MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 3, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL - Newsletter - November 3, 2024


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

60'S SCOOP SURVIVORS SAY CASES OF 'PRETENDIANS' MAKE RECONNECTING WITH COMMUNITY EVEN HARDER
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/60s- ... -1.7350238 ]


INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT IS A POLICY FAD DESTINED TO FAILURE
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... to-failure ]


CANADA’S NEW RED SCARE IS PROFOUNDLY UNDEMOCRATIC
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... democratic ]


CANADA TURNS ITS BACK TO SUDANESE REFUGEES
[ https://rabble.ca/human-rights/canada-t ... Newsletter ]


TRUDEAU’S ‘IHRA HANDBOOK’ WILL FOSTER PERSECUTION OF PALESTINE ACTIVISM, MUST BE WITHDRAWN
[ https://www.cjpme.org/pr_2024_10_31_ihra_handbook ]


I WAS KICKED OUT OF A PEACE CONFERENCE FOR TALKING ABOUT PALESTINIANS, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Ev3u9I5UQ ]


BAD FOR INDIA TO KILL ‘TERRORISTS’ ABROAD, BUT NOT ISRAEL?—with Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2024/10/31/bad-f ... ot-israel/ ]


CANADA’S TERROR LIST ENABLES ISRAELI TERROR
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1zvYxT1dzQ ]


"GENOCIDE AS COLONIAL ERASURE”: U.N. EXPERT FRANCESCA ALBANESE ON ISRAEL’S “INTENT TO DESTROY” GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/31 ... a_albanese ]


ISRAELI SCHOLAR LAYS OUT 'TRUE BRUTALITY' OF ETHNIC CLEANSING NOW UNDERWAY IN GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israe ... thern-gaza ]


FOR A MIDDLE EAST WITHOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS & OTHER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2024/10/for-a ... struction/ ]


THE MENTAL HEALTH STRAIN OF REPORTING WAR IN BURMA
[ https://interpares.ca/news/mental-strai ... ting-burma ]


BRICS VS WHITE MAN’S BURDEN: THE ERA OF ‘CIVILIZING THE SAVAGES’ IS OVER
[ https://www.rt.com/news/606865-west-wil ... ize-brics/ ]


THE WORLD ONCE AGAIN VOTES TO END THE US BLOCKADE AGAINST CUBA
[ https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/30/ ... inst-cuba/ ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:


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 ]


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6, NOON: SECURING JUSTICE AT COP 29--& BEYOND
[ https://secure.waronwant.org/page/159696/subscribe/1 ]


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 6 pm: UNDRIP IN THE COURTS—WHAT’S AT STAKE?
[ https://fundraise.raventrust.com/event/ ... ke/e621223 ]


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, NOON: DIVESTING FROM GENOCIDE: TAKING ACTION AGAINST POST-SECONDARY INVESTMENTS THAT FUEL CONFLICT
[ https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/j/9521340439 ... .1#success ]


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 7 pm: REGINA PEACE COUNCIL’S ED LEHMAN 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"


HOMES ARE FOR PEOPLE, NOT PROFIT
[ https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/housing/ ]


TELL TRUDEAU: DON’T PERSECUTE PALESTINIANS WITH PRO-ZIONIST HANDBOOK
[ https://www.cjpme.org/stop_ihra_handbook ]


TELL THE CANADA PENSION PLAN TO STOP INVESTING IN FOSSIL FUEL EXPANSION
[ https://win.newmode.net/shiftaction/cppib ]


ACCESS TO CLEAN LAUNDRY AN ESSENTIAL & BASIC NEED IN CANADA
[ https://www.change.org/p/access-to-clea ... -in-canada ]


TELL FEDERAL POLITICIANS TO BAN FOSSIL FUEL ADVERTISING
[ https://thefrackingtruth.ca/action/ ]


TELL GAS COMPANIES TO STOP GREENWASHING THEIR DIRTY PROJECT
[ https://thefrackingtruth.ca/?ea.trackin ... a#petition ]


DEMAND ACTION NOW FOR A GREENER TOMORROW
[ https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/pag ... arded=true ]


DEMAND FREEDOM FOR NATIVE AMERICAN ACTIVIST LEONARD PELTIER
[ https://amazonwatch.org/take-action/dem ... rd-peltier ]


- Making Peace Vigil