MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 10, 2024
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2024 10:31 amMAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 10, 2024
GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:
MAYOR MASTERS NEEDS TO EMPHASIZE HOMELESSNESS, NOT GROWTH—Letter by ED Lehman a reminder of key issues in the upcoming municipal election
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/letters/ ... not-growth ]
MORE NIMBYism, THIS TIME IN PRINCE ALBERT
[ https://panow.com/2024/10/08/prince-alb ... on-defeat/ ]
I ASKED MORE THAN 50 SASK. RESIDENTS WHAT MATTERS TO THEM IN THIS ELECTION. HERE'S WHAT I DISCOVERED
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7341764 ]
CORPORATE LANDLORDS, FINANCIERS, CEOs ARE THE TOP DONORS TO SCOTT MOE’S SASK PARTY
[ https://breachmedia.ca/corporate-landlo ... wan-party/ ]
BOOSTING INCOME ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED IN SASK. SHOULD BE ELECTION CAMPAIGN ISSUE, ADVOCATES SAY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.7344914 ]
ECONOMISTS SAY REVIEW OF SASK. IRRIGATION MEGAPROJECT SHOWS COST WOULD EXCEED RETURN TO PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7337364 ]
OVERCAPACITY IN SASKATOON'S ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEADS TO HEALTH AND SAFETY NOTICE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.7346738 ]
SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO SASK. PRISON REGULATIONS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7346395 ]
PIERRE POILIEVRE IS WRONG: IMMIGRANTS AREN’T THE CULPRIT OF THE HOUSING CRISIS
[ https://breachmedia.ca/immigration-hous ... poilievre/ ]
TRUDEAU’S PIVOT TO THE RIGHT ON IMMIGRATION
[ https://jacobin.com/2024/10/canada-trud ... ion-status ]
BLAME GOVERNMENTS, NOT IMMIGRANTS FOR CANADA’S HOUSING CRISIS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/blame-gove ... ng-crisis/ ]
FIND OUT IF YOUR MP IS A LANDLORD
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/mp-landlords/ ]
IS CANADA’S SPY AGENCY ILLEGALLY SPYING ON CANADIANS? With Dimitri Lascaris & Tamara Lorincz
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi91NQdxUJ4 ]
ORGANIZING TO REUNITE PALESTINIANS FROM GAZA WITH THEIR FAMILIES IN CANADA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arsuzR_xKMc ]
THE STATE OF OUR MORAL DISENGAGEMENT
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... engagement ]
GLOBAL AFFAIRS KNEW ‘NON-LETHAL’ ISRAEL EXPORTS CLAIM WAS HOLLOW
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/global-aff ... newsletter ]
‘LOOK AT OUR SUFFERING’: GAZA’S MESSAGE TO THE WORLD AFTER A YEAR OF GENOCIDE
[ https://therealnews.com/gazas-message-t ... f-genocide ]
ONE YEAR AFTER OCTOBER 7, JEWISH PEACE GROUP SAYS: 'WE CANNOT ONLY MOURN'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/one-year-gaza ]
“THE FIRST LIVE-STREAMED GENOCIDE”: AL JAZEERA EXPOSES WAR CRIMES FILMED BY ISRAELI TROOPS THEMSELVES
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/9/ ... war_crimes ]
ISRAELI PEACE ACTIVIST MAOZ INON LOST HIS PARENTS ON OCTOBER 7. HE’S CALLING FOR AN END TO WAR & OCCUPATION
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/7/ ... _palestine ]
ISRAEL STEPS UP ATTACKS IN LEBANON & GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israe ... banon-gaza ]
TA-NEHISI COATES: I WAS TOLD PALESTINE WAS COMPLICATED. VISITING REVEALED A SIMPLE, BRUTAL TRUTH
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/8/ ... _message_2 ]
'JABALIA IS BEING WIPED OUT': GAZA PLEADS FOR HELP AS ISRAEL INTENSIFIES ASSAULT
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israe ... 2669359467 ]
“THE PATH FORWARD”: PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI ACTIVISTS WORKING TOWARD PEACE FEATURED IN NEW FILM
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/7/the_path_forward ]
