MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - January 4, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - January 4, 2024


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:


YWCA REGINA'S GIRLSPACE PROGRAM HAS HAD TO ADAPT AFTER FORCED OUT OF CLASSROOMS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1- ... classrooms ]



A BRIEF HISTORY OF TEACHERS’ STRIKES IN SASKATCHEWAN
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... skatchewan ]


UNION REPRESENTING 436 SASK. WORKERS SUBMITS STRIKE NOTICE TO VITERRA CANADA
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7072920 ]


POLITICAL WILL IS NEEDED IN 2024 ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES, by Doug Cuthand
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... ous-issues ]


CANADA'S HIGHEST-PAID CEOS MAKE 246X THE AVERAGE WORKER
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada ... -1.7065191 ]


CANADA’S BID FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL MARRED BY ALLEGATIONS OF INACTION ON CORPORATE ABUSE
[ https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/0 ... ts-council ]



CANADA COMPLICIT IN MINING COMPANIES’ PERVASIVE ABUSES AGAINST WOMEN
[ https://earthrights.org/media_release/r ... nst-women/ ]



CANADIAN MINING FIRM ACCUSED OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES LINKED TO EVICTIONS IN THE DRC
[ https://amnesty.ca/human-rights-news/ca ... tions-drc/ ]



CANADA’S MINING INDUSTRY IS SPREADING HAVOC AROUND THE WORLD — WITH JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S SUPPORT, by Yves Engler
[ https://jacobin.com/2021/05/canada-mini ... in-trudeau ]


IN UKRAINE, NATO HYPE SUCCUMBS TO REALITY
[ https://dimitrilascaris.org/2024/01/01/ ... o-reality/ ]


A BEACON OF LIGHT IN DARK TIMES’: JOHN PILGER HAS DIED
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/a-be ... has-died/#



RIP JOHN PILGER (1939-2023): ‘ISRAEL IS A LYING MACHINE, PALESTINE HAS THE RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF’
https://www.rt.com/shows/going-undergro ... interview/



PALESTINE IS STILL THE ISSUE, with John Pilger
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3kfb6SzTYE ]



2023 INTERVIEW WITH JOHN PILGER
[ https://rumble.com/v44elao-john-pilger-interview.html ]



AS DEATH TOLL IN GAZA RISES, ISRAELI OFFICIALS FEAR POSSIBLE GENOCIDE CHARGES AT ICJ
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-icj-genocide ]



ISRAELI ASSAULT CAUSING DISEASE, HUNGER TO RAPIDLY SPREAD ACROSS GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/disease-hunger-gaza ]



SAUNDERS SAYS NO MORE US MONEY FOR 'GROSSLY DISPROPORTIONATE' ISRAELI WAR ON GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/berni ... -to-israel ]



TURKEY, MALAYSIA BACK SOUTH AFRICA'S ICJ GENOCIDE CASE AGAINST ISRAEL
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/turke ... nocide-icj ]



A GENOCIDAL ARMY IS ABOUT TO WIN THE WAR IN DARFUR AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE PAYING ATTENTION
[ https://www.globaldispatches.org/p/a-ge ... dium=email ]


FOSSIL FUEL GIANTS TO LAVISH SHAREHOLDERS WITH RECORD PAYDAYS AS CLIMATE CRISIS DEEPENS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/fossi ... areholders ]



“FREE THE TRUTH”: THE BELMARSH TRIBUNAL ON JULIAN ASSANGE & DEFENDING PRESS FREEDOM
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/1/j ... _jan1_2024 ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

TODAY, THURSDAY JANUARY 4, 3 pm (try to come a bit early): PRESS CONFERENCE TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR AN OVERNIGHT WARMING CENTRE, OUTSIDE CARMICHAEL OUTREACH, 1510 12th AVE, NEAR THE COMMUNITY FRIDGE

Please spread the word. We need as many folks as possible out there to show there is lots of public support for getting people out of the cold. Lives are being lost every week because unhoused people have nowhere to go.


TODAY, THURSDAY JANUARY 4, 7 pm: THE ZONE OF INTEREST, A FILM AT CENTRAL LIBRARY
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp—what Hannah Arendt called “the banality of evil.?
[ https://www.reginalibrary.ca/film-theat ... ms/9878960 ]



SUNDAY JANUARY 7, 1:30 pm: 'BRAINWASHING UNDER FREEDOM' – CHOMSKY'S PROPAGANDA MODEL IN 2024
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]



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/ ]



WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10, 5 pm: ONLINE MEETING TO MOBILIZE FOR PEACE & PALESTINE
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]



SATURDAY JANUARY 13, 10:30 am-noon: HEAT PUMPS IN SASKATCHEWAN, CENTRAL LIBRARY

What's all the fuss about heat pumps in Saskatchewan? Are they efficient enough to heat your home when it's -30 outside? How do they compare to natural gas heating? What is the carbon footprint? Does it make sense in Saskatchewan?
Join our panellists who will explore the economics and environmental impact of heat pumps for Saskatchewan homeowners.

Free. All are welcome!
Saturday, January 13, 10:30 am to 12 noon.
Central Regina Public Library - meeting room C-1 (2311 12th Avenue, Regina)

In-person or livestream at [ https://bit.ly/kairos-yqr-heat-pumps ]



SATURDAY JANUARY 13, 1 pm: WEBINAR—WORKER TO WORKER SOLIDARITY, THE ROLE OF UNIONS IN FIGHTING ISRAELI APARTHEID
[ https://www.facebook.com//1081052713318 ... f=newsfeed ]



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.



TUESDAY JANUARY 16, 5:30 – 7:30 pm: DOWNTOWN LIBRARIES, WITH CEO OF EDMONTON PUBLIC LIBRARIES (Registration is required.)

Join us for the 3rd Speaker Series event: Libraries as Community Catalysts featuring Carol Belanger and Pilar Martinez. The Speaker Series features speakers who have experience and insight into how cities can maintain and build vibrancy and prosperity in our communities and the importance of public and private investment in our central cities.

Pilar Martinez, CEO of Edmonton Public Libraries and Carol Belanger, City Architect for the City of Edmonton, will share their successes and lessons learned in expanding the Edmonton Public Library and the importance of libraries in community, including:

The new role libraries play in society

[ D9C99DAB-6E7A-4C40-90A0-E719D35D6667Libraries as catalysts for investment ]

[ D9C99DAB-6E7A-4C40-90A0-E719D35D6667Libraries as sources of community pride ]

[ D9C99DAB-6E7A-4C40-90A0-E719D35D6667Libraries and placemaking ]

[ D9C99DAB-6E7A-4C40-90A0-E719D35D6667Cost effective design and civic buildings ]

This event is a collaboration between Regina Downtown BID, Regina's Warehouse District and Regina Chamber and will take place at the Regina Public Library : RPL Film Theatre .

[ http://chambermaster.reginachamber.com/ ... wntown-941 ]



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

TAX THE RICH TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE
[ https://canadians.org/action/tax-billionaires/ ]



NDP: SUPPORT SOUTH AFRICA’S SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ndp-s ... e-genocide ]



THE US MUST GRANT ASYLUM TO PALESTINIAN REFUGEES ESCAPING THE AMERICAN-FUNDED WAR IN GAZA
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/3 ... 3375520763 ]



THESE FAST FOOD CHAINS ARE EXPLOITING PRISON LABOUR
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/5 ... 3375933686 ]



US & JAPAN: STOP MILITARY COLONIZATION OF OKINAWA
[ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... g/viewform ]



TAKE FARMED SALMON OFF THE MENU
[ https://actions.eko.org/a/wagamama-salmon/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil