MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - JANUARY 29, 2026
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2026 11:45 amMAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - JANUARY 29, 2026
POEM FOR THE DAY, by Martin Niemöllerl
First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
2 SPECIAL ACTIONS
URGENT: DEMAND POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY IN REGINA—Please sign and share widely
[ https://www.change.org/p/demand-police- ... -in-regina ]
KEEP REGINA TRANSIT AFFORDABLE (In case you missed it in Sunday’s email)
The City of Regina is proposing a 10% fare hike. Please contact Mayor Bachynski and your City Councillor and tell them not to increase Transit fares. Here are some points you might make:
Transit is the solution to a number of problems:
Transit is the solution to traffic congestion in Regina.
Transit is very safe. It is the solution to traffic accidents in Regina.
Transit is part of the answer to a major global problem: climate change.
Transit is part of the answer to income equality and poverty. Do not make Regina a more unequal and unjust society by raising Transit fares.
The right to freedom of movement is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Raising Transit fares undermines that right. We should be aiming for social equity.
SONG FOR THE DAY: THE BALLAD OF GENELLE - A 1978 POPULIST PROTEST AGAINST URANIUM MINING
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVgGaxiggXk ]
SPECIAL READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
CANADIAN COURT CONVICTS PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY ACTIVIST, YVES ENGLER, OF OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE & HARASSMENT, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=GM5Ricknj6M ]
TPNW (TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS), PLEASE SAVE US FROM THE GOLDEN DOME, by Evelyn Tischer
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/01/tpnw- ... lden-dome/ ]
CANADA COLLUDES, by Judy Haiven
[ https://judyhaiven.substack.com/p/canada-colludes ]
STATEMENT ON THE KILLING OF MINNESOTA NURSE ALEX PRETTI, BY CANADIAN FEDERATION OF NURSES UNIONS
[ https://nursesunions.ca/statement-on-th ... ex-pretti/ ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
VICTIMS SHARE FEAR, ANXIETY CAUSED BY REGINA POLICE OFFICER'S BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/crime/victi ... dentiality ]
FROM COLD STREETS TO HOT PLATES: SASK. SHELTERS PROVIDE RELIEF FROM EXTREME WEATHER—We need housing!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... 22cb05d962 ]
'SIMPLE MATH': REGINA TO LOBBY FOR MORE PROVINCIAL FUNDING TO HELP LIMIT FUTURE TAX INCREASES
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... -increases ]
THE HIGH COST OF TORONTO’S FREE RIDERS—The same thing happens in Regina
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... ee-riders/ ]
SCOTT MOE: FOR CANADA'S ECONOMY, PRAGMATIC ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA BEATS ISOLATIONISM
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/economy/can ... 39d565b0ec ]
GST CREDIT TO ADDRESS HIGH GROCERY PRICES
[ https://www.muslimnetwork.tv/gst-credit ... ry-prices/ ]
FIRST NATIONS LEADERS CALL ON UNIVERSITIES TO BAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL DENIALIST DEMONSTRATIONS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/ubc- ... -9.7057120 ]
FIRST NATIONS HEALTH OMBUD SEEKS 'HANDS-OFF' REVIEW OF ALLEGED VIOLENCE TOWARD SASK. PATIENTS
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV9LXZkCzl4 ]
SHANNEN’S DREAM LIVES ON, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/sha ... m-lives-on ]
ACTIVIST WARNS OF ‘PROPAGANDA’ AS CSIS OFFICIALS TOUT AGENCY’S NEW APPROACH TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/csis ... -9.7051602 ]
DISABLED MAN FEELS SHUT OUT OF ACCESSIBLE SEATING AS VENUES — INCLUDING ROGERS ARENA — FAIL TO STOP ABUSE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/access ... -9.7057214 ]
NDP LEADERSHIP DEBATE ON PALESTINE
