MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - January 8, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - January 8, 2026


SPECIAL ACTION
Send an email to your MP, copied to Prime Minister Carney, calling on Canada to immediately denounce the US bombing of Venezuela and the abduction of its president and his wife.

PM Carney: pm@pm.gc.ca
Andrew Scheer, MP Regina Qu’Appelle: andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca
Michael Kram, MP Regina Wascana: michael.kram@parl.gc.ca
Warren Steinley, MP Regina Lewvan: warren.steinley@parl.gc.ca

For other MPs. you can find their contact information here: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/search

2 SPECIAL PETITIONS

TO THE PARLIAMENT OF CANADA: WE CONDEMN THE US ILLEGAL AGGRESSION AGAINST VENEZUELA
[ https://pvonline.ca/2026/01/06/urgent-a ... venezuela/ ]
This is a paper petition. If you can’t print it out, copies are available on the table on my veranda: 2818-19th Ave—Crescents area, between Retallack St. and Angus Blvd, one block south of Leopold Cres, one block north of the Creek.

NO WAR ON VENEZUELA
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urgen ... -venezuela ]


SPECIAL READING, LISTENING, & VIEWING

REGINA PEACE GROUPS RALLY AGAINST U.S. CAPTURE OF VENEZUELA’S PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/r ... o-11699685 ]


'SHOCK, DISMAY, ANGER AND FEAR': REGINA RALLY CALLS FOR CANADA TO OPPOSE U.S. ARREST OF MADURO
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... -of-maduro ]


‘LEAVE VENEZUELA ALONE’: REGINA HOSTS PROTEST IN SUPPORT OF COUNTRY’S RIGHT TO SELF-GOVERN
[ https://www.cjme.com/2026/01/05/leave-v ... lf-govern/ ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

RIBBON SKIRT DAY LEADER REFLECTS ON CHANGES SINCE HER CULTURAL ATTIRE WAS SHAMED
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7033096 ]


BIANCA MUGYENI, WIFE OF REJECTED NDP LEADERSHIP HOPEFUL PUTS HER NAME FORWARD FOR LEADERSHIP OF FEDERAL NDP
[ https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canad ... me-forward ]


HERE’S HOW CANADIAN WORKERS AND UNIONS FARED IN 2025
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/heres-how- ... d-in-2025/ ]


DEFENCE DEPARTMENT BRUSHED ASIDE ‘BAD OPTICS’ OF AMERICAN CONTRACTS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/defence-de ... newsletter ]


‘ICE SHOULD LEAVE NOW!’ COMMUNITY FURY IN MINNEAPOLIS AFTER DEADLY SHOOTING BY FEDERAL AGENT
[ https://therealnews.com/ice-minneapolis ... eral-agent ]


VIDEOS FROM SCENE OF FATAL ICE SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS BETRAY ‘GARBAGE’ DHS CLAIMS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/minne ... ting-video ]


ICE AGENT KILLS LEGAL OBSERVER AND MOTHER OF THREE IN MINNEAPOLIS AS NATIONWIDE PROTESTS ESCALATE; HOUSE TO SUBPOENA EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE LES WEXNER
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/ice-rene ... les-wexner ]


LESSONS FROM VENEZUELA - CANADA WILL NEVER BREAK, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/718 ... ee7fd4985b ]


‘GET THE OIL FLOWING’: TRUMP’S OWN WORDS MAKE HIS WAR AIMS IN VENEZUELA CLEAR
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/war-for-oil-venezuela ]


TRUMP’S HOSTILE TAKEOVER DOCTRINE
[ https://www.meidasplus.com/p/trumps-hos ... r-doctrine ]


“WE’RE GOING TO RUN THE COUNTRY:” PREPARING AN ILLEGAL OCCUPATION IN VENEZUELA
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/01/were- ... venezuela/ ]


THE NARCO-TRAFFICKING ELITE SET TO RUN VENEZUELA, by Chris Hedges
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the- ... ite-set-to ]


CHINA’S FOREIGN MINISTRY DEMANDS MADURO’S IMMEDIATE RELEASE, RIPS ‘SO-CALLED’ TRIAL
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/china-us-venezuela ]


INTERNATIONAL LAW EXPERTS AGREE: TRUMP-ORDERED ATTACK ON VENEZUELA 100% ILLEGAL
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump ... -venezuela ]


THE HORROR OF TRUMP’S PRESS CONFERENCE FROM A VENEZUELAN PERSPECTIVE
[ https://www.filmsforaction.org/articles ... rspective/ ]


VENEZUELANS TAKE TO THE STREETS TO CONDEMN U.S. AGGRESSION
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXULEKOJJuE ]


BARBADOS PM MIA MOTTLEY'S POWERFUL SPEECH ON THE VENEZUELA CRISIS!
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=VyKXHZ9h1nU ]


UNDERSTANDING THE US INVASION OF VENEZUELA
[ https://open.spotify.com/episode/2lF5Bosz1YOIQcNhjG4nCM ]


“VENEZUELA IS NOT GOING TO BE A U.S. COLONY”: REPORT FROM CARACAS ON U.S. ATTACK & MADURO ABDUCTION
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/5/u ... ump_maduro ]


CORPORATIONS INVESTED IN LAWSUITS BEFORE VENEZUELA INVASION
[ https://www.levernews.com/corporations- ... -invasion/ ]


MAJOR OUTLETS INFORMED OF PLAN TO ABDUCT MADURO, BUT WITHHELD REPORTING
[ https://therealnews.com/new-york-times- ... -venezuela ]


BOMBINGS IN VENEZUELA: ANOTHER NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/01/bombi ... ional-law/ ]


“IT’S ALL ABOUT THE OIL, STUPID!”: MEHDI HASAN ON TRUMP ATTACKING VENEZUELA & KIDNAPPING MADURO
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/6/m ... ehdi_hasan ]


CHEVRON STOCKS SURGE AFTER TRUMP VOWS TO “TAKE BACK” VENEZUELA’S OIL AFTER U.S. ATTACK
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/6/venezuela_oil ]


‘STRAIGHT-UP PIRACY AND EXTORTION’: TRUMP SAYS HE WILL CONTROL MONEY FROM SALE OF VENEZUELAN OIL
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump ... zuelan-oil ]


‘WHAT AN AUTHORITARIAN OLIGARCHY LOOKS LIKE’: TRUMP SAYS OIL EXECS TIPPED OFF ABOUT VENEZUELA ATTACK
[ https://therealnews.com/authoritarian-o ... ela-attack ]


GLOBAL PROTESTS TELL TRUMP AND HIS CRONIES: ‘HANDS OFF VENEZUELA’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/globa ... -venezuela ]


NO WAR ON VENEZUELA!
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/no-war-on-venezuela/ ]


AFTER VENEZUELA ASSAULT, TRUMP AND RUBIO WARN CUBA, MEXICO, AND COLOMBIA COULD BE NEXT
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump ... uba-mexico ]


“THIS IS OUR HEMISPHERE”: REPORT FROM COLOMBIA ON TRUMP’S ESCALATING THREATS TO THE REGION
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/7/colombia_trump ]


TRUMP’S WAR ON LATIN AMERICA MUST BE STOPPED
[ https://jacobin.com/2026/01/trump-war-v ... in-america ]


‘GREENLAND BELONGS TO ITS PEOPLE’: EUROPEAN LEADERS BEGIN WAKING UP TO DANGERS OF TRUMP IMPERIALISM
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump ... -condemned ]


TRUMP IN PANIC AS CONGRESS SPARKS IMPEACHMENT FIRESTORM—wishful thinking
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE4a1MCP8og ]


AMERICA, THE ROGUE STATE, by Chris Hedges
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/amer ... ogue-state ]


COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW, with Chris Hedges & George Galloway
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/comp ... ernational ]


DONALD TRUMP, ALONG WITH MOST AMERICANS, DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE MONROE DOCTRINE
[ https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/do ... ericans-do ]


DENMARK TAKING GREENLAND THREATS ‘SERIOUSLY’ AS TRUMP EYES MORE MILITARY INTERVENTIONS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump ... -greenland ]


TRUMP’S PLAN TO SEIZE GREENLAND WOULD “MILITARIZE THE ARCTIC,” TRAMPLE INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/7/greenland_trump ]


WHO’S NEXT? WHAT’S NEXT?
[ https://biljanavankovska.substack.com/p ... whats-next ]


"THIS IS OUR HEMISPHERE": REPORT FROM COLOMBIA ON TRUMP'S ESCALATING THREATS TO THE REGION
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9oRlHkv9Sg ]


TRUMP ABANDONMENT OF GLOBAL TREATIES, INCLUDING LANDMARK CLIMATE DEAL, ‘THREATENS ALL LIFE ON EARTH’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump ... l-treaties ]


"PETRO GRANDE" EXTRAORDINARY! THE DAY THE WORLD WAS SILENT
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94XChGi7kmU ]


O’ CANADA, HOW LONG CAN YOUR FACADE STAND, WHILE WIELDING A GENOCIDAL HAND?
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/01/o-can ... idal-hand/ ]


ISRAEL CLEARS FINAL HURDLE TO START CONSTRUCTING CONTROVERSIAL WEST BANK SETTLEMENT PROJECT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-we ... -9.7035408 ]


THE FACTS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FAMINE
[ https://www.mercycorps.org/blog/facts-famine ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

TUESDAY JANUARY 13, 9 am: INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES ON THE GLOBAL CRITICAL MINERALS RUSH
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


FRIDAY JANUARY 16, NOON: BUFFALO’S FAVOURITE FLOWERS: RESTORATION, RELATIONSHIP, AND LEARNING FROM THE LAND
[ https://www.prairiefoodsystemvision.org ... m-the-land ]


MONDAY JANUARY 26-MONDAY MARCH 23, 6:30-8 pm: PROJECT OF THE HEART, LUTHER COLLEGE 207, U OF R
In this edition of Project of Heart, participants will learn about the health care that the children detained at the Qu’Appelle Industrial School received. This includes care provided by the school’s staff, along with other services and public health initiatives, such as the File Hills Colony Hospital, the Fort Qu’Appelle Sanatorium, and the Fort Qu’Appelle Indian Hospital. They will also hear about the Church’s and the State’s motivations for providing these services, while actively seeking to suppress local forms of knowledge and healing practices.
[ https://www.luthercollege.edu/universit ... ister-2026 ]


TUESDAY JANUARY 27, 9 am: CANADA’S APPROACH TO CRITICAL MINERALS AT HOME AND ABROAD
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4, 6 pm: BLACK IN SASK, BUSHWAKKER BREWPUB (ARIZONA ROOM), 2206 DEWDNEY AVE
Led by Mwila Munganama, Lead Coordinator at Black in Sask., the event will spotlight the organization’s powerful advocacy and community-building work from advancing policy conversations on anti-Black racism to championing inclusive change at the municipal level.
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/global-conn ... orgprofile ]


WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4, 7 pm: QUEEN CITY URBANIST BOOK CLUB, CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY CENTRE, 2900 13TH AVE
The book that will be discussed is Messy Cities, by Dylan Reid, Zahra Ebrahim, Leslie Woo, and John Lorinc


SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7, 3-5 pm: FIND OUT IF YOUR HOME HAS LEAD PIPES, CATHEDRAL NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE, 2900 13TH AVE


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS

SAVE AIDA REFUGEE CAMP’S FOOTBALL PITCH: TELL CANADA SOCCER TO ACT
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/save- ... cer-to-act ]


BIG TECH IS PUTTING THE WORLD’S LARGEST FRESH WATER SYSTEM AT RISK
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/296/453 ... 3536500325 ]


TELL APPLE & GOOGLE CEOs: END YOUR CONTRACTS WITH ICE NOW
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell- ... contracts/ ]


TELL CHEVRON: RESPECT VENEZUELA'S SOVEREIGNTY AND REJECT TRUMP’S PLAN
[ https://action.eko.org/a/venezuela-inva ... e=fwd&t=10 ]


STAND UP TO TUMP
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/st ... trump_loc/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil