MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 12, 2023

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 12, 2023
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GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

2 EXCELLENT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/letters/ ... rens-fears ]



REGINA EXHIBITION ASSOCIATION CEO ADMITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST BUT SAYS IT'S BEING HANDLED BY THE BOOK
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.6961723 ]



RALLY OUTSIDE LEGISLATIVE BUILDING OPPOSES PRONOUN POLICY
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/ra ... s-recalled ]


HUNDREDS RALLY AT SASK. LEGISLATURE AS DEBATE ON SCHOOL PRONOUN POLICY BEGINS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.6989789 ]


FAR RIGHT INFLUENCING SASK PARTY GOVERNEMNT ON EDUCATION
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... 779e87b013 ]


MOE'S CRITICISM OF JUDGE UNDERMINES TRUST IN JUSTICE
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... -professor ]


LAWYERS ASSOCIATION CAUTIONS MOE OVER JUDICAL OVERREACH RESPONSE TO PRONOUN INJUNCTION
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... injunction ]


SASK. PRIVACY COMMISSIONER SAYS HE SHOULD HAVE POWER TO MAKE GOVERNMENT RELEASE INFO
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.6990031


CULT OF SELF-PROCLAIMED QUEEN OF CANADA THREATENS SASK VILLAGE WITH PUBLIC EXECUTIONS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.6988680 ]


PRISON: A HOMELESSNESS FACTORY
[ https://www.homelesshub.ca/blog/prison- ... newsletter ]


SCOUTS CANADA ISSUES AN APOLOGY FOR ROLE IN ‘HISTORICAL HARM’ TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
[ https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/s ... s-peoples/ ]


OTTAWA VIGIL FOR MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN CANCELLED OVER FEARS OF CONFLICT WITH CONVOY PROTEST
[ https://ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-v ... oy-protest ]


CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR, OCTOBER 9 with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNEAv5aO5Io ]


CHRISTOPHER POLLON ON ‘PITFALL,’ HIS DEEP DIG INTO MASSIVE MINING
[ https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/10/09/C ... n-Pitfall/ ]


INDEPENDENT JEWISH VOICES CALLS FOR A CEASEFIRE & SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN PALESTINE ISRAEL
[ https://www.ijvcanada.org/ijv-calls-for ... ne-israel/ ]


“DARK DAYS”: ISRAELI HUMAN RIGHTS LEADER ORLY NOY ON ISRAEL’S WAR ON PALESTINIANS AFTER HAMAS ATTACK
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/10/9/ ... mas_israel ]


WHAT DOES ISRAEL EXPECT, by Chris Hedges
[
https://informationclearinghouse.blog/2 ... l-expect/# ]



ISRAEL & THE US BEAR FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ONGOING BLOODSHED
[ https://unac.notowar.net/2023/10/10/isr ... bloodshed/


LEST WE FORGET: PALESTINE IS STILL THE ISSUE, by John Pilger
[ https://informationclearinghouse.blog/2 ... he-issue/# ]



ISRAEL’S ONE-STATE REALITY
[ https://informationclearinghouse.blog/2 ... -reality/# ]



PALESTINIANS ARE SHOWING THEY WILL NOT BE ERASED
[ https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023 ... -be-erased ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

THURSDAY OCTOBER 12, NOON: THE MIRAGE OF UNIVERSALITY: BUILDING A MORE EQUITABLE AND RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEM
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... system.php ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18, 4:30 pm: HOW TO FIX THE HOUSING CRISIS? AND WHY IM/MIGRANTS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE
[ https://migrantrights.ca/events/oct18/ ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18, 7 pm: ENDURING WORK: EXPERIENCES WITH CANADA’S TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKER PROGRAM, TUPENNY COFFEE & BOOKS, 1433 HAMILTON ST
If you believed most of what’s said about the Canadian Temporary Foreign Worker program, you might naturally assume that there is a trade-off between workers’ poor experiences with the program and employers’ significant benefits. In reality, the experiences of workers are far worse than is commonly acknowledged, while employers are not reaping as much benefit as the public might suppose.

In her new book, Enduring Work, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press, Catherine Connelly draws on over one hundred interviews with people connected to different aspects of this program, analyzing their experiences from the perspective of organizational behaviour and human resources management. She compares the lived reality of agricultural workers, in-home caregivers, and low- and high-wage workers, showing how and why each group is vulnerable to mistreatment, albeit in different ways.

[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1062776441383043/ ]


SATURDAY OCTOBER 21, 10 am – 4 pm: 2nd ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY EXPO, MÂMAWÊYATITÂN CENTRE
Discover a world of sustainability initiatives from local groups to global movements. The 2023 Sustainability Expo is your chance to explore and sample numerous projects happening worldwide, showing you that you're not alone in building a sustainable community.

This event aims to unite climate action, environmental advocates, and sustainability enthusiasts, fostering connections among community groups. You'll have the opportunity to showcase your efforts in supporting sustainability within our community.

This year, we're excited to introduce the Repair Café, in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council. Bring in your household items, and our skilled volunteers will fix them for free, encouraging us all to prioritize repair over waste.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1427197658136618/ ]



MONDAY OCTOBER 23, 11 am: JORDAN’S PRINCIPLE—BACK TO BASICS, with Cindy Blackstock

Jordan’s Principle is a legal rule and child-first principle named in memory of Jordan River Anderson, a child from Norway House Cree Nation who died in a Winnipeg hospital, never having been in his family home because of a jurisdictional battle between the federal and provincial governments about who would pay for his homecare. Jordan’s Principle was created to ensure that First Nations children receive the services and supports they need when they need them.
[ https://ualberta-ca.zoom.us/meeting/reg ... gistration ]



SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12, 7 PM: MERCHANTS OF DEATH: U.S. WEAPONS MAKERS TO BE TRIED BY WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/us-wea ... er-12-2023 ]


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

END SCOTT MOE’S EDUCATION CUTS
[ https://www.speakupsask.ca/education ]


CANADA: PUSH FOR AN END TO THE BLOODSHED IN GAZA
[ https://www.cjpme.org/ceasefire_gaza_2023 ]


CANADA, CONDEMN ISRAELI VIOLENCE AGAINST PALESTINIANS
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ce80e ... f243abe9c0 ]



CANADA, LIVE UP TO YOUR COMMITMENT TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
[ https://www.nccm.ca/internationalhumanrights/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil