MAKING PEACE VIGIL - Newsletter - April 14, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL - Newsletter - April 14, 2024



GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:


PRO-PALESTINIAN STUDENT GROUP SAYS STARBUCKS AT U OF R 'UNWELCOME' AMID GLOBAL BOYCOTT
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... al-boycott ]


REGINA COUNCIL ENDORSES MORE DEVELOPMENT CHANGES FOR $35M IN FEDERAL FUNDING DESPITE LOUD OPPOSITION
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... 3Dsharebar ]


SASK. TEACHERS LIFTING WORK-TO-RULE, BARGAINING TO RESUME NEXT WEEK
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7171899 ]


SANCTIONS LIFTING, BARGAINING TO RESUME BETWEEN SASK. TEACHERS AND GOVERNMENT
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/sa ... government ]


COMPASSION, SAFETY CONCERNS RAISED AT SASKATOON CITY HALL DURING EMOTIONAL PUBLIC MEETING ABOUT SHELTER
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.7170148 ]


ESTIMATED $350BN NEEDED TO CLOSE INFRASTRUCTURE GAP IN FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES
[ https://rabble.ca/indigenous/estimated- ... Newsletter ]


THE THOMPSON MODEL OF LIVED EXPERIENCE LEADERSHIP
[ https://caeh.ca/bright-spot-the-thompso ... eadership/ ]


STOP THE PLUNDER! MINING JUSTICE NOW!
[ https://raventrust.com/james-herbert-video/ ]


YVES ENGLER WITH DIMITRI LASCARIS ON THE MIDDEL EAST
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulczDBa-cys ]


“WE’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS”: AMERICAN SURGEONS RETURN FROM GAZA, CALL FOR END OF U.S. CULPABILITY IN GENOCIDE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/11/surgeons_in_gaza ]


ISRAELI SCHOLAR NEVE GORDON ON ISRAELI MASS SURVEILLANCE IN GAZA & THE USE OF AI TO KILL PALESTINIANS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/12/neve_gordon_2 ]


BREAKING THE SILENCE: ISRAELI ARMY VETERANS TOUR U.S. & CANADA TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST OCCUPATION
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUW7Ds4hWhM ]


ENDING WATER APARTHEID IN PALESTINE
[ https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-just ... -west-bank ]



'HISTORY WILL JUDGE': SANDERS SAYS US MUST STAND WITH GAZA CHILDREN, NOT NETANYAHU
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/berni ... -netanyahu ]


WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM OUR FOREVER WAR IN UKRAINE?
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgvM8BJI_Vo&t=10s ]


“A STALEMATE AND ATTRITIONAL GRIND”: JOURNALIST LUKE MOGELSON ON 2 YEARS OF RUSSIA’S WAR IN UKRAINE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/12/ukraine_russia ]



FEARS OF 'DISASTROUS' WAR GROW AS IRAN WEIGHS RETALIATION FOR ISRAEL CONSULATE ATTACK
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran- ... 2667754607 ]


WAR WITH IRAN LOOMS, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://dimitrilascaris.org/2024/04/13/ ... ran-looms/ ]


THE MASS PROTESTS OF A DECADE, FROM THE ARAB SPRING TO BLACK LIVES MATTER, with Chris Hedges
[ https://therealnews.com/the-mass-protes ... ves-matter ]


'PROGRESS ALMOST INVISIBLE': WORLD SET TO PRODUCE 220 MILLION TONNES OF PLASTIC WASTE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/plastic-waste-2024 ]


LOST FUTURES: HOW GREED IS DESTROYING OUR PLANET
[ https://www.aljazeera.com/program/dying ... st-futures ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

MONDAY APRIL 15, 10 am: DISABILITY WITH POSSIBILITY
[ https://plan-9.hubspotpagebuilder.com/s ... db-webinar ]


TUESDAY APRIL 16, 6 pm: NO WAR WITH IRAN
[ https://www.codepink.org/cpc416?utm_cam ... e=codepink ]


FRIDAY APRIL 19, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm: FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING
The primary goal of the strike is to advocate for intersectional climate justice in Saskatchewan. The theme of the strike is "Climate Justice Now!" and its specific objectives include:

1. Keeping the global temperature rise below 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels.

2. Ensuring climate justice and equity for all.

3. Listening to the best-united science currently available.



FRIDAY APRIL 19. 7 pm: ORIGIN SHOWING AT CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE, LORNE ST. & 12TH AVE



SATURDAY APRIL 20, 10 am – 5 pm: ELECTRIFY REGINA, INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE, EVRAZ PLACE
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/4421675 ... f=newsfeed ]



SATURDAY APRIL 20, 7 pm: UNJUST TRANSITION: THE FUTURE FOR FOSSIL FUEL WORKERS—BOOK LAUNCH & PANEL DISCUSSION, REGINA BREWING INC, 102-1377 HAMILTON ST
The 2019 Co-op Refinery Complex lock-out demonstrates what a "just transition" could mean to fossil fuel corporations: rollbacks of collective bargaining, worker rights, cooperative spirit and environmental justice. Join us for a panel discussion and book launch. Edited by Emily Eaton, Andrew Stevens and Sean Tucker.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1612532 ... f=newsfeed ]



MONDAY APRIL 22, 10 am: HOW TO END HOMELESSNESS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN ENCAMPMENTS USING HOUSE-FOCUSED & PERSON-ORIENTED APPROACHES
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


MONDAY APRIL 22, 5 pm: YOUTH SPEAK OUT AGAINST NUCLEAR WAR
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/peace- ... ar-weapons ]


WEDNESDAY APRIL 24, 10 am: WEBINAR ON LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS
[ https://preventhomelessness.ca/webinar/ ... newsletter ]



WEDNESDAY APRIL 24, 7 pm: SOCIAL DETERMINENTS OF HEALTH & THE HOUSING CRISIS, U OF S HOUSTON LECTURE
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... ousing.php ]


SUNDAY APRIL 28, 4 pm: DAY OF MOURNING FOR WORKERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LAST YEAR, CITY HALL
The National Day of Mourning, or Workers' Mourning Day, is observed in Canada on April 281. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and occupational exposures1. The day of remembrance was launched by the Canadian Labour Congress, and in 1991, the Parliament of Canada passed the Workers Mourning Day Act making April 28 an official Day of Mourning.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/9431382 ... f=newsfeed ]



SATURDAY MAY 4, 3 pm: MAY DAY PARADE, UNION CENTRE, 2709 12th AVE
The parade starts at the Union Centre at 3 pm and goes up Albert St to the Leg. You can walk or ride in the parade. You can also join it at any point along its route.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/3458323 ... f=newsfeed ]



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

CANADA: SIGN THE TREATY ON THE PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ion=e-4870 ]



CANADA: KEEP YOUR PROMISE TO DELIVER A NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY THAT WILL COMBAT THE BIODIVERSITY CRISIS & PUT NATURE ON THE PATH TO RECOVERY
[ https://action.cpaws.org/page/144340/ac ... id=7028113 ]



CANADA MUST INVESTIGATE AND REVOKE CHARITIES FUNDING ISRAELI WAR CRIMES
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ion=e-4922 ]



FINANCE MINISTER CHRYSTIA FREELAND: PASS REGULATIONS TO TACKLE PREDATORY SPENDING
[ https://act.leadnow.ca/predatory-lendin ... 1&source=k ]


SUPPORT A FAIR CANADIAN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
[ https://mcc.org/campaign/support-fair-c ... e-change-0 ]


BAN THE DANGEROUS PESTICIDE CHLORPYRIFOS IMMEDIATELY!
https://action.foe.org/page/66369/actio ... id=2470603 ]


- Making Peace Vigil