MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 25, 2024
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 3:20 pmMAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 25, 2024
GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING
NEW WARD BOUNDARIES FOR REGINA’S 2024 ELECTION DESPITE CHALLENGES—Too bad!
[ https://www.cjme.com/2024/07/23/reginas ... challenge/ ]
REGINA CONSIDERING PUTTING A BASEBALL STADIUM ON THE TAYLOR FIELD SITE. WORTH HAVING A LOOK BACK AT WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PROMISED FOR THAT SITE.
[ https://x.com/PaulDechene/status/181513 ... fsrc=email ]
UNDERWEAR BLITZ FOR REGINA’S VULNERABLE RAKING IN DONATIONS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... vulnerable ]
SASK. SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTER ADDRESSES CONCERNS OVER EMERGENCY HOTEL STAYS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/social-housing ]
WHY DOES REGINA’S WATER TASTE A LITTLE SWAMPY?
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ery-summer ]
WHY THE SECRECY? INVESTIGATION UNVEILS ACTIVISTS TARGETING THE 'RADICAL LEFT' IN REGINA'S MUNICIPAL ELECTION
[ https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1- ... dical-left ]
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7266325 ]
HOW SCOTT MOE MOVED SASKATCHEWAN & CANADA FURTHER RIGHT
[ https://thewalrus.ca/scott-moe/ ]
PAYING MORE FOR POLICING DOESN’T STOP OR REDUCE CRIME
[ https://theconversation.com/paying-more ... ime-232580 ]
CANADA RECOGNIZING DAKOTA, LAKOTA NATIONS AN EXCITING STEP, by Doug Cuthand
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... 9ab9d2cf19 ]
SOLARIS RESOURCES’ STOCK PRICE PLUMMETS WHILE INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE MOUNTS ONLINE AND ON THE GROUND
[ https://amazonwatch.org/news/2024/0723- ... the-ground ]
WHY DENTISTS ARE NOT SIGNING UP FOR THE CANADIAN DENTAL CARE PLAN
[ https://monitormag.ca/articles/why-dent ... care-plan/ ]
THE INSANITY OF SPENDING 2% OF GDP ON THE MILITARY, Yves Engler
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... e-military ]
DELUSIONS AND PARANOIA IN NATOLAND
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... n-natoland ]
CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR, JULY 22, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLDTVaqObV4 ]
US LEADS GLOBAL SURGE IN OIL AND GAS EXPANSION, ANALYSIS FINDS (Canada not far behind!)
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/wealt ... production ]
FOSSIL FUELS EXPOSED
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/project/fossil-fuels-exposed/ ]
A DISCUSSION OF BIDEN’S WITHDRAWAL, TRUMP’S RISE, & THE FUTURE OF US FOREIGN POLICY, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://dimitrilascaris.org/2024/07/22/ ... gn-policy/ ]
BLINKEN PREPS AMERICA FOR NETANYAHU'S CALL TO WAGE ALL-OUT WAR ON IRAN, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvdalGpTKwU ]
NETANYAHU SPEAKS TO US CONGRESS - THE FUTURE FOR ISRAEL, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of223Ddkus4&t=102s ]
PALESTINIAN FACTIONS SIGN BEIJING DECLARATION ON ENDING DIVISION AND STRENGTHENING PALESTINIAN NATIONAL UNITY
[ https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_6 ... 58788.html ]
“THE PRESCRIPTION IS CEASEFIRE”: ISRAELI PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS SOUND ALARM OVER POLIO IN GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/7/23/ ... polio_gaza ]
ISRAEL'S WEST BANK ASSAULT SPARKS 250% SURGE IN KILLINGS OF PALESTINIAN KIDS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/west- ... 2668790503 ]
LEAKED UN REPORT: ISRAELI WAR HAS KILLED 366 UN STAFF AND FAMILY MEMBERS AS NETANYAHU PREPARES TO ADDRESS CONGRESS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-u ... li-war-has ]
THOUSANDS FILL WASHINGTON STREETS TO PROTEST ISRAEL’S WAR IN GAZA DURING NETANYAHU’S VISIT
[ https://apnews.com/article/israel-netan ... b971ffe0e0 ]
“TERRIBLE MISTAKE”: LEADING ISRAELIS SAY NETANYAHU’S INVITE TO ADDRESS CONGRESS REWARDS BAD BEHAVIOR
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/7/24/ ... o_congress ]
BRITISH PEOPLE MEET THEIR MPs ABOUT PALESTINE
[ https://x.com/PSCupdates/status/1816141055172997162 ]
INSIDE THE STRUGGLE TO STOP THE ‘SOCIAL CLEANSING’ OF PARIS FOR THE OLYMPICS
[ https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/07/p ... cleansing/ ]
CHINA'S MEDIATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST, EVERY STEP IS FOR PEACE
[ https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202407/1316445.shtml ]
CHINESE, UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS HOLD TALKS, ‘HIGHLIGHTING CHINA’S SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PROMOTING PEACE’
[ https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202407/1316671.shtml ]
VENEZUELA - HIGH STAKES ELECTION THREATENED BY US SANCTIONS
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGQAERhIr4Q&t=404s ]
SLAVERY ONCE SPLIT UP BLACK FAMILIES. TODAY PRISONS DO THE SAME THING
[ https://therealnews.com/slavery-once-sp ... same-thing ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:
MONDAY AUGUST 19, 7 pm: BOOK LAUNCH, A COMMUNIST FOR THE RCMP, BY DENNIS GRUENDING, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE
[ https://attend.reginalibrary.ca/event/11153059 ]
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 9:30 am: SASKATCHEWAN SOLUTIONS- HUMAN TRAFFICKING ON THE PRAIRIES: BRINGING CONNECTION AND OPTIONS FOR SUPPORT
[ https://stopstoviolence.wildapricot.org/event-5794683 ]
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 7 pm: AN EVENING TO CELEBRATE THE POSSIBILITY THAT IS EDUCATION, DARKE HALL, 2255 COLLEGE AVE - 6:30pm (doors open)
7pm-9pm Keynote speakers followed by open Q & A
9pm-10pm reception
Keynotes:
Dr. Cynthia B. Dillard, Dean of Education, Seattle University
Dr. Joel Westheimer, Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1156795555372601/ ]
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 1:30 – 4 pm: ANTI-RACISM ACTION WORKSHOP, UNITARIAN CENTRE, 2700 COLLEGE AVE
Everyone age 10 -110 is welcome to attend.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 6:30 pm: VANDANA SHIVA GUEST SPEAKER OF BC CCPA
Details to follow.
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:
SURVEY: WHAT HAS SCOTT MOE BROKEN MOST IN SASKATCHEWAN?
[ https://cupesask.fillout.com/t/4LudhgoP7Lus ]
SUPPORT BYLAW REFORM FOR BIODIVERSITY
[ https://community.davidsuzuki.org/index ... ailWebview ]
CANADA, OUT OF NATO
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ion=e-4979 ]
CALL ON THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO STOP THE FLOW OF ARMS INTO SUDAN & PROTECT CIVILIANS
[ https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/147922/petition/1 ]
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA: INSTITUTE A BAN ON THE SALE OF NICKEL TO ISRAEL AND TO THOSE ARMAMENT MANUFACTURERS THAT SUPPLY ISRAEL;
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ign/e-5018 ]
ARMS EMBARGO ON ISRAELI-CANADIAN MILITARY TRADE
[ https://act.leadnow.ca/arms-embargo-lan ... 2024-07-21 ]
TELL LEADERS OF THE G20: TAX THEIR BILLIONS TO FIX THE CLIMATE CRISIS
[ https://act.350.org/sign/g20-wealth-tax/ ]
- Making Peace Vigil
GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING
NEW WARD BOUNDARIES FOR REGINA’S 2024 ELECTION DESPITE CHALLENGES—Too bad!