[ https://www.youtube.com/live/cD-on4YpRe4 ]
BILL C-15 WOULD ALLOW CORPORATIONS TO BE EXEMPT FROM MOST CANADIAN LAWS
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... dian-laws/ ]
MAKING C-15 BETTER
[ https://robsonj.substack.com/p/making-c-15-better ]
A LIST OF JOURNALISTS WHO’VE TAKEN SPONSORED ISRAEL TRIPS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/a-list-of- ... newsletter ]
THE IDEA THAT JUSTICE AND REASON ARE WORTHY VIRTUES? YEAH, LET’S JUST GO AHEAD AND BAN THAT
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... ban-trump/ ]
‘MIGHT IS RIGHT’ LED TO THE ATHENIANS’ DOWNFALL. TRUMP SHOULD HEED THEIR WARNING – AND CARNEY’S
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... k-history/ ]
DIGGING INTO THE EPSTEIN FILES
[ https://www.modernghana.com/amp/videonews/606363 ]
B.C. BILLIONAIRE JIM PATTISON'S VIRGINIA WAREHOUSE COULD BECOME ICE FACILITY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ice-wa ... -9.7061994 ]
ICE NODDING TO FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISTS IN RECRUITMENT POSTS, EXPERTS SAY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/ice-recruiting-9.7058294 ]
‘PLEASE GET THE TRUTH OUT,’ ALEX PRETTI’S PARENTS PLEAD AS TRUMP OFFICIALS BASELESSLY SMEAR SHOOTING VICTIM
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/minne ... ing-update ]
‘HE WAS EXECUTED’: MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS OUTRAGED, DEFIANT AFTER IMMIGRATION AGENTS KILL ALEX PRETTI
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/26/ ... inneapolis ]
ICE “WARTIME” RECRUITING EFFORT TARGETS GUN & MILITARY LOVERS USING WHITE NATIONALIST MESSAGING
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/28/ ... tment_push ]
‘FEELS LIKE A COVER-UP’: MINNESOTA AG KEITH ELLISON SLAMS TRUMP ADMIN OVER DEADLY ICE CRACKDOWN
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/27/ ... th_ellison ]
LARGEST NURSES UNION CALLS TO ABOLISH ICE AFTER ALEX PRETTY KILLING: ‘THEY MESSED WITH THE WRONG PROFESSION
[ https://therealnews.com/nurses-union-ab ... ti-killing ]
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CRITICIZES ICE, TRUMP IN PROTEST SONG STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/s ... -9.7065555 ]
WE CAN FIGHT THIS! MINNESOTA’S GENERAL STRIKE SHOWS HOW
[ https://theintercept.com/2026/01/24/str ... ex-pretti/ ]
A GREAT SUCCESS IN MINNESOTA FOR TRUTH AND FREEDOM DAY
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/01/great ... eedom-day/ ]
ICE SPARKS ‘INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT’ BY TRYING TO ENTER ECUADORIAN CONSULATE IN MINNEAPOLIS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-s ... inneapolis ]
NBA PLAYERS ASSOCIATION VOICES SUPPORT FOR MINNESOTA PROTESTERS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/minnesota ... -9.7060513 ]
MINNESOTA’S HISTORY OF PROTEST INFORMS THIS MOMENT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/minnesota ... -9.7060428 ]
SOCIAL STRIKES: CONFRONTING ICE AND RESISTING AUTHORITARIANISM
[ https://socialistproject.ca/2026/01/soc ... tarianism/ ]
RASKIN SAYS NATIONWIDE GENERAL STRIKE MAY BE NEEDED TO STOP TRUMP
[ https://therealnews.com/raskin-says-nat ... stop-trump ]
FROM GEORGE FLOYD TO ALEX PRETTI: “COPAGANDA” AUTHOR ON MYTHS ABOUT IMMIGRATION, CRIME & POLICING
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/27/ ... rakatsanis ]
WHY AMERICA SPENDS BILLIONS POLICING IMMIGRANTS — AND PENNIES POLICING CORPORATIONS
[ https://www.levernews.com/why-america-s ... porations/ ]
DEBUNKING THE US NARRATIVE ON VENEZUELA
[ https://therealnews.com/debunking-the-u ... -venezuela ]
STOP THE WAR ON VENEZUELA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijrj-Mjw0zg ]
JOINT STATEMENT BY PROGRESSIVE FORCES CALLING FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/01/joint ... venezuela/ ]
LATIN AMERICA MUST RESPOND FORCEFULLY TO US IMPERIALISM
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnTD249dgPQ ]
