MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 15, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 15, 2026


SPECIAL EVENT: SATURDAY OCTOBER 17, 12:30 pm: HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT, JUSTICE FOR KRISTA—SHARING CIRCLE, PEOPLES PARK (PEPSI PARK), 1219 11TH AVE
Please come out to this community potluck and share your ideas and learn from others. Soup and bannock will be provided.
On the agenda:
Ending houselessness in Regina
The case of Krista Shore, who has been evicted
If you can, please bring a donation for the encampment. Items that are especially needed are listed below, under “Special Request.”


SPECIAL REQUEST: PEOPLE’S PARK ENCAMPMENT—SUPPORT NEEDED
Please drop off at the Park, 1219 11th Ave
Needed, ongoing, daily:
Food & Drinks
Batch prepared meals, hearty soups
Coffee grounds
Sugar
Creamer
Peanut butter, jam
Disposable cups
Bowls, plates, cutlery
Camping Gear
Tents
Tarps
Sleeping bags
Things To Keep Warm
Firewood
Clean socks
Blankets/Emergency blankets
Mitts and gloves
Winter boots and coats
General Supplies
Rugs, mats, carpet
Toothbrushes, toothpaste
Personal wipes
Extra-large garbage bags
Financial Support
Money is also needed. Cash or checks can be dropped off at my house: 2818-19th Ave.
E-transfers can be sent to SundayfundayYQR@gmail.com
Winter is coming. People need housing now!
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 4478570221 ]


SPECIAL ACTION: MONDAY OCTOBER 19, 9:30 am: A CALL FOR JUSTICE FOR WOMEN VICTIMIZED BY REGINA POLICE: THE CASE OF CONST. CLINTON DUQUETTE TO BE HEARD IN COURT, PROVINCIAL COURT HOUSE, 1815 SMITH ST
Constable Clinton Duquette's case was adjourned for the fifth time on Sept 28, an intolerable delay of justice for his victims. The case has been put forward to *Monday, Oct. 19, 9:30 a.m.* at the provincial courthouse, 1815 Smith Street. This time it's expected he and/or his lawyer will finally show up, enter a plea, and allow the case to proceed.
Please be there to support of victims of intimate partner violence in the form of unauthorized police surveillance and data breaches.
Learn more:
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7361323 ]


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

NEW REGINA LIBRARY CEO BRINGS BRANCH RENEWAL EXPERIENCE TO THE ROLE—We need to let her know we want to keep our Central Library. Fix what needs fixing!
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/ne ... r-AA2e8BQ9 ]


SASK. TRANS RIGHTS SUPPORTERS RALLY ACROSS PROVINCE AGAINST BILL 137
[ https://globalnews.ca/news/12098791/sas ... -bill-137/ ]


TWICE AS QUALIFIED, STILL OVERLOOKED: 3 BLACK WOMEN ON THE CHALLENGES OF WORKING IN SASK.
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7183096 ]


SIRT INVOLVED AFTER MAN WITH DISABIILITY SERIOUSLY INJURED DURING ARREST ON SASK FIRST NATION
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/si ... r-AA2eeHPY ]


TRAVEL NURSES FILLING GAPS IN RURAL HOSPITALS SAY THEY HAVEN’T BEEN PAID FOR MONTHS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -9.7371784 ]


POLL FINDS 70% IN SASKATCHEWAN WANT LIMITS ON LARGE DATA CENTRE DEVELOPMENT
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/provincial-new ... t-12874400 ]


SASKATCHEWAN’S DATA-CENTRE RULEBOOK FITS ON ONE PAGE. CLEAN POWER ISN’T ON IT.
[ https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/op-e ... snt-on-it/ ]


SATIRIC SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ON DATA CENTER
[ https://www.facebook.com/reel/1684456079763056 ]


WORKER PROTECTIONS SET TO REGRESS: BILL C-39 AND THE CHARTER RIGHT TO STRIKE
[ https://engagementcanadapledge.substack ... to-regress ]


CHANGE POWELL RIVER’S NAME, SAY NAMESAKE’S RELATIVES
[ https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/10/14/Chan ... iver-Name/ ]


FAIRER PAY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR: GENDER AND NEW CANADIAN PAY GAPS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, 2025
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... tors-2025/ ]


OTTAWA WANTS TO EXPAND THE OILSANDS, BUT THE INDUSTRY'S WASTEWATER PROBLEM WILL GROW WITH IT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ ... -9.7376752 ]


THE YES AGENDA VS DOUBLING-DOWN ON FOSSIL FUELS, by Seth Klein
[ https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/the-y ... bling-down ]


NEW PIPELINES?
[ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z5dQIMkqB6k ]


CLEAN POWER FUNDING SURPASSES FOSSIL FUELS, BUT RICH NATIONS—ONE OF THEM IS CANADA—KEEP BANKROLLING DIRTY ENERGY
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/clean-energy-funding ]


KENT MONKMAN: BREAKING WAVES
[ https://agns.ca/kent-monkman-breaking-w ... 1e159266eb ]


DECLASSIFIED REPORT SHOWS HOW THE CIA RESETTLED NAZIS IN CANADA
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/declassifi ... in-canada/ ]


CANADA: STOP THE WAR DRIVE! REJECT IMPERIALIST ALLIANCES! INVEST IN PEOPLE!
[ https://www.canadianpeacecongress.ca/st ... alliances/ ]


LIBERALS PUSHED ECUADOR TO ‘URGENTLY’ SPEED UP CANADIAN MINING PERMITS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/liberals-p ... g-permits/ ]


THEY THREATENED TO INVADE BY SUNDOWN, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/the ... by-sundown ]


FIRST HAND REPORT FROM A RECENT VISIT TO CUBA
[ https://workerstogether.ca/repeal-107-protect-workers/ ]


PROJECT SAVE THE WORLD, WITH MICHELLE LANDSBERG AND SETH KLEIN
Michelle Landsberg, and Seth Klein discuss the resurgence of anti-Semitism, analyzing its deep connections to systemic capitalism, historical trauma, and political propaganda
[ https://projectsavetheworld.substack.co ... tisemitism ]


DIMITRI LASCARIS: "MARK CARNEY IS THE GREATEST POLITICAL SCAMMER IN CANADIAN HISTORY"
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgSWMIui-ok ]


INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY: LEONARD PELTIER ON RESISTANCE, NEW FILM & FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/12/leonard_peltier ]


CORNELL SUSPENDS ALL FRAT PARTIES AS ALLEGED GANG RAPE FUELS CONTINUED CALLS FOR ACTION
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cornell-s ... -9.7378963 ]


'MORE MEN NEED TO BE STANDING UP': DAN LEVY CALLS OUT SHANE GILLIS SNL JOKE ABOUT WOMEN'S CLOTHING
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/d ... -9.7377975 ]


REBECCA SOLNIT’S (MIS)ADVENTURE IN THE MANOSPHERE
[ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/re ... r-AA2e8D1Z ]


“BOGUS”: MINNESOTA STATE SENATOR ZAYNAB MOHAMED ON DHS RAID ON REP. ILHAN OMAR’S D.C. HOME
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/14 ... ome_raided ]


CHILDREN AMONG AT LEAST 139 DEAD AFTER MIGRANT BOAT CAPSIZES OFF DJIBOUTI COAST
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/migrant-b ... -9.7377625 ]


ISRAEL HAS DEMOLISHED MAJORITY OF VILLAGES IN SOUTHERN LEBANON—MOSTLY AFTER THE CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israe ... -destroyed ]


PULLING OUT TEETH JUST TO LIVE: HOW ISRAEL HAS DEVASTED DENTAL CARE IN GAZA
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-den ... aeli-siege ]


WHAT’S A 100,000 DEAD YEMENIS WHEN WAR IS PROFITABLE? By Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/10/12/whats ... rofitable/ ]


A LINE IN THE SAND MOMENT FOR WORLD, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/line-in-the-sand ]


CHRIS HEDGES "REQUIEM FOR GAZA" BOOK LAUNCH INTERVIEW
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/chri ... -gaza-book ]


