MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 26, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 26, 2026


QUOTE FOR THE DAY
“Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition of benevolence, confidence, justice.” ― Baruch Spinoza


SPECIAL LISTENING: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO CREATE PEACE—All 5 episodes are excellent, but if you only have time for a couple, try the day 1 and day 5.
[ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/what-doe ... -1.7622620 ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

SASK. OMBUDSMAN CREATES ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION UNIT
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... sion-unit/ ]


YOUR FASCIST PANCAKES! A VIRAL ALBERTA MOMENT
[ https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/07/20/F ... ta-Moment/ ]


ACCORN CANADA 2026 CONVENTION RECAP
[ https://acorncanada.org/news/acorn-cana ... ion-recap/ ]


OTTAWA OFFICER DISCIPLINED FOR SAYING HE 'LIKES IT ROUGH' AFTER HARD TRAINING TAKEDOWN
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/o ... -9.7281538 ]


WHY IS CBC’S REPORTING ON WILDFIRES IGNORING THE ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE?
[ https://breachmedia.ca/why-is-cbcs-repo ... te-change/ ]


U.S. SENATOR STANDS UP FOR CANADA AGAINST SMOKE COMPLAINTS AS U.S. WILDFIRE MOVES INTO B.C.
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -9.7281922 ]


PRIVATE OIL AND COAL INTERESTS IN THE WAY OF GREEN ENERGY TRANSITION
[ https://saskdispatch.substack.com/p/pri ... terests-in ]


CLEAN POWER PATHWAYS BEAT CARBON CAPTURE
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/clean-pow ... n-capture/ ]


WILDFIRE CRISIS WORSENED BY PUBLIC SERVICE CUTS, UNIONS SAY
[ https://rabble.ca/labour/wildfire-crisi ... nions-say/ ]


LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER: CALL FOR FEDERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND APOLOGY FOR CANADA’S ROLE IN THE TRAFFICKING OF ENSLAVED AFRICANS
[ https://canadianlabour.ca/letter-to-the ... -africans/ [


TORONTO, WHERE SPEECH IS A CRIME BUT SUPPORT FOR GENOCIDE ISN’T
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/25/toron ... cide-isnt/ ]


CANADA REMAINS ANTI-NUKE, BUT ITS POTENTIAL PATH TO THE BOMB IS GETTING SHORTER—Please make that path longer or non-existent!
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada ... -9.7283194 ]


THE DATA CENTER FIGHT IS GOING GLOBAL
[ https://wagingnonviolence.org/2026/07/t ... ng-global/ ]


CAPITALISIM CAN’T BE FIXED. ONWARD TO A SOCIALIST FUTURE
[ https://capitalismcantbefixed.ca/ ]


LIBERALS AWARD MILLIONS TO US COMPANY THEY SAY IS CANADIAN
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/liberals-a ... -canadian/ ]


‘THEY WANT CHANGE’: BERNIE SANDERS EXPLAINS APPEAL OF DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM TO FOX REPORTER
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/berni ... candidates ]


JEFFREY SACHS: U.S. IMPERIAL STRATEGY - DESTROY RUSSIA, IRAN & CHINA
[ https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/jeff ... l-strategy ]


ISRAELI AUTHORITARIANISM REARS ITS UGLY HEAD IN TORONTO, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/24/israe ... n-toronto/ ]


URGENT CALL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO STOP ISRAEL’S VIOLENCE AND PREVENT POGROMS BY SETTLER MILITIAS AND THE ISRAELI ARMY ACROSS THE WEST BANK
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/07/urgen ... west-bank/ ]


64,000 ORPHANED CHILDREN IN THE GAZA STRIP. A PROJECT FOR CONCRETE ACTION
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/07/64000 ... te-action/ ]


MEET MILWAUKEE MUSLIM LEADER SALAH SARSOUR. ICE DETAINED HIM FOR 80 DAYS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/23/salah_sarsour ]


