MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - March 6, 2025
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 12:07 pmMAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - March 6, 2025
SPECIAL:
‘IT’S INHUMANE’: REGINA NON-PROFITS HIGHLIGHT LACK OF SUPPORTS FOR HOMELESS AFTER COLD SNAP
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/i ... cold-snap/ ]
ON WOODPECKERS & THE ART OF HECKLING
[ https://substack.com/inbox/post/1582217 ... dium=email ]
MY 5 DAYS IN JAIL AS POLITICAL PRISONER FOR CRITICIZING ISRAEL
[ https://yvesengler.com/2025/03/04/my-5- ... ng-israel/ ]
YES, TRUMP IS VULGAR. BUT THE US GLOBAL SHAKEDOWN IS THE SAME ONE AS EVER
[ https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/t ... e-one-ever ]
WE WILL SURVIVE!
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8peiLVFsLdw ]
FREEDOM IS NOT FREE: CANADA & NON-VIOLENT RESISTANCE
[ https://www.scienceforpeace.org/post/fr ... resistance ]
VICTOR CICANSKY REMEMBERED: THE GARDENER’S UNIVERSE
[ https://mackenzie.art/exhibition/victor ... -universe/ ]
GOOD READING AND LISTENING AND VIEWING:
PROTESTERS GATHER AGAINST THE BUFFALO PARTY’S 51ST STATE DISCUSSION
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... discussion ]
UR PRIDE SAYS URSU 'WITHHOLDING' 2024 STUDENT FEES OVER NON-COMPLIANCE
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... compliance ]
ARBITRATORS SAY CLASS COMPLEXITY TO BE INCLUDED IN SASK TEACHERS CONTRACT
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... ntract-stf ]
BREAST CANCER MORE LIKELY TO KILL YOUNG BLACK WOMEN
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7471540 ]
ONTARIO’S RENT ALLOWANCE ISN’T A SAFETY NET—IT’S A POVERTY TRAP—Same is true of SK’s social assistance programs
[ https://breachmedia.ca/ontarios-rent-al ... erty-trap/ ]
CMHC SAYS HOUSING CRISIS RELIEF COULD TAKE 30 YEARS—No!!!!
[ https://www.westernstandard.news/amp/st ... ears/62613 ]
WOMEN IN CO-OP LEADERSHIP
[ https://cooperativesfirst.com/blog/2025 ... eadership/ ]
NEW MONTREAL FILM EXPLORES POLICE BRUTALITY — WITH HOCKEY AS A BACKDROP
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6663262 ]
CANADA’S MILITARY SHOULD FIX WHITE SUPREMACY PROBLEM BEFORE IT STARTS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton ... -1.7473484 ]
“SUGARCANE”: OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM EXPLORES “COLONIAL SILENCE” AROUND INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS IN CANADA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/4/sugarcane ]
‘WE WILL BE HERE FOREVER!’ TREATY 8 FIRST NATIONS STAND UP TO BIG OIL
[ https://therealnews.com/we-will-be-here ... to-big-oil ]
DAPL PIPELINE LAWSUIT AGAINST GREENPEACE AIMS TO SILENCE INDIGENOUS PROTESTS, TOO, with Winona Laduke
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/4/winona_laduke ]
GRADING LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES ON TAX FAIRNESS
[ https://www.taxfairness.ca/en/resources ... x-fairness ]
GRADING LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES ON THEIR COMMITMENT TO A FOREIGN POLICY THAT UPHOLDS PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS
[ https://www.cjpme.org/liberal_2025?utm_ ... urce=cjpme ]
NEW ROUIND OF US TARIFFS THREATEN SASK STEEL EXPORTS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/ne ... el-exports ]
“BETRAYAL”: CANADIAN RESEARCHER RESPONDS TO TRUMP’S TARIFFS & TRADE WAR AMID FEARS OF RECESSION
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/5/t ... _trade_war ]
TRUMP WANTS TO GO BACK TO 1913. CANADIANS AND AMERICANS WILL SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump- ... -1.7474518 ]
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THE US-CANADA TRADE WAR
[ https://ecojustice.ca/news/environmenta ... trade-war/ ]
FEDERAL COURT RULES CANADA’S APPROVAL OF GLYPHOSATE PRODUCT UNREASONABLE
[ https://ecojustice.ca/news/federal-cour ... easonable/ ]
TOP ECONOMIST HAS WINNING IDEA FOR TRUMP'S TRADE WAR: TARIFFS FOR US OLIGARCHS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump ... ar-tariffs ]
US GOVERNMENT THROWS ANOTHER PROXY UNDER THE BUS, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz6y8fL6uPk ]
TRUMP PLEDGES ‘DOMINANT’ CIVILIZATION AS HE TAKES AIM AT CANADA, MEXICO IN CONGRESS SPEECH
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/a ... da-mexico/ ]
JAILING CANADIANS JUST ONE WAY GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS ISRAEL
[ https://yvesengler.com/2025/03/03/jaili ... ts-israel/ ]
“STOP THE ETHNIC CLEANSING”: WATCH OSCAR SPEECH OF PALESTINIAN & ISRAELI DIRECTORS OF “NO OTHER LAND”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/3/n ... _palestine ]
TRUMP THREATENS CAMPUS PROTESTERS WITH IMPRISONMENT
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/campu ... -brutality ]
“A DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE”: RALPH NADER ON TRUMP’S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS—19 minute mark
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/5/r ... t_congress ]
“THE WORLD AFTER GAZA” & THE “REACTIONARY INTERNATIONAL” FROM TRUMP TO MODI, with Pankaj Mishra
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/4/p ... orld_after ]
KEN ROTH ON ISRAEL’S “STARVATION STRATEGY” IN GAZA & “RIGHTING WRONGS” OF ABUSIVE GOVERNMENTS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/3/g ... ine_israel ]
ARCHIVING GAZA: THE RACE TO SAVE EVIDENCE OF WAR CRIMES & MASS DESTRUCTION
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/archive-gaza-war-crimes ]
ISRAEL’S ASSAULT ON THE WEST BANK AND TRUMP’S CRACKDOWN ON PALESTINE SOLIDARITY
[ https://therealnews.com/abby-martin-isr ... solidarity ]
CRISIS IN EASTERN CONGO
[ https://vimeo.com/1061787166 ]
REMEMBERING AARON BUSHNELL: HOW HE INSPIRED PEOPLE IN THE MILITARY TO QUESTION U.S. EMPIRE
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJAbwv6iRqY ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:
THURSDAY MARCH 6, 1 pm: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY—FOR ALL WOMEN & GIRLS: RIGHTS, EQUALITY, EMPOWERMENT, SPEAKER, HEATHER O’WATCH, EDUCATION 621, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/university- ... 8698945159 ]
THURSDAY MARCH 6, 3 pm: POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY—COP WATCHERS REVEAL THEIR SECRETS
[ https://www.youtube.com/live/Xc3V4g5nroI ]
THURSDAY MARCH 6, 5-7 pm: CONNECTING HEARTS & MINDS FOR WETLANDS CONSERVATION, RIC (Research & Innovation Centre Atrium) U of R
Speakers: Trevor Herriot, Prairie Naturalist and Award-Winning Author
Dr. Kerri Finlay, Insitute for Environmental Change and Society
Jordan Rustad, Last Mountain Bird Observatory, Nature Saskatchewan
Juleah Duesing-Bird, Advocate for the Environment and Inherent Indigenous Rights to the Land
Dr. Samantha Kerr, Saskatchewan Associations of Watersheds
Diana Roelens, Artist, Collaborator, Advocate
THURSDAY MARCH 6, 7 pm: BOOK LAUNCH—READING THE DARK CHAPTERS OF DAVID GARNEAU, MACKENZIE ART GALLERY, 3475 ALBERT ST
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/book-launch ... tdtcreator ]
THURSDAY MARCH 6, 7 pm: WHY CIVIL DISCOURSE MATTERS, WITH RANDY BOYAGODA, CENTRAL LIBRARY
[ https://www.reginalibrary.ca/attend/programs/12603187 ]
SATURDAY MARCH 8, 11:30 am: WOMEN & THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
“Towards the Abolition of the Death Penalty” is a panel discussion series on Zoom that aims to provide in-depth discussions on the death penalty from diverse legal, philosophical, sociological, psychological, and political perspectives. The speakers address and put in context current instances of the death penalty, exploring the dynamics involved in this criminal sanction. The series aims to create a dialogical platform for everyone interested in engaging with the abolitionist discourse to discuss the possibilities and challenges to put an end to the death penalty.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... 808a0IadUA ]
SUNDAY MARCH 9, 1 pm: QUEER MOMENTUM ELECTION MASS ORGANIZING CALL
With a federal election on the horizon, Queer Momentum and our partners across Canada are hosting a Mass Organizing Call to tap advocates and allies into our queer election campaigns!