[ https://www.cjme.com/2024/07/23/reginas ... challenge/ ]
REGINA CONSIDERING PUTTING A BASEBALL STADIUM ON THE TAYLOR FIELD SITE. WORTH HAVING A LOOK BACK AT WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PROMISED FOR THAT SITE.
[ https://x.com/PaulDechene/status/181513 ... fsrc=email ]
UNDERWEAR BLITZ FOR REGINA’S VULNERABLE RAKING IN DONATIONS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... vulnerable ]
SASK. SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTER ADDRESSES CONCERNS OVER EMERGENCY HOTEL STAYS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/social-housing ]
WHY DOES REGINA’S WATER TASTE A LITTLE SWAMPY?
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ery-summer ]
WHY THE SECRECY? INVESTIGATION UNVEILS ACTIVISTS TARGETING THE 'RADICAL LEFT' IN REGINA'S MUNICIPAL ELECTION
[ https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1- ... dical-left ]
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7266325 ]
HOW SCOTT MOE MOVED SASKATCHEWAN & CANADA FURTHER RIGHT
[ https://thewalrus.ca/scott-moe/ ]
PAYING MORE FOR POLICING DOESN’T STOP OR REDUCE CRIME
[ https://theconversation.com/paying-more ... ime-232580 ]
CANADA RECOGNIZING DAKOTA, LAKOTA NATIONS AN EXCITING STEP, by Doug Cuthand
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... 9ab9d2cf19 ]
SOLARIS RESOURCES’ STOCK PRICE PLUMMETS WHILE INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE MOUNTS ONLINE AND ON THE GROUND
[ https://amazonwatch.org/news/2024/0723- ... the-ground ]
WHY DENTISTS ARE NOT SIGNING UP FOR THE CANADIAN DENTAL CARE PLAN
[ https://monitormag.ca/articles/why-dent ... care-plan/ ]
THE INSANITY OF SPENDING 2% OF GDP ON THE MILITARY, Yves Engler
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... e-military ]
DELUSIONS AND PARANOIA IN NATOLAND
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... n-natoland ]
CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR, JULY 22, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLDTVaqObV4 ]
US LEADS GLOBAL SURGE IN OIL AND GAS EXPANSION, ANALYSIS FINDS (Canada not far behind!)
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/wealt ... production ]
FOSSIL FUELS EXPOSED
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/project/fossil-fuels-exposed/ ]
A DISCUSSION OF BIDEN’S WITHDRAWAL, TRUMP’S RISE, & THE FUTURE OF US FOREIGN POLICY, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://dimitrilascaris.org/2024/07/22/ ... gn-policy/ ]
BLINKEN PREPS AMERICA FOR NETANYAHU'S CALL TO WAGE ALL-OUT WAR ON IRAN, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvdalGpTKwU ]
NETANYAHU SPEAKS TO US CONGRESS - THE FUTURE FOR ISRAEL, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of223Ddkus4&t=102s ]
PALESTINIAN FACTIONS SIGN BEIJING DECLARATION ON ENDING DIVISION AND STRENGTHENING PALESTINIAN NATIONAL UNITY
[ https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_6 ... 58788.html ]
“THE PRESCRIPTION IS CEASEFIRE”: ISRAELI PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS SOUND ALARM OVER POLIO IN GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/7/23/ ... polio_gaza ]
ISRAEL'S WEST BANK ASSAULT SPARKS 250% SURGE IN KILLINGS OF PALESTINIAN KIDS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/west- ... 2668790503 ]
LEAKED UN REPORT: ISRAELI WAR HAS KILLED 366 UN STAFF AND FAMILY MEMBERS AS NETANYAHU PREPARES TO ADDRESS CONGRESS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-u ... li-war-has ]
