MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 31, 2024
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2024 4:00 pmMAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 31, 2024
GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:
FOOD BANKS CANADA, THE HUNGER COUNT 2024
[ https://foodbankscanada.ca/hungercount/ ]
CORPORATE PROFITS CONTINUE TO RISE AS CORPORATE TAXES FALL
[ https://www.taxfairness.ca/en/resources ... taxes-fall ]
CANADIAN FIRE DEPARTMENT APOLOGIZES FOR KKK COSTUMES
[ https://www.rt.com/news/606805-canada-f ... tment-kkk/ ]
CANADA’S FOREIGN POLICY HOUR, OCTOBER 28, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRGcwDElptg ]
CANADA'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL MINING FIRM PURSUED OVER DOZENS OF KILLINGS, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU934E9tuO8&t=17s ]
‘THIS IS AN EXTERMINATION’: ISRAEL’S ASSAULT ON NORTH GAZA’S LAST FUNCTIONING HOSPITAL
[ https://therealnews.com/this-is-an-exte ... g-hospital ]
ISRAEL BANS PALESTINIAN REFUGEE RELIEF AGENCY UNRWA FROM ITS COUNTRY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-ba ... -1.7365957 ]
“THIS CARNAGE NEEDS TO STOP”: ISRAEL BANS AID GROUPS FROM GAZA, KILLS OVER 1,000 IN NORTH GAZA SIEGE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/28 ... ngo_banned ]
“SAVE US FROM OURSELVES”: 3,000+ ISRAELIS CALL FOR INT’L HELP TO PRESSURE ISRAEL TO BACK CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/28/israel_intl_law ]
‘I’m not interested in changing hearts and minds’: The work of an anti-Zionist rabbi
[ https://therealnews.com/the-work-of-an- ... nist-rabbi ]
SOUTH AFRICA FILES 750 PAGES OF 'OVERWHELMING' EVIDENCE IN ICJ GENOCIDE CASE AGAINST ISRAEL
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/south ... ide-israel ]
GOOD NEWS: BAN ON GLIA’S EMERGENCY MEDICAL TEAMS HAS BEEN LIFTED
[ https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/the-b ... en-lifted/ ]
FROM RUSSIA TO PALESTINE, A NEW WORLD ORDER EMERGES, with Richard Sakwa & Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBn6um7qqfw ]
BAGUIO CENTRAL UNIVERSITY HOSTS THE 3RD WORLD MARCH FOR PEACE PHILIPPINE LEG: A SYMPHONY OF GLOBAL HARMONY
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2024/10/bcu-h ... harmony-2/ ]
NATION’S FIRST COMMERCIAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION PLANT IS IN ILLINOIS. IT LEAKS
[ https://grist.org/technology/the-nation ... -it-leaks/ ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:
THURSDAY OCTOBER 31, NOON – 1:30 pm: DECODING THE 2024 SASK ELECTION RESULTS, CB 308, COLLEGE AVENUE CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... esults.php ]
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1, 5 pm: Amnesty Canada Book Club (online) with Vauhini Vara – the author of The Immortal King Rao
[ https://amnestysaskatchewan.ca/november ... -king-rao/ ]
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3, 10 am: CALL TO ACTION FOR PEACE IN GAZA
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/stop-the-genocide/ ]
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3, 7 pm: WARD 3 CANDIDATES FORUM, CATHEDRAL NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE 2900 13TH AVE
Meet Ward 3 hopefuls and school board (Subdivision 5) aspirants.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3, 11 am: THE US WAR MACHINE
[ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-us-w ... 1817517779 ]
MONDAY NOVEMBER 4, 5 pm: CAMPAIGN WEBINAR—CANADA IS STILL ARMING ISRAEL
[ https://armsembargonow.ca/webinar/ ]
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.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6, 11 am: INDIGENOUS EDUCATION: SAFEGUARDING OUR KNOWLEDGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 6 pm: UNDRIP IN THE COURTS—WHAT’S AT STAKE?
[ https://fundraise.raventrust.com/event/ ... ke/e621223 ]
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 7 pm: ED LEHMAN OF THE REGINA PEACE COUNCIL SPEAKS ABOUT HIS RECENT TRIP TO CHINA & THE ACTIONS OF CHINA FOR PEACE, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
In September 2024, Ed Lehman represented the Canadian Peace Congress in China at a peace conference hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament, where over 150 delegates from around the world gathered in celebration of this shared hope.
Join us for a meaningful conversation with Ed as he shares reflections on his trip and insights into the spirit of the international peace movement and the current state of affairs.
6pm Doors Open (kitchen close 8pm)
7pm Conversation with Ed
8pm - Noor . Social . Art featuring Noor & Roberto Lopez Lopez
MONDAY NOVEMBER 11, 3 pm: LET PEACE BE THEIR MEMORIAL
Join like-hearted others to mark and mourn the ravages of war and gather inspiration and courage to continue your commitment to a better alternative.
Co-Sponsored by Vancouver Peace Poppies and Vancouver Unitarians
[ https://vanu.ca/event/let-peace-be-their-memorial/ ]
MONDAY NOVEMBER 18, 7 pm: SCREENING OF TOMORROW’S FREEDOM, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE. CENTRAL LIBRARY, 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.
The film screening is hosted by Palestine Solidarity Regina and is not a Regina Public Library event. Admission is by donation.
[ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-scree ... 2452301897 ]
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28, 8am-3pm: THE GATHERING—POWERING AN INDIGENOUS-LED CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
[ https://globeandmailevents.com/thegatheringtgamvirtual ]
NOTE DATE & TIME CHANGE: SUNDAY DECEMBER 1, 6 pm: Amnesty Canada Book Club (online) with Vauhini Vara – the author of The Immortal King Rao
[ https://amnestysaskatchewan.ca/november ... -king-rao/ ]
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:
IMPLEMENT A RENT CAP IN SASKATCHEWAN FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
[ https://www.change.org/p/implement-a-re ... le-housing ]
HOUSING FIRST: STOP ENCAMPMENT CLEAROUTS ON FEDERAL LAND
[ https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/billc398/ ]
DON’T LET BIG PHARMA RERAIL PHARMACARE
[ https://canadians.org/action/pharmacare ... committee/ ]
MINISTER OF HEALTH CANADA & MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT: MOVE AHEAD WITH REGULATIONS ON CHEMICALS IN PLASTICS THIS FALL.
[ https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/pag ... arded=true ]
PM TRUDEAU & LABOUR MINISTER SEAMUS O’REGAN: FAIR WAGES FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
[ https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/fair-w ... attendants ]
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA: MAKE THE HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINE ALONG THE TORONTO-QUEBEC CITY CORRIDOR HAPPEN
[ https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/make-t ... dor-happen ]
TO WORLD LEADERS: CLIMATE ACTION NOW!
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/cl ... loods_1_2/ ]
- Making Peace Vigl
GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:
FOOD BANKS CANADA, THE HUNGER COUNT 2024
[ https://foodbankscanada.ca/hungercount/ ]
CORPORATE PROFITS CONTINUE TO RISE AS CORPORATE TAXES FALL
[ https://www.taxfairness.ca/en/resources ... taxes-fall ]
CANADIAN FIRE DEPARTMENT APOLOGIZES FOR KKK COSTUMES
[ https://www.rt.com/news/606805-canada-f ... tment-kkk/ ]
CANADA’S FOREIGN POLICY HOUR, OCTOBER 28, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRGcwDElptg ]
CANADA'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL MINING FIRM PURSUED OVER DOZENS OF KILLINGS, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU934E9tuO8&t=17s ]
‘THIS IS AN EXTERMINATION’: ISRAEL’S ASSAULT ON NORTH GAZA’S LAST FUNCTIONING HOSPITAL
[ https://therealnews.com/this-is-an-exte ... g-hospital ]
ISRAEL BANS PALESTINIAN REFUGEE RELIEF AGENCY UNRWA FROM ITS COUNTRY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-ba ... -1.7365957 ]
“THIS CARNAGE NEEDS TO STOP”: ISRAEL BANS AID GROUPS FROM GAZA, KILLS OVER 1,000 IN NORTH GAZA SIEGE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/28 ... ngo_banned ]
“SAVE US FROM OURSELVES”: 3,000+ ISRAELIS CALL FOR INT’L HELP TO PRESSURE ISRAEL TO BACK CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/28/israel_intl_law ]
‘I’m not interested in changing hearts and minds’: The work of an anti-Zionist rabbi
[ https://therealnews.com/the-work-of-an- ... nist-rabbi ]
SOUTH AFRICA FILES 750 PAGES OF 'OVERWHELMING' EVIDENCE IN ICJ GENOCIDE CASE AGAINST ISRAEL
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/south ... ide-israel ]
GOOD NEWS: BAN ON GLIA’S EMERGENCY MEDICAL TEAMS HAS BEEN LIFTED
[ https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/the-b ... en-lifted/ ]
FROM RUSSIA TO PALESTINE, A NEW WORLD ORDER EMERGES, with Richard Sakwa & Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBn6um7qqfw ]
BAGUIO CENTRAL UNIVERSITY HOSTS THE 3RD WORLD MARCH FOR PEACE PHILIPPINE LEG: A SYMPHONY OF GLOBAL HARMONY
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2024/10/bcu-h ... harmony-2/ ]
NATION’S FIRST COMMERCIAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION PLANT IS IN ILLINOIS. IT LEAKS
[ https://grist.org/technology/the-nation ... -it-leaks/ ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:
THURSDAY OCTOBER 31, NOON – 1:30 pm: DECODING THE 2024 SASK ELECTION RESULTS, CB 308, COLLEGE AVENUE CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... esults.php ]
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1, 5 pm: Amnesty Canada Book Club (online) with Vauhini Vara – the author of The Immortal King Rao
[ https://amnestysaskatchewan.ca/november ... -king-rao/ ]
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3, 10 am: CALL TO ACTION FOR PEACE IN GAZA
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/stop-the-genocide/ ]
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3, 7 pm: WARD 3 CANDIDATES FORUM, CATHEDRAL NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE 2900 13TH AVE
Meet Ward 3 hopefuls and school board (Subdivision 5) aspirants.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3, 11 am: THE US WAR MACHINE
[ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-us-w ... 1817517779 ]
MONDAY NOVEMBER 4, 5 pm: CAMPAIGN WEBINAR—CANADA IS STILL ARMING ISRAEL
[ https://armsembargonow.ca/webinar/ ]
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.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6, 11 am: INDIGENOUS EDUCATION: SAFEGUARDING OUR KNOWLEDGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 6 pm: UNDRIP IN THE COURTS—WHAT’S AT STAKE?
[ https://fundraise.raventrust.com/event/ ... ke/e621223 ]
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 7 pm: ED LEHMAN OF THE REGINA PEACE COUNCIL SPEAKS ABOUT HIS RECENT TRIP TO CHINA & THE ACTIONS OF CHINA FOR PEACE, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
In September 2024, Ed Lehman represented the Canadian Peace Congress in China at a peace conference hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament, where over 150 delegates from around the world gathered in celebration of this shared hope.
Join us for a meaningful conversation with Ed as he shares reflections on his trip and insights into the spirit of the international peace movement and the current state of affairs.
6pm Doors Open (kitchen close 8pm)
7pm Conversation with Ed
8pm - Noor . Social . Art featuring Noor & Roberto Lopez Lopez
MONDAY NOVEMBER 11, 3 pm: LET PEACE BE THEIR MEMORIAL
Join like-hearted others to mark and mourn the ravages of war and gather inspiration and courage to continue your commitment to a better alternative.
Co-Sponsored by Vancouver Peace Poppies and Vancouver Unitarians
[ https://vanu.ca/event/let-peace-be-their-memorial/ ]
MONDAY NOVEMBER 18, 7 pm: SCREENING OF TOMORROW’S FREEDOM, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE. CENTRAL LIBRARY, 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.
The film screening is hosted by Palestine Solidarity Regina and is not a Regina Public Library event. Admission is by donation.
[ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-scree ... 2452301897 ]
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28, 8am-3pm: THE GATHERING—POWERING AN INDIGENOUS-LED CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
[ https://globeandmailevents.com/thegatheringtgamvirtual ]
NOTE DATE & TIME CHANGE: SUNDAY DECEMBER 1, 6 pm: Amnesty Canada Book Club (online) with Vauhini Vara – the author of The Immortal King Rao
[ https://amnestysaskatchewan.ca/november ... -king-rao/ ]
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:
IMPLEMENT A RENT CAP IN SASKATCHEWAN FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
[ https://www.change.org/p/implement-a-re ... le-housing ]
HOUSING FIRST: STOP ENCAMPMENT CLEAROUTS ON FEDERAL LAND
[ https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/billc398/ ]
DON’T LET BIG PHARMA RERAIL PHARMACARE
[ https://canadians.org/action/pharmacare ... committee/ ]
MINISTER OF HEALTH CANADA & MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT: MOVE AHEAD WITH REGULATIONS ON CHEMICALS IN PLASTICS THIS FALL.
[ https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/pag ... arded=true ]
PM TRUDEAU & LABOUR MINISTER SEAMUS O’REGAN: FAIR WAGES FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
[ https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/fair-w ... attendants ]
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA: MAKE THE HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINE ALONG THE TORONTO-QUEBEC CITY CORRIDOR HAPPEN
[ https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/make-t ... dor-happen ]
TO WORLD LEADERS: CLIMATE ACTION NOW!
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/cl ... loods_1_2/ ]
- Making Peace Vigl