[ https://zoom.us/meeting/register/6_e-li ... gistration ]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 12, 4 pm: CANADA IN THE AGE OF TRUMP—NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY & FOREIGN POLICY IN A MULTIPOLAR WORLD
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/3875320099463630/ ]
THURSDAY MARCH 13, 7 pm: SISTERS IN SONG REGINA INTERNATIONAL WOMAN’S DAY CONCERT, CENTRAL LIBRARY MEZZANINE
SATURDAY MARCH 15, 11 am: RAISE THE BAR—FEDERAL ELECTION TOWNHALL, CENTRAL LIBRARY 2311 12TH AVE, ROOM CE 1
[ https://you.leadnow.ca/events/raise-the ... -town-hall ]
SATURDAY MARCH 15 – SUNDAY MARCH 16: INTERNATIONAL US-CUBA NORMALIZATION CONFERENCE
[ https://us-cubanormalization.org/CubaConference2025/ ]
SATURDAY MARCH 15 – SATURDAY MARCH 29: FILM FEST—THE UNTOLD STORIES OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2025/02/2025- ... r-weapons/ ]
MONDAY MARCH 17 – THURSDAY MARCH 20: CITY OF REGINA 2025 BUDGET DISCUSSIONS, REGINA CITY HALL
MONDAY MARCH 17 – FRIDAY MARCH 21: CANADA READS, CBC RADIO ONE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/books/meet-the-canad ... -1.7431920 ]
TUESDAY MARCH 18, 7 pm: GETTING TO ZERO—CHECKING IN ON LOCAL CARBON REDUCTION INITIATIVES, mâmawêyatitân centre
Join the conversation as panelists discuss how local plans for reducing carbon emissions can contribute to climate justice in our community.
Panelists include:
Robbie Humble, Manager of Sustainable Energy and Adaptation at the City of Regina
Neil Paskewitz, Associate Vice-President of Facilities Management at the University of Regina
Abhay Singh Sachal, Graduate Student at the University of Regina and Founder of Break The Divide
Dr. Jennie Stephens, Professor of Climate Justice at the National University of Ireland Maynooth
[ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-to ... tdtcreator ]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 19, 10 am: WOMEN IN CONFLICT ZONES
[ https://www.codepink.org/319webinar?utm ... e=codepink ]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 19, 7 pm: 2025 WOODROW LLOYD LECTURE, WITH JENNIE STEPHENS—CLIMATE JUSTICE AND THE UNIVERSITY: SHAPING A HOPEFUL FUTURE, COLLEGE AVENUE CAMPUS, 2155 COLLEGE AVE
[ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-woodr ... 7082960899 ]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 19, 7 pm: A RIGHT TO STRIKE—10 YEARS AFTER SFL VERSUS GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN, ARTESIAN, 2627 13TH AVE
Panelists:
Barb Byers (past president of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour & Exec VP of the Canadian Labour Congress)
Barb Cape (president of SEIU West Saskatchewan)
Rick Engel (co-counsel on behalf of the SFL & other unions at the Supreme Court of Canada)
Larry Hubich (past president of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour)
Jeff Sweet (business manager, IBEW Local 2038)
FRIDAY MARCH 21, 7 pm: SCREENING OF THE BRUTALIST AT RPL FILM THEATRE, CENTRAL LIBRARY
[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brutalist ]
SATURDAY MARCH 29, 10 am – 4 pm: REPAIR CAFÉ, 1770 HALIFAX ST
A Repair Cafe is a community event where people can bring broken or damaged items to be fixed for free by volunteers. The goal is to promote repairing and reusing items instead of throwing them away, which helps reduce waste and encourages sustainability.
