MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter . . . October 19, 2023

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter . . . October 19, 2023


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

REGINA SCHOOLS TO CONTINUE SRO PROGRAM, SEEK UPDATING
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... k-updating ]


SASK. STUDENTS WALK OUT OF CLASS IN PROTEST OF BILL 137 PRONOUN POLICY
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/student-walk-out ]



SASK. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER RESIGNS OVER PROVINCE PRONOUN POLICY
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... oun-policy ]

SASK. SAYS PARENTS SHOULD KNOW WHEN CHILDREN TRANSITION. ONE FAMILY SAYS THEIR STORY PROVES THIS WRONG
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.6999199 ]


SASK. GOVERNMENT HIRES PRIVATE LAWYERS TO WORK ON PRONOUN CASE
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/sa ... onoun-case ]


SASK. EDUCATION MINISTER SAYS REGINA PUBLIC POLICY 'IMPETUS' FOR PRONOUN BILL
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... onoun-bill ]


SASK. PREMIER SAYS REGINA SCHOOL DIVISION GUIDELINE PROTECTING STUDENT PRIVACY LED, IN PART, TO NEW LAW
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.6999026 ]


TEACHERS' UNION SAYS BARGAINING TALKS STALLED, VOTING ON SANCTIONS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... ing-update ]


SASK. TEACHERS' UNION DECLARES BARGAINING IMPASSE, SAYS GOV'T REFUSES TO ADDRESS 'PRESSING ISSUES'
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.6997453 ]


SASK. GOVERNMENT ASKS COURT TO PENALIZE ANISHINABE MAN OVER PUBLISHED JAIL VIDEOS EXPERTS SAY SHOW TORTURE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.6998338 ]


WE'RE OFTEN TAUGHT A SINGLE STORY ABOUT HOW BLACK PEOPLE CAME TO CANADA. HERE'S WHY THAT'S COMPLETELY WRONG
[ https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/black- ... -1.6999538 ]


NHL, NHLPA PRIDE-TAPE BAN MISSES THE POINT
[ https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nh ... the-point/ ]



ISRAEL-GAZA WAR PROTESTS HELD IN REGINA
[ https://regina.ctvnews.ca/israel-hamas- ... -1.6603611 ]



HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR GABOR MATÉ SPEAKS OUT ON ISRAEL & PALESTINE
[ https://peaceandplanetnews.org/dr-gabor ... nd-author/ ]



AS GAZA TURMOIL DEEPENS, SOME LEADERS DIAL BACK PRO-ISRAEL RHETORIC—BUT WON'T CALL FOR CEASE-FIRE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/jewis ... ol-protest ]


'NOT IN OUR NAME!' HUNDREDS ARRESTED AT US CAPITOL AS JEWISH-LED PROTEST DEMANDS GAZA CEASE-FIRE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza ]



GAZA: INTERVIEW WITH MARTIN GRIFFITHS, HEAD OF UN EMERGENCY RELIEF
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2023/10/gaza- ... cy-relief/ ]


CANADA & GENOCIDE IN GAZA: HISTORICAL COMPLICITY, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlMndj0KE2A ]



“GAZA IS RUNNING OUT OF LIFE”: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH SOUNDS ALARM ON ISRAEL’S COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/10/16 ... l_gaza_hrw ]



'HUMANITY MUST PREVAIL' IN GAZA, SAYS UN OFFICIAL AS REFUGEE SHELTERS BECOME IDF TARGETS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-refugee-shelters ]



UNRAVELLING THE ROOT CAUSES OF VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL & PALESTINE
[ https://www.yesmagazine.org/video/israe ... -palestine ]



THOUSANDS OF JEWISH AMERICANS AND ALLIES DEMAND CEASE-FIRE IN GAZA
[ HTTPS://WWW.COMMONDREAMS.ORG/NEWS/JEWIS ... OTEST-GAZA ]



PROTESTERS STORM US CAPITAL, DEMAND ISRAEL CEASE FIRE
[ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Pro ... -0015.html ]



NEARLY 300 ARRESTED INSIDE CANNON HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING AFTER RALLYING FOR ISRAEL-HAMAS CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/loca ... 731/?amp=1 ]



“STEP BACK FROM THE BRINK”: EX-ISRAELI PEACE NEGOTIATOR DANIEL LEVY DECRIES ISRAEL’S ACTIONS IN GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/10/17 ... levy_media ]



RUSSIAN PRESIDENT’S TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH NETANYAHU
[ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Rus ... -0015.html ]



DR GABOR MATÉ ON PALESTINE
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm2zsgZ1QDE ]



LEST WE FORGET: NELSON MANDELA SPEAKING ON PALESTINE
[ https://informationclearinghouse.blog/2 ... palestine/ ]



7 STEPS TO END THE CYCLE OF KILLING IN ISRAEL & PALESTINE
[ https://wagingnonviolence.org/2023/10/m ... palestine/ ]



“STOP THE WAR”: ISRAELI PEACE ACTIVIST WHOSE PARENTS WERE KILLED IN HAMAS ATTACK CALLS FOR CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/10/18 ... nts_killed ]



GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED IN DIRECT ACTION AT GLOBAL FOSSIL FUEL SUMMIT IN LONDON
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/thunb ... on-climate ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:


THURSDAY OCTOBER 19, 11 am: GAZA & THE STRUGGLE FOR PALESTINE
[
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gaza-and-t ... 8016205337 ]



THURSDAY OCTOBER 19, 5 pm: GATHERING FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL & PALESTINE, VICTORIA PARK, SOUTH EAST CORNER
We will express our compassion for and solidarity with everyone in Israel and Palestine who has experienced or is experiencing violence. We will speak and sing for peace!



THURSDAY OCTOEBER 19, 5 pm: HOW CAN WE RESPOND TO THE CRISIS IN GAZA?
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


SATURDAY OCTOBER 21, 10 am – 4 pm: 2nd ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY EXPO, MÂMAWÊYATITÂN CENTRE, 3355 6TH AVE
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/ ]



SUNDAY OCTOBER 22, 2 pm: CEASEFIRE NOW! RALLY FOR GAZA, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/225580453870120 ]



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:

ALLOW REGINA RESIDENTS TO KEEP UP TO SIX LISCENCED HENS—If you haven’t signed already, please do. Also please forward to all your Regina contacts.
[ https://www.change.org/p/city-of-regina ... ceced-hens ]



STOP SCOTT MOE’S NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE ABUSE
[ https://www.publicservicevoter.ca/stopm ... rce=cupesk ]



REINSTATE THE USE OF PRIDE TAPE IN SPORTS
[ https://www.change.org/p/reinstate-the- ... -in-sports ]



STOP THE DEPORTATION OF LOOKMAN SHADARE & HIS FAMILY FROM CANADA
[ https://www.change.org/p/halt-the-depor ... rom-canada ]



HOLD SUNCOR CEO RICH KRUGER ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS ROLE IN CLIMATE DESTRUCTION
[ https://act.leadnow.ca/kruger-greenwashing/ ]



TRUDEAU: STOP ENABLING GENOCIDE IN GAZA
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/trude ... e-in-gaza/ ]



CANADA: TAKE ACTION AGAINST ISLAMOPHOBIA NOW
[ https://www.nccm.ca/action-now/ ]



DEMAND A CEASEFIRE NOW!
[ https://www.ijvcanada.org/gaza-on-the-b ... efire-now/ ]



NO MORE WEAPONS SHIPMENTS TO ISRAEL, UKRAINE, OR TAIWAN
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/no-more-weapons-shipments/ ]



CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE IN GAZA
[ https://www.change.org/p/canadian-gover ... re-in-gaza ]



CANADIAN GOVERNMENT: CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA
[ https://act.oxfam.ca/page/137342/data/1 ]



TELL WORLD LEADERS TO HELP END MALARIA
[ https://act.one.org/sign/malaria-vaccine ]


- Making Peace Vigil