MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter . . . . January 25, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter . . . . January 25, 2024



GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

EXPERTS SAY CITY'S SUGGESTED ZONING CHANGES TAKES HOUSING 'SERIOUSLY'
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ys-experts ]


LONG-AWAITED WARMING CENTRE OPENS IN REGINA’S HERITAGE NEIGHBOURHOOD
[ https://regina.ctvnews.ca/long-awaited- ... -1.6739335 ]


GOVERNMENT'S MATH GYMNASTICS MOVES TALK AWAY FROM CLASSROOMS
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/letters/mandryk-teachers ]



SASKATCHEWAN TEACHER STRIKE: IT’S ABOUT BARGAINING FOR THE COMMON GOOD
[ https://theconversation.com/saskatchewa ... ood-221095 ]



SASKATCHEWAN TEACHERS HOLD ANOTHER ONE-DAY STRIKE ON CLASSROOM SIZE, STUDENT NEEDS
[ https://leaderpost.com/business/saskatc ... 1c93793d17 ]



PARENTS EXPRESS SOLIDARITY WITH PROTESTING TEACHERS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... ers-strike ]



END OF SCHOOL BOARD TAXING MEANS PROVINCE MUST FUND CLASSROOMS, by Verda Petry & TAX DOLLARS ARE DOLLARS WELL-SPENT, by John Conway
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/letters/ ... classrooms ]



IS SASKATCHEWAN GOING DOWN THE DRAIN? A WATER MANAGEMENT CRISIS IN THE MAKING
[ https://emagazine.watercanada.net/?pid= ... p=37&v=1.7 ]



'A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET HURT': NURSES UNION, DOCTORS CALL ON SASK. TO REVERSE HARM REDUCTION CHANGES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7093283 ]



THE UNION ADVANTAGE: A COMPARISON OF UNION & NON-UNIONIZED WAGES IN CANADA & SASKATCHEWAN
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/the-union- ... ss-canada/ ]



TREATY COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS 'COLONIAL' NATURE OF JAMES SMITH MASSACRE INQUEST
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.7092795 ]



TESTY EDMONTON POLICE COMMISSION MEETING SEES MULTIPLE CITIZENS CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CHIEF MCFEE
[ https://www.theprogressreport.ca/testy_ ... hief_mcfee ]



FOSSIL FUELS FAILED ALBERTA IN COLD SNAP, by Ingrid Alesich & PROVINCE PASSES OFF POVERTY TO CHARITIES, by Larry Neufeld
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/letters/ ... -shortages ]



INDIGENOUS HOUSING IN SASK NEEDS RENEWED COMMITMENT, by Doug Cuthand
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... f21b83599c ]



BLACK HISTORY MONTH STAMP CELEBRATES THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND LEGACY OF MARY ANN SHADD
[ https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/ ... tory-month ]



'FINALLY': CANADIAN PARA ATHLETES TO BE FINANCIALLY REWARDED FOR MEDALS WON AT PARALYMPICS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/paralympics/p ... -1.7092887 ]


CANADIAN PENSION FUNDS INVESTED $1.6 BILLION IN COMPANIES TIED TO ISRAELI APARTHEID
[ https://breachmedia.ca/canadian-pension ... apartheid/ ]



CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR, JANUARY 22, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auBhA2V37hY ]



GAZA & CANADA’S REFUGEE DOUBLE-STANDARD
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... e-standard ]



CANADA HAS GONE FROM COMPLICITY THROUGH SILENCE TO ACTIVE PARTICPATION IN GENOCIDE
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... n-genocide ]



THE DREAM OF A PALESTINIAN NARRATIVE
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... -narrative ]



US ALLIES MUST DEMAND DECISIVE ACTION TO STOP THE GAZA CARNAGE
[ https://www.ceasefire.ca/us-allies-must ... a-carnage/ ]



JOE SACCO, AUTHOR OF ‘FOOTNOTES IN GAZA,’ ON JOURNALISM AND PALESTINE
[ https://therealnews.com/joe-sacco-autho ... -palestine ]


“ISRAELISM” ON TOUR: NEW FILM EXAMINES AMERICAN JEWS’ GROWING REJECTION OF ISRAEL’S OCCUPATION—Showing in Regina February 8 & 12. See below for details.
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/22/ ... ocumentary ]



“MANY OF MY SHOWS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED”: CHINESE ARTIST AI WEIWEI ON ISRAEL, GAZA & CENSORSHIP
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/23/ai_weiwei_zodiac ]


PALESTINIAN POET MOSAB ABU TOHA DECRIES ISRAEL’S “INHUMANE” ASSAULT AS GAZA DEATH TOLL TOPS 25,000
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/22/ ... _toha_gaza ]



REFUSING A PALESTINIAN STATE IS 'TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE,' United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/guter ... nian-state ]



IF NETANYAHU SAYS NO TO PALESTINIAN STATE, US MUST SAY NO TO NETANYAHU, with Bernie Sanders
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/sande ... -netanyahu ]



‘ALL FAITHS AND NONE’: LONDON PEACE MARCH TO EASE GAZA TENSIONS
[ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/ ... a-tensions ]



US, UK BOMB YEMENI CAPITAL AS PART OF 'SUSTAINED' ATTACK ON HOUTHIS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/u-s-b ... 2667052470 ]



THE FINAL BOMBING CAMPAIGN OF AFGHANISTAN
[ https://rumble.com/v48fjpk-the-final-bo ... istan.html ]



THE GLOBAL CRISIS OF REPRESENTATION INTENSIFIES
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... ntensifies ]



WITH DOOMSDAY CLOCK AT 90 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT, IT’S TIME TO ACT
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auBhA2V37hY ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:


CORRECTED: TONIGHT, THURSDAY JANUARY 25, 6:30 pm: AMNESTY GATHERING—END IMMIGRATION DETENTION
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


SUNDAY JANUARY 28, 2 pm: MARCH FOR PALESTINE, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING TO CITY HALL
[ https://www.facebook.com/story.php ]



WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31, 6 pm: JUST TRANSITION GUIDE FIRESIDE CHAT WITH DAVID SUZUKI & MELINA LABOUCAN-MASSIMO
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... _laSic2ilW ]



THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1, 7:30 pm: HOW SHOULD REGINA GROW? HAMPTON HUB, 1221 15TH AVE, with Vanessa Mathews & Rylan Graham
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=767 ... 8016993765 ]



MONDAY FEBRUARY 5, NOON – 1 pm: MENTAL HEALTH & SENIORS
Mental Health and Seniors. Our speakers will be Jenna Haupstein, Assistant Director of Community Engagement and Shannon Patton, Director of Community Engagement at Canadian Mental Health Association, Regina. Jenna supported by Shannon, will speak about the key differences between mental health and mental illness, and the impacts both can have on our overall wellbeing. In addition to exploring the unique challenges faced later in life, Jenna will share a variety of strategies for supporting and caring for our mental health today and as we age.

Register before the scheduled date by emailing: [ stsreginaadvocacy@gmail.com ]



WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 9 am: UNVEILING EQUITY, TACKLING SYSTEMIC RACISM by Faculty of Native Studies and Concordia University
[ https://www.facebook.com/UAlbertaNative ... AudnDcidFl ]



THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 3 pm: FILM SCREENING OF ISRAELISM AT U OF R, EDUCATION AUDITORIUM
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/palestine-s ... 7751375293 ]

Please register to ensure a seat.



MONDAY FEBRUARY 12, 7 pm: FILM SCREENING OF ISRAELISM, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE, 12TH AVE & LORNE ST.
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/palestine-s ... 7751375293 ]

Please register to ensure a seat.



TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13, 3 pm: INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST HOUSING AGENDA: ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]

Please register to attend.



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

SUPPORT SASK TEACHERS IN THEIR CALL FOR A NEW AGREEMENT TO HOLD THE SASK PARTY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE FOR FIXING PROBLEMS IN SCHOOLS
[ https://www.tellthemtuesday.com/mla_countdown ]



STOP THE FURTHER DEGRADATION OF CANADA’S FORESTS
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/action/canadas- ... your-help/ ]



SPEAK UP FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF BC’s ZINCTON RESORT
[ https://secure.wildsight.ca/zincton ]



SUPPORT THE RAINBOW CROSSWALK
[ https://www.change.org/p/support-for-th ... -crosswalk ]



LOWER CRIMINAL INTEREST FOR PREDATORY LOANS
[ https://acorncanada.org/take_action/tel ... ory-loans/ ]



NO MORE WEAPONS SHIPMENTS TO UKRAINE, ISRAEL, OR TAIWAN
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/no-more-weapons-shipments/ ]



SAVE THIS GAZA FAMILY: PALESTINIAN REFUGEES MUST BE ALLOWED TO BRING LOVED ONES TO CANADA
[ https://www.change.org/p/save-this-gaza ... /psf/share ]


- Making Peace Vigil