IRAN VOWS TO ‘RESPOND LIKE NEVER BEFORE’ AS TRUMP RAMPS UP WAR THREATS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-vows-retaliation ]
‘THE INTENT OF GENOCIDE’: 2,700 GAZA FAMILIES ENTIRELY WIPED OUT BY ISRAELI ATTACKS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/family-in-gaza ]
IS THE NEW WORLD ORDER REALLY NEW? with Chris Hedges
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/is-t ... really-new ]
JOSH PAUL ON US POLICY ON ISRAEL
[ https://www.aljazeera.com/video/centre- ... aul-220126 ]
DENOUNCE AND END THE AGGRESSION OF IMPERIALIST FORCES AND THE ZIONIST FASCIST STATE AGAINST IRAN
[ https://peoplesstruggle.org/en/denounce ... inst-iran/ ]
HOW HYPER-IMPERIALISM SHAPES GLOBAL CONFLCIT, with Vijay Prashad & Michael Hudson
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8g9hbDc0WA ]
A HUMANIST APPEAL IN TIMES OF CRISIS
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/01/a-hum ... of-crisis/ ]
WAR: WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
[ https://jerrygrey2002.substack.com/p/wa ... t-good-for ]
LANCET STUDY WARNS PLASTICS COULD COST HUMANITY 83 MILLION YEARS OF HEALTHY LIFE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/healt ... f-plastics ]
ABBY MARTIN’S NEW DOCUMENTARY TAKES ON ‘EARTH’S GREATEST ENEMY’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-mi ... test-enemy ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS
SATURDAY JANAURY 31, 1 pm: REDUCING THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR WAR 2026
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/crDHlSwmE0CjsFIDMiZqGQ2 ]
SATURDAY JANUARY 31, 2 pm: INVEST IN MINDS NOT MISSILES
[ 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 ]
WEDNEDAY FEBRUARY 4, 6 pm: EXTRACTION EXTINCTION—ENDING THE FOSSIL FUEL ERA
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
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
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5, 3-4:30 pm: CANADA IN THE AGE OF ELECTRICITY, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, COLLEGE AVENUE BUILDING B 139 or ZOOM
What is required for Canada to continue decarbonizing and electrifying while maintaining affordable and reliable power?
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... ricity.php ]
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6, 6:30 – 9 pm: JUST BREATHE OKÂWÎMÂWASKIY (JUST BREATHE, MOTHER EARTH)
A collaborative project led by Cree artist Sandra Lamouche and settler artist Melanie Kloetzel. Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy offers a journey into and out of climate anxiety. Examining the deep inequalities and inadequate nature of Eurocentric cultural responses to the climate crisis, as well as the cultural possibilities that exist in connecting to the land via Indigenous worldviews, Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy creates an opening for audiences to engage in a dialogue about reconciliation, the climate emergency and cross-cultural futures.
[ https://www.uregina.ca/events/2026/02/j ... earth.html ]
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6: UNSILENCED—OPENING RECEPTION AND ARTIST TALK, MOOSE JAW MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY: 6:30 pm doors open; 7:30 artist talk
The exhibition Unsilenced features work by Richard Boulet, Ruth Cuthand, Amy Snider, and Peter Tucker. It explores the often silenced or stigmatized topic of mental health through diverse perspectives and artistic media in the form of beading, fibre art, painting, sculpture and ceramic installation. A spotlight on mental health or wellness in Canada is timely, given the rising levels of anxiety in children and youth, about 1 in 5 Canadians experiencing a mental health challenge annually, and 1 in 3 affected in their lifetime, impacting daily functioning, work, and social life. The exhibition and its programming speak to the power of art as a method of exploring, processing and offering opportunities for meaningful dialogue on personal and collective experiences of mental health issues. The exhibition will run until May 3.
[ https://www.mjmag.ca/upcoming ]
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7, NOON: ACORN CANADA: NATIONAL HOUSING MEETING
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7, 3-5 pm: FIND OUT IF YOUR HOME HAS LEAD PIPES, CATHEDRAL NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE, 2900 13TH AVE
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=101 ... 4478570221 ]
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 17 AND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 7 pm: DECOLONIZING OURSELVES—LEARNING THROUGH STORY
February is a time for storytelling. Come hear traditional storytellers Louise Halfe, Dr. Kathy Walker and Simon Bird share creation stories that are relevant to decolonization today.
[ https://secure.kairoscanada.org/civicrm ... t=1&id=426 ]
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
Sponsored by Phoenix Residential Society
MONDAY MARCH 2, 2 pm: MAKING THE ABOLITON OF WAR A REALISTIC GOAL
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]
FRIDAY MARCH 6, 6 – 8 pm: VOICES, POWER, & LEADERSHIP—CELEBRATING WOMEN’S DAY, ESTELLE EVENTS CENTRE, 2410 DEWDNEY AVE—women only
Sponsored by Saskatchewan Council For International Development
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/voices-powe ... 1430083719 ]
THURSDAY MARCH 12, 7 – 9 pm: 2026 WOODROW LLOYD LECTURE, TIMOTHY CAULFIELD WILL BE SPEAKING ON THE TOPIC THE KNOWLEDGE CRISIS: HOW DID WE GET HERE AND WHAT CAN WE DO?
[ https://www.uregina.ca/events/2026/03/2 ... cture.html ]
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS
END HOMELESSNESS IN SASKATCHEWAN—a Green Party petition
[ https://www.saskgreen.ca/end_homelessne ... skatchewan ]
END POVERTY IN SASKATCHDWAN—a Green Party petition
[ https://www.saskgreen.ca/ending_poverty_in_saskatchewan ]
SASK NEEDS RENEWABLE ENERGY, NOT NUCLEAR WASTE—a Green Party Petition
[ https://www.saskgreen.ca/sk_needs_renew ... lear_waste ]
NDP VETTING COMMITTEE BLOCKS BIANCA MUGYENYI FROM LEADERSHIP RACE--BOO
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/mugye ... rect_link& ]
CANADA: INVEST IN OFF-SHORE WIND
[ https://www.cleanairalliance.org/toront ... hore-wind/ ]
DEMAND JUSTICE: DEMAND THE YMCA REINSTATE MS. RANA ZAMAN’S PEACE MEDAL!
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/deman ... eace-medal ]
STAND UP FOR CANADA’S CULTURAL SOVEREIGNTY
[ https://friends.ca/takeaction/stand-up- ... vereignty/ ]
NO MORE LOOPHOLES
[ https://armsembargonow.ca/nomoreloopholes/ ]
NO CANADIAN ARMS FOR ICE
[ https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca//no-mor ... es-for-ice ]
TELL HOOTSUITE NO TECH FOR ICE
[ https://action.openmedia.org/page/185357/action/1 ]
ICE MURDERED ANOTHER PERSON, A NURSE NAMED ALEX PRETTI. DEMAND JUSTICE AND A FULL INVESTIGATION.
