MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 30, 2025

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 30, 2025


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# ]
[ https://vowpeace.org/peace-poppy-campaign/ ]


SPECIAL EVENT: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1, 4 pm: MUNICIPAL ALTERNATIVE BUDGET ORGANIZING MEETING, MALTY NATIONAL 1130 15TH AVE
We want a People’s Budget: Refund. Reallocate. Community Control.
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DQVOPYSjGZp ... _copy_link ]


SPECIAL READING: REVIVING THE GOSPEL OF LIBERATION
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... liberation ]


SPECIAL PETITION: PROTECT UNIVERSAL PUBLIC HEALTHCARE
[ https://action.speakupsask.ca/protecthealthcare ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

REGINA POLICE CHIEF FIRED FOR ‘DISHONOURABLE’ CONDUCT, SAYS BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ming-today ]


SPIKE IN SASKATOON HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ‘HEARTBREAKING,’ NDP SAYS
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/s ... r-AA1PiR6C ]


SASKPOWER MINISTER DEFENDS DECISION TO KEEP COAL PLANTS RUNNING—After a summer of raging wildfires and smoke-filled days, the Sask Party still doesn’t believe in climate disaster? Nor, it seems, do they understand the issues with SMRs—such as the damage caused by uranium mining and the question of what to do with nuclear waste.
[ https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-n ... ts-running ]


SASKATCHEWAN’S FIRST NATIONS HEALTH OMBUDSPERSON HEARD OVER 500 COMPLAINTS: REPORT
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... 2a5dc8c621 ]


FINANCIALIZED LANDLORDS ARE TARGETING BLACK AND ARAB NEIGHBOURHOODS ACROSS CANADA
[ https://breachmedia.ca/financialized-la ... ss-canada/ ]


FOREVER CANADIAN CAMPAIGN DELIVERS PETITION FORMS SIGNED BY 456,365 CITIZENS TO ELECTIONS ALBERTA
[ https://albertapolitics.substack.com/p/ ... n-delivers ]


ONTARIO’S PLAN TO BAN BIKE LANES IS RIPPED FROM THE BUSINESS LOBBY’S WISH LIST
[ https://breachmedia.ca/ontarios-plan-to ... wish-list/ ]


CANADIAN FIRMS CAMECO, BROOKFIELD SIGN $80B US NUCLEAR REACTOR DEAL WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT—Boo!
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cameco ... -9.6957135 ]


THE HIDDEN MILITARY PRESSURES BEHIND THE NEW PUSH FOR SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS—about the UK but applicable to Canada and its nuclear industry
[ https://theconversation.com/the-hidden- ... ors-266301 ]


CANADA PENSION PLAN SUED BY YOUNG PEOPLE OVER CLIMATE RISKS
[ https://financialpost.com/news/canadian ... mate-risks ]


SUING CANADA’S LARGEST PENSION INVESTMENT MANAGER OVER ALLEGED CLIMATE RISK MISMANAGEMENT
[ https://ecojustice.ca/file/suing-canada ... anagement/ ]


CIRB RULES AGAINST CANADA POST UNION’S BACK-TO-WORK CHALLENGE
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/cirb-rules ... challenge/ ]


CANADIAN CENTRE FOR POLICY ALTERNATIVES—ALTERNATIVE FEDERAL BUDGET 2026
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... 6-summary/ ]


HUNGER IN CANADA: 2025 HUNGER COUNT
[ https://foodbankscanada.ca/hunger-in-ca ... ngercount/ ]


OXFAM CANADA INEQUALITY SCORECARD 2025
[ https://www.oxfam.ca/publication/oxfam- ... card-2025/ ]


BEYOND THE ‘ELBOWS UP’ RESPONSE TO THE TARIFF WAR: DEBATING A NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL POLICY
[ https://socialistproject.ca/2025/10/beyond-elbows-up/ ]


ANGELS OF AFGHANISTAN
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/ang ... fghanistan ]


