MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - September 26, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - September 26, 2024


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

REBUILD OF CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY FRIDGE LOST TO FIRE TO BEGIN THIS WEEK
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/rebuild-of- ... -this-week ]


SASKATOON TRIBAL COUNCIL CHIEF SAYS NEW SAFETY MEASURES WILL MAKE PROPOSED DOWNTOWN SHELTER 'LOOK LIKE A JAIL'
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.7331753 ]


‘EDUCATION OVER INDOCTRINATION': REGINA'S RCAAN BACKS CANDIDATES WHO PROMOTE 'FAMILY' VALUES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7328743 ]


HOW TAX BREAKS ARE WORSENNG CANADA’S HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS
[ https://www.taxfairness.ca/en/resources ... ity-crisis ]


WHY IS ANTI-IMMIGRATION SENTIMENT ON THE RISE IN CANADA?
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txyjmNXcWiU ]


Intended to Fail: Systemic Anti-Palestinian Racism and Canada’s Gaza Temporary Resident Visa Program
[ https://www.cjpme.org/gaza_visa_program ... urce=cjpme ]


YOU SHOULD STOP CALLING IMMIGRANTS ‘MIGRANTS’
[ https://theintercept.com/2024/09/24/imm ... Newsletter ]


CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR, SEPTEMBER 23, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D5V0-jwqLY ]


FEARS OF 'IMMINENT CATASTROPHE' MOUNT AS HEZBOLLAH HITS BACK AMID ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israe ... on-rockets ]


ISRAEL BOMBS LEBANON AFTER BLOWING UP PAGERS IN “ACT OF MASS MUTILATION.” IS GROUND INVASION NEXT?
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/9/23/israel_lebanon ]


THE DEADLIEST DAY IN LEBANON FOR DECADES
[ https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/202 ... n-decades/ ]


“LEBANESE CIVILIANS ARE PAYING THE PRICE”: ISRAELI STRIKES KILL NEARLY 600, DISPLACE TENS OF THOUSANDS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/9/25/ ... ya_majzoub ]


“ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING”: ISRAEL’S WAR COMES TO LEBANON, SETTING RECORD-BREAKING SINGLE-DAY DEATH TOLL
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/9/24/lebanon_israel ]


ISRAEL’S BLOODBATH IN LEBANON, with Jeremy Scahill
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-b ... -hezbollah ]


CRITICS SAY IDF SHUTDOWN OF AL JAZEERA'S WEST BANK BUREAU IS 'AIMED AT ERASING THE TRUTH'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/al-jazeera-west-bank ]


ISRAEL HAS NO LEGAL RIGHT TO CLOSE AL JAZEERA OFFICES IN RAMALLAH
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZQUVuPDFns ]


UN OFFICIALS URGENTLY CALL FOR LEBANON CEASE-FIRE AS MIDDLE EAST ON 'BRINK OF CATASTROPHE'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/lebanon-escalation ]


LEBANESE RESISTANCE STRIKES BACK, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzhaWyUgvqI ]


WE ARE SUFFERING FROM ‘MILITARISM ABUSE’ DISORDER, by Frieda Berrigan
[ https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/09/w ... -disorder/ ]


ENDING OIL SUBSIDIES, TAXING THE RICH COULD HELP FREE UP $5 TRILLION A YEAR FOR CLIMATE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/clima ... -solutions ]


'RED ALERT' AS 7TH OF 9 PLANETARY BOUNDARIES ON VERGE OF BEING BREACHED: REPORT
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/plane ... -red-alert ]


NOBEL LAUREATE WOLE SOYINKA REFLECTS ON HIS LIFE’S WORK AND THE NEW FILM 'THE MAN DIED'
[ https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/23/world/vi ... id=ios_app ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:


THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 5 pm: RIGHT SIZING THE RUSSIAN THREAT TO PEACE IN EUROPE—A TIME FOR PEACE
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/zL0Peysaq0eKaH8Y9pSUoQ2 ]


THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 6 pm: CATHERINE BLACKBURN ON HER EXHIBITION CALLED "NEW AGE WARRIORS," DUNLOP ART GALLERY, CENTRAL LIBRARY, LORNE ST & 12TH AVE
[ https://www.reginalibrary.ca/attend/programs/11790446 ]


SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 11:30 am: DEFENDING PEASANT RIGHTS
[ https://devp.org/en/campaign/reaping-our-rights/ ]


SUNDAY SEPT 29, 2 pm. WHY WE SHOULD SAVE OUR CENTRAL LIBRARY--WALKING TOUR, GUIDED BY 2 ARCHITECTURAL EXPERTS, OF CENTRAL LIBRARY—MEET BY FRONT STEPS OF CENTRAL LIBRARY, LORNE ST & 12TH AVE
Friends of the Regina Public Library invite you to join Architectural Critic Adele Weder, Architectural Modernist Advocate Cheryl Cooper, and artist Jeannie Mah on a walking tour of Kiyoshi Izumi’s Modernist Central Library, to celebrate its beauty and significance for Regina’s heritage, and to understand its status within the Victoria Park Heritage Conservation District.
The RPL Board's current "renewal" plans would lead to the Library building new on the site, therefore demolishing the current building, or moving elsewhere and selling the building. We must not allow this to happen!


SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2 - 4:30 pm: ANTI-RACISM IN ACTION—A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP, UNITARIAN CENTRE, 2700 COLLEGE AVE - In-person at the Unitarian Centre
Ages 10 to 11 are welcome to come and discover ways to actively combat racism in daily life. Melody Wood, Special Projects Team Lead with Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan will be our guest speaker. Help reduce interpersonal and systemic racism. Funded by an MCoS grant and the Unitarian Fellowship of Regina. Details and REGISTER NOW at [ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/anti-racism ... 4133077257 ] . If you require Zoom access to participate, contact ufr.president@sasktel.net


MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 6 pm: ATOMIC BAMBOOZLE WEBINAR DISCUSSION PANEL FOR THE SIERRA CLUB'S NUCLEAR FREE TEAM'S ONLINE FILM SERIES
[ https://sierraclub.zoom.us/webinar/regi ... gistration ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 1, 3 pm: BOOK LAUNCH—UNSETTLING EDUCATION: DECOLONIZING & INDIGENIZING THE LAND, ATRIUM, FIRST NATIONS UNIVERSITY
Co-editors, Drs. Anna-Leah King, Kathleen O’Reilly, and Patrick J. Lewis will be presenting this new edited collection alongside several of the contributing authors. Please join us for discussion and conversation with food and drink. There will be door prizes!
About the Book
This edited collection tackles “unsettling” as an emerging field of study that calls for settlers to follow Indigenous leadership and relationality and work toward disrupting the colonial reality through their everyday lives. Bringing together Indigenous and non- Indigenous scholars and activists, Unsettling Education considers how we can reconcile and transcend ongoing settler colonialism.
[ https://canadianscholars.ca/book/unsettling-education/ ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 1, 4 pm: SENIORS FOR CLIMATE RALLY, SPEAKERS CORNER, ALBERT ST, NORTH END OF ALBERT ST BRIDGE
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/387585054171381/ ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 1, 7 pm: AN EVENING WITH AWARD WINNING SASK AUTHORS—GUY VANDERHAGUE, MARKUS WESSUERM, & TREVOR HERRIOT
Register to reserve a spot: [ https://www.reginalibrary.ca/attend/programs/11821424 ]


SATURDAY OCTOBER 5, 10 am – 5 pm: SUSTAINABILITY EXPO + REPAIR CAFÉ, VICTORIA SQUARE MALL
[ https://www.envirocollective.ca/expo/ ]


SUNDAY OCTOBER 6, 10:30 am: HOUSELESSNESS IN REGINA—AN UPDATE, with Florence Stratton, UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP, 2700 COLLEGE AVE
In person or on zoom: [ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86498080299?p ... 09#success ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 8, 5 pm: AMNESTY BOOK CLUB PRESENTS JESSICA JOHNS, AUTHOR OF BAD CREE
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 8, 7 pm: ECOSTRESS INFO SESSION & FALL GROUP INFO SESSION
Get a taste of what we do and to learn about our fall group. Register by emailing ecostresssask@gmail.com. Subject heading "Info Session Registration."
Fall Group Description:
EcoStress Sask is offering a fall group from October 15th to December 17th, 2024. Meetings will be weekly on Tuesdays at 7pm Saskatchewan time by Zoom.
This ten-week long group will be a place where people can come together in mutual support for distress related to environmental threats and losses. Group meetings will include conversation, sharing, guidance in grounding practices, self-care, and more. The group will follow the Good Grief Network’s 10 Steps to Resilience & Empowerment in a Chaotic Climate.
If you are interested in further information but cannot attend the info-session, or if you would like to be on our email list to find out about upcoming events, email ecostresssask@gmail.com.
Our non-profit organization runs on a "pay what you can" model with $300 suggested for the ten-week long group. We do not want cost to be a barrier. Everyone is welcome. Groups may decide to continue meeting on their own (without a facilitator) beyond the ten weeks.


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6 –FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 10 am – 5 pm EACH DAY: HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING IN REGINA, MÂMAWÊYATITÂN CENTRE, 3355 6TH AVE
Stride Advocacy is hosting a three day intensive training in Regina to strengthen community-based human rights advocacy. Please share this opportunity with your networks!
This free training opportunity provides opportunities for advocates to strengthen their awareness and understanding of human rights and discrimination, network with other advocates and organizations, and build or enhance skills to advance the rights of communities/community members facing systemic barriers using the human rights mechanisms that exist for accountability.
To register: Human Rights Advocacy Training - Regina Tickets, Wed, 6 Nov 2024 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite
Lunch and snacks will be provided during the training. If you require any dietary needs or accessibility support to attend and be comfortable during the training, please reach out to our team at info@jhcentre.org and we’ll do our best to accommodate. There is no fee to participate; limited spots available.


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 6:30 pm: VANDANA SHIVA GUEST SPEAKER AT BC CCPA
Details to follow.


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL SURVEY: 2SLGBTQ+ POVERTY IN CANADA
[ https://www.yorku.ca/laps/research/lgbtq2s-poverty/ ]


MAKE POLLUTERS PAY
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/ma ... ay_loc_gl/ ]


TELL TRUDEAU: STOP ARMING ISRAEL’S ATTACKS ON LEBANON
[ https://www.cjpme.org/israel_attacks_lebanon ]


TELL MILLER AND JOLY: SAVE FAMILIES FROM GAZA NOW!
[ https://www.cjpme.org/save_gaza_families ]


TELL BANKS: STOP FINANCING GENOCIDE IN GAZA
[ https://action.eko.org/a/banks-stop-fin ... de-in-gaza ]


STOP MICROSOFT FROM RESTARTING DANGEROUS NUCLEAR FACILITY
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/575/224/610/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil