MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 16, 2023

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 16, 2023


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

CITY OF REGINA HEAVILY REDACTS DOCUMENTS DETAILING DECISION-MAKING AROUND CITY HALL HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7006843 ]



REAL ASKING CITY COUNCIL FOR 5X FUNDING BUMP IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7027283 ]



SOCIAL SERVICES UPPED MOTEL RATE FOR SENIOR KICKED OUT OF HOUSING: NDP
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... of-housing ]



SASKATOON MAYOR CALLS FOR A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA & ISRAEL
[ https://www.ckom.com/2023/11/14/saskato ... ceasefire/ ]



HEAT PUMP POPULARITY IS INCREASING, BUT HOW WELL DO THEY WORK ON THE PRAIRIES?
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7026353 ]



WHAT’S THE POINT OF PRETENDIANS INVESTIGATIONS? THE LATEST REVELATION ABOUT BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE IS CONVINCING, DAMNING, & STRIKINGLY INCOMPLETE
[ https://thewalrus.ca/pretendian-investigations/ ]



THE NATIONAL SIXTIES SCOOP HEALING FOUNDATION OF CANADA OFFICIAL STATEMENT REGARDING BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE
[
https://www.sixtiesscoophealingfoundati ... inte-marie ]



THE HOMELESSNESS INDUSTRY IS BOOMING & THERE’S BIG MONEY IN IT
[ https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning- ... ney-in-it/ ]



SAN FRANCISCO HIDES HOMELESS PEOPLE BEFORE APEC SUMMIT
[ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/San ... -0008.html ]



FEDERAL BAN ON SCABS IS A MAJOR VICTORY FOR LABOUR
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/the-federa ... or-labour/ ]



15 YEAR ORDEAL OF HASAN DIAB
[ https://socialistproject.ca/2023/11/15- ... ssan-diab/ ]



CANADA’S ‘RED SCARE’ IMMIGRATION TACTICS REVERBERATE TODAY
[ https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/11/16/ ... ign=161123 ]



CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR, NOVEMBER 14, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=GABimU ... e=youtu.be ]



‘CLEAR INTENTION OF ETHNIC CLEANSING’: ISRAELI HOLOCAUST SCHOLAR OMER BARTOV WARNS OF GENOCIDE IN GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/10 ... _apartheid ]



‘WE’RE BEING EXTERMINATED’: HEAR ONE OF DR. HAMMAM ALLOH’S LAST INTERVIEWS FROM GAZA BEFORE HIS DEATH
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/13 ... mmam_alloh ]



‘BEACON OF LIGHT’: FELLOW DOCTORS RECALL DR. HAMMAM ALLOH, GAZA DOCTOR KILLED BY ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/13 ... urn_hammam ]



'HOSPITALS ARE NOT BATTLEGROUNDS': UN RELIEF CHIEF SOUNDS ALARM AS ISRAEL RAIDS AL-SHIFA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-raids-al-shifa ]



A CHILD DIES IN GAZA EVERY 10 MINUTES
[ https://news.yahoo.com/child-dies-gaza- ... 58858.html ]



WE ARE NOT NUMBERS: PALESTINIAN JOURNALIST AHMED ALNAOUQ MOURNS 21 FAMILY MEMBERS KILLED BY ISRAEL
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/14/ahmed_alnaouq ]



NURSES & DOCTORS PLEAD FOR GAZA CEASEFIRE
[ https://therealnews.com/we-are-being-ki ... dium=email ]



ISRAEL WILL ONLY BE SECURE & SAFE IF PALESTINIANS ARE GIVEN FREEDOM
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/15 ... er_beinart ]



URGENT CALL FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
[ https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/202 ... -palestine ]



UKRAINE PROXY WAR & GAZA GENOCIDE FATALLY EXPOSE WESTERN HYPOCRISY & MORAL BANKRUPTCY
[ https://informationclearinghouse.blog/2 ... ankruptcy/ ]



MERCHANTS OF DEATH: WHY THE US MILITARY IS IN SYRIA
[ https://rumble.com/v3vrkp4-why-the-u.s. ... syria.html ]


NON-VIOLENT ACTIVISTS SHUTDOWN GENERAL DYNAMICS NUCLEAR SUBMARINE FACILITY IN CONNECTICUT
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2023/11/nonvi ... london-ct/ ]



'BABY STEPS' WILL NOT AVERT CLIMATE CATASTROPHE, UN WARNS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-climate-report ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:


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 - 5 pm: EVENT PLANNING 101—ANTI-WAR ORGANIZING TRAINING
[ https://www.codepink.org/antiwartrainin ... e=codepink ]



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 ]



MONDAY NOVEMBER 20, 1-3 pm: CEASEFIRE NOW! HOLD THE GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN ACCOUNTABLE
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/288673533511865/ ]



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 ]



MONDAY DECEMBER 4, 11:30 am: CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
[ https://plan-9.hubspotpagebuilder.com/r ... -in-review ]



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

FOOD BANK ACTION
[ https://whenisitenough.ca/ ]



TELL YOUR LOCAL MP THAT IT’S TIME FOR REAL, LASTING CHANGE — SO EVERYONE HAS THE FOOD THEY NEED TO THRIVE.
[ https://actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-SEhIRg ]



DEMAND A CEASEFIRE BY ALL SIDES TO END CIVILIAN SUFFERING
[ https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/1379 ... cale=en-US ]



TO PM TRUDEAU: AN EXPRESSION OF OUR DEEP CONCERN OVER EVENTS IN ISRAEL & PALESTINE
[ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... A/viewform ]


- Making Peace Vigil