JEREMY SCAHILL ON GAZA “CEASEFIRE,” TALKING TO HAMAS & ISRAEL’S DOCTRINE OF DEHUMANIZING PALESTINIANS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/27 ... _ceasefire ]


THE GAZA WAR IS NOT OVER, by Semour Hersh
[ https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/the ... s-not-over ]


IS ISRAEL ON THE BRINK? Chris Hedges with Ilan Pappé
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/is-i ... ilan-pappe ]


AS ISRAEL PUSHES TO ANNEX WEST BANK, NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL CONDEMNS GROWING SETTLER VIOLENCE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/24 ... an_egeland ]


HUMANITARIAN GROUPS SAY ISRAEL IS ALLOWING JUST A FRACTION OF AID PROMISED UNDER CEASEFIRE DEAL
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/28 ... efire_deal ]

ISRAEL KILLS OVER 100 PALESTINIANS IN OVERNIGHT BOMBARDMENT OF GAZA; THOUSANDS KILLED IN SUDAN'S EL-FASHER
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-g ... site-daily ]


THE AFTERMATH OF A MASSIVE WAVE OF ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES THAT KILLED OVER 100 PALESTINIANS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israeli- ... -aftermath ]


“GROUNDHOG DAY”: ISRAEL BREAKS CEASEFIRE TO ATTACK GAZA, KILLING 104 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 46 CHILDREN
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/29 ... ad_shehada ]


U.S. WARSHIP ARRIVES TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO IN FURTHER ESCALATION; ISRAELI FORCES ARREST 40 PALESTINIANS IN WEST BANK RAIDS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/us-warsh ... site-daily ]


NATO PICKING A FIGHT WITH RUSSIA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNTSA4BS3ls ]


IN A SILENCED BRAZIL, JOURNALISM IS HOW I DEFEND PEOPLE & THE PLANET
[ https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/conten ... ent-ifpim/ ]


CUBA SHOULD BE RECEIVING THE NOBEL PRIZE INSTEAD OF SANCTIONS—with Evelyn Tischer
[ https://drive.google.com/file/d/19pjP6C ... 7Qjw-/view ]


THE WORLD STANDS WITH CUBA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eefbvSYWRw ]


CIVIL RIGHTS ICON’S ADVICE FOR COMBATTNG TRUMP ICE AND FACISM TODAY
[ https://therealnews.com/a-civil-rights- ... cism-today ]


HURRICANES SHOULD BE NAMED AFTER FOSSIL FUEL FIRMS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/29 ... ne_melissa ]


CATHERINE CONOLLY WINS A HISTORIC VICTORY FOR THE LEFT IN IRELAND
[ https://peaceandplanetnews.org/catherin ... n-ireland/ ]


HOW EUROPE SACRIFICED ITSELF FOR A FADING AMERICAN EMPIRE, with Vijay Prashad
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6cwvdL7egc ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

THURSDAY OCTOBER 30, 5 pm DOORS OPEN: ENACTING QUEER & TRANS JUSTICE IN SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITY THEATRE, RIDDELL CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
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).
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1238948054740635/ ]


FRIDAY OCTOBER 31, 11 am: ELBOWS UP—A PRACTICAL PROGRAM FOR CANADIAN SOVEREIGNTY
Sponsored by Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... yuw3A52N1w ]


SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1, 4 pm: MUNICIPAL ALTERNATIVE BUDGET ORGANIZING MEETING, MALTY NATIONAL1130 15TH AVE
We want a People’s Budget: Refund. Reallocate. Community Control


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


MONDAY NOVEMBER 3, 6 pm: DISCUSSION OF RISING HOMELESSNESS & POVERTY, with Maggie Helwig, author of Encampment: Resistance, Grace, & An Unhoused Community
United Church minister and Broadview contributor Christopher White will speak with Maggie Helwig, author of Encampment: Resistance, Grace and an Unhoused Community, and Ted Brown, executive director of Regeneration Outreach Community in Brampton. They’ll explore the challenges facing support organizations and discover how we can make a positive impact.
After our guests have spoken, there will be some time for discussion. Here is a question to spark conversation: Why do governments prioritize temporary measures over sustainable solutions to endemic poverty, shifting responsibility to charities and religious organizations?
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... 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


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7, 8 pm: SASK. COALITION TO REPEAL BILL 137 COMMUNITY EVENT, ARTESIAN, 2627 13TH AVE
Join us at Artesian for an evening of community support for the repealing of Bill 137, otherwise known as the Parents' Bill of Rights. Bill 137 revokes the right to a student's self-determination of gender under the age of 16 and demands teachers receive parental consent before calling a student by their preferred name and pronouns.
[ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... g/viewform ]


TUESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 4 pm: “THE PEOPLE OF CANADA WILL LOVE US AGAIN”: SEDUCTION, ABUSE, AND SUBSERVIENCE IN CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12, 11 am: TRUTH OR TROUBLE—THE LEGAL RISKS OF GREENWASHING FOR CORPORATIONS AND NGOs
[ https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/ev ... s-and-ngos ]


SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15, 9:30 am –noon: BEAUTIFYING THE CITY: RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, PUBLIC POLICY, AND THE INNER LIFE, RESEARCH & INNOVATION 119, UNIVERITY OF REGINA
There will be a panel discussion, with Victoria Flores, Mahwish Faiyaz, and Muhammmed Asadullah on the panel.
The panel is intended as a public conversation on re-imagining Regina as a city that heals, deepens, and dignifies our relations. With the input of our panelists, our intention is to reflect on the place of beauty in public policy and the role that policy-making can play in realising our potential for more beautiful ways of being in the city.
To RSVP, please fill out the following form: [ https://forms.gle/pkQB79KCKevDgFDk8 ]


NOTE DATE CHANGE: MONDAY NOVEMBER 17, 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/ ]


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28, 6-9 pm: TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, LAKEVIEW UNITED CHURCH, 3200 MCCALLUM AVE


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

DEMAND A PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO THE 2025 SASKATCHEWAN WILDFIRE DISASTER
[ https://www.saskndp.ca/wildfires?utm_ca ... ce=saskndp ]


TELL PM CARNEY TO BUILD A MODERN EAST-WEST ELECTRICITY GRID POWERED BY LOW-COST RENEWABLE ENERGY – WIND, WATER, SOLAR AND STORAGE
[ https://www.cleanairalliance.org/carney-nukes/ ]


CALL ON THE NDP TO ENDORSE THE CONCLUSION OF A NEW REPORT AND BOYCOTT THE CENTRE FOR ISRAEL AND JEWISH AFFAIRS
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/call- ... sh-affairs ]


INVESTIGATE THE NATHAN AND LILY SILVER FOUNDATION AND CONNECTIONS TO METRONTARIO
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/inves ... etrontario ]


CANADA IS COMPLICIT. IT’S TIME TO ADDRESS IT
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/canad ... -adress-it ]


KARS4KIDS OR KARS4ISRAEL? TELL THE CRA TO INVESTIGATE NOW
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/kars4 ... tigate-now ]


BRING MAHIN SHAHRIAR BACK TO CANADA ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS
[ https://www.change.org/p/bring-mahin-sh ... an-grounds ]


ASK IMMIGRATION, REFUGEE, AND CITIZENSHIP CANADA TO GRANT RESIDENCY TO AMIRAT FAYEMI AND FAMILY
[ https://www.change.org/p/ask-ircc-to-gr ... and-family ]


DEMAND: ISRAEL IMMEDIATELY LIFT ITS BAN ON FOREIGN JOURNALISTS
[ https://actionnetwork.org/forms/demand- ... r=&source= ]

CALL FOR ACTION TO END DEADLY VIOLENCE IN CAMEROON
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/call-for-act ... -cameroon/ ]


SAY NO TO NUCLEAR FINANCING – WORLD BANK AND ADB, WHY TURN AWAY FROM THE RIGHT PATH?
[ https://www.change.org/p/say-no-to-nucl ... right-path ]


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