, 1-3 pm: INDIGENOUS WOMEN LEAD MOVEMENT TO PROTECT THE SASKATCHEWAN RIVER DELTA, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING


WEDNESDAY AUGUST 12, 10 am: ISRAEL’S LOBBY
[ https://www.thenation.com/events/israel ... ine-event/ ]


SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 10 am-4 pm: QU’APPELLE VALLEY ASSOCIATION PUBLIC GATHERING, ST. ANDREW'S UNITED CHURCH HALL IN FORT QU'APPELLE
The theme of the forum will be "Protecting Prairie Waters, Habitats and Health." The keynote speaker will be Dr. Peter Leavitt who will talk about his latest research on the health of prairie waters. There will also be a panel of speakers dealing with many topics including concentration of ownership of agricultural land, farmers' concerns regarding lack of drainage regulations, Indigenous land rights, data centres, the need to address the growing dependence on fossil fuels for our electrical grid, youth climate action, and more. All are welcome.


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

HELP SAVE NATIONAL BROADCASTS FOR ALL
[ https://friends.ca/takeaction/help-save ... s-for-all/ ]


AI FOR ALL? PROVE IT
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ai-for-all-prove-it/ ]


WE STAND WITH THE CANADIAN MUSEUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[ https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/defend-cmhr/ ]


DON’T VIOLATE WESTJET FLIGHT ATTENDANTS’ RIGHT TO STRIKE
[ https://endunpaidwork.ca/right-to-strike ]


FAIR PAY FOR REGISTERED DIETITIANS
[ https://www.change.org/p/fair-pay-for-r ... -and-value ]


ASK SPAIN TO BLOCK FERGIE CHAMBERS' EXTRADITION
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-s ... tradiction ]


DEMAND AMAZON PROTECT ITS WORKERS
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stand ... ps-workers ]

- Making Peace Vigil