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/800/313 ... 3540539576 ]
BOYCOTT TRUMP’S WORLD CUP
[ https://action.eko.org/a/boycott-trump-s-world-cup ]
BLOOD ON THE DEAL: STOP THE EU-UAE TRADE AGREEMENT
[ https://action.eko.org/a/blood-on-the-d ... -agreement ]
NURSES CALL FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS SAFEGUARDS IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
[ https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/nur ... nforcement ]
- Making Peace Vigil
POEM FOR THE DAY, by Martin Niemöllerl
First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
2 SPECIAL ACTIONS
URGENT: DEMAND POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY IN REGINA—Please sign and share widely
[ https://www.change.org/p/demand-police- ... -in-regina ]
KEEP REGINA TRANSIT AFFORDABLE (In case you missed it in Sunday’s email)
The City of Regina is proposing a 10% fare hike. Please contact Mayor Bachynski and your City Councillor and tell them not to increase Transit fares. Here are some points you might make:
Transit is the solution to a number of problems:
Transit is the solution to traffic congestion in Regina.
Transit is very safe. It is the solution to traffic accidents in Regina.
Transit is part of the answer to a major global problem: climate change.
Transit is part of the answer to income equality and poverty. Do not make Regina a more unequal and unjust society by raising Transit fares.
The right to freedom of movement is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Raising Transit fares undermines that right. We should be aiming for social equity.
SONG FOR THE DAY: THE BALLAD OF GENELLE - A 1978 POPULIST PROTEST AGAINST URANIUM MINING
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVgGaxiggXk ]
SPECIAL READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
CANADIAN COURT CONVICTS PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY ACTIVIST, YVES ENGLER, OF OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE & HARASSMENT, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=GM5Ricknj6M ]
TPNW (TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS), PLEASE SAVE US FROM THE GOLDEN DOME, by Evelyn Tischer
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/01/tpnw- ... lden-dome/ ]
CANADA COLLUDES, by Judy Haiven
[ https://judyhaiven.substack.com/p/canada-colludes ]
STATEMENT ON THE KILLING OF MINNESOTA NURSE ALEX PRETTI, BY CANADIAN FEDERATION OF NURSES UNIONS
[ https://nursesunions.ca/statement-on-th ... ex-pretti/ ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
VICTIMS SHARE FEAR, ANXIETY CAUSED BY REGINA POLICE OFFICER'S BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/crime/victi ... dentiality ]
FROM COLD STREETS TO HOT PLATES: SASK. SHELTERS PROVIDE RELIEF FROM EXTREME WEATHER—We need housing!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... 22cb05d962 ]
'SIMPLE MATH': REGINA TO LOBBY FOR MORE PROVINCIAL FUNDING TO HELP LIMIT FUTURE TAX INCREASES
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... -increases ]
THE HIGH COST OF TORONTO’S FREE RIDERS—The same thing happens in Regina
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... ee-riders/ ]
SCOTT MOE: FOR CANADA'S ECONOMY, PRAGMATIC ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA BEATS ISOLATIONISM
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/economy/can ... 39d565b0ec ]
GST CREDIT TO ADDRESS HIGH GROCERY PRICES
[ https://www.muslimnetwork.tv/gst-credit ... ry-prices/ ]
FIRST NATIONS LEADERS CALL ON UNIVERSITIES TO BAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL DENIALIST DEMONSTRATIONS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/ubc- ... -9.7057120 ]
FIRST NATIONS HEALTH OMBUD SEEKS 'HANDS-OFF' REVIEW OF ALLEGED VIOLENCE TOWARD SASK. PATIENTS
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV9LXZkCzl4 ]
SHANNEN’S DREAM LIVES ON, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/sha ... m-lives-on ]
ACTIVIST WARNS OF ‘PROPAGANDA’ AS CSIS OFFICIALS TOUT AGENCY’S NEW APPROACH TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/csis ... -9.7051602 ]
