MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 17, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 17, 2024


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

REGINA VOTERS OPT FOR CHANGE, BUT CHANGE ON THEIR OWN TERMS, by Murray Mandryk
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... -own-terms ]


RESEARCHERS DIAGNOSE 27 CASES OF SCURVY IN NORTHERN SASK. COMMUNITY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7384721 ]


MAORI MPs PERFORMING THE KAKA IN NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT RIPPING APART A BILL REDEFINING THE TREATY OF TAITANGI
[ https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1857066860732121495 ]


WHEN THE KKK CAME TO SASKATCHEWAN
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... katchewan/ ]


HAMILTON COMMUNITY LEADERS DENOUNCE HATE AFTER ANTI-IMMIGRANT DEMONSTRATION IN CITY CENTRE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton ... -1.7384965 ]


MCC LETTER AROUND RECENT IMMIGRATION TARGETS & THE IMPACTS ON REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
[ https://mccottawaoffice.wordpress.com/2 ... ettlement/ ]


THE GAZA VISA PROGRAM—DESIGNED TO FAIL, HUMILIATE, & IMPROVERISH
[ https://www.cjpme.org/2024_11_14_gaza_v ... urce=cjpme ]


THE RIGHTS OF HOMELESS ONTARIANS MUST BE PROTECTED FROM THE PREMIER AND MISGUIDED MAYORS
[ https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contrib ... 66221.html ]


FROM NESTLÉ TO BLUETRITON: COMMUNITY RESISTANCE FORCES OUT ANOTHER WATER BOTTLING COMPANY
[ https://canadians.org/analysis/win-blue ... s-ontario/ ]


LET’S LEAVE GAS IN THE PAST, ESPECIALLY FOR BUILDINGS
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/lets-leav ... buildings/ ]


HOW WILL TRUMP END THE WAR IN UKRAINE? By Steve Staples
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/p/how-will-tr ... kraine-war ]


WE VISITED A PALESTINEAN VILLAGE. THEN ISRAELI SETTLERS SHOWED UP
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6563907 ]


CANADIAN COMPANY GASTOPS PARTNERS WITH RAYTHEON TO PROFIT FROM ISRAEL'S SLAUGHTER OF PALESTINIANS, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDVQoC-Ra3w ]


ISRAEL IS USING THE MEMORY OF THE HOLOCAUST TO JUSTIFY GENOCIDE IN GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/15 ... o_traverso ]


ONGOING ISRAELI GENOCIDE & NAKBA
[ https://www.youtube.com/live/5g8cXOSTYrk ]


LOST CHILDHOOD IN PALESTINE: THE IMPACT OF WAR CRIMES, GENOCIDE ON CHILDREN
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUwHik5v3DA ]


COMPANIES PROFITING FROM THE GAZA GENOCIDE
[ https://afsc.org/gaza-genocide-companies ]


AS PLANET HEADS TOWARD 2.7°C RISE, TRACKER WARNS GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION HAS 'FLATLINED'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/curre ... e-policies ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:


MONDAY NOVEMBER 18, 10 am: SEE, ACT, LEARN ABOUT CLIMATE JUSTICE: VIDEO LAUNCH AND DISCUSSION
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


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 ]


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20—WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY—11 am: A YEAR OF LOST CHILDHOOD IN GAZA
[ https://nwttac.dci-palestine.org/nwttac ... r_20241120 ]


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20, NOON: NATIONAL PANEL DISCUSSION OF RENTERS’ BILL OF RIGHTS
[ https://housingrightscanada.com/renters ... d6d50c795c ]


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20, 6 pm doors open; 6:30 pm vigil starts: TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, LAKEVIEW UNITED CHURCH, 3200 MCCALLUM AVE - Candle light vigil, soup and snacks, community crafting


SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24, 9 am: COUNTER SUMMIT AGAINST NATO’s PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY IN MONTREAL
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24, 1-2 pm: THE IMPACT OF WAR ON GAZA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, U OF R ONLINE EVENT
[ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/86TPJ7V ]


NOTE DATE CORRECTION: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2 – 5 pm: ART FOR PALESTINE,
mâmawêyatitân centre, 3365 6the AVE
Join us in this healing space as we express our support for the liberation of Palestine by creating art together, learning, and writing letters. Art stations will include creating a Community Blanket Story with Melanie Rose, as well as making posters, signs, birds, and stickers. There will be an eating station as well!!
All ages are welcome. This is a FREE event. Donations at the door or by e-transfer to palestinesolidarityregina@gmail.com are appreciated!


MONDAY NOVEMBER 25, 7 – 9 pm: SCREENING OF PLASTIC PEOPLE—THE HIDDEN CRISIS OF MICROPLASTICS, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, ED AUDITORIUM, ROOM 106—Parking is complementary after 5 pm
The ground-breaking feature documentary Plastic People investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health. Almost every bit of plastic ever made breaks down into “microplastics.” These microscopic particles drift in the air, float in all bodies of water, and mix into the soil, becoming a permanent part of the environment.
Now, leading scientists are finding these particles in our bodies: organs, blood, brain tissue, and even the placentas of new mothers. What is the impact of these invisible invaders on our health? And can anything be done about it?
Acclaimed author and science journalist Ziya Tong takes a personal approach by visiting leading scientists around the world and undergoing experiments in her home, on her food, and her body while collaborating with award-winning director Ben Addelman in an urgent call to action for all of us to rethink our relationship with plastic.
Sponsored by the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies


TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26, 4 pm: THE MINEFIELD FOR CAMPUS FREE EXPRESSION WHEN IT'S ABOUT ISRAEL AND GAZA
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28, 8am-3pm: THE GATHERING—POWERING AN INDIGENOUS-LED CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
[ https://globeandmailevents.com/thegatheringtgamvirtual ]


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:


OPPOSE THE USE OF THE NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE TO CLEAR ENCAMPMENTS
[ https://www.change.org/p/oppose-the-use ... igned=true ]


DEMAND THAT POLITICAL ACTIVIST MARYIA KALESNIKAVA, WHO CHALLENGED THE BELARUS GOVERNMENT, BE IMMEDIATELY RELEASED FROM PRISON, AND THAT HER UNJUST CONVICTION IS OVERTURNED.
[ https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/159448/petition/1 ]


GOVERNMENT OF CANADA: STOP THE DEPORTATION OF FAITH LENA FONGU
[ https://www.change.org/p/stop-deportati ... 874efea534 ]


TELL THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT: NOT ANOTHER F-35
[ https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/f35-armsembargo/ ]


BRING AFFORDABLE INTERNET TO ALL COMMUNITIES. CLOSE CANADA’S DIGITAL DIVIDE
[ https://action.openmedia.org/page/161144/petition/1 ]


DEMAND BETTER HEALTHCARE FOR SASKATCHEWAN
[ https://www.saskndp.ca/fixhealthcare?ut ... ce=saskndp ]


STOP THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN
[ https://www.change.org/p/sexual-exploit ... nous-women ]


- Making Peace Vigil