MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - January 15, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - January 15, 2026


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

REGINA’S LATEST POINT-IN-TIME COUNT SHOWS DECREASE IN 2025 HOMELESS NUMBERS: (The count may be falsely low because it was held on October 2, just a few days after social assistance checks were received, which is typically around the 24 – 28th of the prior month.)
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ss-numbers ]


‘OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT’: REGINA HOMELESS COUNT SEES SLIGHT DECLINE IN 2025
[ https://www.cjme.com/2026/01/13/opportu ... e-in-2025/ ]


YWCA REGINA TURNS AWAY THREE TIMES THE NUMBER OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IT SHELTERED, DATA SHOWS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... lter-space ]


REGINA'S NEW BUDGET BRINGS CONTRASTING RESULTS FOR COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAMS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ity-grants ]


INVESTIGATION CONTINUES IN DEATH OF SASKATOON HOSPITAL PATIENT AFTER ALTERCATION WITH SECURITY
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... 4165210888 ]


TRANSIT FARES ARE GOING UP. WHY DO CANADIAN CITIES STRUGGLE TO KEEP IT AFFORDABLE?
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/public-t ... -9.7025634 ]


DRAINING WETLANDS CREATES $171 MILLION WORTH OF ANNUAL CARBON EMISSIONS: SASK. STUDY
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... sask-study ]


NEW REPORTS: DOMTAR, LOBBYING, AND LOGGING IN CANADA
[ https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/st ... nowhere-2/ ]


WIND ENERGY PROJECT EMPOWERS VANCOUVER ISLAND
[ https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/0 ... nd-project ]


NEW OWNERS OF CANADIAN NUCLEAR LABORATORIES HAVE EXTENSIVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS CONNECTIONS
[ https://concernedcitizens.net/2026/01/1 ... nnections/ ]


MARK CARNEY, THE MAN WHO ROBBED THE BANK OF ENGLAND, with George Galloway
[ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NNMzrHNJclU ]


CANADA’S NEW RESOURCE DEALS DRIVE A CLIMATE AND RIGHTS BACKSLIDE
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... -backslide ]


AN OPEN LETTER TO NAOMI KLEIN: YOU ARE PROTECTING THE SYSTEM YOU TAUGHT US TO DISMANTLE
[ https://www.thesarniajournal.ca/columni ... e-11669249 ]


THE NDP REJECTS ENGLER: WESTERN IMPERIALISM IN “SOCIAL JUSTICE” GARB
[ https://medium.com/@kylefarquharson/the ... b1c7fee1b2 ]


YVES ENGER CANADIAN POLICY HOUR JANUARY 12
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfX-P3qjqZM ]


PALESTINIAN STUDENTS ACCEPTED INTO CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES REMAIN ‘TRAPPED’ IN GAZA BY VISA DELAYS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7042613 ]


CANADA’S MUTED RESPONSE TO US REGIME CHANGE IN VENEZUELA UNDERMINES INTERNATIONAL LAW
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... tional-law ]


AFTER VENEZUELA, THE UNTHINKABLE ENTERS CANADIAN POLITICS by Michael Ignatieff
[ https://thewalrus.ca/after-venezuela-th ... -politics/ ]


CANADIAN VOICE OF WOMEN FOR PEACE (VOW) LETTER IN SOLIDARITY WITH VENEZUELAN PEOPLE
[ https://vowpeace.org/vow-strongly-conde ... venezuela/ ]


TRUMP’S RECKLESS GRAB FOR POWER, RICHES, AND OIL IN VENEZUELA
[ https://oilchange.org/blogs/trump-venezuela-oil/ ]


FIRST THEY CAME FOR VENEZUELA
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... -venezuela ]


COUNTDOWN TO CUSMA REVIEW
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... ma-review/ ]


CHOMSKY, EPSTEIN, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF INTELLECTUALS (I found this a painful read)
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... ellectuals ]


ZOHRAN MAMDANI HAS QUICKLY GOTTEN DOWN TO BUSINESS
[ https://jacobin.com/2026/01/mamdani-exe ... -childcare ]


THE MACHINERY OF TERROR, by Chris Hedges
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the- ... -of-terror ]


ICE AGENT WHO SHOT RENEE NICOLE GOOD IDENTIFIED AS JONATHAN ROSS
[ https://theintercept.com/2026/01/08/ice ... than-ross/ ]


VIDEO SHOWS WOMAN DRAGGED FROM CAR BY ICE AGENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS AS SHE TELLS THEM SHE'S AUTISTIC
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ice-woman ... -9.7045672 ]


“FEDERAL INVASION”: MINNESOTA OFFICIALS CONDEMN VIOLENT ICE RAIDS, ARRESTS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/14/ ... ouncil_ice ]


‘WE ARE FACING A TSUNAMI OF HATE’: AMID ICE CRACKDOWN, UNIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS CALL FOR MINNESOTA SHUTDOWN IN 10 DAYS
[ https://therealnews.com/we-are-facing-a ... in-10-days ]


‘NO FACIST USA’: BALTIMORE MARCHES AGAINST ICE
[ https://therealnews.com/baltimore-marches-against-ice ]


“STOLEN FROM US”: FAMILY DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR KEITH PORTER, BLACK FATHER KILLED BY OFF-DUTY ICE AGENT
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/13/ ... e_shooting ]


BACKLASH BUILDS AGAINST TRUMP DOJ’S ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ INVESTIGATION OF US FEDERAL RESERVE
[ https://therealnews.com/trump-doj-feder ... e-chairman ]


VENEZUELA VS THE EMPIRE
[ https://socialistaction.org/2026/01/08/ ... ck-rasmus/ ]


ANALYSIS REVEALS WALL STREET TITANS BEHIND BIG OIL PROFITEERING PUSH IN VENEZUELA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/big-b ... il-profits ]


WHILE HE OPENLY SHAKES DOWN VENEZUELA FOR OIL, US MEDIA ACTS LIKE TRUMP CARES ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN
[ https://therealnews.com/venezuela-oil-u ... trump-iran ]


INTERVIEW WITH VIJAY PRASHAD ON THE 1966 TRICONTINENTAL, CUBA AND NATIONAL LIBERATION SOCIALISM
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggYOvUyNbU4&t=26s ]


CUBA VOWS TO DEFEND IT SELF AGAINST TRUMP TO ‘THE LAST DROP OF BLOOD’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-threatens-cuba ]


DANISH OFFICIAL SAYS NO BREAKTHROUGH IN TALKS WITH US AS TRUMP INTENT ON ‘CONQUERING’ GREENLAND
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump ... rk-meeting ]


GREENLAND: WHY TRUMP WANTS IT
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY7NJW6dx8Y ]


IRAN ESCALATES DEADLY CRACKDOWN ON MASS PROTESTS AS TRUMP THREATENS TO LAUNCH MILITARY ATTACK
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/12/iran_protests ]


AS TRUMP THREATENS TO INTERVENE, IRANIAN PROTESTERS WARN US, ISRAEL ‘WANT ENTIRE REGION IN CHAOS’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran- ... -reject-us ]

“STATE OF SIEGE”: IRAN PROTEST DEATH TOLL RISES TO 2,000 AFTER U.S. SANCTIONS SPAWN ECONOMIC CRISIS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/13/ ... ests_trump ]


STARMER’S UK IS LETTING HUNGER STRIKERS DIE
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/hun ... irect=true ]


AS HUNGER STRIKERS FACE DEATH, PRESSURE ON UK GOVERNMENT INCREASES
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/news/palest ... 026/01/14/ ]


GLOBAL INTELLECTUALS VOICE SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE ACTION HUNGER STRIKERS ‘AT DEATH’S DOOR’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/pales ... ger-strike ]


TORRENTIAL RAINS FLOOD TENTS, COLLAPSE HOMES IN GAZA KILLING 6: HEALTH OFFICIALS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-rain ... -9.7043313 ]


MORE CHILDREN DIE FROM COLD EXPOSURE IN GAZA; DEATH TOLL CLIMBS IN IRAN; MINNESOTA AND THE TWIN CITIES SUE DHS TO HALT ICE’S “FEDERAL INVASION”
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/children ... site-daily ]


‘LIKE GIVING A DROWNING PERSON A BREATH OF AIR’, by Seymour Hersh
[ https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/lik ... n-a-breath ]


PALESTINE: ISRAEL’S THREAT TO WITHHOLD REGISTRATION FOR NGOS
[ https://www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/pa ... -for-ngos/ ]


UNICEF: OVER 100 CHILDREN KILLED IN GAZA SINCE “CEASEFIRE”; MASS FUNERAL IN IRAN; ICE ARRESTS DOZENS OF REFUGEES IN MINNESOTA
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/unicef-o ... site-daily ]


TRUMP’S BLOOD-SOAKED ‘PEACE’
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... aked-peace ]


‘EMPIRE IN DECLINE’: HISTORIAN ALFRED MCCOY ON U.S. AGGRESSION IN VENEZUELA, IRAN & BEYOND--I found this very informative
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/13/ ... ar_on_five ]


INDIGENOUS ACTIONS AT COP
[ https://projectsavetheworld.substack.co ... actions-at ]


ABOUT CLIMATE DEBT
[ https://projectsavetheworld.substack.co ... imate-debt ]


REBELLION’S WORK: WE ALL STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US
[ https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/black ... lions-work ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

THURSDAY JANUARY 15, 5:30 pm: ACTING ON THE HOUSING EMERGENCY: WHERE TO GO FROM HERE, with Bianca Mugyenyi - Prospective NDP Leadership Candidate and Clayton Thomas-Mueller
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... vuzB89LgVg ]


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


TUESDAY JANUARY 20, 5 pm: UKRAINE WAR: END IT NOW OR LOSE MUCH MORE LATER
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/Wk4or4UxwUOZOJ8yGyj2sA2 ]


TUESDAY JANUARY 20, 5 pm: TOWN HALL WITH ROB ASHTON, CANDIDATE FOR NDP LEADERHIP
[ https://usw.ca/events/ashton/ ]


TUESDAY JANUARY 20, 6 pm: US/CANADA—HANDS OFF VENEZUELA
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY JANUARY 21, 6 pm: NDP LEADERSHIP DEBATE ON PALESTINE
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ndp-leaders ... 9999119667 ]


SATURDAY JANUARY 24, 5 – 8 pm: TRANSIT TOWNHALL, WESTMINSTER UNITED CHURCH, 3025 13TH AVE
Come out and strategize about how to stop the threatened increase to Transit fares.


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 ]


SATURDAY JANAURY 31, 1 pm: REDUCING THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR WAR 2026
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/crDHlSwmE0CjsFIDMiZqGQ2 ]


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


TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17—FOR 8 WEEKS: THE CHANGING CLIMATE—A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE
Climate Action for Lifelong Learners (CALL) is thrilled to present an inspiring and accessible climate course with Dr. Martin Bush, a leading expert in climate science and renewable energy. In this engaging series, you’ll learn what’s driving climate change, how it’s affecting Canada, the latest solutions in clean energy, and what we can all do to make a difference. Cost $25 for all 8 sessions
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... 6zitB-P1Cg ]


TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 5:30-6:60 pm: CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO HONOUR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES TO HOMELESSNESS, CITY SQUARE PLAZA, 12TH AVE, NORTH END OF VIC PARK - Organized by Phoenix Residential Society


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS

ENFORCE THE CANADA HEALTH ACT NOW
[ https://www.heathermcpherson.ca/healthact ]


STAND UP FOR CANADA’S CULTURAL SOVEREIGNTY
[ https://friends.ca/takeaction/stand-up- ... vereignty/ ]


IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT TREES! WE STILL HAVE TIME TO STOP IT
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/206/116 ... 3538095091 ]


WRITE A MESSAGE OF SUPPORT TO LEQAA KORDIA
[ https://act.amnestyusa.org/page/184497/ ... arded=true ]


- Making Peace Vigil