[ https://www.envirocollective.ca/repair-cafe/ ]
THURSDAY APRIL 3, 5 pm: HOPE IN THE ERA OF TRUMP—with Douglas Roche
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]
SATURDAY APRIL 5, 2 pm: CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF JUNE MITCHELL (1926 - 2024), 2 pm, BLUE ROOM, HOTEL SASK, 2125 VICTORIA AVE
June was a long-time peace and justice activist. She participated in Making Peace Vigil when we handed out pamphlets on the Scarth Street Mall.
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:
TELL PARTY LEADERS TO INCLUDE CLIMATE ALIGNED FINANCE PRINCIPLES IN THEIR ELECTORAL PLATFORMS NOW
[ https://ecojustice.ca/tell-party-leader ... forms-now/ ]
GOVERNMENT LEADERS: DELIVER A GREEN NEW DEAL
[ https://allofustogether.ca/?source=conf ... =actionkit ]
TELL GOOGLE CEO: STOP THE EXCUSES. RESTORE GULF OF MEXICO!
[ https://www.codepink.org/google_restore_gulf_mexico ]
TELL MONDELEZ—WHICH MAKES OREA & CADBURY—ITS TIME TO END DEFORESTATION & RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS
[ https://act.ran.org/page/78853/petition/1 ]
STOP THE EXECUTIONS OF PAKHSAN AZIZI AND VERISHELI MORADI
[ https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/stop ... heh-moradi ]
END UNJUST DEBTS
[ https://devp.org/en/campaign/turn-debt- ... debt-2025/ ]
- Making Peace Vigil
SPECIAL:
‘IT’S INHUMANE’: REGINA NON-PROFITS HIGHLIGHT LACK OF SUPPORTS FOR HOMELESS AFTER COLD SNAP
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/i ... cold-snap/ ]
ON WOODPECKERS & THE ART OF HECKLING
[ https://substack.com/inbox/post/1582217 ... dium=email ]
MY 5 DAYS IN JAIL AS POLITICAL PRISONER FOR CRITICIZING ISRAEL
[ https://yvesengler.com/2025/03/04/my-5- ... ng-israel/ ]
YES, TRUMP IS VULGAR. BUT THE US GLOBAL SHAKEDOWN IS THE SAME ONE AS EVER
[ https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/t ... e-one-ever ]
WE WILL SURVIVE!
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8peiLVFsLdw ]
FREEDOM IS NOT FREE: CANADA & NON-VIOLENT RESISTANCE
[ https://www.scienceforpeace.org/post/fr ... resistance ]
VICTOR CICANSKY REMEMBERED: THE GARDENER’S UNIVERSE
[ https://mackenzie.art/exhibition/victor ... -universe/ ]
GOOD READING AND LISTENING AND VIEWING:
PROTESTERS GATHER AGAINST THE BUFFALO PARTY’S 51ST STATE DISCUSSION
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... discussion ]
UR PRIDE SAYS URSU 'WITHHOLDING' 2024 STUDENT FEES OVER NON-COMPLIANCE
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... compliance ]
ARBITRATORS SAY CLASS COMPLEXITY TO BE INCLUDED IN SASK TEACHERS CONTRACT
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... ntract-stf ]
BREAST CANCER MORE LIKELY TO KILL YOUNG BLACK WOMEN
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7471540 ]
ONTARIO’S RENT ALLOWANCE ISN’T A SAFETY NET—IT’S A POVERTY TRAP—Same is true of SK’s social assistance programs
[ https://breachmedia.ca/ontarios-rent-al ... erty-trap/ ]
CMHC SAYS HOUSING CRISIS RELIEF COULD TAKE 30 YEARS—No!!!!
[ https://www.westernstandard.news/amp/st ... ears/62613 ]
WOMEN IN CO-OP LEADERSHIP
[ https://cooperativesfirst.com/blog/2025 ... eadership/ ]
NEW MONTREAL FILM EXPLORES POLICE BRUTALITY — WITH HOCKEY AS A BACKDROP
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6663262 ]
CANADA’S MILITARY SHOULD FIX WHITE SUPREMACY PROBLEM BEFORE IT STARTS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton ... -1.7473484 ]
“SUGARCANE”: OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM EXPLORES “COLONIAL SILENCE” AROUND INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS IN CANADA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/4/sugarcane ]
‘WE WILL BE HERE FOREVER!’ TREATY 8 FIRST NATIONS STAND UP TO BIG OIL
[ https://therealnews.com/we-will-be-here ... to-big-oil ]
DAPL PIPELINE LAWSUIT AGAINST GREENPEACE AIMS TO SILENCE INDIGENOUS PROTESTS, TOO, with Winona Laduke
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/4/winona_laduke ]
GRADING LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES ON TAX FAIRNESS
[ https://www.taxfairness.ca/en/resources ... x-fairness ]
GRADING LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES ON THEIR COMMITMENT TO A FOREIGN POLICY THAT UPHOLDS PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS
[ https://www.cjpme.org/liberal_2025?utm_ ... urce=cjpme ]
NEW ROUIND OF US TARIFFS THREATEN SASK STEEL EXPORTS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/ne ... el-exports ]
“BETRAYAL”: CANADIAN RESEARCHER RESPONDS TO TRUMP’S TARIFFS & TRADE WAR AMID FEARS OF RECESSION
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/5/t ... _trade_war ]
TRUMP WANTS TO GO BACK TO 1913. CANADIANS AND AMERICANS WILL SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump- ... -1.7474518 ]
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THE US-CANADA TRADE WAR
[ https://ecojustice.ca/news/environmenta ... trade-war/ ]
FEDERAL COURT RULES CANADA’S APPROVAL OF GLYPHOSATE PRODUCT UNREASONABLE
[ https://ecojustice.ca/news/federal-cour ... easonable/ ]
TOP ECONOMIST HAS WINNING IDEA FOR TRUMP'S TRADE WAR: TARIFFS FOR US OLIGARCHS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump ... ar-tariffs ]
US GOVERNMENT THROWS ANOTHER PROXY UNDER THE BUS, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz6y8fL6uPk ]
TRUMP PLEDGES ‘DOMINANT’ CIVILIZATION AS HE TAKES AIM AT CANADA, MEXICO IN CONGRESS SPEECH
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/a ... da-mexico/ ]
JAILING CANADIANS JUST ONE WAY GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS ISRAEL
[ https://yvesengler.com/2025/03/03/jaili ... ts-israel/ ]
“STOP THE ETHNIC CLEANSING”: WATCH OSCAR SPEECH OF PALESTINIAN & ISRAELI DIRECTORS OF “NO OTHER LAND”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/3/n ... _palestine ]
TRUMP THREATENS CAMPUS PROTESTERS WITH IMPRISONMENT
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/campu ... -brutality ]
“A DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE”: RALPH NADER ON TRUMP’S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS—19 minute mark
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/5/r ... t_congress ]
“THE WORLD AFTER GAZA” & THE “REACTIONARY INTERNATIONAL” FROM TRUMP TO MODI, with Pankaj Mishra
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/4/p ... orld_after ]
KEN ROTH ON ISRAEL’S “STARVATION STRATEGY” IN GAZA & “RIGHTING WRONGS” OF ABUSIVE GOVERNMENTS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/3/g ... ine_israel ]
ARCHIVING GAZA: THE RACE TO SAVE EVIDENCE OF WAR CRIMES & MASS DESTRUCTION
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/archive-gaza-war-crimes ]
ISRAEL’S ASSAULT ON THE WEST BANK AND TRUMP’S CRACKDOWN ON PALESTINE SOLIDARITY
[ https://therealnews.com/abby-martin-isr ... solidarity ]
CRISIS IN EASTERN CONGO
[ https://vimeo.com/1061787166 ]
REMEMBERING AARON BUSHNELL: HOW HE INSPIRED PEOPLE IN THE MILITARY TO QUESTION U.S. EMPIRE
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJAbwv6iRqY ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:
THURSDAY MARCH 6, 1 pm: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY—FOR ALL WOMEN & GIRLS: RIGHTS, EQUALITY, EMPOWERMENT, SPEAKER, HEATHER O’WATCH, EDUCATION 621, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/university- ... 8698945159 ]
THURSDAY MARCH 6, 3 pm: POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY—COP WATCHERS REVEAL THEIR SECRETS
[ https://www.youtube.com/live/Xc3V4g5nroI ]
THURSDAY MARCH 6, 5-7 pm: CONNECTING HEARTS & MINDS FOR WETLANDS CONSERVATION, RIC (Research & Innovation Centre Atrium) U of R
Speakers: Trevor Herriot, Prairie Naturalist and Award-Winning Author
Dr. Kerri Finlay, Insitute for Environmental Change and Society
Jordan Rustad, Last Mountain Bird Observatory, Nature Saskatchewan
Juleah Duesing-Bird, Advocate for the Environment and Inherent Indigenous Rights to the Land
Dr. Samantha Kerr, Saskatchewan Associations of Watersheds
Diana Roelens, Artist, Collaborator, Advocate
THURSDAY MARCH 6, 7 pm: BOOK LAUNCH—READING THE DARK CHAPTERS OF DAVID GARNEAU, MACKENZIE ART GALLERY, 3475 ALBERT ST
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/book-launch ... tdtcreator ]
THURSDAY MARCH 6, 7 pm: WHY CIVIL DISCOURSE MATTERS, WITH RANDY BOYAGODA, CENTRAL LIBRARY
[ https://www.reginalibrary.ca/attend/programs/12603187 ]
SATURDAY MARCH 8, 11:30 am: WOMEN & THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
“Towards the Abolition of the Death Penalty” is a panel discussion series on Zoom that aims to provide in-depth discussions on the death penalty from diverse legal, philosophical, sociological, psychological, and political perspectives. The speakers address and put in context current instances of the death penalty, exploring the dynamics involved in this criminal sanction. The series aims to create a dialogical platform for everyone interested in engaging with the abolitionist discourse to discuss the possibilities and challenges to put an end to the death penalty.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... 808a0IadUA ]
SUNDAY MARCH 9, 1 pm: QUEER MOMENTUM ELECTION MASS ORGANIZING CALL
With a federal election on the horizon, Queer Momentum and our partners across Canada are hosting a Mass Organizing Call to tap advocates and allies into our queer election campaigns!
[ https://zoom.us/meeting/register/6_e-li ... gistration ]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 12, 4 pm: CANADA IN THE AGE OF TRUMP—NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY & FOREIGN POLICY IN A MULTIPOLAR WORLD
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/3875320099463630/ ]
THURSDAY MARCH 13, 7 pm: SISTERS IN SONG REGINA INTERNATIONAL WOMAN’S DAY CONCERT, CENTRAL LIBRARY MEZZANINE
SATURDAY MARCH 15, 11 am: RAISE THE BAR—FEDERAL ELECTION TOWNHALL, CENTRAL LIBRARY 2311 12TH AVE, ROOM CE 1
[ https://you.leadnow.ca/events/raise-the ... -town-hall ]
SATURDAY MARCH 15 – SUNDAY MARCH 16: INTERNATIONAL US-CUBA NORMALIZATION CONFERENCE
[ https://us-cubanormalization.org/CubaConference2025/ ]
SATURDAY MARCH 15 – SATURDAY MARCH 29: FILM FEST—THE UNTOLD STORIES OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2025/02/2025- ... r-weapons/ ]
MONDAY MARCH 17 – THURSDAY MARCH 20: CITY OF REGINA 2025 BUDGET DISCUSSIONS, REGINA CITY HALL
MONDAY MARCH 17 – FRIDAY MARCH 21: CANADA READS, CBC RADIO ONE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/books/meet-the-canad ... -1.7431920 ]
TUESDAY MARCH 18, 7 pm: GETTING TO ZERO—CHECKING IN ON LOCAL CARBON REDUCTION INITIATIVES, mâmawêyatitân centre
Join the conversation as panelists discuss how local plans for reducing carbon emissions can contribute to climate justice in our community.
Panelists include:
Robbie Humble, Manager of Sustainable Energy and Adaptation at the City of Regina
Neil Paskewitz, Associate Vice-President of Facilities Management at the University of Regina
Abhay Singh Sachal, Graduate Student at the University of Regina and Founder of Break The Divide
Dr. Jennie Stephens, Professor of Climate Justice at the National University of Ireland Maynooth
[ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-to ... tdtcreator ]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 19, 10 am: WOMEN IN CONFLICT ZONES
[ https://www.codepink.org/319webinar?utm ... e=codepink ]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 19, 7 pm: 2025 WOODROW LLOYD LECTURE, WITH JENNIE STEPHENS—CLIMATE JUSTICE AND THE UNIVERSITY: SHAPING A HOPEFUL FUTURE, COLLEGE AVENUE CAMPUS, 2155 COLLEGE AVE
[ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-woodr ... 7082960899 ]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 19, 7 pm: A RIGHT TO STRIKE—10 YEARS AFTER SFL VERSUS GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN, ARTESIAN, 2627 13TH AVE
Panelists:
Barb Byers (past president of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour & Exec VP of the Canadian Labour Congress)
Barb Cape (president of SEIU West Saskatchewan)
Rick Engel (co-counsel on behalf of the SFL & other unions at the Supreme Court of Canada)
Larry Hubich (past president of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour)
Jeff Sweet (business manager, IBEW Local 2038)
FRIDAY MARCH 21, 7 pm: SCREENING OF THE BRUTALIST AT RPL FILM THEATRE, CENTRAL LIBRARY
[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brutalist ]
SATURDAY MARCH 29, 10 am – 4 pm: REPAIR CAFÉ, 1770 HALIFAX ST
A Repair Cafe is a community event where people can bring broken or damaged items to be fixed for free by volunteers. The goal is to promote repairing and reusing items instead of throwing them away, which helps reduce waste and encourages sustainability.
[ https://www.envirocollective.ca/repair-cafe/ ]
THURSDAY APRIL 3, 5 pm: HOPE IN THE ERA OF TRUMP—with Douglas Roche
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]
SATURDAY APRIL 5, 2 pm: CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF JUNE MITCHELL (1926 - 2024), 2 pm, BLUE ROOM, HOTEL SASK, 2125 VICTORIA AVE
June was a long-time peace and justice activist. She participated in Making Peace Vigil when we handed out pamphlets on the Scarth Street Mall.
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:
TELL PARTY LEADERS TO INCLUDE CLIMATE ALIGNED FINANCE PRINCIPLES IN THEIR ELECTORAL PLATFORMS NOW
[ https://ecojustice.ca/tell-party-leader ... forms-now/ ]
GOVERNMENT LEADERS: DELIVER A GREEN NEW DEAL
[ https://allofustogether.ca/?source=conf ... =actionkit ]
TELL GOOGLE CEO: STOP THE EXCUSES. RESTORE GULF OF MEXICO!
[ https://www.codepink.org/google_restore_gulf_mexico ]
TELL MONDELEZ—WHICH MAKES OREA & CADBURY—ITS TIME TO END DEFORESTATION & RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS
[ https://act.ran.org/page/78853/petition/1 ]
STOP THE EXECUTIONS OF PAKHSAN AZIZI AND VERISHELI MORADI
[ https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/stop ... heh-moradi ]
END UNJUST DEBTS
[ https://devp.org/en/campaign/turn-debt- ... debt-2025/ ]
- Making Peace Vigil