MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 19, 2025

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 19, 2025


TWO SPECIAL EVENTS—BOTH AT THE LEGISLATIVE BUILDING ON OCTOBER 22:

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 11 am: STOP THE WAR ON THE POOR, UNITE AGAINST POVERTY—ANTI-AUSTERITY DEMONSTRATION ON FIRST DAY OF THE FALL LEGISLATIVE SESSION, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, NOON-2 pm: NO BUSINESS WITH ISRAELI GENOCIDE, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING (Lunch will be served at 12.) As countries around the world are severing political and economic ties with Israel due to its ongoing genocide of Palestinians, Premier Scott Moe invited Israel’s ambassador to Saskatchewan to discuss deepening economic partnerships and cooperation.
Israel’s economy is in decline, with no signs of recovery, as investors are increasingly distancing themselves. Engaging in business with Israel is not only morally indefensible, it’s also a bad economic decision. Such ties will not only fail to generate profit for our province, they will damage our reputation and harm our relationships with other trading partners.
According to Israeli ambassador Iddo Moed, he saw many “parallels” between Israel and Saskatchewan on his recent visit. Indeed, both places are founded on colonial dispossession and the genocide of Indigenous peoples.
Join us as Premier Scott Moe delivers his Speech from the Throne to demand justice from Treaty 4 to Palestine, and make clear that we want NO BUSINESS WITH ISRAEL’S GENOCIDE. Organized by Palestine Solidarity Regina
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=12 ... 6204097528 ]


ANOTHER SPECIAL EVENT, ALSO ON WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 7 pm: DR. DEIDRE NUNAN, ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON FROM SASKATCHEWAN, ON HER TIME AT NASSER HOSPITAL IN GAZA CITY, KNOX-MET, 2340 VICTORIA AVE
Join us on Oct. 22 to hear the firsthand experiences of Dr. Deirdre Nunan, a Saskatchewan-trained orthopaedic surgeon who has spent much of the past decade working in international humanitarian contexts. She has spent nearly two years working in Gaza, including on three occasions during the past year. She recently returned from working at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. When in Canada, she works in Moose Jaw. Admission is free. No registration required.
This event is sponsored by Doctors Against Genocide, Palestine Solidarity Regina, Amnesty International Saskatchewan, Regina Peace Council, Regina Public Interest Research Group, Students for Justice in Palestine, Faculty for Palestine, and Regina Making Peace Vigil.

WHITE POPPIES FOR PEACE
As Remembrance Day (November 11) approaches, please consider wearing a White Poppy:
To commemorate all victims of war
To mourn the environmental devastation it causes
To reject war as a tool for social change
To call for dialog and peaceful conflict resolution
To show your commitment to building better future
Because Remembering is important, but it isn’t enough.

If you only want 1 or 2 white poppies: They are available on the table on my veranda. Please drop by and pick them up, along with safety pins and “To Remember Is To Work For Peace” buttons: 2818-19th Ave.
If you want more than 2, please let me know and I’ll prepare a little package for you.
To learn more about the White Poppy: [ https://www.ppu.org.uk/remembrance-white-poppies# ]


SPECIAL READING

TORONTO RECOGNIZED A PRIEST FOR HER BOOK ON A CHURCH ENCAMPMENT. THEN, IT TORE IT DOWN—Maggie Helwig’s book, Encampment: Resistance, Grace and an Unhoused Community, is very well worth reading.
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ ... -9.6941809 ]


‘VERY SAD MOMENT’: TORONTO CLEARS ANOTHER HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT, CITING FIRE HAZARD
[ https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2025 ... re-hazard/ ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

JUDGE SHUTS DOWN SASKATCHEWAN CLIMATE ACTION LAWSUIT—Boo!!!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... on-lawsuit ]


A REALITY CHECK ON ALBERTA’S LATEST PIPE DREAM: WHY A NORTH COAST PIPELINE AND TANKER PROJECT IS A NON-STARTER
[ https://www.wcel.org/blog/reality-check ... source=LEB ]


FEDS ANNOUNCE $69.5 MILLION FOR NEW SASK. INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/provincial-new ... s-11358793 ]


WHO GETS TO TALK TO CARNEY? NATURAL RESOURCE LOBBYISTS, NOT ENVIRONMENTALISTS
[ https://thenarwhal.ca/carney-natural-resource-lobbying/ ]


I HAVEN'T CUT MY HAIR IN 13 YEARS. IT'S AN ACT OF DEFIANCE AND CONNECTING WITH MY AFRICAN ROOTS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-na ... -1.7128610 ]


INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS TO MONITOR SENTENCING OF INDIGENOUS LAND DEFENDERS CRIMINALIZED BY CANADA
[ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press ... by-canada/ ]


TANK TOP ADS ON AMAZON USING 'OFFENSIVE' PHRASE PULLED FROM SITE AFTER CBC INVESTIGATION—I should hope so!!
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/amazon ... -9.6939713 ]


CANADIAN CHARITIES COMPLICIT IN HELPING FUND ISRAELI SETTLEMENT MOVEMENT IN WEST BANK, CRITICS SAY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadian ... -9.6939381 ]


INVESTIGATING CHARITIES GETTING TAX BREAKS FOR FUNDING PALESTINIAN DISPLACEMENT
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4eOsVAxCTM ]


TRUMP'S WARSHIPS IN CANADA'S ARCTIC, NEXT? by Steve Staples
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/p/trumps-next ... das-arctic ]


PEOPLE FILL THE STREETS FOR 'NO KINGS' RALLY IN WASHINGTON
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/national-news/ ... n-11366634 ]


'TRUMP MUST GO’: LARGE CROWDS JOIN ‘NO KINGS’ PROTESTS ACROSS THE US
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/no-kings- ... -9.6944035 ]


TOO MANY PALESTINIAN (AND CERTAIN ISRAELI) VOICES ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE U.S. MEDIA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16 ... in_israeli ]


TRUMP’S SHAM PEACE PLAN
[ https://socialistaction.org/2025/10/14/ ... eace-plan/ ]


REPORT FROM GAZA: DESPITE CEASEFIRE, HUMANITARIAN CRISIS CONTINUES AS ISRAEL SEVERELY RESTRICTS AID
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16 ... _ceasefire ]


“TAKEN HOSTAGE BY THE ISRAELI MILITARY”: FREED PALESTINIAN PRISONERS DESCRIBE WIDESPREAD TORTURE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16 ... _by_israel ]


“ISRAELI SADISM IN A NUTSHELL”: AMIRA HASS ON ISRAELI PRISONS, SETTLER VIOLENCE & GAZA CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/17/amira_hass ]


ISRAEL’S ATTACKS IN LEBANON KILL ONE AND WOUND SEVEN +
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-l ... irect=true ]


WILL BRICS CONFRONT THE US IN PALESTINE AND VENEZUELA? with Vijay Prashad
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlnCxZ5LWZ8 ]


VIOLENCE AT PORTLAND’S ICE FACILITY IS COMING FROM ONE SIDE: THE OFFICERS
[ https://therealnews.com/violence-at-por ... e-officers ]


TUNISIAN AMERICAN ARTIST EMEL MATHLOUTHI ON THE POWER OF WOMEN, MUSIC AND ACTIVISM
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16 ... hlouthi_on ]


MUTUAL AID MAKES A DIFFERENCE WHEN DISASTER STRIKES. WHAT ABOUT AFTER THE DUST SETTLES?
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/so ... disasters/ ]


A LANDMARK VICTORY FOR OUR OCEANS: THE GLOBAL OCEAN TREATY COMES TO LIFE
[ https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/a-la ... s-to-life/ ]


FRANCESCA ALBANESE: HER OPTIMISM HAS WON HER SOME OF THE MOST POWERFUL ENEMIES IN THE WORLD
[ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/opin ... anese.html ]


RELEARNING GRATITUDE FOR LIFE’S FOUNDATIONS
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/relearnin ... undations/ ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

