MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - June 11, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - June 11, 2026


SONG FOR THE DAY: HIT THE ROAD, ICE, by the Raging Grannies
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-pDBP9PGN8 ]

MEETING OF REGINA CITY COUNCIL: FARE FREE TRANSIT FOR REGINA HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNE 24, 1 pm
This item, originally scheduled for the June 10 meeting of Regina City Council, was postponed to June 24. Please come out and show your support for the extension to all Regina high school students of the pilot program which provided fare free transit for students at F.W. Johnson Collegiate for a four month trial by being present at the meeting.
Please also contact your City Councillor and let them know what you think: that fare free Transit should be extended to all Regina high school students.
Mayor Chad Bachynski 777-7339 mayor@regina.ca
Ward 1: Dan Rashovich 520-5014 drashovich@regina.ca
Ward 2: George Tsiklis 520-5015 gtsiklis@regina.ca
Ward 3: David Froh 520-5016 dfroh@regina.ca
Ward 4: Mark Burton 537-4411 mburton@regina.ca
Ward 5: Sarah Turnbull 520-5021 sturnbull@regina.ca
Ward 6: Victoria Flores 520-5022 vflores@regina.ca
Ward 7: Shobna Radons 520-5024 sradons@regina.ca
Ward 8: Shanon Zachidniak 552-5932 szachidn@regina.ca
Ward 9: Jason Mancinelli 519-0078 JMANCINE@regina.ca
Ward 10: Clark Bezo 520-5025 cbezo@regina.ca


SPECIAL PETITION: MOOSE JAW PETITION TO STOP DATA CENTRE
[ https://www.change.org/p/stop-a-proposed-ai-data-centre ]


SPECIAL EVENT: FRIDAY JUNE 12, 7 pm: MUSIC FOR PALESTINE, FEATURING ALBERT VON LEDEBUR, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
Performers include Jeff Mertick, Cullen Angus, Beya, Deadwood Ted, Tobrey Weston, Ariana Giroux, and Albert Von Ledebur. All money raised split between Palestine Children's Relief Fund and Gaza Soup Kitchen, two incredible organizations! Free admission, all ages.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1496499225279297/ ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING:


OVER 20 INTERVENERS LISTED FOR SUPREME COURT APPEAL IN SASK. PRONOUNS CASE
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/national/ov ... reme-court ]


PRAIRIE HARM’S DEMISE: HOW PHR’S CLOSURE RIPPLED THROUGH THE CITY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -9.7218543 ]


WEB OF COMPANIES MASKS IDENTITY OF BIG POLITICAL DONORS IN SASKATCHEWAN
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7225126 ]


'BILLION-DOLLAR PROBLEM': REGINA FORUM TO ADDRESS NURSING TURNOVER IN SASK.
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... er-in-sask ]


STAR BLANKET CREE NATION WELCOMES RETURN OF BISON WITH NEW HERD
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/star ... -9.7223696 ]


SAME OLD STRATEGY ON POVERTY NO STRATEGY AT ALL
[ https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opini ... his-spring ]


HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS URGE MORATORIUM ON POLICE IN SCHOOLS IN BC
[ https://bccla.org/policy-submission/hum ... ols-in-bc/ ]
We need to demand the same in Saskatchewan!


GROWING NUMBER OF CAMBRIDGE COUNCILLORS SPEAK OUT FOLLOWING MAYOR’S INTERRUPTION DURING PRIDE EVENT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchene ... -9.7227106 ]


RACIST GROUP TRYNG TO GAIN LEGITMACY IN CANADIAN POLITICS
[ https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/06/10/R ... -Politics/ ]


OTTAWA IS PLOTTING NEW WAYS TO CONTAIN WORKER POWER
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/ottawa-is- ... ker-power/ ]


LIBERALS DOUBLE DOWN ON MILITARISM, SUCKING UP TO TRUMP, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/06/08/liber ... -to-trump/ ]


CANADA SILENT AS AMERICAN AUTHORITIES THROW WORLD CUP INTO CHAOS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/canada-sil ... nto-chaos/ ]


CANADA SANCTIIONS ISRAELI ORGANIZATIONS, BUT WE NEED THEM TO SANCTION ISRAEL NOW
[ https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/canad ... srael-now/ ]


CANADA IMPOSES FIFTH ROUND OF SANCTIONS ON FACILITATORS OF EXTEMIST SETTLER VIOLENCE AGAINST PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS IN WEST BANK
[ https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs ... -bank.html ]


THE THREAT TO CANADA IS COMING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/its ... nvestigate ]


TRUMP'S COMPLAINTS OF 'RIGGED' L.A. MAYORAL VOTE COULD OFFER PREVIEW OF MIDTERM ELECTION NIGHT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-cal ... -9.7227048 ]


TRUMP ADMIN GUTS VITAL SEA MONITORING, “TEARS OUT THE EYES AND EARS OF SCIENCE”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/10/ ... ocean_kelp ]


NO WAR ON CUBA
[ https://socialistaction.ca/2026/06/09/no-war-on-cuba/ ]


CUBA STANDS FIRM
[ https://www.redpepper.org.uk/global-pol ... ands-firm/ ]


INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS DECRY US AGGRESSION AGAINST CUBA, URGE SOLIDARITY WITH ITS PEOPLE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/lawye ... ainst-cuba ]


IRAN WARNS ISRAEL OVER ESCALATING ATTACKS ON LEBANON AFTER IRAN, ISRAEL EXCHANGE STRIKES
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/8/i ... rita_parsi ]


HOW FAR WILL TRUMP ESCALATE THE WAR IN IRAN?
[ https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/how ... te-the-war ]


REPORT FROM TEHRAN: AMID MORE U.S./IRAN BOMBING, TRUMP WARNS IRAN IS ”DEAD…WILL PAY THE PRICE”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/10/ ... mi_iran_us ]


WELFARE, NOT WARFARE: END THE WAR ON IRAN
[ https://cnduk.org/cnds-lockdown-seminars/ ]


THE GULF AND ISRAEL: WAR, NORMALIZATION, AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
[ https://al-shabaka.org/roundtables/the- ... l-economy/ ]


TORTURE, ABUSE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE: FREED GAZA FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS SPEAK
[ https://therealnews.com/torture-abuse-s ... ists-speak ]


ISRAEL KILLS 29 IN LEBANON STRIKES; DOJ MOVES TO STRIP CITIZENSHIP FROM 17; TRUMP’S WORLD CUP RESTRICTIONS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-l ... irect=true ]


WARS, RIGGED EXCUSES, AND TRUMP RUINING THE KNICKS
[ https://www.meidasplus.com/p/monday-aft ... dates-wars ]


IS THE CEASEFIRE DEAD? THE CHRIS HEDGES REPORT
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/is-t ... w-alastair ]


“THE WORD 'CEASEFIRE' HAS LOST ITS MEANING”: LYLLA YOUNES ON ISRAEL’S ETHNIC CLEANSING OF SOUTH LEBANON
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/9/l ... n_iran_war ]


ISRAEL ESCALATING ETHNIC CLEANSING IN WEST BANK ‘BEFORE THE EYES OF THE ENTIRE WORLD’: AMNESTY
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/amnes ... -cleansing ]


AMNESTY REPORT ACCUSES ISRAEL OF 'ETHNIC CLEANSING' IN WEST BANK AMID EXPANDED SETTLEMENTS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/west-bank ... -9.7229832 ]


ISRAEL INTENSIFIES THE KILLING IN GAZA AS THE WORLD LOOKS AWAY
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-gen ... -ceasefire ]


THE RISE OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH, by Chris Hedges
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the- ... south-read ]


THE FIGHT TO SAVE AMERICA, by Chris Hedges
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the- ... ve-america ]


REFORMING CAPITALISM IS NOT ENOUGH
[ https://jacobin.com/2026/06/socialism-s ... ss-rupture ]


2025 GLOBAL NUCLEAR SPENDING
[ https://www.icanw.org/premeditated_2025 ... s_spending ]


NUCLEAR ABOLITION THE ONY CIVILIZED OPTION
[ https://thetransnational.substack.com/p ... sm-and-the ]


PROJECT SAVE THE WORLD: POLICIES FOR THE POLYCRISIS
[ https://projectsavetheworld.substack.co ... polycrisis ]


WHAT ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION LOOKS LIKE: RECLAIMING OUR COMMON HOME
[ https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/ecolo ... ng-commons ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS


THURSDAY JUNE 11, 11 am: KAIROS LEADERSHIP SEMINAR ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
[ https://secure.kairoscanada.org/civicrm ... =440&cid=0 ]


THURSDAY JUNE 11 – SATURDAY JUNE 13: DANCING BEAR SHOWING AT THE IMAX
Out of the darkness of the Canadian residential school system, a survivor dances into the light. DANCING BEAR is a story about the loss and recovery of identity; and about something deep in each of us perhaps more essential, more authentic, than identity itself.
[ https://www.sasksciencecentre.com/dancing-bear ]


FRIDAY JUNE 12, 7 pm: MUSIC FOR PALESTINE, FEATURING ALBERT VON LEDEBUR, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
Performers include Jeff Mertick, Cullen Angus, Beya, Deadwood Ted, Tobrey Weston, Ariana Giroux, and Albert Von Ledebur. All money raised split between Palestine Children's Relief Fund and Gaza Soup Kitchen, two incredible organizations! Free admission, all ages.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1496499225279297/ ]


MONDAY JUNE 15, 3 pm: IRAN AND THE BOMB—CRISIS, DIPLOMACY, AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


MONDAY JUNE 15, 7 pm: META(L) CUP REVISTED—A PERFORMANCE INSTALLATION BY JEANNIE MAH, NEW DANCE HORIZONS. 2207 HARVEY ST
[ https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/s ... eannie-mah ]


TUESDAY JUNE 16, 11 am: THE WATERLOO RULING: WHAT IT MEANS FOR HOMELESSNESS AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY IN CANADA
In a landmark ruling in Waterloo, a judgement from the Ontario Superior Court has declared that discriminatory treatment of people experiencing homelessness is a violation of equality rights under the Charter of Rights & Freedoms. If upheld, this precedent-setting ruling establishes that government inaction on homelessness could no longer be legally defensible.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY JUNE 16, 5 pm: GENERATIONS UNITED IN ACTION: A MONTH OF HOPE HEALTH AND COMMUNITY
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/Q1zL5Kj5 ... id=2521748 ]


WEDNESDAY JUNE 17 – SATURDAY JUNE 20, THE BIG BOOK SALE, HIGHLAND CURLING CLUB, 11 am – 4 pm
[ https://www.seniorsuniversitygroup.ca/bigbooksale ]


WEDNESDAY JUNE 17, 4:30 pm: WEBINAR WITH CUBA'S DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS JOSEFINA VIDAL
Josefina Vidal headed the Cuban team that negotiated the restoration of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States during the Obama Administration. Deputy Minister Vidal will deliver a special address to our network, and provide an update on the situation of Cuba concerning the blockade and threats from the United States.
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88402733647 ]


WEDNESDAY JUNE 17, 6 pm: THE PEOPLE’S MOU DAY OF ACTION—NATIONAL ORGANIZING CALL
After months of relentless attacks on climate policy and environmental protection, the federal government has finally slowed down thanks to people power. After hearing from thousands of us, they delayed their plans to turn a devastating proposal for fast-tracking the approval of destructive megaprojects into legislation.
This is a step in the right direction, and it shows that they’re feeling the heat, but it’s only a pause in their fossil fuel expansion agenda. That’s why, in we’re going to ramp up the pressure.
[ https://act.350.org/signup/peoplesMOUcall ]


THURSDAY JUNE 18, 5:30 PM: WALKING BETWEEN WORLDS: INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, COLLEGE BUILDING, COLLEGE AVENUE CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA AND VIA ZOOM
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/indigenous- ... 0191579589 ]


SUNDAY JUNE 21, 10 am – 1 pm: CELEBRATE NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY, VICTORIA PARK
[ https://mcos.ca/calendar/national-indig ... oples-day/ ]


SUNDAY JUNE 21, 7 am: IMPERIALISM VS MULTI-POLARITY—THE US AND CHINA’S CLASHING VISIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER
[ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imperial ... p_tld=true ]


TUESDAY JUNE 23, NOON: BRINGING DUTY TO ASSIST TO CANADA—WHAT WINNIPEG CAN TEACH US
What would it look like if Canadian governments and communities had a legal duty to help prevent and end homelessness? And what would be required to make it happen? Winnipeg has answers.
[ https://preventhomelessness.ca/webinar/ ... -teach-us/ ]


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS

SIGN THE PEACE PLEDGE
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/individual/ ]


CALL ON THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO CUT MILITARY SPENDING & INVEST IN A GREEN, PEACE, CARE ECONOMY
[ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... w/viewform ]


GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN: REPEAL BILL 137 & PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF VULNERABLE KIDS
[ https://www.saskndp.ca/repealbill137 ]


URGE THE GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN TO QUIT COAL
[ https://cape.ca/action/quit-coal/ ]


HELP PROTECT THE LAST REMAINING SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN CARIBOU
[ https://act.stand.earth/page/98936/petition/1 ]


STOP CANADA FROM GUTTING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/action/stop-can ... otections/ ]


WALMART WORKERS JUST WON BIG IN CANADA. U.S. WORKERS DESERVE UNION
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/184/539 ... 3564423277 ]


DEMAND IMMEDIATE SANCTIONS AGAINST ISRAELI CRIMES
[ https://canadaboatgaza.org/petition/ ]


PROTECT SAZAN ISLAND FROM THE TRUMP FAMILY
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/pr ... amily_loc/ ]


BIG BANKS: STOP BANKING ON CLIMATE CRISIS
[ https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/sto ... rect_link& ]


- Making Peace Vigil