DISABLED MAN FEELS SHUT OUT OF ACCESSIBLE SEATING AS VENUES — INCLUDING ROGERS ARENA — FAIL TO STOP ABUSE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/access ... -9.7057214 ]
NDP LEADERSHIP DEBATE ON PALESTINE
[ https://www.youtube.com/live/cD-on4YpRe4 ]
BILL C-15 WOULD ALLOW CORPORATIONS TO BE EXEMPT FROM MOST CANADIAN LAWS
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... dian-laws/ ]
MAKING C-15 BETTER
[ https://robsonj.substack.com/p/making-c-15-better ]
A LIST OF JOURNALISTS WHO’VE TAKEN SPONSORED ISRAEL TRIPS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/a-list-of- ... newsletter ]
THE IDEA THAT JUSTICE AND REASON ARE WORTHY VIRTUES? YEAH, LET’S JUST GO AHEAD AND BAN THAT
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... ban-trump/ ]
‘MIGHT IS RIGHT’ LED TO THE ATHENIANS’ DOWNFALL. TRUMP SHOULD HEED THEIR WARNING – AND CARNEY’S
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... k-history/ ]
DIGGING INTO THE EPSTEIN FILES
[ https://www.modernghana.com/amp/videonews/606363 ]
B.C. BILLIONAIRE JIM PATTISON'S VIRGINIA WAREHOUSE COULD BECOME ICE FACILITY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ice-wa ... -9.7061994 ]
ICE NODDING TO FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISTS IN RECRUITMENT POSTS, EXPERTS SAY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/ice-recruiting-9.7058294 ]
‘PLEASE GET THE TRUTH OUT,’ ALEX PRETTI’S PARENTS PLEAD AS TRUMP OFFICIALS BASELESSLY SMEAR SHOOTING VICTIM
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/minne ... ing-update ]
‘HE WAS EXECUTED’: MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS OUTRAGED, DEFIANT AFTER IMMIGRATION AGENTS KILL ALEX PRETTI
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/26/ ... inneapolis ]
ICE “WARTIME” RECRUITING EFFORT TARGETS GUN & MILITARY LOVERS USING WHITE NATIONALIST MESSAGING
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/28/ ... tment_push ]
‘FEELS LIKE A COVER-UP’: MINNESOTA AG KEITH ELLISON SLAMS TRUMP ADMIN OVER DEADLY ICE CRACKDOWN
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/27/ ... th_ellison ]
LARGEST NURSES UNION CALLS TO ABOLISH ICE AFTER ALEX PRETTY KILLING: ‘THEY MESSED WITH THE WRONG PROFESSION
[ https://therealnews.com/nurses-union-ab ... ti-killing ]
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CRITICIZES ICE, TRUMP IN PROTEST SONG STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/s ... -9.7065555 ]
WE CAN FIGHT THIS! MINNESOTA’S GENERAL STRIKE SHOWS HOW
[ https://theintercept.com/2026/01/24/str ... ex-pretti/ ]
A GREAT SUCCESS IN MINNESOTA FOR TRUTH AND FREEDOM DAY
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/01/great ... eedom-day/ ]
ICE SPARKS ‘INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT’ BY TRYING TO ENTER ECUADORIAN CONSULATE IN MINNEAPOLIS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-s ... inneapolis ]
NBA PLAYERS ASSOCIATION VOICES SUPPORT FOR MINNESOTA PROTESTERS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/minnesota ... -9.7060513 ]
MINNESOTA’S HISTORY OF PROTEST INFORMS THIS MOMENT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/minnesota ... -9.7060428 ]
SOCIAL STRIKES: CONFRONTING ICE AND RESISTING AUTHORITARIANISM
[ https://socialistproject.ca/2026/01/soc ... tarianism/ ]
RASKIN SAYS NATIONWIDE GENERAL STRIKE MAY BE NEEDED TO STOP TRUMP
[ https://therealnews.com/raskin-says-nat ... stop-trump ]
FROM GEORGE FLOYD TO ALEX PRETTI: “COPAGANDA” AUTHOR ON MYTHS ABOUT IMMIGRATION, CRIME & POLICING
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/27/ ... rakatsanis ]
WHY AMERICA SPENDS BILLIONS POLICING IMMIGRANTS — AND PENNIES POLICING CORPORATIONS
[ https://www.levernews.com/why-america-s ... porations/ ]
DEBUNKING THE US NARRATIVE ON VENEZUELA
[ https://therealnews.com/debunking-the-u ... -venezuela ]
STOP THE WAR ON VENEZUELA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijrj-Mjw0zg ]
JOINT STATEMENT BY PROGRESSIVE FORCES CALLING FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/01/joint ... venezuela/ ]
LATIN AMERICA MUST RESPOND FORCEFULLY TO US IMPERIALISM
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnTD249dgPQ ]
IRAN VOWS TO ‘RESPOND LIKE NEVER BEFORE’ AS TRUMP RAMPS UP WAR THREATS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-vows-retaliation ]
‘THE INTENT OF GENOCIDE’: 2,700 GAZA FAMILIES ENTIRELY WIPED OUT BY ISRAELI ATTACKS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/family-in-gaza ]
IS THE NEW WORLD ORDER REALLY NEW? with Chris Hedges
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/is-t ... really-new ]
JOSH PAUL ON US POLICY ON ISRAEL
[ https://www.aljazeera.com/video/centre- ... aul-220126 ]
DENOUNCE AND END THE AGGRESSION OF IMPERIALIST FORCES AND THE ZIONIST FASCIST STATE AGAINST IRAN
[ https://peoplesstruggle.org/en/denounce ... inst-iran/ ]
HOW HYPER-IMPERIALISM SHAPES GLOBAL CONFLCIT, with Vijay Prashad & Michael Hudson
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8g9hbDc0WA ]
A HUMANIST APPEAL IN TIMES OF CRISIS
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/01/a-hum ... of-crisis/ ]
WAR: WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
[ https://jerrygrey2002.substack.com/p/wa ... t-good-for ]
LANCET STUDY WARNS PLASTICS COULD COST HUMANITY 83 MILLION YEARS OF HEALTHY LIFE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/healt ... f-plastics ]
ABBY MARTIN’S NEW DOCUMENTARY TAKES ON ‘EARTH’S GREATEST ENEMY’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-mi ... test-enemy ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS
SATURDAY JANAURY 31, 1 pm: REDUCING THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR WAR 2026
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/crDHlSwmE0CjsFIDMiZqGQ2 ]
SATURDAY JANUARY 31, 2 pm: INVEST IN MINDS NOT MISSILES
[ 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 ]
WEDNEDAY FEBRUARY 4, 6 pm: EXTRACTION EXTINCTION—ENDING THE FOSSIL FUEL ERA
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
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
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5, 3-4:30 pm: CANADA IN THE AGE OF ELECTRICITY, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, COLLEGE AVENUE BUILDING B 139 or ZOOM
What is required for Canada to continue decarbonizing and electrifying while maintaining affordable and reliable power?
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... ricity.php ]
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6, 6:30 – 9 pm: JUST BREATHE OKÂWÎMÂWASKIY (JUST BREATHE, MOTHER EARTH)
A collaborative project led by Cree artist Sandra Lamouche and settler artist Melanie Kloetzel. Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy offers a journey into and out of climate anxiety. Examining the deep inequalities and inadequate nature of Eurocentric cultural responses to the climate crisis, as well as the cultural possibilities that exist in connecting to the land via Indigenous worldviews, Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy creates an opening for audiences to engage in a dialogue about reconciliation, the climate emergency and cross-cultural futures.
[ https://www.uregina.ca/events/2026/02/j ... earth.html ]
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6: UNSILENCED—OPENING RECEPTION AND ARTIST TALK, MOOSE JAW MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY: 6:30 pm doors open; 7:30 artist talk
The exhibition Unsilenced features work by Richard Boulet, Ruth Cuthand, Amy Snider, and Peter Tucker. It explores the often silenced or stigmatized topic of mental health through diverse perspectives and artistic media in the form of beading, fibre art, painting, sculpture and ceramic installation. A spotlight on mental health or wellness in Canada is timely, given the rising levels of anxiety in children and youth, about 1 in 5 Canadians experiencing a mental health challenge annually, and 1 in 3 affected in their lifetime, impacting daily functioning, work, and social life. The exhibition and its programming speak to the power of art as a method of exploring, processing and offering opportunities for meaningful dialogue on personal and collective experiences of mental health issues. The exhibition will run until May 3.
[ https://www.mjmag.ca/upcoming ]
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7, NOON: ACORN CANADA: NATIONAL HOUSING MEETING
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7, 3-5 pm: FIND OUT IF YOUR HOME HAS LEAD PIPES, CATHEDRAL NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE, 2900 13TH AVE
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=101 ... 4478570221 ]
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 17 AND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 7 pm: DECOLONIZING OURSELVES—LEARNING THROUGH STORY
February is a time for storytelling. Come hear traditional storytellers Louise Halfe, Dr. Kathy Walker and Simon Bird share creation stories that are relevant to decolonization today.
[ https://secure.kairoscanada.org/civicrm ... t=1&id=426 ]
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
Sponsored by Phoenix Residential Society
MONDAY MARCH 2, 2 pm: MAKING THE ABOLITON OF WAR A REALISTIC GOAL
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]
FRIDAY MARCH 6, 6 – 8 pm: VOICES, POWER, & LEADERSHIP—CELEBRATING WOMEN’S DAY, ESTELLE EVENTS CENTRE, 2410 DEWDNEY AVE—women only
Sponsored by Saskatchewan Council For International Development
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/voices-powe ... 1430083719 ]
THURSDAY MARCH 12, 7 – 9 pm: 2026 WOODROW LLOYD LECTURE, TIMOTHY CAULFIELD WILL BE SPEAKING ON THE TOPIC THE KNOWLEDGE CRISIS: HOW DID WE GET HERE AND WHAT CAN WE DO?
[ https://www.uregina.ca/events/2026/03/2 ... cture.html ]
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS
END HOMELESSNESS IN SASKATCHEWAN—a Green Party petition
[ https://www.saskgreen.ca/end_homelessne ... skatchewan ]
END POVERTY IN SASKATCHDWAN—a Green Party petition
[ https://www.saskgreen.ca/ending_poverty_in_saskatchewan ]
SASK NEEDS RENEWABLE ENERGY, NOT NUCLEAR WASTE—a Green Party Petition
[ https://www.saskgreen.ca/sk_needs_renew ... lear_waste ]
NDP VETTING COMMITTEE BLOCKS BIANCA MUGYENYI FROM LEADERSHIP RACE--BOO
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/mugye ... rect_link& ]
CANADA: INVEST IN OFF-SHORE WIND
[ https://www.cleanairalliance.org/toront ... hore-wind/ ]
DEMAND JUSTICE: DEMAND THE YMCA REINSTATE MS. RANA ZAMAN’S PEACE MEDAL!
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/deman ... eace-medal ]
STAND UP FOR CANADA’S CULTURAL SOVEREIGNTY
[ https://friends.ca/takeaction/stand-up- ... vereignty/ ]
NO MORE LOOPHOLES
[ https://armsembargonow.ca/nomoreloopholes/ ]
NO CANADIAN ARMS FOR ICE
[ https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca//no-mor ... es-for-ice ]
TELL HOOTSUITE NO TECH FOR ICE
[ https://action.openmedia.org/page/185357/action/1 ]
ICE MURDERED ANOTHER PERSON, A NURSE NAMED ALEX PRETTI. DEMAND JUSTICE AND A FULL INVESTIGATION.
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/800/313 ... 3540539576 ]
BOYCOTT TRUMP’S WORLD CUP
[ https://action.eko.org/a/boycott-trump-s-world-cup ]
BLOOD ON THE DEAL: STOP THE EU-UAE TRADE AGREEMENT
[ https://action.eko.org/a/blood-on-the-d ... -agreement ]
NURSES CALL FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS SAFEGUARDS IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
[ https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/nur ... nforcement ]
- Making Peace Vigil