SUNDAY OCTOBER 19, 5 pm: PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM DENMARK, IRELAND AND NEW ZEALAND
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 21, 5 pm: STOP THE US/ISRAEL/NATO WAR DRIVE ON WEST ASIA!
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 8 am: THE SCIENTIFIC FUTURE OF NUCLEAR WAR
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 11 am: STOP THE WAR ON THE POOR, UNITE AGAINST POVERTY—ANTI-AUSTERITY DEMONSTRATION ON FIRST DAY OF THE FALL LEGISLATIVE SESSION, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, NOON-2 pm: NO BUSINESS WITH ISRAELI GENOCIDE, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING (Lunch will be served at 12.)
As countries around the world are severing political and economic ties with Israel due to its ongoing genocide of Palestinians, Premier Scott Moe invited Israel’s ambassador to Saskatchewan to discuss deepening economic partnerships and cooperation.
Israel’s economy is in decline, with no signs of recovery, as investors are increasingly distancing themselves. Engaging in business with Israel is not only morally indefensible, it’s also a bad economic decision. Such ties will not only fail to generate profit for our province, they will damage our reputation and harm our relationships with other trading partners.
According to Israeli ambassador Iddo Moed, he saw many “parallels” between Israel and Saskatchewan on his recent visit. Indeed, both places are founded on colonial dispossession and the genocide of Indigenous peoples.
Join us as Premier Scott Moe delivers his Speech from the Throne to demand justice from Treaty 4 to Palestine, and make clear that we want NO BUSINESS WITH ISRAEL’S GENOCIDE. Organized by Palestine Solidarity Regina
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=12 ... 6204097528 ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 4:30 pm: SENIORS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE LOBBYING WORKSHOP
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... 6BExAczpGg ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 5 pm: IS UKRAINE HEADED FOR PEACE OR NUCLEAR WAR?
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/N7cAw2B6dkaU8bPrqWL2tw2 ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 7 pm: DR. DEIDRE NUNAN, ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON FROM SASKATCHEWAN, ON HER TIME AT NASSER HOSPITAL IN GAZA CITY, KNOX-MET, 2340 VICTORIA AVE
Join us on Oct. 22 to hear the firsthand experiences of Dr. Deirdre Nunan, a Saskatchewan-trained orthopaedic surgeon who has spent much of the past decade working in international humanitarian contexts. She has spent nearly two years working in Gaza, including on three occasions during the past year. She recently returned from working at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. When in Canada, she works in Moose Jaw. Admission is free. No registration required.
This event is sponsored by Doctors Against Genocide, Palestine Solidarity Regina, Amnesty International Saskatchewan, Regina Peace Council, Regina Public Interest Research Group, Students for Justice in Palestine, Faculty for Palestine, and Regina Making Peace Vigil.


THURSDAY OCTOBER 23, 5 PM: JOIN OUR ONE-HOUR WEBINAR REVEALING THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY’S HIDDEN TACTICS AND HOW TO RECOGNIZE THEM
Featuring Regina’s own Emily Eaton, along with Martin Lukacs, Breach journalist; Mary Stewart, Climate Justice Advocate; and Emilia Bellliveau, Environmental Defence
[ https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/pag ... id=8598389 ]


THURSDAY OCTOBER 23, 6 pm: CLEAN AIR, HEALTHY KIDS & COMMUNITIES: THE CASE FOR STRONG METHANE REGULATIONS
[ https://www.forourkids.ca/methane-webinar ]


FRIDAY OCTOBER 24, NOON: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION RALLY, REGINA CITY HALL
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 4478570221 ]


FRIDAY OCTOBER 24 – SUNDAY OCTOBER 26: EXPLORE WAR ABOLITION MOVEMENTS
[ https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/nowar2025 ]


SATURDAY OCTOBER 25, 9:30 am- NOON—LUNCH TO FOLLOW: PALESTINE LAND EXERCISE—IT DIDN’T START ON OCTOBER 7, LIVING SPIRIT CENTRE, 3018 DOAN DRIVE
The Palestinian Land Exercise is an educational tool that that traces the history of Palestinian–Israeli relations up to the current genocide. In the exercise participants take on the role of Palestinians to experience historical events and personal stories dating back to the late 19th century. Learn about the Nakba, loss of land, erasure, constant dehumanization, life at checkpoints, and other realities of life under Occupation. Talking circle to follow and a time of sharing ideas of what steps you might take to promote an end to The Occupation and to work for a just peace for Palestinians and Israelis. We end with a Palestinian lunch. Everyone is welcome.
[ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... A/viewform ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 28, 5 pm: VIRTUAL LAUNCH OF LISTEN! KNOWING THE WORLD AND FIGHTING TO CHANGE IT, by Scott Neigh
Listen! expands our understanding of "listening" as not an individual, passive act but as fundamental to constructing the social world — and to making it more just. As an activist, journalist, and host of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh shares what he's learned from decades of conversing with other activists and scholars.
What does it mean to find oneself overwhelmed by a world in turmoil, as the relentless news of genocide, climate change, and police violence drives home the urgent need for radical change but doesn't tell us how to make it happen? Listen! reflects deeply on the role of listening — from the moment of injustice to how we respond as individuals, to struggles by collective social movements. The book explores what these movements are, how they work, and what they do in the world, as well as the knowledge generated in and by them and the importance of listening to and within them. By sharpening our critical insight into listening, we can explicitly centre sensory pathways to understanding and strengthen our strategies for collective liberation as embodied and situated knowers.
[ https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/events/vi ... ook-launch ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29, 7 – 9 p,: QUEEN CITY IMPROVEMENT BOO..REAU 10TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE SHOW, ARTESIAN, 2627 13TH AVE
The Queen City Improvement Bureau will be 10 years old this Halloween season. Join us for our big LIVE anniversary show at the Artesian. Admission is by voluntary donation to the Artesian. It'll be a night of spooo-o-oky civics!
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1210132314218265/ ]


