MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - August 13, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - August 13, 2026


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING:


REGINA ROAD TO BE RENAMED AFTER ONE OF SASKATCHEWAN’S FIRST BLACK FAMILIES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7302618 ]


DID SASK PICK COAL TO POWER ITS ENERGY FUTURE FOR FINANCIAL REASONS OR POLITICAL ONES?
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7301812 ]


CALLING LATEST SAID CHANGES A BOOST IS 'STRETCHING A BIT': ADVOCATE
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/public-safety ... r-AA29QHJh ]


MÉTIS LEADER, RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SURVIVOR LOUIS GARDINER REMEMBERED FOR DECADES OF ADVOCACY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7302500 ]


WE ARE NOT GOING TO EVICT YOU: WHAT “STOLEN LAND” AND LAND BACK ACTUALLY MEAN
[ https://juliefrancella.substack.com/p/w ... t-you-what ]


RENTS OUT OF REACH FOR MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS
[ https://www.pressreader.com/canada/vanc ... 4549769622 ]


SMITH GOES FULL MAGA RIGHT WING ON HATE SPEECH
[ https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/08/07/S ... te-Speech/ ]


THE HIGH COST OF DANIELLE SMITH’S BOOK BAN
[ https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/08/11/H ... dium=email ]


BC WORKERS JUST DEFEATED AMAZON IN COURT AGAIN
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/b-c-worker ... urt-again/ ]


THERE’S A BETTER WAY WHEN IT COMES TO CLEAN WATER ON RESERVES, by Bill Waiser
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/w ... r-AA29Eykg ]


MEDIA FEATURED 2 TIMES MORE PASSENGERS THAN WORKERS IN WESTJET STORIES
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/media-feat ... t-stories/ ]


TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CANADIANS CALL FOR U.S. AMBASSADOR HOEKSTRA TO BE EXPELLED
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/petiti ... -9.7303372 ]


STRUGGLING TO SHIFT THE PUBLIC CONVERSATION, by Seth Klein
[ https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/strug ... nversation ]


CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES SET UP A SECRET NETWORK TO CRACK DOWN ON STUDENT PALESTINE DEMONSTRATORS
[ https://breachmedia.ca/canadian-univers ... nstrators/ ]


CARNEY HOSTS POLLUTOCRATS IN TORONTO, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/08/12/carne ... n-toronto/ ]


DAVID MCGUINTY MET WITH SECRET LIST OF WAR INDUSTRY LEADERS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/david-mcgu ... y-leaders/ ]


THREE THINGS TO CONSIDER, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/thr ... o-consider ]


CANADIAN MILITARY CELEBRATES THE OCCUPATION OF HAITI, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/08/10/milit ... -of-haiti/ ]


IF YOU’RE ALREADY AFRAID, JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR ABOUT MANHATTAN PROJECT 2.0
[ https://baptistnews.com/article/if-your ... oject-2-0/ ]


“CONSISTENT TORTURE”: KEITH LAMAR SPEAKS FROM OHIO DEATH ROW AFTER GETTING 3-YEAR EXECUTION REPRIEVE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/10/ ... th_penalty ]


BRYAN STEVENSON ON THE “ENDURING EVIL OF SLAVERY” AND TRUMP’S ATTEMPT TO REWRITE HISTORY
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/11/bryan_stevenson ]


‘STOP STEALING OUR FUTURE’: STUDENTS ARRESTED IN PROTEST OF OPEN AI’S LOBBY OFFICE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/ai-protest ]


‘HAS TRUMP’S INVASION OF GREENLAND ALREADY BEGUN?’: EXPERTS FEARFUL AS MAGA-LINKED OIL COMPANY PREPARES UNAUTHORIZED DRILLING
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-greenland-oil ]


WHAT MALTA TELLS US ABOUT OLIGARCHY
[ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/what ... -oligarchy ]


GAZA’S BOARD OF PIECES, by Chris Hedges
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/gaza ... -of-pieces ]


GENOCIDE DENIERS CALL GAZA STARVATION A ‘HOAX’ BY CITING UNICEF—WHICH REPORTED FAMINE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/unicef-gaza-famine ]


GAZA TRIBUNAL CO-CHAIRS MP JEREMY CORBYN, NEVE GORDON & SHAHD HAMMOURI ON U.K. COMPLICITY IN GENOCIDE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/12/gaza_tribunal_uk ]

AT UN SECURITY COUNCIL, OFFICIALS SAY ISRAELI SETTLER VIOLENCE HAS BROUGHT WEST BANK TO ‘BREAKING POINT’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israe ... -west-bank ]


WHO WARNS CONGO’S EBOLA CRISIS COULD SOON BECOME DEADLIEST IN HISTORY
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/who-e ... mic-update ]


EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL DIRECTOR & FAMED VIOLINIST NICOLA BENEDETTI ON THE POWER OF ART
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/10/ ... h_festival ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:


THURSDAY AUGUST 13, 11:30 AM: ONLINE DISCUSSION—END THE 500-YEAR WAR AGAINST AFRICA NOW!
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/end-th ... ica-now-2/ ]


SATURDAY AUGUST 15, 10 am: SANCTION ISRAEL NOW—CAMPAIGN LAUNCH
[ https://ijvcanada.zoom.us/webinar/regis ... DNur-USY1Q ]


TUESDAY AUGUST 18, 7:00 pm Eastern: POWER HOUR CALL—DEMAND A BUDGET FOR PEOPLE & THE PLANET
[ https://act.350.org/signup/aug18-powerhour ]


WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 4:30 pm: CLIMATE CONVERSATIONS MATTER. LET’S GET TALKING
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... w_X37nkRaA ]


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.


MONDAY OCTOBER 5, 1:30 – 4 pm: LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGN TO END HOUSELESSNESS IN CANADA BY GETTING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REINVEST IN SOCIAL/PUBLIC HOUSING, KNOX-MET
End Poverty Regina is hosting a letter writing campaign to put pressure on the federal government to reinvest in social/public housing. Letter writers will be provided with pens, paper, and templates for letters. Please invite all your friends.


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:


TELL YOUR MP: TAX BIG OIL IN BUGDGET 2026
[ https://win.newmode.net/350org/ept ]


MAKE POLLUTERS PAY
[ https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-08-p ... tition-EN/ ]


NO TAXPAYER FUNDED PIPELINES
[ https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/no-taxp ... -pipelines ]


TELL GLOBAL BRANDS: SUSPEND BUSINESS WITH ISRAEL
[ https://wordsofjustice.org/campaigns/wo ... n-children ]


NO MORE BUSINESS WITH ELBIT
[ https://armsembargonow.ca/elbitout/? ]


NO MORE WARS, NO MORE THREATS, NO MORE SANCTIONS. FREE CUBA NOW.
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/cuba/ ]


TELL SAVE THE CHILDREN: CUBAN CHILDREN COUNT TOO
[ https://www.codepink.org/cubanchildren ]


TELL THE ROUNDTABLE ON SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL: DON’T GREENWASH CONFLICT PALM OIL AND REJECT ASTRA AGRO LESTARI!
[ https://action.foe.org/page/101295/acti ... id=5865671 ]


SEND A MESSAGE TO CNN’S CEO: STOP PLATFORMING ISLAMOPHOBIA AND INSTEAD HIRE MUSLIM AMERICANS AND EXPERTS WHO CAN COUNTER IT.
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/send- ... ounter-it/ ]


DEMAND FAIR PAY PROTECTIONS FOR APP-BASED WORKERS
[ https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/dema ... 431.4BpPNH ]


- Making Peace Vigil