THOUSANDS FILL WASHINGTON STREETS TO PROTEST ISRAEL’S WAR IN GAZA DURING NETANYAHU’S VISIT
[ https://apnews.com/article/israel-netan ... b971ffe0e0 ]
“TERRIBLE MISTAKE”: LEADING ISRAELIS SAY NETANYAHU’S INVITE TO ADDRESS CONGRESS REWARDS BAD BEHAVIOR
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/7/24/ ... o_congress ]
BRITISH PEOPLE MEET THEIR MPs ABOUT PALESTINE
[ https://x.com/PSCupdates/status/1816141055172997162 ]
INSIDE THE STRUGGLE TO STOP THE ‘SOCIAL CLEANSING’ OF PARIS FOR THE OLYMPICS
[ https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/07/p ... cleansing/ ]
CHINA'S MEDIATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST, EVERY STEP IS FOR PEACE
[ https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202407/1316445.shtml ]
CHINESE, UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS HOLD TALKS, ‘HIGHLIGHTING CHINA’S SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PROMOTING PEACE’
[ https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202407/1316671.shtml ]
VENEZUELA - HIGH STAKES ELECTION THREATENED BY US SANCTIONS
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGQAERhIr4Q&t=404s ]
SLAVERY ONCE SPLIT UP BLACK FAMILIES. TODAY PRISONS DO THE SAME THING
[ https://therealnews.com/slavery-once-sp ... same-thing ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:
MONDAY AUGUST 19, 7 pm: BOOK LAUNCH, A COMMUNIST FOR THE RCMP, BY DENNIS GRUENDING, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE
[ https://attend.reginalibrary.ca/event/11153059 ]
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 9:30 am: SASKATCHEWAN SOLUTIONS- HUMAN TRAFFICKING ON THE PRAIRIES: BRINGING CONNECTION AND OPTIONS FOR SUPPORT
[ https://stopstoviolence.wildapricot.org/event-5794683 ]
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 7 pm: AN EVENING TO CELEBRATE THE POSSIBILITY THAT IS EDUCATION, DARKE HALL, 2255 COLLEGE AVE - 6:30pm (doors open)
7pm-9pm Keynote speakers followed by open Q & A
9pm-10pm reception
Keynotes:
Dr. Cynthia B. Dillard, Dean of Education, Seattle University
Dr. Joel Westheimer, Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1156795555372601/ ]
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 1:30 – 4 pm: ANTI-RACISM ACTION WORKSHOP, UNITARIAN CENTRE, 2700 COLLEGE AVE
Everyone age 10 -110 is welcome to attend.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 6:30 pm: VANDANA SHIVA GUEST SPEAKER OF BC CCPA
Details to follow.
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:
SURVEY: WHAT HAS SCOTT MOE BROKEN MOST IN SASKATCHEWAN?
[ https://cupesask.fillout.com/t/4LudhgoP7Lus ]
SUPPORT BYLAW REFORM FOR BIODIVERSITY
[ https://community.davidsuzuki.org/index ... ailWebview ]
CANADA, OUT OF NATO
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ion=e-4979 ]
CALL ON THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO STOP THE FLOW OF ARMS INTO SUDAN & PROTECT CIVILIANS
[ https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/147922/petition/1 ]
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA: INSTITUTE A BAN ON THE SALE OF NICKEL TO ISRAEL AND TO THOSE ARMAMENT MANUFACTURERS THAT SUPPLY ISRAEL;
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ign/e-5018 ]
ARMS EMBARGO ON ISRAELI-CANADIAN MILITARY TRADE
[ https://act.leadnow.ca/arms-embargo-lan ... 2024-07-21 ]
TELL LEADERS OF THE G20: TAX THEIR BILLIONS TO FIX THE CLIMATE CRISIS
[ https://act.350.org/sign/g20-wealth-tax/ ]
- Making Peace Vigil