MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - December 24 2023

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - December 24 2023



GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:


MACKENZIE ART GALLERY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY FIRST AMERICAN ART MAGAZINE FOR ITS EXHIBITION RADICAL STITCH AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 INDIGENOUS ART EVENTS OF 2023.
[ https://firstamericanartmagazine.com/2023-top-ten/ ][url][/url]



FIRE RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT ABANDONED, BOARDED-UP HOMES
[ https://www.cjme.com/2023/12/20/fatal-h ... -up-homes/ ]


PRIVACY COMMISSIONER SAYS 32 STUDENTS AFFECTED BY EDSBY NAME GLITCH
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... ame-glitch ]


HORIZON SCHOOL BOARD LETTER HARDLY AN APOLOGY, by Trish Elliott (scroll down)
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... -the-mouth ]


SASK. EDUCATION MINISTRY OFFICIAL RESIGNS AS SCHOOL LAWSUIT PLAINTIFFS ALLEGE INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7067853 ]


MORE THAN 400 SASK. PEOPLE DIED IN 2022-23 WHILE ON SURGICAL WAIT LIST
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... 71f76296dc ]


A NOISY MOUSELAND CHRISTMAS EVE LIKE NO OTHER, by Murray Mandryk
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... e-no-other ]



THERE’S NO REASON FOR ALARMS OVER CANADA’S RANKING ON TEST SCORES
[ https://epaper.edmontonjournal.com/arti ... 6720175468 ]



15 CANADIAN MOVEMENT VICTORIES IN 2023 YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD ABOUT
[ https://breachmedia.ca/movement-victories-2023/ ]



BIG CONTRACT BATTLES AHEAD FOR UNIONS IN 2024
[ https://therealnews.com/big-contract-ba ... ns-in-2024 ]



SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS: SMRs = SPENDING MONEY RECKLESSLY, by Gordon Edwards
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL7kwLMANK0 ]



INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION CANADA CALLS FOR A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA
[ https://www.ilwu.ca/cease-fire-in-gaza/ ]



‘CHILLING EFFECT': PEOPLE EXPRESSING PRO-PALESTINIAN VIEWS CENSURED, SUSPENDED FROM WORK AND SCHOOL
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/chilling ... -1.7064510 ]



PALESTINIAN DEATHS COUNT FOR LESS IN CANADIAN NEWSPAPERS
[ https://breachmedia.ca/palestinian-deat ... pers-data/ ]



BOYCOTT ISRAELI GOODS PROTEST AT SHEFFIELD WAITROSE—After listening to the song, skip to 10:30 to hear the speech
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL8eFyN-CQs ]



'DISGRACEFUL': US ABSTAINS AFTER WATERING DOWN UN GAZA RESOLUTION
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/unite ... ution-gaza ]


CHRISTMAS CANCELED IN PALESTINE AS CHURCHES MOURN 20,000+ PALESTINIANS KILLED IN GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/12/22 ... itri_raheb ]



“THE HOSTAGES WEREN’T OUR TOP PRIORITY”: ISRAEL’S “BOMBING FRENZY” ENDANGERED HOSTAGES HELD IN GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/12/21 ... a_hostages ]



UN CALLS FOR PROBE AS ISRAELI ARMY ACCUSED OF KILLING UNARMED PALESTINIANS
[ https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023 ... n-confirms ]



ISRAEL'S KILLING OF JOURNALISTS IN GAZA 'UNPARALLELED,' SAYS WATCHDOG
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/journ ... 2666788920 ]



“THE U.S. AND ISRAEL STAND ALONE”: WORLD DEMANDS CEASEFIRE AS GAZA DEATH TOLL TOPS 20,000
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/12/21 ... c_pressure ]



'TURNS OUT THE ISRAELIS LIED': PROBE DISMANTLES IDF'S AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL CLAIM
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/turns ... ital-claim ]



UN EXPERT SAYS 'ONLY LOGICAL CONCLUSION' IS THAT ISRAEL AIMS TO EXPEL MAJORITY OF PEOPLE FROM GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/mass- ... srael-gaza ]



OXFAM SAYS BIDEN SHARES BLAME FOR MASS STARVATION IN GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-starvation-gaza ]



MEET THE COMPANIES PROFITING FROM ISRAEL’S WAR ON GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/weapo ... -by-israel ]



THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE ASIA PACIFIC, CONTINUES ITS QUEST FOR PEACE AND NON-VIOLENCE
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2023/12/the-w ... -violence/ ]



SÔNIA GUAJAJARA, BRAZIL’S FIRST INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MINISTER, ON CLIMATE CRISIS & PROTECTING THE AMAZON
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/12/22 ... s_minister ]



MEXICO’S PRESIDENT IS WILLING TO HELP WITH BORDER MIGRANT CRUSH BUT WANTS US TO OPEN TALKS WITH CUBA
[ https://www.ksat.com/news/world/2023/12 ... with-cuba/ ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

TUESDAY DECEMBER 26, 2 – 4 pm: BOXING DAY LEAFLETING FOR GAZA CEASEFIRE NOW, 11th AVENUE & SCARTH STREET, BY CORNWALL CENTRE



MONDAY JANUARY 8, 1:30 pm: END POVERTY REGINA MEETING, KNOX-MET



TUESDAY JANUARY 9, 7 pm: WEBINAR: WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM. DEFENDING WOMEN’S FREEDOM IN IRAN & CANADA
[ https://sk.cupe.ca/2023/12/19/webinar-w ... ry-9-2024/ ]



TUESDAY JANUARY 16, 7 pm: ECOSTRESS SASK TEACH IN, HAMPTON HUB, 1221 15th AVE
Do you or someone you know feel anxiety, grief, guilt, anger, abandonment, or any other difficult emotion due to the state of the environment? Heads up! EcoStress Sask will be hosting a teach-in (info session) at Hampton Hub, Regina, on Tuesday, January 16th. Come and learn about the eight-week long group sessions we offer. We'll describe what we do and then have a facilitated discussion on the topic of ecostress. This is a free event, though we hope you'll purchase a meal and/or drink to support the wonderful community work that Hampton Hub does.
You can find out more about EcoStress Sask at ecostresssask.ca/
Please email ecostresssask@gmail.com to reserve a spot for this teach-in.



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

TO MINISTER FREELAND & PM TRUDEAU: ENERGY JUSTICE FOR THOSE MOST IN NEED
[ https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/energy ... st-in-need ]



CANADA: STOP ARMING ISRAEL
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/canadastoparmingisrael/ ]



GOVERNMENT OF CANADA: IMMEDIATELY CREATE DIRECT PATHWAYS FOR EMERGENCY TRAVEL OF PALESTINIANS TO CANADA AND ESTABLISH A POLICY FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR IMMEDIATE AND EXTENDED PALESTINIAN FAMILY MEMBERS IN CANADA.
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ion=e-4731 ]



PRESIDENT BIDEN: UNFREEZE VENEZUELAN FUNDS
[ https://www.codepink.org/unfreeze_vz_fu ... e=codepink ]



TELL ADOBE CEO: STOP SELLING AI-GENERATED IMAGES OF WAR
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ai-images-of-war/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil