MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 12, 2023

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 12, 2023


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING

FORMER REGINA POLICE CHIEF EVAN BRAY TO REPLACE JOHN GORMLEY ON AIRWAVES—Birds of a feather?
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... n-airwaves ]


DOZENS OF DEFIANT SASK TEACHERS SAY THEY WON’T FOLLOW PRONOUN LAW
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... ronoun-law ]



IS FACISM ON THE RISE IN SASKATCHEWAN? by Alex Birrell
[ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l ... 0634296324 ]


TIME TO MAKE POLLUTERS PAY: Letter by Larry Neufeld
[ https://epaper.vancouversun.com/article/281595245247800 ]


INCENTIVES NEEDED TO CREATE CHANGE: Letter by Jim Elliott
[ https://epaper.vancouversun.com/article/281590950280504 ]


INTERVIEW WITH DON KOSSICK & PETER PREBBLE ON THE HISTORY OF NUCLEARLIZATION OF SASKATCHEWAN
[ https://cleangreensask.ca/ ]


ELECTORAL REFORM IS BACK ON THE MENU. WILL TRUDEAU BITE ON CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY?
[ https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo ... d9676.html ]


OTTAWA SILENT AS PANAMA RISES UP AGAINST CANADIAN COPPER MINE
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... opper-mine ]


HOW IS THE CANADIAN LABOUR MOVEMENT RESPONDING TO ISRAEL’S ATTACKS ON GAZA?
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... e-and-gaza ]


MAYOR OLIVIA CHOW CALLS FOR CEASEFIRE & RELEASE OF HOSTAGES IN ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
[ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/mayor- ... 20041.html ]



JEWS SAY NO TO GENOCIDE COALITION’S STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO MAYOR OLIVIA CHOW
[ https://twitter.com/IndJewishVoices/sta ... 1437462957 ]



200 WORKERS BLOCK ACCESS TO TORONTO WEAPONS MAKER
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/200-workers- ... -l3harris/ ]



WHY CANADA IS ONE OF ISRAEL’S MOST EXTREME DEFENDERS
[ https://breachmedia.ca/why-canada-suppo ... palestine/ ]



WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO CALL ISRAEL AN APARTHEID STATE?
[ https://peaceandplanetnews.org/what-doe ... eid-state/



“UNSPEAKABLE”: DR. FADY JOUDAH GRIEVES 50+ FAMILY MEMBERS KILLED IN GAZA & SLAMS U.S. MEDIA COVERAGE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/9/ ... _by_israel ]


INFECTIOUS DISEASES SURGING IN GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/infec ... eases-gaza ]



WHY CAN’T THE US & THE G-7 EVEN UTTER THE WORD ‘CEASEFIRE’?
[ https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202311/1301582.shtml ]



THE BUSINESS OF WAR
[ https://thebusinessofwar.substack.com/p ... 2f1f6a5095 ]



ARAB-ISLAMIC WORLD DEMANDS IMMEDIATE END TO GAZA ATTACKS; MOUNTING GLOBAL PRESSURE ON ISRAEL FOR A CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202311/1301699.shtml ]



WHO DIRECTOR GENERAL’S REMARKS ON THE SITUATION IN ISRAEL & OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
[ https://www.who.int/director-general/sp ... ember-2023 ]



GLOBAL CEASE-FIRE CALL GROWS AS ISRAEL WAGES 'WAR AGAINST HOSPITALS' IN GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israe ... al-in-gaza ]



ROOTS OF BLACK-PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY
[ https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/202 ... solidarity ]



THE INTENSIITY OF ISRAEL’S WAR CRIMES IN GAZA IS BARBARIC & SHOCKING, BUT ITS METHODS ARE NOT NEW
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... re-not-new ]



NONVIOLENCE IS A PRIVILEGE
[ https://pattykrawec.substack.com/p/nonv ... -privilege ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:


SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2 – 3:30 pm: CEASEFIRE NOW NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/590629093155210/ ]


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 ]



TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 3 pm: NATO IS A CLIMATE KILLER, with Tamara Lorincz
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]



THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2:30 pm: OIL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL & NOT TOO LATE—A CONVERSATION ABOUT CLIMATE ACTIVISM, HOPE, & CREATIVITY
[ https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eSc ... rVmdmx0mjg ]



THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16, 6 pm: THE WALRUS TALKS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, presented by Canadian Women’s Foundation
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus- ... 6697409707 ]



SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25, 10 am: STAND UP AGAINST STREET HARASSMENT! INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, UNITARIAN CENTRE 2700 COLLEGE AVE—in person or on zoom
[ Join us for a one-hour, interactive, virtual training to learn how to intervene when you see harassment happening. We’ll talk about what harassment looks like — from microaggressions to violence — and how Right To Be's 5D’s of bystander intervention can help: distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct.
[ https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ukn ... gistration ]


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.



TUESDAY NOVEMBER 28, 7 pm: QUEEN CITY CHICKENS TEACH-IN, HAMPTON HUB, 1221-15TH AVE
[ Join Queen City Chickens for a Tuesday Teach-in at Hampton Hub at 7pm on November 28th. Hear about a backyard hen bylaw pilot project motion going to Council in the near future. Learn about keeping urban hens in Regina, ask questions and voice concerns, and help us strategize to get this motion passed! Email queencitychickens@gmail.com to RSVP.



THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30, 5:30 pm: REGINA & DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL ANNUAL EQUITY POTLUCK, REGINA UNION CENTRE, 2709 12TH AVE - Arrive 5:30 pm, supper 6 pm - Presentation 7 – 8 pm: UR Pride
Topics: The Notwithstanding Clause—its effects on students, teachers and education in Sask.
Bring your favourite dish enough to share with 4 – 8 people.
Please note: No seafood or nuts due to allergies
Learn and discuss the most current issues facing our community.



THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30, 7:30 pm: THE LEAST BORING BUDGET MEETING—COME & STRATEGIZE OVER REGINA’S 2024 BUDGET, GERMAN CLUB, 1727 ST JOHN ST.
[ https://www.facebook.com/messenger_medi ... 5142396385 ]



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

CEASEFIRE NOW IN GAZA & ISRAEL
[ https://www.change.org/p/sign-and-share ... srael/sign ]



GAZA HEALTH SYSTEM IN FINAL STAGES OF COLLAPSE. HOW WILL TRUDEAU & JOLY RESPOND?
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/gaza- ... y-respond/ ]



NO TECH FOR APARTHEID
[ https://www.notechforapartheid.com/ ]



BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY, STARBUCKS DOESN’T WANT TO PAY WORKERS WHAT THEY DESERVE
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/t ... 3364152647 ]