MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 26, 2023

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 26, 2023


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

LOCAL ACTIVISTS GATHER IN SOLIDARITY OVER TOLL IN HAMAS-ISRAEL CONFLICT
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/activists-g ... i-conflict ]


HOMELESS PEOPLE IN SASK SEEK SHELTER IN APARTMENT FOYERS AS WINTER APPROACHES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.7005732 ]


HOW CORPORATE LANDLORDS ARE ERODING AFFORDABLE HOUSING & PRIORITIZING PROFITS OVER HUMAN RIGHTS.
[ https://theconversation.com/how-corpora ... hts-215582 ]


SASK. TEACHERS BEGIN VOTING ON SANCTION OPTIONS AFTER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS REACH IMPASSE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7006543 ]


HUNDREDS OF PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS RALLY IN SASK. FOR SECOND WEEKEND IN A ROW
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7004748 ]


FAMILIES OF TRANS KIDS, ACTIVISTS SAY THEY'RE ANGERED, SCARED, DISGUSTED BY SASK.'S PRONOUN LAW
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.7003938



UR PRIDE LAUNCHES FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN AMID LEGAL BATTLE
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... gal-battle ]



SASK FLAG LEGALLY REQUIRED TO BE FLOWN AT SCHOOLS AS PART OF PARENTAL RIGHTS BILL
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.7003784 ]



NEW BOOK INVESTIGATES HISTORICAL THEFTS OF FIRST NATIONS RESERVE LAND
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... 7e9b9c82e2 ]



JUDGE APPROVES $3 BILLION FIRST NATIONS CHILD WELFARE AGREEMENT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/judge- ... -1.7006351 ]



AS COST OF LIVING SOARS, MILLIONS OF CANADIANS ARE TURNING TO FOOD BANKS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/food-ban ... -1.7006464 ]



SARAH JAMA EJECTED FROM THE NDP CAUCUS OVER ISRAEL-HAMAS COMMENTS
[ https://www.thestar.com/politics/provin ... 22648.html ]


MASSIVE LABOR-COMMUNITY COALITION IN CANADA DEMANDS: CEASEFIRE NOW
[ https://peoplesworld.org/article/massiv ... 4f657509d7 ]


CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR OCTOBER 23, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xQJ151qlUk ]


US POLITICIANS NEED TO CLEANSE THEIR MINDS OF ‘EVIL’ THOUGHTS
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202310/1300518.shtml



UN AGENCY WARNS HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS IN GAZA ON VERGE OF TOTAL COLLAPSE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-fu ... l-collapse ]


‘NOWHERE IN GAZA IS SAFE’: PALESTINIAN DEATH TOLL TOPS 5,000 AS ISRAEL REJECTS CALLS FOR A CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/10/23 ... salim_gaza ]


CANADA, U.S. AND UN CALL FOR 'HUMANITARIAN PAUSES' IN ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR (Are ‘pauses” in war really humanitarian? How about a permanent ceasefire?)
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-ai ... -1.7005906 ]


PALESTINIAN JOURNALIST RIPS WESTERN MEDIA NARRATIVE ON ISRAEL'S GAZA SLAUGHTER
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/yara-eid ]


ISRAEL IS CLEAR ABOUT ITS INTENTIONS IN GAZA – WORLD LEADERS CANNOT PLEAD IGNORANCE OF WHAT IS COMING
[ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... lestinians? CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other ]



OXFAM ACCUSES ISRAEL OF 'USING STARVATION AS WEAPON OF WAR' IN GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/oxfam ... ation-gaza ]


A LAND WITH A PEOPLE: PALESTINIANS & JEWS CONFRONT ZIONISM
[ https://mronline.org/2023/10/19/excerpt ... -a-people/ ]


NEW POLLING SHOWS THE PALESTINIAN CAUSE IS BECOMING MORE POPULAR IN THE US
https://jacobin.com/2023/10/new-polling ... e1b02b9785



NOT IN MY BROTHER’S NAME: SIBLING OF PEACE ACTIVIST KILLED BY HAMAS DEMANDS ISRAEL STOP BOMBING GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/10/23 ... l_hostages ]



PROTESTS AROUND THE WORLD DEMAND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE IN GAZA
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2023/10/prote ... in-london/ ]



3 KEY INSIGHTS FOR BUILDING A POWERFUL & LOVING MOVEMENT AGAINST OPPRESSION IN PALESTINE-ISRAEL
[ https://wagingnonviolence.org/2023/10/b ... ne-israel/ ]



THE WORLD IS FAILING FORESTS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/world-failing-forests ]


IEA REPORT MAKES CLEAR THE URGENT NEED TO 'RAPIDLY REPLACE AND PHASE OUT ALL FOSSIL FUELS'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/iea-r ... ssil-fuels ]