40.9 MILLION PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FROM HUNGER IN EAST AFRICA: OCHA
https://www.telesurenglish.net/ocha-war ... st-africa/
‘MALICIOUS USE’ OF AI, NUCLEAR WAR POSE EXTINCTION THREAT TO HUMANITY THIS CENTURY: LANCET STUDY
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/lancet-ai-nuclear-war ]


ALARM AS AI LEADERS PRIVATELY WEIGH SCENARIOS OF POST-CATASTROPHE PUBLIC ‘REVOLT’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/ai-ca ... lic-revolt ]


HEALTH, CLIMATE BREAKDOWN, AND NUCLEAR RISKS AT COP31
[ https://ghassans.substack.com/p/health- ... nd-nuclear ]


TOM MORELLO ON MUSIC, PEOPLE POWER, AND FIGHTING FASCISM
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb78bV3PIZs ]


WHY NAVI PILLAY’S RECEIVING THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IS SO IMPORTANT
[ https://www.thenation.com/article/world ... ional-law/ ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

THURSDAY OCTOBER 15, 12:15 pm: PROTECT THE RIGHT TO STRIKE—REGINA RIGHT TO STRIKE RALLY, SCARTH STREET MALL, BY BMO
On October 15, workers and supporters across the country are coming together for a national day of action to send one message loud and clear: protect the right to strike.
[ https://workerstogether.ca/events/right-to-strike-map/ ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 20, 7 pm: CAN THE MUSLIM SPEAK? TOWARDS A PURPOSEFUL AND PRINCIPLED PUBLIC PRESENCE ON TREATY 4 LAND, THE ARTESION - 2627 13TH AVE
Presented by the Hampton Project


THURSDAY OCTOBER 22 - SATURDAY OCTOBER 24: FESTIVAL OF ART & DISCOURSE (FOAD)—CONNECTION, CARE, & COMPASSION—VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN REGINA + ONLINE
As we navigate complex local and global social landscapes, we recognize that meaningful change requires more than just bold vision; it demands a radical commitment to connection, care, and communitas. The future of transformation is always in formation because it involves navigating different ideas, visions, stakeholders, and partners. Sustained and collective action requires spaces for shared experiences and the time necessary to build deep trust across these diverse landscapes. Given the current socio-political histories of the future we are writing and the past we are grappling with, what future are we envisioning and reimagining for societal transformation? How might we think about the future of our communities and the world at large through the lens of connection, care and communitas?
[ https://thefoad.com/foad-2026-regina-saskatchewan/ ]


MONDAY OCTOBER 19, 9:30 am: A CALL FOR JUSTICE FOR WOMEN VICTIMIZED BY REGINA POLICE: THE CASE OF CONST. CLINTON DUQUETTE TO BE HEARD IN COURT, PROVINCIAL COURT HOUSE, 1815 SMITH ST
Constable Clinton Duquette's case was adjourned for the fifth time on Sept 28, an intolerable delay of justice for his victims. The case has been put forward to *Monday, Oct. 19, 9:30 a.m.* at the provincial courthouse, 1815 Smith Street. This time it's expected he and/or his lawyer will finally show up, enter a plea, and allow the case to proceed. Please be there to support of victims of intimate partner violence in the form of unauthorized police surveillance and data breaches. Learn more:
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7361323 ]


FRIDAY OCTOBER 23 – SUNDAY OCTOBER 25: NO WAR 2026 CONFERENCE—A GLOBAL ONLINE CONFERENCE UNPACKING HOW THE WAR SYSTEM DRIVES DISPLACEMENT & MILITARIZES BORDERS
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2026/ ]


MONDAY OCTOBER 26, 5:30 pm: IN-PERSON SENSING ART - RECONCILIATION STONES, CENTRAL LIBRARY
Make a difference in your communities while decorating a stone to commemorate your promise to action.
[ https://www.reginalibrary.ca/attend/programs/17258415 ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 27, 3 pm: COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO ESCALATING CLIMATE THREATS, with David Suzuki
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... nR9dZvN9mw ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 27, 6 pm: 24-HOUR GLOBAL ONLINE PICKET TO END THE U.S. BLOCKADE ON CUBA!
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28, 2 – 3:30 pm: LAND CLAIMS, COFFEE, AND MAYAN RESISTANCE, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, FIRST NATIONS UNIVERSITY OF CANADA
With Leocadio Juracán (Maya Kaqchikel), organizer with the Guatemalan Campesino Committee of the Highlands (CCDA): During his speaking tour across Turtle Island, Leocadio Juracán (Maya Kaqchikel) will update us about the realities of campesino and Indigenous communities in Guatemala, their fight against land dispossession and evictions, and the criminalization of those defending their territories and rights. Leocadio will also speak about the Café Justicia coffee export program coordinated among rural communities working with the CCDA. Coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided.


