MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - June 21, 2026
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 11:33 amMAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - June 21, 2026
SPECIAL READING
HOMELESSNESS MUST BE SOLVED BY EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT (If you can’t access it, let me know and I’ll cut and paste it into an email.)
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... -decision/ ]
MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR OVERRUNS AT JANSEN MINE WON’T AFFECT BHP’S BOTTOM LINE. HERE’S WHY.
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/articl ... katchewan/ ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
GARDENERS NEAR U OF R FACE EVICTION AS REDEVELOPMENT PONDERED—Let the gardens grow!
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/g ... -pondered/ ]
HALIFAX WOMAN FACED 'DEMOVICTION' FROM APARTMENT WHILE CASE WAS BEFORE TENANCY PROGRAM
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-sco ... -9.7238434 ]
PREMIER DOUG FORD COMPARES NEW THUNDER BAY, ONT., JAIL TO FOUR SEASONS HOTEL AFTER LATEST INMATE INQUEST
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder- ... -9.7240485 ]
ATTACKS ON ENERGY TRANSITION ARE ATTACKS ON WORKERS
[ https://community.davidsuzuki.org/index ... ailWebview ]
WHY THE CANSEC ARMS FAIR NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqdTvDbd2ig ]
BC RIFLES IN THE HANDS OF SUDAN FIGHTERS, by Steve Staples
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/p/bc-made-rif ... of-african ]
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT: WHY WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER
[ https://mcc.org/our-stories/refugee-res ... r-together ]
INSIDE CANADA’S ‘TROUBLING’ SHIFT ON MIGRANT, REFUGEE RIGHTS
[ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/1 ... gee-rights ]
FEDERAL PROPOSAL TO SHRED CANADA’S ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY NET
[ https://www.wcel.org/publication/brief- ... safety-net ]
PRIVACY EXPERTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES GROUPS DENOUNCE THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT'S SHUT DOWN OF MUCH-NEEDED DEBATE ON DANGEROUS STATE SURVEILLANCE BILL C-22
[ https://iclmg.ca/c-22-motion-joint-pr/ ]
GUTTING THE RIGHT TO STRIKE: THE LATEST ITEM ON CARNEY’S CORPORATE CHECKLIST
[ https://breachmedia.ca/gutting-the-righ ... checklist/ ]
CONFLICTING FEDERAL POLICIES RISK PUTTING NATURE FURTHER IN JEOPARDY
[ https://wwf.ca/stories/conflicting-fede ... -jeopardy/ ]
KRISTI NOEM HAS NO BUSINESS WORKING FOR A CANADIAN COMPANY, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/kri ... ss-working ]
INSIDE CANADA’S CONSERVATIVE IDENTITY CRISIS
[ https://breachmedia.ca/inside-canadas-c ... ty-crisis/ ]
‘TRILLIONAIRES SHOULDN’T EXIST’: OBSCENE MUSK MILESTONE SPURS CALLS FOR AGGRESSIVE WEALTH TAX—Canada needs a wealth tax too!
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/elon- ... illionaire ]
UBER WANTS IMMUNITY. SURVIVORS WANT JUSTICE
[ https://www.levernews.com/uber-wants-im ... t-justice/ ]
THE FIGHT TO SAVE AMERICA, the Chris Hedges Report
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the- ... ca-read-by ]
JUNETEENTH SPECIAL: HISTORIAN CLINT SMITH ON RECKONING WITH THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY ACROSS AMERICA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/19/ ... t_smith_on ]
THANKS TO TRUMP’S IRAN WAR DISASTER, FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY TO ENJOY $700 BILLION WINDFALL IN 2026
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/fossi ... ofits-iran ]
TRUMP’S WAR IN IRAN ENDS WITH A ‘TRIUMPHANT’ TEHRAN AND A DIMINISHED U.S.
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/18/ ... _iran_deal ]
TRUMP AND IRAN: CHOKING ON HUBRIS, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/tru ... -on-hubris ]
THE LONG SHADOW OF THE IRAN WAR
[ https://www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/lon ... w-iran-war ]
SHOOT THE PEOPLE: MEET MISAN HARRIMAN, CELEBRATED PHOTOGRAPHER & OUTSPOKEN ADVOCATE FOR PALESTINE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/18/ ... ocumentary ]
UN EXPERT DEMANDS NATIONS ‘BREAK THEIR SILENCE’ AS TRUMP, HEGSETH MURDER 3 MORE PEOPLE AT SEA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/boat-bombing ]
FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS' HARROWING EXPERIENCE IN AN ISRAELI TORTURE DUNGEON REVEALED: THE CHRIS HEDGES REPORT
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/flot ... experience ]
2025 NUCLEAR WEAPONS SPENDING REACHES $119 BILLION
[ https://www.icanw.org/2025_nuclear_weap ... 19_billion ]
G7 SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS GLOBAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM ‘CAPTURED’ BY BILLIONAIRES
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/18/ ... inequality ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS
TUESDAY JUNE 23, 11 am: WHO IS CASHING IN ON CANADA’S HOUSING CRISIS?
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... bdZZLssGNQ ]
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/ ]
TUESDAY JUNE 23, 5 pm: THE REAL ORIGINS OF THE UKRAINE WAR & WHY IT MATTERS
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/DdR_s_lQD0Sx5kzOk4TAnw2 ]
TUESDAY JUNE 23, 8 pm: THE CLIMATE COSTS WE ALL PAY
West Coast Environmental Law commissioned a recent March 2026 poll by Stratcom Polling about the rising public costs of climate change — and what British Columbians think should happen next. We will share the central lessons from this poll - about how to discuss the costs of climate change in ways that resonate and build support for climate action.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
THURSDAY JUNE 25, 5 pm: DISCUSSION OF TRUTH & CONSEQUENCE, by Daniel Ellsberg
Almost all students of political science and history, know the name Daniel Ellsberg. And they mostly know him for his incredibly courageous act of leaking what became known as “The Pentagon Papers” – classified documents that told the truth of our government's massive cover up of the prosecution of the Vietnam War.
What is lesser-known by the average American is that Daniel, at the tender age of 27, had one of highest level security clearances in government as a top nuclear consultant and strategic analyst to the Rand corporation, the Pentagon and the White House. And then later went on to be one of the most vociferous voices decrying the insanity of planning for a war that would effectively end civilization as we know it. He published this story in 2017 in the seminal book, The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner.
What is even lesser-known is that Daniel was a prolific writer, but rarely published his writings. Now, 3 years after his tragic passing from pancreatic cancer, his son, Michael Ellsberg, in conjunction with Jan Thomas, one of Daniel's earliest assistants, have collected and curated a volume of never-before published personal and professional musings, notes and warnings that give deep tremendous insight into the thoughts behind this brilliant mind.
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/UQubP1NW1ESiiLXQfM7V-g2 ]
THURSDAY JUNE 25, 6 pm: HUMAN RIGHTS SCHOLAR FIGHTS BACK
Join us for an important conversation on human rights, advocacy, and the challenges facing Palestinian voices in Canada and beyond.
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]
SATURDAY JUNE 27, 1 pm: BUILD COMMUNITY, NOT DATA CENTRES, NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST, VICTORIA PARK
We are joining forces with other cities for a national day of protest against AI data centres!
Join us for an afternoon of art, food, knowledge sharing, and community building.
At the protest, we will be launching Project Letter Flood & our fundraiser to support legal/direct action against Bell and the government entities involved in fast-tracking the 300 MW Bell AI Fabric Data Centre.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/27358432757128111/ ]
WEDNESDAY JULY 8, 7 pm: TENANT SAFETY AND LEAD IN DRINKING WATER—A FORUM FOR ALL CONCERNED, HERITAGE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 1770 HALIFAX ST, MEETING ROOM # 1
Representatives from the City and Rental Housing Sask will attend. The purpose is to ensure everyone is all on the same page that renters shouldn't be exposed to lead contamination, and what's to be done about it.
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS
TELL CANADIAN PENSION PLAN: NO INVESTMENTS IN PIPELINES OR LNG
[ https://win.newmode.net/shiftaction/stoplng-cppib ]
TELL RCMP: LAUNCH INVESTIGATION INTO TORTURE OF CANADIAN FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS
[ https://wordsofjustice.org/campaigns/wo ... la-torture ]
TELL OUR MINISTERS CANADA MUST STEP UP TO END AIDS
[ https://act.one.org/letter/hiv-aids-ema ... nada-2026/ ]
TELL MINISTER MARC MILLER: WE SUPPORT THE NAKBA EXHIBITION
[ https://www.cjpme.org/support_nakba_exhibition ]
STOP THE TILBURY LNG
[ https://act.stand.earth/page/78758/petition/1 ]
HELP PROTECT THE MASHCO PIRO AND THEIR RAINFOREST FROM DESTRUCTION
[ https://act.survivalinternational.org/p ... 8/action/1 ]
STAND WITH TRITA PARSI AGAINST DEPORTATION
[ https://actionnetwork.org/forms/stand-with-trita-parsi ]
SAVE GLORIA FROM DEPORTATION
[ https://www.change.org/p/sign-to-save-g ... ort-worker ]
NO FOREIGN MILITARY BASES IN AFRICA
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/no-bases-africa/ ]
- Making Peace Figil
SPECIAL READING
HOMELESSNESS MUST BE SOLVED BY EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT (If you can’t access it, let me know and I’ll cut and paste it into an email.)