JULIAN ASSANGE AWARDED IN BERLIN
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2023/10/julia ... a-assange/ ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

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 ]



MONDAY OCTOBER 23, 11 am: LAUNCH OF LAW, NOT WAR
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]



THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 3 pm: COLOMBIA’S ARMS TRADE WITH THE WORLD
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/webina ... the-world/ ]



THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 7 pm: CONDITIONS FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY—LESSONS FROM HALIFAX—A CONVERSATION WITH AMY SICILANO
As Halifax Regional Municipality's first Public Safety Advisor without a background in policing, I came to the role determined to put into practice what I learned through my academic and community-based experience: that the people closest to the impacts of violence are also closest to the solutions. This talk will trace my journey in Halifax to reframe the problem of reducing crime to creating the conditions for safety and wellbeing, and the solutions harvested from community that have been embedded in the city 's new Public Safety Strategy.

Amy resides in K'jipuktuk, unceeded Mi'kmaq territory. She holds a PhD in Urban Geography from the University of Toronto, and serves as Advisor to the Halifax Regional Municipality on issues related to community safety and wellbeing. She led the development of the municipality's new Public Safety Strategy, which aims to increase community-driven approaches to safety and reduce reliance on the criminal justice system. She is the proud mom of two beautiful boys, and loves to spend time exploring and learning about the world alongside them.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/892062062516150 ]



FRIDAY OCTOBER 27, 10 am: JOIN THE ONLINE RALLY TO DEFEND SARAH JAMAH & STOP THE ATTACK ON GAZA
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


MONDAY OCTOBER 30, 5 pm: WEAVING HOPE, BUILDING PEACE, SEEKING JUSTICE IN COLOMBIA: A CONVERSATION WITH HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER BERENICE CELEITA
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1 & THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2: JOIN THE GLOBAL ONLINE PICKET TO END THE US BLOCKADE ON CUBA
[ https://us-cubanormalization.org/unvote ... al-picket/ ]



THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2, 8 am: FIGHTING FOR OUR SHARE: A GLOBAL WORKERS’ FORUM ON THE MOVEMENT AGAINST STOCK BUYBACKS AND CORPORATE GREED
[ https://api.neonemails.com/emails/conte ... YB8d_eL-g= ]



SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2:00 - 4:00 pm: ANTI-RACISM: HOW TO BE AN ACTIVE ALLY, UNITARIAN CENTRE, 2700 COLLEGE AVENUE & ONLINE
Racism is a painful reality in Regina. Many groups are targeted; racism affects neighbours, colleagues, and family. We can reduce racism as active allies. Rhonda Rosenberg, longtime antiracism advocate and Kelsey Aitcheson, recognized for insightful Two-Eyed-Seeing, will engage participants in recognizing bias, racism, white dominant world views ... and offer alternatives. Be an ally that makes a difference! Identify strategies and practise new skills to dismantle racism at personal and systemic levels. Bring a friend. Hosted by the Unitarian Fellowship of Regina with facilitation by the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan. If you plan to attend online, experienced facilitators will be present. Register to receive the link. Register now! Space is limited.
[ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/anti-racis ... tdtcreator ]


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 ]



SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26, 1 – 4 pm: MEMORIAL FOR JOE ROBERTS, LOCAL MARKET, 1377 HAMILTON STREET
Amongst many other things, Joe was a stalwart of Regina’s peace and justice activism community.



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

MINISTERS FREELAND & KHERA: FUND THE CANADA DISABILITY BENEFIT BILL NOW
[ https://act.leadnow.ca/fund-cdb-petition/ ]



CALL ON SENATORS TO SUPPORT A GUARANTEED LIVABLE BASIC INCOME
[ https://act.leadnow.ca/GLBI-senate/?utm ... 2023-10-25 ]



DEMAND CLEAR ENERGY REGULATIONS THAT PROVIDE THE FUTURE WE NEED
[ https://act.leadnow.ca/clean-electricit ... 2023-10-22 ]



ASK YOUR MP TO ATTEND AN EVENT FOR MPS TO LEARN ABOUT MOTION M-86 FOR A NATIONAL CITIZENS' ASSEMBLY ON ELECTORAL REFORM.
[ https://fairvotecanada.good.do/inviteyourmp/m-86/ ]



REINSTATE SARA JAMA IN THE ONTARIO NDP
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/c1fb6 ... 161477ee5d ]



GAZA ON THE BRINK. CEASEFIRE NOW!
[ https://www.ijvcanada.org/gaza-on-the-b ... efire-now/ ]



CANADA, CALL FOR AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.palestinecentral.ca/action-alerts/ceasefire ]



ISRAEL-PALESTINE: STOP CHILD BLOODSHED NOW
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/is ... _kids_loc/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil