MAKING PEACE VIGIL NEWSLETTER - August 28, 2023

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL NEWSLETTER - August 28, 2023

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GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

SASKATCHEWAN SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR PAUSE ON NEW EDUCATION POLICIES
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... dcd01a6cd5 ]



SASK OPPOSITION SAYS PRONOUNS & NAMING POLICY MOTIVATED BY POLITICS, TRANSPHOBIA
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.6945452 ]



SASKATCHEWAN IMPLEMENTS ANTI-TRANS SCHOOL POLICIES, ENDANGERING YOUTH
[ https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-pol ... Newsletter ]



U OF R PRIDE CENTRE FOR SEXUALITY AND GENDER DIVERSITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS PRONOUN POLICY CHANGE IS 'UNDENIABLE INFRINGEMENT' ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2258261571638 ]



’A PROTECTED RIGHT’: REGINA FAMILY SPEAKS OUT OVER PRONOUN AND NAME CHANGES
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... me-changes ]



"I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ARMY THERE': ADVOCATES TO RALLY AGAINST NEW SASK. EDUCATION POLICIES
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... 32b9b2ce40 ]



‘TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO DIE’: BRANDI MORIN REPORTS FROM INSIDE A NEW RCMP RAID AT FAIRY CREEK
[ https://therealnews.com/today-is-a-good ... airy-creek ]



CANADIAN CENTRE FOR POLICY ALTERNATIVES: ALTERNATIVE FEDERAL BUDGET 2024

[ https://policyalternatives.ca/publicati ... udget-2024 ]



THE SHADY CONSULTANTS BOSSES HIRE TO DISSUADE WORKERS FROM UNIONIZING
[ https://therealnews.com/the-shady-consu ... unionizing ]


FROM IRAN TO THE US: OUR HISTORY OF COUPS HAS COME HOME TO ROOST
[ https://soundcloud.com/democracynow/col ... the-us-our ]



BRICS & WHY GLOBAL SOUTH COOPERATION IS KEY TO DISMANTLING UNJUST WORLD ORDER, with Vijay Prashad
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0pFosNMkoI ]



LISTEN TO THIS SERMON: THE CRUCIFIXION OF JULIAN ASSANGE, by Chris Hedges
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/list ... rucifixion ]



THE 21ST CENTURY WILL BE DECIDED IN AFRICA
[ https://therealnews.com/the-21st-centur ... -in-africa ]



RACHEL ZEGLER SAID HER SNOW WHITE WON'T BE 'SAVED BY A PRINCE.' SOME DISNEY FANS DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR IT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/d ... -1.6945540 ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 11 am: LEGISLATIVE BUILDING: PROTECT QUEER YOUTH--PROTEST AGAINST ANTI-QUEER ANNOUNCEMENT FROM EDUCATION MINISTER DUSTIN DUNCAN
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1318411872431786/?ti=ls ]



MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4, NOON – 3 pm: LABOUR DAY PICNIC, PLAZA ON NORTH SIDE OF VICTORIA PARK
Free food, entertainment, and fun. Sponsored by Regina Trade Unions
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/268215452592268 ]


THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 5 pm: THE MEDIA, CSIS, & MODERN SINOPHOBIA
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... Q8ceYM3a1Q ]



WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 1 pm: MEETING OF REGINA CITY COUNCIL—MOTION TO DECLARE A HOUSELESSNESS EMERGENCY WILL BE DEBATED
Lots of folks need to make presentations in support of this motion. Presentations have to be submitted to the City Clerk by noon, Monday September 11: clerks@regina.ca

Here’s the resolution: Be it resolved that: 1. The City of Regina declare a houselessness emergency; 2. Regina City Council call on the Governments of Saskatchewan and Canada to contribute emergency funding to address the urgent houselessness crisis immediately; 3. Council direct Administration to create a plan by the end of Q3 (2023) to provide temporary barrier-free shelter for all Regina residents in need, with the opportunity to provide input from the houseless, Indigenous leaders and local organizations working in mental health, addictions, and housing; 4. The City of Regina makes a long-term commitment to addressing houselessness as part of the 2024 budget process; and that the City of Regina calls on the Provincial and Federal levels of government to collaborate by making long-term commitments to address houselessness in Regina; and 5. Until all houseless residents have access to shelter, the City of Regina and its partners will utilize the following procedures to address encampments: a. Encampments will receive a written safety checklist and help to ensure they are compliant; and b. Encampments can only be dismantled for safety reasons if a documented pattern of unwillingness to address multiple safety concerns can be demonstrated in writing to the encampment residents and City Council.

For further information, go to page 360 of the meeting documents:

[ reginask.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=4840&Inline=True ]



THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 10 – 10:30 am: RAISING OF THE PEACE FLAG IN FRONT OF CITY HALL FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY
Hope you can make it down to City Hall for this always inspiring event. A call will go out for both peace and justice.



SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23, NOON: ALL HANDS ON DECK—RALLY FOR PUBLIC HEALTHCARE, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING
[ https://www.publicservicevoter.ca/healt ... _sept_2023 ]



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

SEARCH FOR MISSING REMAINS IN WINNIPEG
[ https://act.newmode.net/action/changeor ... s-winnipeg ]



TELL MARK ZUKERBERG: STOP BLOCKING CANADIANS FROM GETTING LIFE-SAVING INFORMATION AMIDST DEVASTATING WILDFIRES
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/t ... 3344278763 ]



TELL THE WORLD BANK TO STOP FACTORY FARM EXPANSION
[ https://action.foe.org/page/56052/actio ... id=1945068 ]


- Making Peace Vigil