MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - June 8, 2025

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - June 8, 2025


SPECIAL EVENT

WEDNESDAY JUNE 11, 7 pm: TRUMP’S GOLDEN DOME—SECURITY OR FANTASY? CENTRAL LIBRARY RM CE-2
Hosted by Regina Peace Council. Speaker: David Gehl, Vice-President Regina Peace Council. For more information, call Ed Lehman: 306 718 8010

SPECIAL READING

PRIDE, PREJUDICE AND PRONOUNS: THE SASK. PARTY’S SO-CALLED ‘PARENT’S RIGHTS’ LAW TOSSES QUEER KIDS UNDER THE SCHOOL BUS. WILL MOE AND CO. PAY A POLITICAL PRICE? by Stephen Whitworth
[ https://prairiedogmag.com/pride-predjud ... -pronouns/ ]


SPECIAL PETITION

TELL YOUR MP—DELIVER SAFE DRINKING WATER BILL IN PARLIAMENT’S FIRST 100 DAYS
[ https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/carney-drinking-water/ ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SUGGESTS ONE-TIME GRANT FOR BUSINESSES NEAR NEW REGINA SHELTER=pandering to NIMBYism
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... na-shelter ]


SASK PARTY MLAs REMAIN BANNED FROM PRIDE PARADES IN REGINA, PA & BATTLEFORDS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... attlefords ]


EVACUATION FROM LA RONGE ‘SCARIEST THING I’VE EVER DONE’, SAYS LONG-TIME RESIDENT
[ https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/e ... -resident/ ]


SASKATCHEWAN PREMIER SCOTT MOE FACES CALL TO BRING IN MILITARY AS WILDFIRES RAGE
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... 71f20b4109 ]


WE CAN’T BUILD CANADA UP WHILE OUR COMMUNITIES ARE BURNING DOWN
[ https://environmentaldefence.ca/2025/06 ... ning-down/ ]


TO BECOME AN ‘ENERGY SUPERPOWER’, CANADA WANTS TO BULLDOZE INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
[ https://breachmedia.ca/indigenous-right ... -bulldoze/ ]


CHINA WILLING TO WORK WITH CANADA TO BRING BILATERAL TIES ONTO TRACK OF SOUND, STEADY DEVT: PREMIER LI
[ https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202506/1335602.shtml ]


CANADA’S LARGEST LABOUR ORGANIZATION CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION AND TARIFF COUNTERMEASURES
[ https://rabble.ca/labour/canadas-larges ... Newsletter ]


THE DIRTY TRICKS CANADA USES TO AVOID SANCTIONING ISRAEL
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=c6U2NC2U54A ]


CANADA SOLD $18.9 MILLION OF MILITARY GOODS TO ISRAEL, DESPITE ‘PAUSE’
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/canada-sol ... newsletter ]


TRUMP’S GOLDEN DOME TURBOCHARGES THE WAR MACHINE—AND CARNEY WANTS US TO PAY FOR IT
[ https://breachmedia.ca/trumps-golden-do ... ay-for-it/ ]


DIPLOMACY ENDS TODAY, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/res ... irect=true ]


AS U.S. VETOES U.N. GAZA CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION, KATHY KELLY & VETERANS ENTER 3RD WEEK OF HUNGER STRIKE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/6/5/fast_for_gaza_un ]


HIGH SEAS UPDATE FROM AID SHIP SAILING TO GAZA: ACTIVISTS VOW TO “WIN THROUGH SOLIDARITY”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/6/6/f ... a_gaza_aid ]


CANADA MUST PRESS ISRAEL TO ENSURE SAFE PASSAGE FOR THE FREEDOM FLOTILLA TO GAZA: CJPME
[ https://www.cjpme.org/pr_2025_06_06_fre ... urce=cjpme ]


FREEDOM FLOTILLA EN ROUTE TO GAZA TO DELIVER AID AND “SHIFT MORAL COMPASS OF THE WORLD”
[ https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/06/03/ ... the-world/ ]


FRENCH DOCK WORKERS BLOCK SHIPMENT OF MILITARY MATERIAL FOR ISRAEL
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW7kQrRc2T8 ]


“THE SHAME OF ISRAELI MEDICINE”: HOW ISRAELI DOCTORS TURNED ON PALESTINIAN COLLEAGUES & PATIENTS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/6/5/p ... hts_israel ]


ISRAELI OPPRESSION AND ATTACKS ON PALESTINIANS IN THE WEST BANK CONTINUES TO ESCALATE
[ https://rabble.ca/human-rights/israeli- ... Newsletter ]


SAN JOSE SETTLES FOR 620K OVER POLICE BRUTALITY CLAIMS
[ https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-s ... ty-claims/ ]


TRUMP AUTHORIZES NATIONAL GUARD OVER L.A.-AREA PROTESTS AGAINST IMMIGRATION RAIDS—They moved in this morning
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/los-angel ... -1.7555498 ]


UPDATING LANDMINES ACTION
[ https://projectsavetheworld.substack.co ... nes-action ]


A CLIMATE-SAFE FUTURE DEMANDS THE DEFEAT OF IGNORANCE
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/a-climate ... ignorance/ ]


ANALYSES EXPOSE OCEAN PROTECTION FAILURES BEFORE UN SUMMIT ON 'UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-oc ... rence-2025 ]


NIGHTMARE OF NIGHTMARES – NEW (BIG) CO2 EMISSIONS
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2025/06/night ... emissions/ ]


PORTRAITS OF COURAGE, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/por ... ourage-fe4 ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILM

MONDAYJUNE 9, 7 pm: WRITER IN RESIDENCE SHOWCASE, CENTRAL LIBRARY, LORNE ST & 12 AVE
Featuring readings from Daniel Kemp, Tim Alton, Brian Bowman, Patricia Sinclair, Bernadette Wagner, Raquel Fletcher, and Gillian Harding-Russell.
[ https://www.reginalibrary.ca/attend/programs/13544216 ]


TUESDAY JUNE 10, 3 pm: WEBINAR: HEALTH IMPACTS OF FRACKING ON NEONATAL OUTCOMES
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/webinar-hea ... 8991321819 ]


TUESDAY JUNE 10, 5 pm: CWPJN WEBINAR: HOW IMPERIALISTS USE NATO & G7 TO MAINTAIN GLOBAL DOMINATION
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY JUNE 11, 7 pm: TRUMP’S GOLDEN DOME—SECURITY OR FANTASY? CENTRAL LIBRARY RM CE-2
Hosted by Regina Peace Council. Speaker: David Gehl, Vice-President Regina Peace Council. For more information, call Ed Lehman: 306 718 8010


THURSDAY JUNE 12, 11:30 am: 'NUCLEAR WAR - A SCENARIO': IN DISCUSSION WITH ANNIE JACOBSEN
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


THURSDAY JUNE 12, 6:30 pm: PRIDE & PREJUDICE: INTERSECTIONS OF RACISM, HOMOPHOBIA, & TRANSPHOBIA
Panelists Mirtha Rivera, Nicholas (Kinikinik/Nick) Bage and Dr. Fritz Pino
[ https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx ]


SATURDAY JUNE 14, STARTS AT NOON: PRIDE PARADE—find route in following link:
[ https://queencitypride.ca/events/queen- ... de-parade/ ]


SATURDAY JUNE 14, 2 – 5 pm: FUNDRAISER FOR PALESTINE—BAZAAR OF MIDDLE EASTERN FOOD, CLOTHING + MORE, ST MARY’S ANGLICAN, 3337 15TH AVE - Sponsored by Palestine Solidarity Regina


SATURDAY JUNE 21, 4-8 pm: GRILLING FOR A GRIDDLE FUNDRAISER, 3408 MACLACHLAN CRESC
Darin and Christian Milo are hosting a fundraiser for Good Trouble Network YQR so they can purchase a commercial griddle for food prep. They have been working with Heritage Homies and The Hawk Principle preparing breakfast for the children at Thompson School, and also hosting the Sunday Fun Day, providing free meals every Sunday at Pepsi Park. Good Trouble YQR recently got approved to utilize the space at the old fire hall on 11th Avenue to help with these initiatives, but all that food prep is difficult without the proper equipment. This fundraiser will help them immensely for the food security initiatives that they are undertaking in this city.
The event itself is a backyard BBQ with all the food and beverages supplied, and there will also be an acoustic band playing.
The food will be appetizers, smash burger sliders made with local sourced beef, hot dogs, and vegan options. Beverages will be pop & juice, and I will be providing my homemade beer and cider.
There is no cost, but we encourage people to give a donation to the griddle fund. We are also requesting people to drop off sanitary products that can be handed out underprivileged people by these community organizations.
This fundraiser is family friendly and inclusive.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/2153444581825962/ ]


SATURDAY JULY 19, 11 am: STEEPED IN PEACE: A FEMINIST GATHERING FOR DISARMAMENT & CONNECTION
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS

DEMAND TENANT PROTECTION FROM GLOBAL WARMING
[ https://acorncanada.org/take_action/ten ... overnment/ ]


PRIME MINISTER CARNEY TO BLOCK DONALD TRUMP’S BILLIONAIRE DONORS FROM OWNING OR BUILDING PIPELINES IN CANADA.
[ https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/petitions/carn ... -pipeline/ ]


PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS. STOP BILL C-2
[ https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/sign-the-p ... irect_link ]


URGENT: STOP THE SHIP OF DEATH!
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/do ... stine_loc/ ]


DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE REINSTATEMENT OF LOGAN ROZOS’S DIPLOMA
[ https://actionnetwork.org/forms/urgent- ... s-diploma/ ]


TURNING DEBT INTO HOPE
More than 3.3 billion people live in countries that are spending more on debt payments than on health or education, standing in the way of sustainable development.
[ https://kairoscanada.org/jubilee-2025-c ... -into-hope ]


SUPPORT DOCK WORKERS WHO REFUSE TO SEND ARMS TO ISRAEL
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/do ... stine_loc/ ]


LULA: DON’T POISON THE AMAZON
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/am ... ost_action ]


- Making Peace Vigil