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... -decision/ ]
MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR OVERRUNS AT JANSEN MINE WON’T AFFECT BHP’S BOTTOM LINE. HERE’S WHY.
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/articl ... katchewan/ ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
GARDENERS NEAR U OF R FACE EVICTION AS REDEVELOPMENT PONDERED—Let the gardens grow!
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/g ... -pondered/ ]
HALIFAX WOMAN FACED 'DEMOVICTION' FROM APARTMENT WHILE CASE WAS BEFORE TENANCY PROGRAM
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-sco ... -9.7238434 ]
PREMIER DOUG FORD COMPARES NEW THUNDER BAY, ONT., JAIL TO FOUR SEASONS HOTEL AFTER LATEST INMATE INQUEST
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder- ... -9.7240485 ]
ATTACKS ON ENERGY TRANSITION ARE ATTACKS ON WORKERS
[ https://community.davidsuzuki.org/index ... ailWebview ]
WHY THE CANSEC ARMS FAIR NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqdTvDbd2ig ]
BC RIFLES IN THE HANDS OF SUDAN FIGHTERS, by Steve Staples
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/p/bc-made-rif ... of-african ]
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT: WHY WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER
[ https://mcc.org/our-stories/refugee-res ... r-together ]
INSIDE CANADA’S ‘TROUBLING’ SHIFT ON MIGRANT, REFUGEE RIGHTS
[ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/1 ... gee-rights ]
FEDERAL PROPOSAL TO SHRED CANADA’S ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY NET
[ https://www.wcel.org/publication/brief- ... safety-net ]
PRIVACY EXPERTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES GROUPS DENOUNCE THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT'S SHUT DOWN OF MUCH-NEEDED DEBATE ON DANGEROUS STATE SURVEILLANCE BILL C-22
[ https://iclmg.ca/c-22-motion-joint-pr/ ]
GUTTING THE RIGHT TO STRIKE: THE LATEST ITEM ON CARNEY’S CORPORATE CHECKLIST
[ https://breachmedia.ca/gutting-the-righ ... checklist/ ]
CONFLICTING FEDERAL POLICIES RISK PUTTING NATURE FURTHER IN JEOPARDY
[ https://wwf.ca/stories/conflicting-fede ... -jeopardy/ ]
KRISTI NOEM HAS NO BUSINESS WORKING FOR A CANADIAN COMPANY, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/kri ... ss-working ]
INSIDE CANADA’S CONSERVATIVE IDENTITY CRISIS
[ https://breachmedia.ca/inside-canadas-c ... ty-crisis/ ]
‘TRILLIONAIRES SHOULDN’T EXIST’: OBSCENE MUSK MILESTONE SPURS CALLS FOR AGGRESSIVE WEALTH TAX—Canada needs a wealth tax too!
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/elon- ... illionaire ]
UBER WANTS IMMUNITY. SURVIVORS WANT JUSTICE
[ https://www.levernews.com/uber-wants-im ... t-justice/ ]
THE FIGHT TO SAVE AMERICA, the Chris Hedges Report
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the- ... ca-read-by ]
JUNETEENTH SPECIAL: HISTORIAN CLINT SMITH ON RECKONING WITH THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY ACROSS AMERICA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/19/ ... t_smith_on ]
THANKS TO TRUMP’S IRAN WAR DISASTER, FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY TO ENJOY $700 BILLION WINDFALL IN 2026
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/fossi ... ofits-iran ]
TRUMP’S WAR IN IRAN ENDS WITH A ‘TRIUMPHANT’ TEHRAN AND A DIMINISHED U.S.
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/18/ ... _iran_deal ]
TRUMP AND IRAN: CHOKING ON HUBRIS, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/tru ... -on-hubris ]
THE LONG SHADOW OF THE IRAN WAR
[ https://www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/lon ... w-iran-war ]
SHOOT THE PEOPLE: MEET MISAN HARRIMAN, CELEBRATED PHOTOGRAPHER & OUTSPOKEN ADVOCATE FOR PALESTINE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/18/ ... ocumentary ]
UN EXPERT DEMANDS NATIONS ‘BREAK THEIR SILENCE’ AS TRUMP, HEGSETH MURDER 3 MORE PEOPLE AT SEA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/boat-bombing ]
FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS' HARROWING EXPERIENCE IN AN ISRAELI TORTURE DUNGEON REVEALED: THE CHRIS HEDGES REPORT
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/flot ... experience ]
2025 NUCLEAR WEAPONS SPENDING REACHES $119 BILLION
[ https://www.icanw.org/2025_nuclear_weap ... 19_billion ]
G7 SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS GLOBAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM ‘CAPTURED’ BY BILLIONAIRES
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/18/ ... inequality ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS
TUESDAY JUNE 23, 11 am: WHO IS CASHING IN ON CANADA’S HOUSING CRISIS?