VIDEO FROM 2040 BEGS THIS QUESTION OF GAZA GENOCIDE IN 2024: 'WHAT DID YOU DO TO STOP IT?'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza- ... the-future ]
“THE MESSAGE”: TA-NEHISI COATES ON THE POWER OF WRITING & VISITING SENEGAL, SOUTH CAROLINA, PALESTINE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/8/ ... he_message ]
'VERY FABRIC OF LIFE' AT RISK WITHOUT URGENT ACTION TO END FOSSIL FUEL ERA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-crisis ]
'RECKLESS CONDUCT' OF BIG OIL CAUSED MILTON—AND NOW THEY SHOULD PAY
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/clima ... hurricanes ]
GRETA THUNBERG DETAINED AT BRUSSELS CLIMATE PROTEST AGAINST FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/greta ... g-detained ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16, 6-7 pm: CANADA PENSION PLAN (CPP) CROSS-CANADA STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION—TELL CPP TO DIVEST FROM GENOCIDE, DELTA HOTEL, 1919 SASK DRIVE
Registration required: [ https://www.cppinvestments.com/for-cana ... -meetings/ ]
[ https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/canad ... -genocide/ ]
THURSDAY OCTOBER 17, 6:45-8:30 pm: ED LEHMAN ON PEACE MEETINGS IN CHINA, CENTRAL LIBRARY, RM CE-2, LORNE ST & 12TH AVE
Ed Lehman, President of the Regina Peace Council and member of the executive of the Canadian Peace Congress, will report on the recent world peace meetings that were held in China.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, 7 pm: PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD ALL CANDIDATES DEBATE, ARTESIAN, 2627 13TH AVE
TUESDAY OCTOBER 22, 5 pm: THE MANY CAN DEFEAT THE MONEY
Across Canada the crises we face are multiplying, from devastating floods and fires to a soaring cost of living and a crumbling health care system, Yet, while we bear the brunt, Canada’s billionaires have pocketed an extra $78 billion since the pandemic began – extracting wealth and resources away from our communities. A panel discussion with Pam Palmater, Anjali Appadurai, and others
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
THURSDAY OCTOBER 24, 3 pm: THE LONG WALK TO PEACE
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6 –FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 10 am – 5 pm EACH DAY: HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING IN REGINA, MÂMAWÊYATITÂN CENTRE, 3355 6TH AVE
Stride Advocacy is hosting a three day intensive training in Regina to strengthen community-based human rights advocacy. Please share this opportunity with your networks!
This free training opportunity provides opportunities for advocates to strengthen their awareness and understanding of human rights and discrimination, network with other advocates and organizations, and build or enhance skills to advance the rights of communities/community members facing systemic barriers using the human rights mechanisms that exist for accountability.
To register: Human Rights Advocacy Training - Regina Tickets, Wed, 6 Nov 2024 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite
Lunch and snacks will be provided during the training. If you require any dietary needs or accessibility support to attend and be comfortable during the training, please reach out to our team at info@jhcentre.org and we’ll do our best to accommodate. There is no fee to participate; limited spots available.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 6:30 pm: VANDANA SHIVA GUEST SPEAKER AT BC CCPA
Details to follow.
MONDAY NOVEMBER 18, 7 pm: SCREENING OF TOMORROW’S FREEDOM, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE. LORNE ST & 12TH AVE
Made over the course of five years, TOMORROW’S FREEDOM gains intimate access to the family of imprisoned Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouthi. Through the Barghouthi family and in-depth interviews with the people who know Marwan best, Tomorrow’s Freedom takes you on a brutally honest and transformative journey into the heart of the occupation.
The film will be introduced by Melanie Rose, a Regina-based artist and educator with family in Israel's prison
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:
HELP SAVE GREENPEACE
[ https://help.savegreenpeace.org/ ]
TELL TRUDEAU: STOP ISRAEL’S WAR MACHINE
[ https://www.cjpme.org/israel_attacks_lebanon ]
- Making Peace Vigil
GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:
MAYOR MASTERS NEEDS TO EMPHASIZE HOMELESSNESS, NOT GROWTH—Letter by ED Lehman a reminder of key issues in the upcoming municipal election
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/letters/ ... not-growth ]
MORE NIMBYism, THIS TIME IN PRINCE ALBERT
[ https://panow.com/2024/10/08/prince-alb ... on-defeat/ ]
I ASKED MORE THAN 50 SASK. RESIDENTS WHAT MATTERS TO THEM IN THIS ELECTION. HERE'S WHAT I DISCOVERED
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7341764 ]
CORPORATE LANDLORDS, FINANCIERS, CEOs ARE THE TOP DONORS TO SCOTT MOE’S SASK PARTY
[ https://breachmedia.ca/corporate-landlo ... wan-party/ ]
BOOSTING INCOME ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED IN SASK. SHOULD BE ELECTION CAMPAIGN ISSUE, ADVOCATES SAY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.7344914 ]
ECONOMISTS SAY REVIEW OF SASK. IRRIGATION MEGAPROJECT SHOWS COST WOULD EXCEED RETURN TO PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7337364 ]
OVERCAPACITY IN SASKATOON'S ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEADS TO HEALTH AND SAFETY NOTICE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.7346738 ]
SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO SASK. PRISON REGULATIONS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7346395 ]
PIERRE POILIEVRE IS WRONG: IMMIGRANTS AREN’T THE CULPRIT OF THE HOUSING CRISIS
[ https://breachmedia.ca/immigration-hous ... poilievre/ ]
TRUDEAU’S PIVOT TO THE RIGHT ON IMMIGRATION
[ https://jacobin.com/2024/10/canada-trud ... ion-status ]
BLAME GOVERNMENTS, NOT IMMIGRANTS FOR CANADA’S HOUSING CRISIS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/blame-gove ... ng-crisis/ ]
FIND OUT IF YOUR MP IS A LANDLORD
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/mp-landlords/ ]
IS CANADA’S SPY AGENCY ILLEGALLY SPYING ON CANADIANS? With Dimitri Lascaris & Tamara Lorincz
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi91NQdxUJ4 ]
ORGANIZING TO REUNITE PALESTINIANS FROM GAZA WITH THEIR FAMILIES IN CANADA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arsuzR_xKMc ]
THE STATE OF OUR MORAL DISENGAGEMENT
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... engagement ]
GLOBAL AFFAIRS KNEW ‘NON-LETHAL’ ISRAEL EXPORTS CLAIM WAS HOLLOW
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/global-aff ... newsletter ]
‘LOOK AT OUR SUFFERING’: GAZA’S MESSAGE TO THE WORLD AFTER A YEAR OF GENOCIDE
[ https://therealnews.com/gazas-message-t ... f-genocide ]
ONE YEAR AFTER OCTOBER 7, JEWISH PEACE GROUP SAYS: 'WE CANNOT ONLY MOURN'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/one-year-gaza ]
“THE FIRST LIVE-STREAMED GENOCIDE”: AL JAZEERA EXPOSES WAR CRIMES FILMED BY ISRAELI TROOPS THEMSELVES
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/9/ ... war_crimes ]
ISRAELI PEACE ACTIVIST MAOZ INON LOST HIS PARENTS ON OCTOBER 7. HE’S CALLING FOR AN END TO WAR & OCCUPATION
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/7/ ... _palestine ]
ISRAEL STEPS UP ATTACKS IN LEBANON & GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israe ... banon-gaza ]
TA-NEHISI COATES: I WAS TOLD PALESTINE WAS COMPLICATED. VISITING REVEALED A SIMPLE, BRUTAL TRUTH
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/8/ ... _message_2 ]
'JABALIA IS BEING WIPED OUT': GAZA PLEADS FOR HELP AS ISRAEL INTENSIFIES ASSAULT
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israe ... 2669359467 ]
“THE PATH FORWARD”: PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI ACTIVISTS WORKING TOWARD PEACE FEATURED IN NEW FILM
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/7/the_path_forward ]
VIDEO FROM 2040 BEGS THIS QUESTION OF GAZA GENOCIDE IN 2024: 'WHAT DID YOU DO TO STOP IT?'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza- ... the-future ]
“THE MESSAGE”: TA-NEHISI COATES ON THE POWER OF WRITING & VISITING SENEGAL, SOUTH CAROLINA, PALESTINE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/8/ ... he_message ]
'VERY FABRIC OF LIFE' AT RISK WITHOUT URGENT ACTION TO END FOSSIL FUEL ERA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-crisis ]
'RECKLESS CONDUCT' OF BIG OIL CAUSED MILTON—AND NOW THEY SHOULD PAY
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/clima ... hurricanes ]
GRETA THUNBERG DETAINED AT BRUSSELS CLIMATE PROTEST AGAINST FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/greta ... g-detained ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16, 6-7 pm: CANADA PENSION PLAN (CPP) CROSS-CANADA STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION—TELL CPP TO DIVEST FROM GENOCIDE, DELTA HOTEL, 1919 SASK DRIVE
Registration required: [ https://www.cppinvestments.com/for-cana ... -meetings/ ]
[ https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/canad ... -genocide/ ]
THURSDAY OCTOBER 17, 6:45-8:30 pm: ED LEHMAN ON PEACE MEETINGS IN CHINA, CENTRAL LIBRARY, RM CE-2, LORNE ST & 12TH AVE
Ed Lehman, President of the Regina Peace Council and member of the executive of the Canadian Peace Congress, will report on the recent world peace meetings that were held in China.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, 7 pm: PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD ALL CANDIDATES DEBATE, ARTESIAN, 2627 13TH AVE
TUESDAY OCTOBER 22, 5 pm: THE MANY CAN DEFEAT THE MONEY
Across Canada the crises we face are multiplying, from devastating floods and fires to a soaring cost of living and a crumbling health care system, Yet, while we bear the brunt, Canada’s billionaires have pocketed an extra $78 billion since the pandemic began – extracting wealth and resources away from our communities. A panel discussion with Pam Palmater, Anjali Appadurai, and others
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
THURSDAY OCTOBER 24, 3 pm: THE LONG WALK TO PEACE
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6 –FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 10 am – 5 pm EACH DAY: HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING IN REGINA, MÂMAWÊYATITÂN CENTRE, 3355 6TH AVE
Stride Advocacy is hosting a three day intensive training in Regina to strengthen community-based human rights advocacy. Please share this opportunity with your networks!
This free training opportunity provides opportunities for advocates to strengthen their awareness and understanding of human rights and discrimination, network with other advocates and organizations, and build or enhance skills to advance the rights of communities/community members facing systemic barriers using the human rights mechanisms that exist for accountability.
To register: Human Rights Advocacy Training - Regina Tickets, Wed, 6 Nov 2024 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite
Lunch and snacks will be provided during the training. If you require any dietary needs or accessibility support to attend and be comfortable during the training, please reach out to our team at info@jhcentre.org and we’ll do our best to accommodate. There is no fee to participate; limited spots available.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 6:30 pm: VANDANA SHIVA GUEST SPEAKER AT BC CCPA
Details to follow.
MONDAY NOVEMBER 18, 7 pm: SCREENING OF TOMORROW’S FREEDOM, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE. LORNE ST & 12TH AVE
Made over the course of five years, TOMORROW’S FREEDOM gains intimate access to the family of imprisoned Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouthi. Through the Barghouthi family and in-depth interviews with the people who know Marwan best, Tomorrow’s Freedom takes you on a brutally honest and transformative journey into the heart of the occupation.
The film will be introduced by Melanie Rose, a Regina-based artist and educator with family in Israel's prison
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:
HELP SAVE GREENPEACE
[ https://help.savegreenpeace.org/ ]
TELL TRUDEAU: STOP ISRAEL’S WAR MACHINE
[ https://www.cjpme.org/israel_attacks_lebanon ]
- Making Peace Vigil