MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 13, 2025

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 13, 2025


SPECIAL: ALL ABOUT THE CLIMATE CATASTROPHE

THE GUADALUPE RIVER FLOOD: BLAME THE CLIMATE CATASTROPHE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/10/ ... ate_crisis ]


FULL EVACUATION ISSUED AS WILDFIRE REACHES NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN COMMUNITY OF BEAUVAL
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/wildfire-re ... of-beauval ]


CANADA’S FIRST LNG EXPORT IS HISTORIC—FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS
[ https://breachmedia.ca/canadas-first-ln ... g-reasons/ ]


AL GORE PUTS DOWN ‘CLIMATE REALISM’
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2025/07/al-go ... e-realism/ ]


WHAT WATER CAN TEACH US ABOUT RESISTANCE AND SURVIVAL, with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and Desmond Cole
[ https://breachmedia.ca/leanne-betasamos ... the-world/ ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

MOTHER’S FASTING AT REGINA LANDFILL REKINDLES DIALOGUE IN SEARCH FOR MISSING DAUGHTER REMAINS
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/r ... s-10932828 ]


REGINA ACTIVISTS LAY OUT ENCAMPMENT POLICIES TO HELP HOMELESS
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/r ... s-10922438 ]


'I WANTED TO DIE HERE': REGINA WOMAN MOURNS LOSS OF GLEN ELM MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY—Shame on us!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... -community ]


SASKATCHEWAN SURVIVOR’S GUIDE, with Paul Dechene and Tammy Roberts
[ https://tammyrobert.substack.com/p/sask ... ide-ep-140 ]


TORONTO'S UNHOUSED POPULATION REACHES 'CRISIS' LEVEL, MORE THAN DOUBLING IN 3 YEARS: SURVEY—Same is true in Regina!
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ ... 1.7580073# ]


NDP MEMBERS WANT TAXES SPENT ON HUMAN WELFARE NOT WAR
[ https://yvesengler.com/2025/07/10/ndp-m ... e-not-war/ ]


WILL YOU PAY FOR CARNEY’S NATO PLEDGE? By Steve Staples
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/p/will-you-pa ... ato-pledge ]


DEATH, TAXES, AND BUILDING CANADA’S SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
[ https://perspectivesjournal.ca/death-ta ... structure/ ]

CANADA’S NOAM CHOMSKY ANNOUNCES BID TO LEAD NDP (****This subject is incorrect - the video is a discussion between Dimitri Lascaris and YVES ENGLER and his candidacy as leader of the NDP!)
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsbmkZSudvQ ]

NDP leadership race—potential candidates:
[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_ ... p_election ]


CANADA AUTHORIZED $37.2 BILLION IN NEW MILITARY EXPORTS TO ISRAEL
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/canada-aut ... to-israel/ ]


SHOOTING DOWN CARNEY’S FAULTY NATO PLEDGE
[ https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/07/08/ ... TO-Pledge/ ]


FRANCESCA ALBANESE HITS BACK AT TRUMP SANCTIONS OVER UN REPORT
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2UX5wIb3RE ]


FRANCESCA ALBANESE DEFIANT IN FACE OF TRUMP SANCTIONS
[ https://peaceandplanetnews.org/ive-hit-a-nerve/ ]


EXPOSING A GLOBAL ECONOMY OF GENOCIDE | FRANCESCA ALBANESE | THE BIG PICTURE
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXITQ-Zjnps ]


'PROFOUNDLY DAMNING': NYT REPORT SAYS NETANYAHU PROLONGED WAR ON GAZA TO STAY IN POWER
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/netanyahu-gaza-war ]


BDS@20: REDEFINING INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY
[ https://socialistproject.ca/2025/07/bds ... olidarity/ ]


US MEDIA IGNORES YET ANOTHER UNHINGED RACIST ATTACK FROM GOP BECAUSE THE TARGET IS MUSLIM
[ https://therealnews.com/us-media-ignore ... -is-muslim ]


BRAZIL: THOUSANDS PROTEST TRUMP’S TARIFFS AND INTERFERENCE IN BRAZILIAN COURTS
[ https://therealnews.com/thousands-prote ... zil-courts ]


ICC WARNS 'THE SUFFERING IS BEYOND WORDS' IN SUDAN'S DARFUR
[ https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/new ... arfur.html ]


LET THE SUN SHINE IN: WHAT BRICS IN RIO REALLY DELIVERED
[ https://sputnikglobe.com/20250709/let-t ... 19931.html ]


GANDHI’S PHILOSOPHY OF NON-VIOLENCE
[ https://thetransnational.substack.com/p ... n-violence ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

THURSDAY JULY 17, 5:30 pm: FIRST NATIONS AND BILL-5—AN UPDATE
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


THURSDAY JULY 24, 5 pm: DRAW THE LINE—NATIONAL RESISTANCE PLANNING CALL
Prime Minister Mark Carney is moving quickly to fast-track a billionaire-first agenda: promoting pipelines as “nation-building,” weakening public oversight, and laying the groundwork for laws that trample rights, scapegoat migrants, and double down on militarism. He’s betting we won’t push back. Let’s prove him wrong.
[ https://350org.zoom.us/meeting/register ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY JULY 30, 1 pm: MEETING OF REGINA CITY COUNCIL—CITY OF REGINA ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE WILL BE ON THE AGENDA
On July 30, Admin will be bringing a report to Council regarding the current encampment strategy. Anyone who would like to be informed of when this report gets published, can ask to be added to The Interested parties list for the July 30 encampment report. You would then receive notification when the report is published on July 25 so that you could read the report. If you decide you’d like to register to speak to Council on July 30 regarding this report, you would need to register as a delegation prior to July 28 at noon.

If you’d like to be added to the Interested Parties list for this report, you can contact the Clerk’s Office at [ clerks@regina.ca ] or (306) 777-7262.


FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 10 am: RAISING OF THE PEACE FLAG TO MARK INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY, REGINA CITY HALL


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS

TELL YOUR MP: STOP FUELING WILDFIRES
[ https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/tell- ... wildfires/ ]


URGENT! PROTECTION OF CANADIAN CITIZENS PARTICIPATING IN THE MARCH TO GAZA REQUIRED!
[ https://www.change.org/p/urgent-protect ... a-required ]


GIVE PEACE A CHANCE! ASK CANADA TO SUPPORT PEACEBUILDING
[ https://mcc.org/campaign/give-peace-cha ... cebuilding ]


PROTECT THE BC COAST FROM TANKERS
[ https://sierraclub.bc.ca/thank-you-for- ... m-tankers/ ]


IMMIGRANTS ARE DYING IN ICE CUSTODY AT A RAPID RATE. END THE BRUTALITY!
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeact ... 3497317858 ]


NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR FRANCESCA ALBANESE & GAZA DOCTORS
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/st ... cesca_loc/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil