MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 12, 2026
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2026 10:16 amMAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 12, 2026
SPECIAL ACTION: LETTER TO SASK ENVIRONMENT MINISTER—THE BELL CANADA AI DATA CENTRE REQUIRES AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
[ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aHI ... obilebasic ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
CITY OF REGINA TAKES OVER DELAYED INNER-CITY RAPID HOUSING PROJECT—Hope this is good news!
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i79Nngh0NTM ]
CHIEF OF EDMONTON POLICE SERVICE V MCKEE AND CANADA
[ https://bccla.org/case/chief-of-edmonto ... nd-canada/ ]
PATHWAYS TO POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY: A TOOLKIT
[ https://bccla.org/resource/pathways-to- ... y-toolkit/ ]
LOCAL INDIGENOUS GROUP UPSET OVER NOT BEING CONSULTED ON CANADA’S NEW NUCLEAR STRATEGY
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/l ... -strategy/ ]
AVI LEWIS AND A RENEWED INTEREST IN THE WAFFLE
[ https://rabble.ca/books/avi-lewis-and-a ... he-waffle/ ]
IN SUPPORT OF THE KW PALESTINE FESTIVAL
[ https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/in-su ... -festival/ ]
TRUMP’S THREAT TO CANADA IS DEADLY SERIOUS, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/tru ... -is-deadly ]
CANADA OUT OF NATO NOW, with Tamara Lorincz +
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4FcCBqZd5g ]
A GLIMPSE INSIDE PM CARNEY'S ARMS BAZAAR, PART 2, by Steve Staples
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/p/part-2-a-gl ... pm-carneys ]
AT LEAST 1 MILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS HAVE LOST AID ACCESS AFTER GLOBAL CUTS LED BY TRUMP
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/women ... tarian-aid ]
ALBANIA’S FLAMINGO REVOLUTION: PROTESTS AGAINST KUSHNER-TRUMP LUXURY RESORT COULD BRING DOWN GOV’T
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/9/albania_protests ]
A CONCENTRATION CAMP BY ANY OTHER NAME
[ https://judyhaiven.substack.com/p/a-con ... -any-other ]
THE MAN WHO WALKED TOWARD THE ‘YELLOW LINE’ IN GAZA—AND THE SON HE CARRIED WITH HIM
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-yel ... ma-maghazi ]
“A DISASTROUS DEVELOPMENT”: TRITA PARSI ON BREAKDOWN OF U.S.-IRAN CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/9/iran_trita_parsi ]
AS THE WORLD BURNS, THE POWERFUL DENY AND DELAY
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/as-the-wo ... and-delay/ ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS
SUNDAY JULY 12, 4:40 pm: IJV PRESENTS CANADIAN BOAT TO GAZA 2026-AN EVENING WITH SAFA CHEBBI, EHAB LOTAYEF AND DAVID HEAP
[ https://ijvcanada.zoom.us/webinar/regis ... gistration ]
TUESDAY JULY 14, 11:30 am: MOVEMENT AGAINST WAR
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... --FX132SfQ ]
THURSDAY JULY 16, 5 pm: ARMS EMBARGO MOVEMENT BRIEFING
[ https://armsembargonow.ca/webinar/ ]
THURSDAY JULY 16, 5 pm: CUBA UNDER SEIGE—UNDERSTANDING CUBA’S NEW ECONOMIC MEASURES AND OUR WORK AHEAD
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]
SUNDAY JULY 19, 9 am: THE ‘VENEZUELA MODEL’ HOAX—TRUMP’S PHANTOM CONQUEST
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-venezue ... 3626276861 ]
TUESDAY JULY 21 – THURSDAY AUGUST 20: SOCIALIST SUMMER SCHOOL—PEOPLE VS BILLIONAIRES
This summer, capitalism has reached its breaking point. Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire, amassing unimaginable wealth while working families struggle to survive. At the same time, socialism is soaring in popularity right here in the belly of the beast as an alternative to capitalism's dead-end logic. In this course, we will make the case that socialism is not only possible, but urgently necessary. Through lessons on class struggle, revolutionary theory, and the strategic tools of working-class organizing, we will examine how the historic opening to build a socialist future and take on the billionaire class once and for all.
[ https://peoplesforum.org/events/summerschool2026/ ]
THURSDAY JULY 23, 7 pm: REGINA ASSOCIATION OF TENANTS PUBLIC MEETING, CENTRAL LIBRARY, ROOM CE1
Please come out and support justice for renters.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 10 am-4 pm: QU’APPELLE VALLEY ASSOCIATION PUBLIC GATHERING, ST. ANDREW'S UNITED CHURCH HALL IN FORT QU'APPELLE
The theme of the forum will be "Protecting Prairie Waters, Habitats and Health." The keynote speaker will be Dr. Peter Leavitt who will talk about his latest research on the health of prairie waters.
There will also be a panel of speakers dealing with many topics including concentration of ownership of agricultural land, farmers' concerns regarding lack of drainage regulations, Indigenous land rights, data centres, the need to address the growing dependence on fossil fuels for our electrical grid, youth climate action, and more. All are welcome.
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS
TELL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: DON’T WEAKEN CANADA’S ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
[ https://www.shiftaction.ca/news/2026/7/ ... ects-built ]
HOW DID WE GO FROM WESTJET TO LESS JET?
[ https://endunpaidwork.ca/ ]
EUROPE’S METALS DEMAND, GLOBAL DAMAGE: STOP MINING AND STOCKPILING
[ https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/petit ... tockpiling ]
RELEASE DR, HUSSAM ABU SAFIYA
[ https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/175180/action/1 ]
- Making Peace Vigil
SPECIAL ACTION: LETTER TO SASK ENVIRONMENT MINISTER—THE BELL CANADA AI DATA CENTRE REQUIRES AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
[ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aHI ... obilebasic ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
CITY OF REGINA TAKES OVER DELAYED INNER-CITY RAPID HOUSING PROJECT—Hope this is good news!
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i79Nngh0NTM ]
CHIEF OF EDMONTON POLICE SERVICE V MCKEE AND CANADA
[ https://bccla.org/case/chief-of-edmonto ... nd-canada/ ]
PATHWAYS TO POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY: A TOOLKIT
[ https://bccla.org/resource/pathways-to- ... y-toolkit/ ]
LOCAL INDIGENOUS GROUP UPSET OVER NOT BEING CONSULTED ON CANADA’S NEW NUCLEAR STRATEGY
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/l ... -strategy/ ]
AVI LEWIS AND A RENEWED INTEREST IN THE WAFFLE
[ https://rabble.ca/books/avi-lewis-and-a ... he-waffle/ ]
IN SUPPORT OF THE KW PALESTINE FESTIVAL
[ https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/in-su ... -festival/ ]
TRUMP’S THREAT TO CANADA IS DEADLY SERIOUS, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/tru ... -is-deadly ]
CANADA OUT OF NATO NOW, with Tamara Lorincz +
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4FcCBqZd5g ]
A GLIMPSE INSIDE PM CARNEY'S ARMS BAZAAR, PART 2, by Steve Staples
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/p/part-2-a-gl ... pm-carneys ]
AT LEAST 1 MILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS HAVE LOST AID ACCESS AFTER GLOBAL CUTS LED BY TRUMP
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/women ... tarian-aid ]
ALBANIA’S FLAMINGO REVOLUTION: PROTESTS AGAINST KUSHNER-TRUMP LUXURY RESORT COULD BRING DOWN GOV’T
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/9/albania_protests ]
A CONCENTRATION CAMP BY ANY OTHER NAME
[ https://judyhaiven.substack.com/p/a-con ... -any-other ]
THE MAN WHO WALKED TOWARD THE ‘YELLOW LINE’ IN GAZA—AND THE SON HE CARRIED WITH HIM
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-yel ... ma-maghazi ]
“A DISASTROUS DEVELOPMENT”: TRITA PARSI ON BREAKDOWN OF U.S.-IRAN CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/9/iran_trita_parsi ]
AS THE WORLD BURNS, THE POWERFUL DENY AND DELAY
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/as-the-wo ... and-delay/ ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS
SUNDAY JULY 12, 4:40 pm: IJV PRESENTS CANADIAN BOAT TO GAZA 2026-AN EVENING WITH SAFA CHEBBI, EHAB LOTAYEF AND DAVID HEAP
[ https://ijvcanada.zoom.us/webinar/regis ... gistration ]
TUESDAY JULY 14, 11:30 am: MOVEMENT AGAINST WAR
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... --FX132SfQ ]
THURSDAY JULY 16, 5 pm: ARMS EMBARGO MOVEMENT BRIEFING
[ https://armsembargonow.ca/webinar/ ]
THURSDAY JULY 16, 5 pm: CUBA UNDER SEIGE—UNDERSTANDING CUBA’S NEW ECONOMIC MEASURES AND OUR WORK AHEAD
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]
SUNDAY JULY 19, 9 am: THE ‘VENEZUELA MODEL’ HOAX—TRUMP’S PHANTOM CONQUEST
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-venezue ... 3626276861 ]
TUESDAY JULY 21 – THURSDAY AUGUST 20: SOCIALIST SUMMER SCHOOL—PEOPLE VS BILLIONAIRES
This summer, capitalism has reached its breaking point. Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire, amassing unimaginable wealth while working families struggle to survive. At the same time, socialism is soaring in popularity right here in the belly of the beast as an alternative to capitalism's dead-end logic. In this course, we will make the case that socialism is not only possible, but urgently necessary. Through lessons on class struggle, revolutionary theory, and the strategic tools of working-class organizing, we will examine how the historic opening to build a socialist future and take on the billionaire class once and for all.
[ https://peoplesforum.org/events/summerschool2026/ ]
THURSDAY JULY 23, 7 pm: REGINA ASSOCIATION OF TENANTS PUBLIC MEETING, CENTRAL LIBRARY, ROOM CE1
Please come out and support justice for renters.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 10 am-4 pm: QU’APPELLE VALLEY ASSOCIATION PUBLIC GATHERING, ST. ANDREW'S UNITED CHURCH HALL IN FORT QU'APPELLE
The theme of the forum will be "Protecting Prairie Waters, Habitats and Health." The keynote speaker will be Dr. Peter Leavitt who will talk about his latest research on the health of prairie waters.
There will also be a panel of speakers dealing with many topics including concentration of ownership of agricultural land, farmers' concerns regarding lack of drainage regulations, Indigenous land rights, data centres, the need to address the growing dependence on fossil fuels for our electrical grid, youth climate action, and more. All are welcome.
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS
TELL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: DON’T WEAKEN CANADA’S ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
[ https://www.shiftaction.ca/news/2026/7/ ... ects-built ]
HOW DID WE GO FROM WESTJET TO LESS JET?
[ https://endunpaidwork.ca/ ]
EUROPE’S METALS DEMAND, GLOBAL DAMAGE: STOP MINING AND STOCKPILING
[ https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/petit ... tockpiling ]
RELEASE DR, HUSSAM ABU SAFIYA
[ https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/175180/action/1 ]
- Making Peace Vigil