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... bdZZLssGNQ ]
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/ ]
TUESDAY JUNE 23, 5 pm: THE REAL ORIGINS OF THE UKRAINE WAR & WHY IT MATTERS
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/DdR_s_lQD0Sx5kzOk4TAnw2 ]
TUESDAY JUNE 23, 8 pm: THE CLIMATE COSTS WE ALL PAY
West Coast Environmental Law commissioned a recent March 2026 poll by Stratcom Polling about the rising public costs of climate change — and what British Columbians think should happen next. We will share the central lessons from this poll - about how to discuss the costs of climate change in ways that resonate and build support for climate action.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
THURSDAY JUNE 25, 5 pm: DISCUSSION OF TRUTH & CONSEQUENCE, by Daniel Ellsberg
Almost all students of political science and history, know the name Daniel Ellsberg. And they mostly know him for his incredibly courageous act of leaking what became known as “The Pentagon Papers” – classified documents that told the truth of our government's massive cover up of the prosecution of the Vietnam War.
What is lesser-known by the average American is that Daniel, at the tender age of 27, had one of highest level security clearances in government as a top nuclear consultant and strategic analyst to the Rand corporation, the Pentagon and the White House. And then later went on to be one of the most vociferous voices decrying the insanity of planning for a war that would effectively end civilization as we know it. He published this story in 2017 in the seminal book, The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner.
What is even lesser-known is that Daniel was a prolific writer, but rarely published his writings. Now, 3 years after his tragic passing from pancreatic cancer, his son, Michael Ellsberg, in conjunction with Jan Thomas, one of Daniel's earliest assistants, have collected and curated a volume of never-before published personal and professional musings, notes and warnings that give deep tremendous insight into the thoughts behind this brilliant mind.
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/UQubP1NW1ESiiLXQfM7V-g2 ]
THURSDAY JUNE 25, 6 pm: HUMAN RIGHTS SCHOLAR FIGHTS BACK
Join us for an important conversation on human rights, advocacy, and the challenges facing Palestinian voices in Canada and beyond.
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]
SATURDAY JUNE 27, 1 pm: BUILD COMMUNITY, NOT DATA CENTRES, NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST, VICTORIA PARK
We are joining forces with other cities for a national day of protest against AI data centres!
Join us for an afternoon of art, food, knowledge sharing, and community building.
At the protest, we will be launching Project Letter Flood & our fundraiser to support legal/direct action against Bell and the government entities involved in fast-tracking the 300 MW Bell AI Fabric Data Centre.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/27358432757128111/ ]
WEDNESDAY JULY 8, 7 pm: TENANT SAFETY AND LEAD IN DRINKING WATER—A FORUM FOR ALL CONCERNED, HERITAGE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 1770 HALIFAX ST, MEETING ROOM # 1
Representatives from the City and Rental Housing Sask will attend. The purpose is to ensure everyone is all on the same page that renters shouldn't be exposed to lead contamination, and what's to be done about it.
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS
TELL CANADIAN PENSION PLAN: NO INVESTMENTS IN PIPELINES OR LNG
[ https://win.newmode.net/shiftaction/stoplng-cppib ]
TELL RCMP: LAUNCH INVESTIGATION INTO TORTURE OF CANADIAN FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS
[ https://wordsofjustice.org/campaigns/wo ... la-torture ]
TELL OUR MINISTERS CANADA MUST STEP UP TO END AIDS
[ https://act.one.org/letter/hiv-aids-ema ... nada-2026/ ]
TELL MINISTER MARC MILLER: WE SUPPORT THE NAKBA EXHIBITION
[ https://www.cjpme.org/support_nakba_exhibition ]
STOP THE TILBURY LNG
[ https://act.stand.earth/page/78758/petition/1 ]
HELP PROTECT THE MASHCO PIRO AND THEIR RAINFOREST FROM DESTRUCTION
[ https://act.survivalinternational.org/p ... 8/action/1 ]
STAND WITH TRITA PARSI AGAINST DEPORTATION
[ https://actionnetwork.org/forms/stand-with-trita-parsi ]
SAVE GLORIA FROM DEPORTATION
[ https://www.change.org/p/sign-to-save-g ... ort-worker ]
NO FOREIGN MILITARY BASES IN AFRICA
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/no-bases-africa/ ]
- Making Peace Figil