HANDS OFF CUBA
[ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ryf ... sS_M4/edit ]


“COCKROACH DEMOCRACY”: ARUNDHATI ROY ON INDIA’S YOUTH-LED PROTEST MOVEMENT & MODI’S COLLAPSING SUPPORT
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/24/ ... ndhati_roy ]


INDIA’S COCKROACH PROTESTS END AS MODI GOVERNMENT BOWS TO DEMANDS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/india-co ... er-resigns ]


“GOD FORGIVES, BROTHERS DON’T”: AUTHOR JASPER CRAVEN ON HEGSETH, MILITARISM & TOXIC MASCULINITY
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/24/ ... n_t_author ]


LET’S NOT GET USED TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/07/lets- ... r-weapons/ ]


CLIMATE CHANGE? IT’S ALREADY HERE
[ https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opini ... ready-here ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

TUESDAY JULY 28, 6-8 pm: GROUP RIDE WITH COUNCILLOR VICTORIA FLORES, MEET AT NEIL BALKWILL CENTRE
Grab your bike, scooter, skateboard, or roller-blades and meet at the Neil Balkwill Centre for a family friendly roll through Regina’s west side path. Learn fun facts about the City and cycling network and the steps we need to take to build a sustainable community. Snacks provided at the end.


SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 9 am – 1 pm: FREE BIKE TUNEUP, VICTORYIA PARK


THURSDAY AUGUST 6, NOON: RALLY FOR SOCIAL HOUSING, WASCANA ST. & 5TH AVE, NORTH CENTRAL
Since our last rally at this location in December 2025, things are gotten even worse. More people in Regina are unhoused and many Sask Housing units remain empty. We will let the provincial government know that if, in the very near future, they don’t make all these empty Sask Housing units available for occupation, there will be further action.


THURSDAY AUGUST 6, 1-3 pm: INDIGENOUS WOMEN LEAD MOVEMENT TO PROTECT THE SASKATCHEWAN RIVER DELTA, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING


WEDNESDAY AUGUST 12, 10 am: ISRAEL’S LOBBY
[ https://www.thenation.com/events/israel ... ine-event/ ]


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

SEND MARK CARNEY A MESSAGE TO PROTECT OUR HOMES
[ https://acorncanada.org/take_action/sen ... our-homes/ ]


STOP TILBURY LNG
[ https://act.stand.earth/page/78758/petition/1 ]


SAVE CANADA’S LAST ANCIENT FORESTS
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/va ... orest_1_0/ ]


FEDERAL APOLOGY FOR CANADA’S ROLE IN THE TRAFFICKING OF ENSLAVED AFRICANS
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/feder ... f-enslaved ]


HANDS OFF OUR PENSIONS: TELL EDC NOT TO DE-RISK LNG WITH PUBLIC MONEY
[ https://win.newmode.net/shiftaction/stoplng-edc ]


DEFUND THEIR WAR ECONOMY. FUND JOBS, WAGES, AND CANADA’S SOVEREIGNTY
[ https://communist-party.ca/ ]


END CANADIAN MILITARY EXPORTS AND SUPPORT TO ISRAEL
[ https://act.oxfam.ca/page/179712/data/1 ]


SAVE DR. HUSSAM ABU SAFIYA FROM TORTURE AND DEATH IN AN ISRAELI PRISON
[ https://savedrabusafiya.com/#act ]


DEMAND EQUAL APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW: SANCTION ISRAEL
[ https://wordsofjustice.org/campaigns/wo ... id-workers ]


MAKING THE WORLD BETTER THROUGH COMMUNICATION: FREE COURSE ON NONVIOLENT JOURNALISM
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/07/makin ... ournalism/ ]


TELL TECH CEOs: NO AI FOR WAR
[ https://wordsofjustice.org/campaigns/mp ... ai-for-war ]


STAND WITH JESS ASATO AGAINST ELON MUSK
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/je ... on_locked/ ]

- Making Peace Vigil