WEDNESDAY OCTORBER 29, 7 pm: REPORT BACK FROM CHINA BY REGINA PEACE COUNCIL MEMBER MATT GEHL, SENIOR CENTRE, 2404 ELPHINSTONE ST
In September Matt Gehl represented the Regina Peace Council at an international peace conference in China commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Chinese people's war of resistance against Japanese aggression and the end of the global anti-fascist war. Matt also toured China at the invitation of the Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament.
Matt will report back on the conference and his impressions of China. For more information please contact Ed at: 306 718 8010


THURSDAY OCTOBER 30, 5 pm DOORS OPEN: QUEER & TRANS JUSTICE IN EDUCTION, EDUCATION AUDITORIUM
This event promises to be an engaging and informative session on how to best support 2SLGBTQIA+ youth in schools and is intended for all teachers, pre-service teachers, education support staff, parents/families, and other education community members more broadly, along with University of Regina community members.
The event will include a moderated panel discussion (5:30 pm - 7:15 pm) with Dr. Elizabeth Meyer (Colorado; author of Queer Justice at School: A Guide for Youth Activists, Allies, and Their Teachers), Dr. Qui Alexander (OISE), and Madelaine Enns (Indigenous Teachers for Two-Spirit Youth), followed by a reception (7:30 pm - 8:30 pm).
If you are planning on attending either in-person or online, please RSVP by Wednesday, October 15th. You can register using the following link: [ https://uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/fo ... 8?Q_CHL=qr ]


TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 11 am: ‘HOUSING FIRST’ REQUIRES HOUSING FIRST
[ https://mcmaster.zoom.us/meeting/regist ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5, 7 pm: QUEEN CITY URBANIST BOOK CLUB, CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY CENTRE, 2900 13TH AVE
The book that will be discussed is Gentrification Is Inevitable And Other Lies, by Leslie Kern


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6, 7 pm: STAPLEFORD LECTURE, FEATURING DR. CAMERON ROBERTSON— PICTURING LAND: INDIGENOUS AESTHETICS ON THE FLATLAND, COLLEGE AVENUE CAMPUS, 2155 COLLEGE AVENUE, ROOM 139


TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 7 pm: SCREENING OF ARNA’S CHILDREN, CENTAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE
Arna’s Children follows the story of a small theatre group of Palestinian children in the Jenin refugee camp. Shot over a 13-year period, it follows the children as they rehearse and perform amid the daily violence of the occupation, and ultimately join the armed resistance against Israel’s invasion of the camp in 2002. Candid interviews provide an intimate look at the personal stories and political context of the resistance in Palestine. To see the trailer, click on the following link: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyFEKzSBz3A ]


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27 & THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28: IMAGINE AFRICA BEYOND WAR: WORLD BEYOND WAR’S THIRD AFRICA REGIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/africa2025/ ]


WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3, 7 pm: QUEEN CITY URBANIST BOOK CLUB, CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY CENTRE, 2900 13TH AVE
The book that will be discussed is Places of the Heart, by Colin Ellard


WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7, 7 pm: QUEEN CITY URBANIST BOOK CLUB, CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY CENTRE, 2900 13TH AVE
The book that will be discussed is Living Disability, Emily Macrae (ed)


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS


KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED ON ER CLOSURES—a Sask NDP petition
[ https://www.saskndp.ca/ernotice ]


TELL GAS COMPANIES TO STOP GREENWASHING THEIR TOXIC PRODUCTS
[ https://thefrackingtruth.ca/#petition ]


PM CARNEY: NO TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES FOR AMERICAN BILLIONAIRES
[ https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/petitions/carn ... lionaires/ ]


ISRAEL: RESPECT THE CEASEFIRE. STOP THE GENOCIDE
[ https://secure.waronwant.org/page/179861/petition/1 ]


NETANYAHU, SEE YOU IN THE HAGUE
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/ne ... hague_loc/ ]


COACH AND OTHER LUXURY BRANDS: STOP PROFITING FROM THE AMAZON’S DESTRUCTION
[ https://action.eko.org/a/coach-chanel-g ... estruction ]


STOP DESTRUCTIVE OIL DRILLING BY GREEDY CORPORATIONS IN THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO PROTECT INDIGENOUS WAYS OF LIFE AND IMPERILED WILDLIFE LIKE POLAR BEARS!
[ https://action.foe.org/page/89546/actio ... id=4107156 ]


NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US! MCFD! REINSTATE THE CFR FOR DEAF CHILDREN'S LANGUAGE
[ https://www.change.org/p/nothing-about- ... s-language ]


- Making Peace Vigil