MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - May 10, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - May 10, 2026


SONG FOR THE DAY: LET’S GIVE THE PEACE PRIZE TO PEOPLE WHO OPPOSE WAR
[ https://www.facebook.com/reel/985774674030462 ]


SPECIAL READING

DEMOCRATES DEMAND ANSWERS FROM RUBIO ON NUMBER OF NUCLEAR BOMBS OWNED BY ISRAEL—At last someone is asking this question! Another question that should be asked: How many nuclear bombs does the US have? NO ONE SHOULD HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS!
[ https://therealnews.com/democrats-deman ... -by-israel ]


'COLONIAL THINKING': INUIT CRITICIZE BACKLASH TO GOV. GEN. MARY SIMON’S BRAND OF BILINGUALISM
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/in ... -9.7193137 ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

NEWCOMERS NOT CAUSING HOMELESSNESS IN SASKATCHEWAN
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/letters/ ... ad6bcba082 ]


BETTY NIPPI-ALBRIGHT’S RESIGNATION COULD BREAK CARLA BECK AND THE SASKATCHEWAN NDP
[ https://tammyrobert.substack.com/p/bett ... esignation ]


SURVIVOR FOCUSED, NOT LAWYER FOCUSED: SASK'S FIRST WOMEN’S LEGAL CLINIC OPENS ITS DOORS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7193588 ]


ONTARIO DOCTOR BARRED FROM ONTARIO MEDICAL BOARD MEETING FOR WEARING A WATERMELON PIN
[ https://www.facebook.com/reel/1278164877853801 ]


CARNEY’S CARBON CAPTURE SCAM
[ https://breachmedia.ca/mark-carney-and- ... ture-scam/ ]


MAGA HATE BUS COMES TO CANADA, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/mag ... -to-ottawa ]


HE WAS A CANADIAN DIPLOMAT. HE FORGED 11,000 VISAS. HE WAS NEVER PROSECUTED
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122 ... 6550390247 ]


AIRPORT PRIVATIZATION WON’T LEAD TO GREATER AFFORDABILITY
[ https://rabble.ca/columnists/airport-pr ... Newsletter ]


RADIO-ACTIVE WASTE: THINKING THINGS THROUGH TO THE END, with Gordon Edwards
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q06sf6yB2r0 ]


WHY THE SCANDAL WON’T GO AWAY: EPSTEIN’S EMAILS REVEAL THE SORDID ROOTS OF OUR INCREASINGLY EXTRACTIVE ECONOMY
[ https://therealnews.com/why-the-scandal ... ve-economy ]


BIAS IN THE CANADIAN MEDIA: SUBMISSION TO THE CALL FOR INPUT BY THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE ROLE OF MEDIA IN THE CONTEXT OF ISRAEL’S POLICIES AND PRACTICES TOWARD THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE
[ https://www.cjpmemap.ca/2026_05_06_un_submission ]


WASHINGTON SETS NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST CUBAN AND CANADIAN COMPANIES
[ https://www.telesurenglish.net/washingt ... companies/ ]


THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S WAR ON CUBA, THE CHRIS HEDGES REPORT
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=JzWMouhvDeM ]


‘THEY DON’T CARE’: TRUMP’S BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION DAMAGES 1,000-YEAR-OLD INDIGENOUS SITE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/8/border_wall_az ]


MAMDANI CONDEMNS NYC EXPO PROMOTING PROPERTY SALES IN ISRAELI WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS
[ https://theintercept.com/2026/05/05/zoh ... ttlements/ ]
[ https://therealnews.com/why-the-scandal ... ve-economy ]


“ABSOLUTELY VULNERABLE”: OVER 20,000 GLOBAL SOUTH SHIP WORKERS STRANDED AT SEA DUE TO IRAN WAR
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/8/seafarers_hormuz ]


GAZA FACES PUBLIC HEALTH COLLAPSE AMID RAT INFESTATION & DISEASE AS ISRAEL BLOCKS RECONSTRUCTION
[ ttps://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/7/gaza_apocalypse ]


ISRAEL KILLS SON OF HAMAS LEADER KHALIL AL-HAYYA AS IT PUSHES MAXIMALIST DEMANDS IN GAZA TALKS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-kha ... fire-talks ]


GRAIN DISPUTE REVEALS BAD BLOOD BETWEEN UKRAINE AND ISRAEL
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grain- ... -9.7191839 ]


ITALIANS MARCH IN SUPPORT OF CUBA AS MARCO RUBIO VISITS ROMA
[ https://www.telesurenglish.net/italians ... sits-roma/ ]


COLOMBIA CONFERENCE CARVES BETTER CLIMATE AND TRADE PATH
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/colombia- ... rade-path/ ]


REFLECTIONS ON MOTHER’S DAY, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/ref ... others-day ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

SUNDAY MAY 10, 10 am: DOCTORS AGAINST GENOCIDE--FREE THE GAZA 18 DOCTORS: MEDICINE IS NOT A CRIME
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... m750Nc6iFg ]


TUESDAY MAY 12, NOON: STATE OF CANADA SERIES: NATION BUILDING IN CANADA: GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY FOR A NEW ERA
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... y-2026.php ]


TUESDAY MAY 12 NOON: LACK OF ACCESSIBLE HOUSING IN CANADA
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY MAY 12, 2 pm: SPECIAL PRESENTATION: NUGHEJAGH—INDIGENOUS HEALING AND HEALTHCARE IN ALASKA
[ https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi ... gistration ]


TUESDAY MAY 12, 5 pm: NATO, STILL GOING GLOBAL?
As NATO in Europe faces a crisis, how is this impacting NATO actions and expansion elsewhere in the world? What is the current status of NATO's bases and military footprint? How are NATO's bilateral alliances impacting globally?
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... c70WeKPkcg ]


TUESDAY MAY 12, 6 pm: THE PRESS UNDER THREAT: PROTECTING JOURNALISM AND THE PUBLIC’S RIGHT TO KNOW
[ https://amnestyusa-org.zoom.us/webinar/ ... iAMMhM-Crg ]


FRIDAY MAY 15, 11 am: CIVIL SOCIETY ON AI
[ https://canadians.org/webinar/before-th ... gy-begins/ ]


FRIDAY MAY 15, 7 pm: AVI LEWIS IN REGINA FOR A SCREENING OF HIS FILM, THE TAKE, ARTESIAN, 2627 13TH AVE
Join Avi Lewis, leader of Canada's NDP, in a screening of The Take, his award-winning film about workers taking ownership over their factory in Argentina, followed by conversation with local activists and special guests.
[ https://www.ndp.ca/avi-lewis-in-regina ]


FRIDAY MAY 15 – SUNDAY MAY 24: CHECKPOINT—A PALESTINIAN PLAY WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY RANIA ALHARTHY, SHUBOX THEATRE, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
Sponsored by Palestine Solidarity Regina. For further information and tickets:
[ https://www.simpletix.com/e/riser-check ... ets-269388 ]


SATURDAY MAY 16, 10 am -4 pm: REPAIR CAFÉ, GEORGE BOTHWELL LIBRARY, SOUTHLAND MALL, REGINA
Get things—bikes, radios +++ fixed for free.
[ https://www.envirocollective.ca/repair-cafe/ ]


TUESDAY MAY 19, NOON: NO TO NUCLEAR: WHY NUCLEAR POWER DESTROYS LIVES, DERAILS CLIMATE PROGRESS AND PROVOKES WAR
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, 3:30-5:30 pm, DISABILITY WITHOUT POVERTY'S NATIONAL DIRECTOR, RABIA KHEDR, IS COMING TO REGINA, GEORGE BOTHWELL LIBRARY, 2965 GORDON ROAD


WEDNESDAY MAY 20, 5 pm: UNDERSTANDING THE US/ISRAELI AGRESSION IN WEST ASIA
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


FRIDAY MAY 22, 6:30 AM: PEACE IN TAIWAN: A CONVERSATION ON THE CURRENT SITUATION OF TAIWAN AND HOW PEOPLE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO ACHIEVING PEACE
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/webina ... -in-taiwan ]


FRIDAY MAY 22, NOON: MONITOR HUDDLE—WEALTH INEQUALITY AND ITS SOLUTIONS
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... fgHOv4lGvA ]


SATURDAY MAY 23, 6 am: 5th ASSEMBLY OF THE WORLD HUMANIST FORUM
Towards a Universal Human Nation. Moving forward with collective actions to build a world based on solidarity and nonviolence.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


SATURDAY MAY 23, 10 am: LAND TRUST CONSULTATION, REGINA CITY HALL CAFETERIA
A good opportunity to learn and land trusts—and to ask what the City of Regina is doing to address its houselessness crisis


SUNDAY MAY 24, 2 – 5 pm: FREE FILM SCREENING OF NUCLEAR POWER—HOW WILL IT AFFECT YOUR ENERGY BILL? UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, RESEARCH & INNOVATION CENTRE, RM 119
Following the film, Simon Enoch will discuss the economics of nuclear vs Renewables; Ingrid Alesich will talk about the dangers of ionizing radiation and the problems with no safe technology for high level waste storage for 200,000 years. There will also be a skit.
[ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?stor ... 77614&_rdr ]


MONDAY MAY 25, NOON: TOWN HALL—ACCESSIBLE HOUSING
[ https://plan-9.hubspotpagebuilder.com/m ... 6-townhall ]


WEDNESDAY MAY 27, NOON: THE TRILLION DOLLAR WAR MACHINE: AN ONLINE EVENT WITH WILLIAM D. HARTUNG AND KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL
[ https://www.thenation.com/events/the-tr ... r-machine/ ]


WEDNESDAY MAY 27, 2 pm: JUST SUSTAINABILITIES IN POLICY, PLANNING, AND PRACTICE WEBINAR
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/event/just- ... e-webinar/ ]


SATURDAY MAY 30, 10 am- 4 pm: TREATY 4 TO PALESTINE—KEFFIYEH RIBBON SKIRT SOLIDARITY WORKSHOP, YWCA 2817 12TH AVE - Sponsored by Palestine Solidarity Regina
Contact [ rosemelaniemonique@gmail.com ] to reserve your spot.


SATURDAY MAY 30, 6 pm: CAN POLITICS BE CIVIL AGAIN
[ https://canadian-vote-summit-2026.raise ... lrusdebate ]


SUNDAY MAY 31, 2-4 pm: BOOK CLUB—EVERY MOMENT IS A LIFE: GAZA IN THE TIME OF GENOCIDE, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
Join us for a discussion of Susan Abulhawa’s “Every Moment is a Life,” an anthology of short stories by 18 young writers in Gaza whom Abulhawa mentored during the genocide.
As Abulhawa said in a recent statement, “These young people risked dangers that most of us cannot begin to fathom just to attend writing workshops, because it was a singular outlet for intellectual exercise and creative expression. They came so they could be reminded of their potential. They came to feel that they are more than creatures seeking food and water and shelter. That they have a place in the world; that they have a voice, a relevance, something to contribute. They came to touch the lives that they thought they might still have, even if it was just for a few hours. It has been my honour and my privilege to know these beautiful, courageous individuals who deserve to be heard, to be read, to be protected.”
[ https://www.instagram.com/?target_user_ ... eed&__bp=1 ]


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS

PM CARNEY: PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ALL MIGRANTS
[ https://migrantrights.ca/equalitynotexclusion/ ]


HOLD GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR REAL FOSSIL FUEL PHASEOUT
[ https://act.stand.earth/page/97806/petition/1 ]


BIG OIL MAKES BILLIONS FROM WAR. DEMAND A PROFITS TAX
[ https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/excess-profit-tax ]


WE CALL UPON THE HOUSE OF COMMONS to oppose or repeal any changes to the Canada Elections Act, during the 45th Parliament, that have the effect of exempting political parties from privacy obligations that they are or were subject to; and impose enforceable privacy obligations equivalent to widely accepted Canadian fair information principles, including meaningful rights of access and independent oversight, prior to the next federal general election
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ign/e-7237 ]


STOP BILL C-22. STOP STATE SURVEILLANCE IN CANADA
[ https://www.jccf.ca/stop-bill-c-22-stop ... in-canada/ ]


WHY ARE CANADIANS SUBSIDIZING THE WORLD ZIONIST CONGRESS ELECTIONS? DEMAND ANSWERS NOW
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/why-a ... rect_link& ]


CANADIANS DEMANDING INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE EPSTIEN FILES
[ https://www.change.org/p/canadians-dema ... tien-files ]


SEND A MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY TO NICOLAS MADURO AND CILIA FLORES
[ https://www.codepink.org/solidaritylett ... _id=399923 ]


- Making Peace Vigil