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28, 2 pm: SENIORS DESERVE MORE
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


MONDAY NOVEMBER 2, 5:30 pm: THINKING BEYOND THE MARKET: A FILM ABOUT GENUINELY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE


MONDAY NOVEMBER 2, 7 pm: TALKIN’ ABOUT SCHOOL AND SOCIETY: TEACHING WITH THE TREATIES, THE ARTESION (downstairs) 2627 13th AVE
What can teaching and learning look like when we engage thoughtfully with treaties, relationships, and our shared responsibilities? Join the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina for the first discussion night of our Talkin’ about School and Society series, a discussion series for a just, inclusive and hopeful future in education.
Teaching with the Treaties will feature a conversation with Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, Professor of Curriculum Studies at the University of Ottawa, alongside special guests: Dr. James Nahachewsky, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Regina
Shannon Fayant, PhD Candidate, Michif Educator, Researcher, and Community Leader


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5, 9 am – 4 pm: FROM RECOGNITION TO TRANSFORMATION—SURVIVING, INTERRUPTING, AND HEALING HARM IN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, HARMONY UNITED CHURCH, 177 SUNSET DRIVE
This one day workshop seeks to support participants in identifying, naming, and understanding abusive and oppressive behaviours that show up in the non-profit world—and to begin imagining collective pathways of survival, interruption, and transformation.


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 7-9 pm: THE STAPLEFORD LECTURE—HOW DATA CENTRES MAKE THE POLITICS OF AI VISIBLE, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, EDUCATION AUDITORIUM
The Faculty of Arts invites you to attend the 2026 Stapleford Lecture with guest lecturer Dr. Mél Hogan, Film and Media Professor at Queen's University.
This is a talk about the growing resistance to AI data centre proposals in Canada: how data centres became such a hot topic and what it means to push back against them. Canadians are largely opposed to data centres being built (anywhere, but especially in their communities), while many politicians of various stripes are trying to sell the public on AI’s inevitability – and local data centres as a way to ensure ‘data sovereignty’ in times of more obvious and overt big tech fascism. This talk puts forward an idea of resistance through conceiving of AI data centres as ‘data refineries’ to more fully understand them as the processing plants they are, converting our (personal, collective) data into products of value for big tech companies.


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

PROTECT WORKERS RIGHT TO STRIKE
[ https://workerstogether.ca/repeal-107-protect-workers/ ]


SIGN WALL OF SUPPORT FOR YOUTH CLIMATE ACTIVISTS
[ https://www.ourchildrenstrust.org/laros ... of-support ]


SCRAP THIS DANGEROUS PROPOSED LEGISLATION: BILL C-39
[ https://win.newmode.net/350org/c39-committee-letter ]


DEMAND IMMEDIATE SANCTIONS AGAINST ISRAELI CRIMES
[ https://canadaboatgaza.org/petition/ ]


TELL CPP TO STOP INVESTING IN WAR CRIMES
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/cpp-h ... untability ]


NO MACHINE SHOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE ON ITS OWN TO TAKE A HUMAN LIFE
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/931/918/687/ ]


LET GAZA STUDENTS STUDY IN IRELAND
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/en/campaigns/g ... eland_loc/ ]


NO WEAPONS ON UNITED: STOP MILITARY CARGO ON PASSENGER FLIGHTS
[ https://wordsofjustice.org/campaigns/no ... -on-united ]


THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO INVADE THE DEEP SEA—BUT YOU CAN TELL THEM NOT TO
[ https://www.greenpeace.org/internationa ... -for-sale/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil