MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - January 7, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - January 7, 2024


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

CALLS GROW FOR AN OVERNIGHT WARMING CENTRE IN REGINA
[ https://globalnews.ca/regina/program/gl ... t-6-regina ]
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7074551 ]
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/c ... r-AA1mtTia ]
[ https://regina.ctvnews.ca/not-going-to- ... -1.6712191 ]
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... l-outreach ]


SASK. PRIDE GROUPS SAY MLAS NOT RESPONDING WELL TO CONSTITUENTS ON PRONOUN LAW CONCERNS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... w-concerns ]


$8.5 TRILLION IN UNTAXED ASSETS: DATA SHOWS WHY 'WE NEED A BILLIONAIRE INCOME TAX'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/rich-untaxed-wealth ]


ISRAEL ESCALATES ITS WAR ON GAZA
[ https://dimitrilascaris.org/2024/01/04/ ... n/#respond ]


CALL FOR CANADA TO WORK FOR A GAZA CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.ceasefire.ca/we-call-on-can ... ceasefire/ ]


'I CANNOT BE QUIETLY COMPLICIT': BIDEN OFFICIAL RESIGNS OVER GAZA ASSAULT
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden ... al-resigns ]


RALPH NADER ON GAZA CEASEFIRE & WHY SUPPRESSION OF PALESTINE ADVOCACY IS THE REAL PROBLEM ON CAMPUS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/5/r ... g_gaza_war ]


UN RELIEF CHIEF SAYS ALL-OUT WAR IS 'LOOMING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-relief-chief-war ]


‘OUTRAGEOUS': AZERBAIJAN PICKS FORMER OIL EXEC TO HEAD COP29
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/azerb ... -executive ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

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 ]



FRIDAY JANUARY 19, 6 – 9 pm: COLONIALISM ON CANVAS WITH REGINA-BASED ARTIST, JAMIE REYNOLDS. MCOS' OFFICE BOARDROOM: 452 ALBERT ST. N

Jamie Reynolds is an Indigenous artist and educator from Pasqua First Nation. Her work ranges from the abstract to realism, often a combination of the two, and is inspired by dreams, nature and history. She has spent the last decade teaching, creating, facilitating, working, curating, administrating, painting, building, sculpting and learning in the arts community.

As an extension of Prince Albert ICARE’s Colonialism on Canvas event, Regina participants will have the opportunity to use art as a medium to explore how settler colonialism has shaped their identity in Saskatchewan. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels safe to discuss the effects of settler colonialism in their lives through sharing experiences and creating new ones.

Free registration: [ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/colonialis ... HlGJK0W60I ]



SUNDAY JANUARY 21, 10:30 am: SARAH KUZUSKO OF REGINA’S WELLNESS PHARMACY WILL PRESENT, UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP, 2700 COLLEGE AVE

Sarah is a pharmacist and social justice advocate who believes in doing the right thing. Come and hear how she and her staff members aim to make a difference in their community.

In person or via zoom:

[ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86498080299?p ... 09#success ]



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

BUDGET THE CANADA DISABILITY ACT TODAY
[ https://www.disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/ask-your-mp/ ]


DEMAND SCOTT MOE APOLOGIZE & CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA
[ https://www.change.org/p/demand-scott-m ... re-in-gaza ]


RESCUE PEOPLE IN GAZA WITH FAMILIES IN CANADA
https://publicresponse.wufoo.com/forms/ ... dium=email


CHARGE ISRAEL WITH GENOCIDE AT THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
[ https://www.codepink.org/icj?utm_campai ... e=codepink ]


TELL MSNBC PRESIDENT, RASHIDA JONES: BRING MEHDI’S SHOW BACK!
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell- ... show-back/ ]


STOP THE FLOW OF MONEY TO PETROPERU
[ https://amazonwatch.org/take-action/sto ... -petroperu ]


SAVE ENDANGERED POLAR BEARS AND COMMUNITIES FROM DESTRUCTIVE OIL DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC!
[ https://action.foe.org/page/61671/actio ... id=2257820 ]


- Making Peace Vigil