MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 21, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 21, 2024


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

FORMAL COMPLAINT ALLEGES ADVANCE REGINA BROKE PRIVACY RULES DURING MUNICIPAL ELECTION
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... l-election ]


SASK. SHELTERS SPRING INTO ACTION AS COLD WEATHER HITS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.7388082 ]


CHILD POVERTY AT STAGGERING LEVELS ACROSS CANADA
[ https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/conten ... es-canada/ ]


GOVERNMENT HAS CRUSHED ANOTHER PAIR OF STRIKES
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/the-federa ... f-strikes/ ]


CANADA MUST DEFEND ITS WATER SUPPLY FROM TRUMP, by Maude Barlow
[ https://canadians.org/analysis/when-tru ... -be-ready/ ]


CANADA NEGLECTS ITS SOVEREIGNTY BY APPROVING TRANSFER OF LAND MINES TO KIEV
[ https://tass.com/politics/1875431 ]


IS IRWIN COTLER A HUMAN RIGHTS HERO?—with Yves Engler & Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRbozR9va64 ]


CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR, NOVEMBER 18, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y2TBAn3aEU ]


IN THE WEST BANK, ISRAEL WANTS TO ELIMINATE EVERY PALISTINIAN, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9purVK83CI ]


TAX SUBSIDIES TO PRO-ISRAEL CHARITIES VIOLATE INTERNATIONAL LAW, with Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2024/11/19/tax-s ... ional-law/ ]


CANADIAN CHARITIES AID ISRAELI CRIMES, REPORT WARNS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/canadian-c ... newsletter ]


PROTESTERS CALL ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPOSE TWO-WAY ARMS EMBARGO ON ISRAEL
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6567900 ]


NETANYAHU, GALLANT AND AL-MASRI MUST FACE JUSTICE AT THE ICC FOR CHARGES OF WAR CRIMES AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
[ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/ ... -humanity/ ]


ICC ISSUES ARREST WARRANTS FOR NETANYAHU, GALLANT, AND HAMAS LEADER
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/icc-a ... -netanyahu ]


DIVEST FROM DEATH FROM APPALACHIA TO GAZA
[ https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/202 ... ate-jewish ]


ISRAELI USE OF AI WEAPONS IN GAZA DENOUNCED AS BLATANT VIOLATION OF TREATY OBLIGATIONS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-ai ]


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


IN 14-1 UN SECURITY COUNCIL VOTE, LONE US VETO KILLS GAZA CEASE-FIRE RESOLUTION
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-ve ... ty-council ]


BIDEN’S MISSILES OVER RUSSIA
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/news/ukrain ... 024/11/19/ ]


CLEAN ELECTRICITY FOR ALL
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dozKwv1JE5k ]


HUNGER & POVERTY ARE NOT THE RESULT OF SCARCITY, LULA SAYS AT THE G20 SUMMIT
[ https://www.telesurenglish.net/hunger-a ... 20-summit/ ]


LIVE FROM COP29: CLIMATE JUSTICE ACTIVISTS DEMAND ACTION AS TRUMP’S RETURN LOOMS OVER U.N. SUMMIT
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/18/cop29_activists ]


“THE FINANCE COP”: ACTIVISTS AT U.N. CLIMATE TALKS PUSH RICH COUNTRIES TO PAY FOR GREEN TRANSITION
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/18 ... ssil_fuels ]


DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO JOINS PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS IN CALL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME OF ECOCIDE
[ https://www.stopecocide.earth/2024/drc- ... of-ecocide ]


MASSIVE ENERGY NEEDS OF AI & CRYPTOCURRENCIES LEAD AMAZON, GOOGLE & MICROSOFT TO EMBRACE NUCLEAR POWER
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/19 ... lear_power ]


NUCLEAR REVIVAL? DINÉ ACTIVIST WARNS AGAINST NEW URANIUM MINING AS AI, BITCOIN ENERGY NEEDS SOLAR
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/19 ... eenwashing ]


REASON2RESIST—with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/live/8suj1SGgPKE ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:


SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24, 10:30 am: TRANSGENDER AWARENESS, UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP, 2700 COLLEGE AVE
Transgender Awareness Week, November 13th to 19th, acts as a lead-in to Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th, 2024. Join us to learn more about Transgender Awareness.
Hybrid Service – In-Person and on zoom:
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86498080299?p ... 09#success ]


SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24, 1-2 pm: THE IMPACT OF WAR ON GAZA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, U OF R LIVE ONLINE EVENT
We are fortunate to have Deans Ihab Naser and Naha Nijim, and two university students from Gaza, join us to speak about the impact of war on their lives and their university, Al-Azhar University (Gaza).
[ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/86TPJ7V ]


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, 12:30 pm: SO WHAT’S THE PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


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 ]


TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26, 6 pm: FIGHTING FAR-RIGHT POPULISM AT HOME & ABROAD
[ https://act.350.org/signup/call-n26/?ak ... x&rd=1&t=3 ]


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


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28, 6 – 8:30 pm: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S WRITE FOR RIGHTS, HAMPTON HUB, 1221 15TH AVE
You can join friends who care about human rights by signing appeals and writing letters. We will have copies of the petitions and appeals, as well as pens, writing paper, and envelopes. Be sure to invite your friends to attend this event with you!
For over 20 years, Amnesty International’s annual Write for Rights campaign has transformed the lives of people whose rights have been wronged. Using the power of their words, hundreds of thousands of Write for Rights supporters in more than 200 countries have united behind a common purpose: together, we can change lives for the better.
[ https://amnesty.ca/event/regina-write-for-rights/ ]


SUNDAY DECEMBER 1: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S WRITE FOR RIGHTS, UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP, 2700 COLLEGE AVE
The service starts at 10:30 am. Letter writing starts at approximately 11:30 am and runs until 1:00 pm.


THURSDAY DECEMBER 5, 7 pm: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SASKATCHEWAN’S WRITE FOR RIGHTS ONLINE
[ https://amnestysaskatchewan.ca/december ... ts-online/ ]


TUESDAY DECEMBER 10, 4 pm: ENDING FORCED AND COERCED STERILIZATION IN CANADA, HONOURABLE YVONNE BOYER, CB 330, COLLEGE AVENUE CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, 2155 COLLEGE AVENUE.
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... canada.php ]


TUESDAY DECEMBER 17, 7:30 pm: LISTEN TO DIS PRESENTS NOT JUST CHRISTMAS, DARKE HALL, 2255 COLLEGE AVE
Listen To Dis is a community arts organization, serving Saskatchewan's disabled and non-disabled community through arts, access, and education.
Regular tickets are $35. There are also some barrier free tickets available. If you would like the latter, please let me know.
[ https://tickets.darkehall.ca/TheatreMan ... nt249.html ]


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

ADD YOUR NAME TO LEADNOW’S SUBMISSION TO THE EMISSIONS CAP CONSULTATION, AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE — NOT SPECIAL INTERESTS — DECIDE CANADA’S CLIMATE POLICY
[ https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/emcap-consultation/ ]


LOWER NURSING LICENSE RENEWAL FEES IN CANADA AND IMPLEMENT A THREE-YEAR RENEWAL CYCLE
[ https://www.change.org/p/lower-nursing- ... ewal-cycle ]


MINISTER OF HEALTH: RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF FIRST NATIONS, INUIT, MÉTIS, AND ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN CANADA TO SAFE DRINKING WATER
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ign/e-5164 ]


TAKE ACTION ON PLASTICS FOR HUMAN HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
[ https://act.cape.ca/newmode_plastics_treaty ]


CALL ON COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD TO EXCLUDE BIOMASS ENERGY FROM THEIR NATIONAL CLIMATE PLANS AT COP29
[ https://act.stand.earth/page/76030/petition/1 ]


RIO TINTO: PAY BACK THE MONGOLIAN HERDERS
[ https://action.eko.org/a/rio-tinto-pay- ... source=fwd ]


FRANCE, STOP LETTING YOUR WEAPONS BE USED IN DAFUR
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/st ... arfur_2_3/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil