MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - March 20, 2025

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - March 20, 2025


SPECIAL FILM:

FRIDAY MARCH 21, 7 pm: SCREENING OF THE BRUTALIST AT RPL FILM THEATRE, CENTRAL LIBRARY
[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brutalist ]


SPECIAL READING--THE PROVINCIAL BUDGET

ANTI-POVERTY ADVOCATES PAN SASK. BUDGET'S AFFORDABILITY MEASURES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.7488012 ]


DELIVERING FOR YOU OR FOR A FEW? SASKATCHEWAN’S 2025 BUDGET
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... 25-budget/ ]


ANOTHER SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL: WEDNESDAY MARCH 26, 1 PM—PLEASE MAKE A PRESENTATION ON THE HOUSELESSNESS CRISIS MOTION
At this meeting, Ward 3 Councillor David Froh will make a Houselessness Crisis Motion. The motion can be found at the following link—pp112-113: https://reginask.iqm2.com//Citizens/Fil ... nline=True
It is also attached.

There are several problems with the motion.
First, it’s language: Clauses1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 all link houselessness with addiction. This reinforces the stereotype that unhoused people are all addicts and that addiction is the cause of their being unhoused.

It is not addiction that has “direct intersectionality” with houselessness. Rather the intersectionality is with race and class.

75% of Regina’s unhoused people are Indigenous. The majority of Regina’s unhoused population lacks one or the other or both white and middle-class privilege. Those of us born with these privileges are unlikely to be unhoused, though quite of a few of us have addictions of one kind or another—and still have roofs over our heads.
According to Tim Richter of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, the main cause of houselessness is a lack of affordable housing. This is clearly evident in Regina, which currently has a 1.4% rental vacancy rate. A lack of sufficient income also plays a role.

Second, while the motion asks both the provincial and federal governments to provide funding, it does not the commit the City of Regina to make any contribution. While Regina can’t solve its unhoused crisis all on its own, it must do its part.

Presentations will have to be submitted by noon Monday March 24. Here’s the link to the presentation submission: https://www.regina.ca/city-government/c ... e-Council/
If you have any questions, please call the City Clerk’s office: 306-777-7262.

If you can’t attend the meeting, please email or phone Mayor Bachynski and your City Councillor:
Mayor Chad Bachynski 777-7339 mayor@regina.ca
Ward 1: Dan Rashovich 520-5014 drashovich@regina.ca
Ward 2: George Tsiklis 520-5015 gtsiklis@regina.ca
Ward 3: David Froh 520-5016 dfroh@regina.ca
Ward 4: Mark Burton 537-4411 mburton@regina.ca
Ward 5: Sarah Turnbull 520-5021 sturnbull@regina.ca
Ward 6: Victoria Flores 520-5022 vflores@regina.ca
Ward 7: Shobna Radons 520-5024 sradons@regina.ca
Ward 8: Shanon Zachidniak 552-5932 szachidn@regina.ca
Ward 9: Jason Mancinelli 519-0078 jmancine@regina.ca
Ward 10: Clark Bezo 520-5025 cbezo@regina.ca

SPECIAL PETITON

SEND AN EMAIL TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CALLING FOR SOCIAL HOUSING
[ https://acorncanada.org/take_ action/stop-tenant-displacement-win-rent-control-social-housing-now/ ]


SPECIAL EVENT FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH

TUESDAY MARCH 25, 7 pm: TEACH-IN TUESDAY—REGINA CITY COUNCIL THE SQUAD: VICTORIA FLORES, SHOBNA RADONS, SARAH TURNBULL, & SHANON ZACHIDNIAK WILL TALK ABOUT THEIR WORK ON CITY COUNCIL, PAUSE COFFEE, 3434 13th AVE
Please indicate if you are going: [ https://www.facebook.com/events/1155761625706124/ ]


SPECIAL READING

THE COMMUNIST FOLK SINGERS WHO SHAPED BOB DYLAN
[ https://mltoday.com/the-communist-folk- ... bob-dylan/ ]


GOOD READING AND LISTENING AND VIEWING:

REGINA POLICE, REAL TRIM 2025 CITY BUDGET ASKS BY MORE THAN $2M (Nothing so far to end houselessness.)
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... re-than-2m ]


HOUSING IS A FORM OF HARM REDUCTION, SAY EXPERTS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6690449 ]


DOES A CO2 PIPELINE LEAK IN MISSISSIPPI HOLD LESSONS FOR CANADA?
[ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/ca ... -1.7482854 ]


NON-SUFFICIENT FUNDS FEE WILL BE LIMITED TO $10 IN CANADA STARTING NEXT YEAR
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudea ... -1.7486854 ]


BLAME CANADA
[ https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-absur ... -the-point ]


THE G-7, A WAR-PRONE DECEPTION, by Tamara Lorincz & Pierre Jasmin
[ https://www.pressenza.com/fr/2025/03/le ... guerriere/ ]


TRUMP’S THREATS, AND THE COMPLICITY OF CANADIAN CORPORATIONS, MUST BE CONFRONTED BY A PEOPLE’S COALITION
[ https://mltoday.com/trumps-threats-and- ... coalition/ ]


CIA COVERT OPS: KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS LIFT VEIL OF SECRECY
[ https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book ... il-secrecy ]


PANAMA, GREENLAND LASH OUT AT TRUMP'S LATEST PUSH TO 'RECLAIM' THEM, 'ONE WAY OR ANOTHER'
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-pan ... -1.7475032 ]


LIBERALS WANT WAR IN UKRAINE, TRUMP WANTS PEACE IN UKRAINE, BUT ALL AGREE ON DEATH IN GAZA
[ https://mltoday.com/liberals-want-war-i ... h-in-gaza/ ]


MEET THE 1ST ISRAELI JAILED FOR REFUSING MILITARY CONSCRIPTION AFTER THE OCT. 7 ATTACKS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-ha ... -1.7485238 ]


CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR MARCH 17, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cToaQpui7nU ]


US COULD LOSE DEMOCRACY STATUS, SAYS GLOBAL STATUS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-dem ... -1.7486317 ]


“WE LIVE IN A FASCIST DICTATORSHIP”: ELIE MYSTAL ON TRUMP’S LAWLESSNESS, ATTACKS ON THE JUDICIARY
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/19/ ... nal_crisis ]


UKRAINE CEASEFIRE, MAHMOUD KHALIL, US STRIKES ON YEMEN, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua3jW3eHseY ]


WHY TRUMP IS SO DESPERATE TO KEEP MAHMOUD KHALIL IN LOUISIANA
[ https://theintercept.com/2025/03/14/mah ... ce-deport/ ]


MY NAME IS MAHMOUD KHALIL & I AM A POLITICAL PRISONER
[ https://therealnews.com/my-name-is-mahm ... l-prisoner ]


THE HIGH MORAL STAKES OF THE POLICY BATTLES RAGING IN WASHINGTON, by Bishop William Barber
[ https://mltoday.com/the-high-moral-stak ... ashington/ ]


“WE LIVE IN A FASCIST DICTATORSHIP”: ELIE MYSTAL ON TRUMP’S LAWLESSNESS, ATTACKS ON THE JUDICIARY
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/19/ ... nal_crisis ]


ISRAEL CUTS OFF ACCESS TO MAIN GAZA HIGHWAY AFTER LAUNCHING DEADLY AIRSTRIKES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israeli-a ... -1.7488423 ]


ISRAELI BLOCKADE LEAVES 1 MILLION CHILDREN IN GAZA WITHOUT BASIC NECESSITIES 'YET AGAIN': UNICEF
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-blocking-aid ]


“ANOTHER ROUND OF SENSELESS MASS KILLING”: REPORT FROM GAZA HOSPITAL AS ISRAELI STRIKES KILL 400+
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/18/ ... oze_sidhwa ]


“ENDLESS TRAUMA”: ISRAELI STRIKES SHATTER GAZA CEASEFIRE AS BLOCKADE STARVES PALESTINIAN POPULATION
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/18/ ... el_strikes ]


UN ENVOY IGNITES FURY, DEMANDING WEST UPHOLD INTERNATIONAL LAW ON ISRAEL!
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up66JJvAF0w ]


TRUMP BOMBS YEMEN AFTER HOUTHIS REVIVE BLOCKADE ON ISRAELI SHIPS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-bombs-yemen ]


YEMEN'S HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS MAJORITY OF 53 KILLED IN US STRIKES 'WERE WOMEN AND CHILDREN’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/u-s-airstrikes-yemen ]


MASSACRE AT 2 A.M.: ISRAEL RESUMES INDISCRIMINATE ATTACKS AGAINST GAZA, KILLING OVER 400 PEOPLE
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-r ... death-toll ]


SOCCER FANS AROUND THE WORLD CALL ON FIFA AND EUFA TO ‘SHOW ISRAEL THE RED CARD’
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/show-isra ... -1.7482692 ]


JAPAN JOINS US WAR PREPARATIONS AGAINST CHINA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P78GpHv4bYQ&t=154s ]


STORIES OF RESISTANCE—THE SAINT PATRICK’S BATTALION
[ https://therealnews.com/stories-of-resi ... -battalion ]


REFUSE THE WAR: ISRAELI CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS SHARE THEIR STORIES
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRIQ9_7zfTg ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

THURSDAY MARCH 20, 5 pm: NOT FOR SALE—A WEBINAR ABOUT WATER WITH MAUDE BARLOW
[ https://canadians.org/event/not-for-sal ... ow-mar-20/ ]


FRIDAY MARCH 21, 3:30 PM: "IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE POURED POP ROCKS INTO MY HEART"—TRANS-AFFIRMING AUGMENTED REALITY IN URBAN SPACES, with Evie Johnny Ruddy, U OF R, RIDDELL CENTRE RM 050
Prof. Evie Johnny Ruddy,


FRIDAY MARCH 21, 7 pm: SCREENING OF THE BRUTALIST AT RPL FILM THEATRE, CENTRAL LIBRARY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brutalist


MONDAY MARCH 24, 5:30 pm: A NEW GENERATION OF NUCLEAR LIES—SMALL MODULAR NUCLEAR REACTORS & NUCLEAR PLANT REOPENINGS/RELICENSING
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/event/a-new ... lear-lies/ ]


TUESDAY MARCH 25, 4 pm: TANYA TALEGA—THE KNOWING, ONE FAMILY’S JOURNEY, U OF R, Ed 191 OR ON ZOOM
Based on her third, national best-selling book, The Knowing, Tanya Talaga creates an intimate experience for audiences as she tells the story of the search for her family’s matriarch, Annie Carpenter. The story of Annie represents every child and family member lost in Indian Residential Schools and Indian Hospitals. This is an intergenerational tale of survival and hope.
[ https://tanyatalaga.rsvpify.com/?securi ... FITEE1jx0z ]


TUESDAY MARCH 25, 7 pm: TEACH-IN TUESDAY—REGINA CITY COUNCIL, THE SQUAD, PAUSE COFFEE, 3434 13TH AVE


WEDNESDAY MARCH 26, 10 am: IT’S CHEAPER—THE COST-BASED CASE FOR HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
[ https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/ ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY MARCH 26, 10 am: THE CCPA’S ASK US ANYTHING WEBINAR: ELECTION, TRUMP, TRADE, TARIFFS, JOBS…
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY MARCH 26, 5 pm: PEOPLE, POWER, STRATEGY CONSULTATION—A WEBINAR HOSTED BY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Amnesty International Canada is building its first-ever People Power Strategy—a plan to grow and diversify our activist base, strengthen our movement, and make even more impact for human rights from 2025-2030.
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY MARCH 26, 7 pm: OLD GROWTH IS AWESOME!
[ https://sierraclub.bc.ca/old-growth-is-awesome/ ]


THURSDAY MARCH 27, 2 PM: CLEAN ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY JUSTICE: WINS, CHALLENGES AND WHERE TO GO FROM HERE
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... cW6uNC2-Rg ]


FRIDAY MARCH 28: IN PURSUIT OF PEACE—SYRIA & BEYOND, ABSTRACTIONS, 2161 ROSE ST
6 p.m. Doors Open.
7 p.m. Discussion about Syria.
Ed will discuss the world peace movement in the context of our times.
Noor will give a short talk on Syria and the concept of human sovereignty.
Sara shares a statement about family, friends, and the Alawite minority in Syria.
Music by DJ Tarabytes (Tera Dawn) & Noor.
Art, additional artistic contributions, possibly the release of music for peace volume 2.
For more information please call Ed at 306 718 8010 or email edrae1133@gmail.com


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/ ]


SATURDAY MARCH 29, 2:30 pm: RAISE THE BAR FLYERING EVENT-- VOLUNTEER-LED ELECTION SQUADS ARE ORGANIZING TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST PIERRE POILIEVRE’S TOXIC VISION FOR CANADA, MEET AT THE BUS STOP BY CORA’S RESTAURANT IN HARBOUR LANDING, 4634 GORDON ROAD
[ https://you.leadnow.ca/events/raise-the ... nched=true ]


SUNDAY MARCH 30, 2 pm: PAN CANADIAN VOICE FOR WOMEN’S HOUSING REGINA GATHERING, YWCA, 2817 12TH AVE
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1338442 ... 917307927/ ]


THURSDAY APRIL 3, 2:30 PM: SENIORS FOR CLIMATE SCREENING OF THE 'LATER IS TOO LATE' DOCUMENTARY
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... 5AwKfl_L5Q ]


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.


SATURDAY MAY 5, ALL DAY: RED DRESS DAY—A DAY TO REMEMBER MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN, GIRLS, & TWO-SPIRIT PEOPLE
One way to mark Red Dress Day is to hang a red dress in your window or in your yard.
[ https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/ ... -dress-day ]


TUESDAY MAY 6, 5 pm: KAIROS JUBILEEN BOOK STUDY—THE SERVICEBERRY: ABUNDANCE AND RECIPROCITY IN THE NATURAL WORLD BY ROBIN WALL


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

URGENT & AMBITIOUS CLIMATE ACTION NOW!
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/action/urgent-b ... ction-now/ ]


PM CARNEY: BUILD A PEOPLE’S POWER GRID
[ https://allofustogether.ca/peoples-power-line/ ]


PM CARNEY: IMPLEMENT IMMEDIATELY A 2-WAY ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST ISRAEL
[ https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/carney-arms-embargo/ ]


PM CARNEY: DROP MARCO MENDICINO
[ https://www.cjpme.org/drop_marco_mendicino ]


ISRAEL’S ASSAULT ON GAZA MUST BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY! TAKE ACTION CANADA!
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/israe ... ion-canada ]


PROTECT PALESTINIAN CHILDREN NOW
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/prote ... ildren-now ]


WESTERN GOVERNMENTS: STOP ARM SALES TO ISRAEL NOW
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/ga ... ost_action ]


DEMAND THE UK BAN LEAD AMMUNITION HARMING WILDLIFE & HUMAN HEALTH
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/360/536 ... 3470564881 ]


- Making Peace Vigil