MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 7, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 7, 2024


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

COMMON SENSE REGINA BILLBOARDS LINKED TO ALBERTA POLITICAL THINK-TANK
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... think-tank ]


NDP NEEDED A BETTER POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE CAMPAIGN TO WIN, by Jim Harding
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/letters/ ... ign-to-win ]


‘MESSAGE RECEIVED'? HOW HEALTH, EDUCATION AND TRANS RIGHTS ADVOCATES FEEL AFTER SASK. ELECTION
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/message-rec ... c217b0e636 ]


ESCAPING THE CONSULTING TRAP
[ https://perspectivesjournal.ca/escaping ... ting-trap/ ]


ACTIVISTS MAKE HISTORY: ORGANIZING THE FIRST WALMART WAREHOUSE UNION IN CANADA WITH ANGELA DREW KIMELMAN
[ https://perspectivesjournal.ca/organizi ... art-union/ ]


MAID & MARGNALIZED PEOPLE—CORONER’S REPORTS SHED LIGHT ON ASSISTED DEATH IN ONTARIO
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/other/ ... r-AA1sSmI2 ]


CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR, NOVEMBER 4, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QjBUHqB6T0 ]


CITING GENOCIDE CONVENTION, SEVEN LAWYERS LAUNCH HISTORIC LAWSUIT AGAINST CANADA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL_pGWJMguw ]


AS MILLIONS STARVE IN GAZA, ISRAEL TERMINATES AGREEMENT WITH UNRWA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israe ... ment-unrwa ]


ARE BRICS COUNTRIES ALREADY CHALLENGING THE US-LED WORLD ORDER?
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL_pGWJMguw ]


IN NORTHERN GAZA, 'HELL IS BOILING' FOR CIVILIANS WHO REMAIN, PALESTINIAN SAYS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/northern- ... -1.7373862 ]


ERASING 'ANY SIGN OF LIFE,' ISRAELI DEMOLITION TEAMS RAZING ENTIRE VILLAGES IN LEBANON
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/lebanon-destruction ]


PEACE & JUSTICE CONVERSATIONS: JAMES LAWSON'S LEGACY OF NONVIOLENCE
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu8oaBmGe0k ]


TRUMP VS HARRIS - US CITIZENS DENIED CHOICE FOR PEACE, PEOPLE OR PLANET
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1iyxJ5tLlQ ]


THE ANSWER TO TRUMP’S VICTORY IS RADICAL ACTION
[ https://theintercept.com/2024/11/06/tru ... ts-action/ ]


BRITISH KING ‘MAKING MILLIONS’ FROM SECRET PROPERTY EMPIRE
[ https://www.rt.com/news/606954-king-cha ... -property/ ]


AN EMPHATIC VICTORY FOR CUBA AT THE UN: 187 VOTES AGAINST THE US BLOCKADE
[ https://en.granma.cu/mundo/2024-10-30/a ... 7100ad69b4 ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 3-5 pm: SCREENING OF FILM GAZA FIGHTS FOR FREEDOM, CLASSROOM BUILDING 232
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DBzDACtPkwx/ ]


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 5 pm: UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE (UNDRIP) IN THE COURTS
[ https://fundraise.raventrust.com/event/ ... ke/e621223 ]


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7 & 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 pm: UNDRIP IN THE COURTS—WHAT’S AT STAKE?
[ https://fundraise.raventrust.com/event/ ... ke/e621223 ]


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 11 am- 1:15 pm: DIVESTING FROM GENOCIDE: TAKING ACTION AGAINST POST-SECONDARY INVESTMENTS THAT FUEL CONFLICT, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, COLLEGE WEST 215 or on zoom
We will hear from two speakers, an Associate Professor in Finance and Dr. Jonathan Donald Jenner, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics, University of Manitoba.
[ https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/j/9521340439 ... .1#success ]


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 7 pm: REGINA PEACE COUNCIL’S ED LEHMAN SPEAKS ABOUT HIS RECENT TRIP TO CHINA & THE ACTIONS OF CHINA FOR PEACE, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
In September 2024, Ed Lehman represented the Canadian Peace Congress in China at a peace conference hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament, where over 150 delegates from around the world gathered in celebration of this shared hope.
Join us for a meaningful conversation with Ed as he shares reflections on his trip and insights into the spirit of the international peace movement and the current state of affairs.
6pm Doors Open (kitchen close 8pm)
7pm Conversation with Ed
8pm - Noor . Social . Art featuring Noor & Roberto Lopez Lopez


MONDAY NOVEMBER 11, 3 pm: LET PEACE BE THEIR MEMORIAL
Join like-hearted others to mark and mourn the ravages of war and gather inspiration and courage to continue your commitment to a better alternative.
Co-Sponsored by Vancouver Peace Poppies and Vancouver Unitarians
[ https://vanu.ca/event/let-peace-be-their-memorial/ ]


SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16, 4:30 pm: 15th ANNUAL LOUIS RIEL WALK
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1198295011274860/ ]


MONDAY NOVEMBER 18, 10 am: SEE, ACT, LEARN ABOUT CLIMATE JUSTICE: VIDEO LAUNCH AND DISCUSSION
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


MONDAY NOVEMBER 18, 7 pm: SCREENING OF TOMORROW’S FREEDOM, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE. CENTRAL LIBRARY, LORNE ST & 12TH AVE
Made over the course of five years, TOMORROW’S FREEDOM gains intimate access to the family of imprisoned Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouthi. Through the Barghouthi family and in-depth interviews with the people who know Marwan best, Tomorrow’s Freedom takes you on a brutally honest and transformative journey into the heart of the occupation.
The film will be introduced by Melanie Rose, a Regina-based artist and educator with family in Israel's prison.
The film screening is hosted by Palestine Solidarity Regina and is not a Regina Public Library event. Admission is by donation.
[ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-scree ... 2452301897 ]


SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24, 1-2 pm: THE IMPACT OF WAR ON GAZA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, U OF R ONLINE EVENT
[ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/86TPJ7V ]


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28, 8am-3pm: THE GATHERING—POWERING AN INDIGENOUS-LED CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
[ https://globeandmailevents.com/thegatheringtgamvirtual ]


SUNDAY DECEMBER 1, 6 pm: Amnesty Canada Book Club (online) with Vauhini Vara – the author of The Immortal King Rao
[ https://amnestysaskatchewan.ca/november ... -king-rao/ ]


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

TELL PREMIER DANIELLE SMITH: STOP YOUR ATTACK ON OUR KIDS’ FREEDOM TO BE THEMSELVES
[ https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/smith-open-letter/ ]


TELL NDP TO OPPOSE MASSIVE BOOST IN MILITARY SPENDING
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell- ... y-spending ]


TRUDEAU & GUILBEAULT: TURN THE EMISSIONS CAP INTO LAW WITHOUT DELAY!
[ https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/emcap-release-pm/ ]


BRING CANADA’S NATURE PLAN TO LIFE
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/action/bring-ca ... n-to-life/ ]


PROTECT PEOPLE NOT POLLUTERS
[ https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/protect ... -polluters ]


TELL CANADIAN REVENUE AGENCY: MAGEN HERUT ISN’T CHARITABLE
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell- ... charitable ]


FEDERAL MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT: STOP HIGHWAY 413
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/action/stop-highway-413/ ]


HELP RELEASE SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER NETH NAHARA NOW
[ https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/159370/petition/1 ]


HELP ME BRING MY BROTHER FROM LEBANON TO SAFETY
[ https://www.change.org/p/help-me-bring- ... -to-safety ]


- Making Peace Vigil