MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - August 27, 2026
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2026 1:43 pmMAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - August 27, 2026
QUOTE FOR THE DAY: “Everybody should be treated with respect.” Dolly Parton
SPECIAL EVENT: TODAY, THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 7 pm: BRIARPATCH LAUNCH OF SPECIAL ISSUE ON HOUSING JUSTICE, ARTESIAN, 2627 13th AVE
The evening will include a workshop by the Regina Tenants Union and a special performance by Jake & the Kid.
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DcRePNuiR02/ ]
2 SPECIAL PETITIONS:
ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE IS ESSENTIAL FOR CANADIAN FAMILIES
[ https://www.change.org/p/open-letter-to ... -education ]
WHY IS THE CANADIAN MILITARY AIDING A COUNTRY WE ARE ‘AT WAR’ WITH
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/econo ... s-military ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING:
LEGAL ACTION AIMS TO BLOCK WASCANA PARKWAY EXTENSION FROM IMPACTING NATURE RESERVE
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/general ... r-AA2aY1hW ]
SASK. MUSICIANS, FANS MOURN COUNTRY LEGEND DOLLY PARTON, WHO INSPIRED AND DELIGHTED
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7320472 ]
DOLLY PARTON WAS A PROUD UNION SISTER
[ https://thenationmagazine.substack.com/ ... ion-sister ]
BHP’S JANSEN MINE COULD COST SASKATCHEWAN $84 MILLION IN POTASH ROYALTIES, ECONOMIST SAYS
[ https://financialpost.com/business/bhps ... d5f606780b ]
SASK. BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT CANADA’S RESPONSE TO US TARIFFS, ACKNOWLEDGE ECONOMIC IMPACT
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/economy ... r-AA2aUXJm ]
A MEASURE OF HOPE A DECADE AFTER SENSELESS DEATH, INJUSTICE
[ https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local ... -injustice ]
IN ELIZA SUNSHINE, CREE AUTHOR MICHELLE GOOD CONSIDERS THE LOSS OF THE BUFFALO
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture ... e-buffalo/ ]
PUSHED OUT, HELD BACK: HOW SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES FAIL RACIALIZED STUDENTS
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USd0LSvWcUg ]
1 IN 4 NFL PLAYERS — OR MORE — DEVELOPED BRAIN DISEASE CTE, NEW STUDY SUGGESTS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cte-prev ... -9.7318799 ]
WHO REALLY RUNS CANADA? INSIDE MARK CARNEY’S INFLUENCE NETWORK
[ https://thewalrus.ca/mark-carney-influence-network/ ]
CANADIAN UNION MADE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
[ https://canadianlabour.ca/buy-union/ ]
LET’S END MILITARY INTEGRATION, SUPPORT FOR US FOREIGN POLICY, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/08/25/lets- ... gn-policy/ ]
STANDING UP TO TRUMP: MORE ON THE CASE FOR AN EXPORT TAX ON OIL AND GAS TO THE US, by Seth Klein
[ https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/stand ... ore-on-the ]
CANADA WANTS PEACE AND PROSPERITY, NOT WAR AND AUSTERITY, by Ken Stone
[ https://groups.google.com/g/canadapeace ... U9cU/m/DQd
g9yFJEgAJ ]
“MOST STUPID TRADE FIGHT IN HISTORY”: U.S. & CANADIAN WORKERS STAND TO LOSE IN TRUMP’S NEW TARIFF WAR
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/24/ ... _trade_war ]
AFTER THE FAILED TRADE DEAL WITH THE US, WHAT COMES NEXT?
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... omes-next/ ]
TRUMP’S TRADE WAR l WHAT’S NEXT?
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvTeiuG7tMs ]
‘THE RED STATES, WE’RE GOING TO HIT HARD’: CANADIAN POLITICIANS VOW TO MAKE MAGA PAY FOR TRUMP’S TRADE WAR
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump ... war-canada ]
IT HAS BEGUN, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/it-has-begun ]
‘CANADA MUST RESPOND’: OTTAWA SLAPS RETALIATORY TARIFFS ON US GOODS AFTER TRUMP TRADE WAR ESCALATION
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/canad ... ry-tariffs ]
MONTREAL CONSIDERS CUTTING TIES TO ISRAEL AS OUTRAGE GROWS IN CANADA OVER ISRAELI IMPUNITY: AVI LEWIS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/24/ ... srael_ties ]
ZIONISTS PANIC OVER MONTREAL VOTE TO CUT ISRAEL TIES, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/08/23/zioni ... rael-ties/ ]
ILLINOIS IS A SANCTUARY STATE, BUT COPS & PROSECUTORS STILL SECRETLY WORK WITH ICE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/25/ ... ooperation ]
DOCUMENTS REVEAL TRAIL OF UNREPORTED MILLIONS FROM ISRAELI MILITARY TO U.S. UNIVERSITIES
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-m ... iversities ]
DOCUMENTING THE US MEDIA’S COMPLICITY IN THE GENOCIDE OF GAZA, by Chris Hedges
[ https://outlook.cloud.microsoft/mail/in ... ACZZCp9gAA ]
INDEPENDENCE DAY DRAG, with Chris Hedges and Eunice Wong
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/inde ... -by-eunice ]
‘HAVE YOUR FRIEND ELON BUILD ONE AT MAR-A-LAGO,’ SAYS SANDERS AFTER TRUMP COMMENTS ON DATA CENTERS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/data- ... mar-a-lago ]
HOW THE MEDIA SELLS GENOCIDE, by Chris Hedges
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/how- ... s-genocide ]
‘PALESTINE IS BEING ERASED BEFORE OUR EYES’: 100 FORMER FRENCH, BRITISH DIPLOMATS SAY END WEAPONS SALES, TRADE WITH ISRAEL
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/briti ... -palestine ]
U.S. THREATENS NEW ECONOMIC WAR ON IRAN BY TARGETING CHINA & TEHRAN’S OTHER TOP TRADING PARTNERS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/25/ ... las_mulder ]
U.S. KILLS TWO IN EXTRAJUDICIAL BOAT STRIKE; 47 KILLED IN HAITI GANG RAID; ISRAEL SEIZES JERUSALEM UNRWA CENTER
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/us-boat- ... alem-unrwa ]
NO TO GLOBAL NATO. YES TO COMMON SECURITY
[ https://www.no-to-nato.org/2025/11/mani ... -security/ ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:
THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 7 pm: BRIARPATCH LAUNCH OF SPECIAL ISSUE ON HOUSING JUSTICE, ARTESIAN, 2627 13th AVE
The evening will include a workshop by the Regina Tenants Union and a special performance by Jake & the Kid.
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DcRePNuiR02/ ]
FRIDAY AUGUST 28, 7 pm: WALK THE WALK—A DRAG SHOW FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT LULU’S LODGE, CASSINO REGINA
Join Regina's finest drag performers and local celebrities for an unforgettable night! Walk the Walk is more than an entertainment event—it’s a fundraiser supporting 2SLGBTQ+ youth who face rejection, homelessness, and discrimination. Lulu’s Lodge, run by John Howard Society of Saskatchewan, is Regina’s only transitional shelter for these youth, offering safety, support, and hope.
[ https://sk.johnhoward.ca/walk-the-walk/ ]
SATURDAY AUGUST 29, 3 PM: RESIST US-LED WAR: REPORT-BACK FROM CUBA
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 7 pm: DEMAND A BUDGET FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET
[ https://act.350.org/signup/sep2-powerho ... &r=CA&c=NA ]
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 7 pm: MUSIC FOR PALESTINE, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
Musicians include Albert von Ledebury—plus many others
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/s/music ... 423607369/ ]
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 10 am – 4 pm: REPAIR CAFÉ, EASTVIEW COMMUNITY CENTRE, 615 6TH AVENUE
Join us at 615 6th Avenue and let our volunteer fixers help give your broken items a second life. Lots of Sewers signed up so book your clothing repair.
[ https://www.envirocollective.ca/upcoming-repair-cafe/ ]
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1 -3 pm: LETTER WRITNG CAMPAIGN TO STOP THE GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE, CENTRAL LIBRARY, ROOM CE 1
Join Evelyn Tischer and Ed Lehman to write letters demanding that the Canadian government act now to stop the genocide. Sponsored by Regina Peace Council
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.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 10 am: BUDGET 2026 AND THE NATIONAL HOUSING STRATEGY
Get an inside look at Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness’s advocacy efforts and the policy changes it’s working to advance, heading into Budget 2026 and the renewal of the National Housing Strategy.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 10 -10:30 pm: RAISING OF THE PEACE FLAG AT CITY HALL TO MARK INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY
The peace flag will be raised at City Hall on September 21, the day declared by the United Nations as International Day of Peace. Please come out and join the call for both peace and justice.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 5 pm: THE BILLIONAIRE PROBLEM—WHAT THE RISE OF THE SUPER RICH MEANS FOR CANADIAN DEMOCRACY, AFFORDABILITY, & CANADA’S FUTURE
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus- ... 4952070345 ]
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
TIFF, SUPPORT A LOCAL DISABLED TRANS DIRECTOR
[ https://www.change.org/p/tiff-support-a ... s-director ]
TIFF MUST BAN ISRAELI FILMS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/tiff-must- ... eli-films/ ]
NO TWO-TIER AMERICAN–STYLE HEALTHCARE
[ https://www.saskatchewanhealthcoalition.ca/takeaction ]
NO PIPELINES ON A BURNING PLANET. NO TO KEYSTONE XL
[ https://act.350.org/sign/no-kxl-us-can-petition/ ]
CANADA: PROTECT THE DEEP SEA
[ https://action.eko.org/a/canada-protect-the-deep-sea ]
THE ISRAEL LAND FUND IS BRINGING THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF JERUSALEM, ARIEH KING, TO MONTREAL AND TORONTO. CANADA NEEDS TO STOP HIS ENTRY
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/the-l ... -his-entry ]
DEMAND CANADA IMPOSE A FULL AND IMMEDIATE ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST ISRAEL
[ https://armsembargonow.ca/actnow/ ]
NO TO NATO. YES TO COMMON SECURITY.
[ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... w/viewform ]
GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO STOP U.S. MILITARY SPENDING LEGISLATION
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/stop-us-war-spending ]
- Making Peace Vigil
QUOTE FOR THE DAY: “Everybody should be treated with respect.” Dolly Parton
SPECIAL EVENT: TODAY, THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 7 pm: BRIARPATCH LAUNCH OF SPECIAL ISSUE ON HOUSING JUSTICE, ARTESIAN, 2627 13th AVE
The evening will include a workshop by the Regina Tenants Union and a special performance by Jake & the Kid.
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DcRePNuiR02/ ]
2 SPECIAL PETITIONS:
ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE IS ESSENTIAL FOR CANADIAN FAMILIES
[ https://www.change.org/p/open-letter-to ... -education ]
WHY IS THE CANADIAN MILITARY AIDING A COUNTRY WE ARE ‘AT WAR’ WITH
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/econo ... s-military ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING:
LEGAL ACTION AIMS TO BLOCK WASCANA PARKWAY EXTENSION FROM IMPACTING NATURE RESERVE
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/general ... r-AA2aY1hW ]
SASK. MUSICIANS, FANS MOURN COUNTRY LEGEND DOLLY PARTON, WHO INSPIRED AND DELIGHTED
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7320472 ]
DOLLY PARTON WAS A PROUD UNION SISTER
[ https://thenationmagazine.substack.com/ ... ion-sister ]
BHP’S JANSEN MINE COULD COST SASKATCHEWAN $84 MILLION IN POTASH ROYALTIES, ECONOMIST SAYS
[ https://financialpost.com/business/bhps ... d5f606780b ]
SASK. BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT CANADA’S RESPONSE TO US TARIFFS, ACKNOWLEDGE ECONOMIC IMPACT
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/economy ... r-AA2aUXJm ]
A MEASURE OF HOPE A DECADE AFTER SENSELESS DEATH, INJUSTICE
[ https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local ... -injustice ]
IN ELIZA SUNSHINE, CREE AUTHOR MICHELLE GOOD CONSIDERS THE LOSS OF THE BUFFALO
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture ... e-buffalo/ ]
PUSHED OUT, HELD BACK: HOW SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES FAIL RACIALIZED STUDENTS
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USd0LSvWcUg ]
1 IN 4 NFL PLAYERS — OR MORE — DEVELOPED BRAIN DISEASE CTE, NEW STUDY SUGGESTS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cte-prev ... -9.7318799 ]
WHO REALLY RUNS CANADA? INSIDE MARK CARNEY’S INFLUENCE NETWORK
[ https://thewalrus.ca/mark-carney-influence-network/ ]
CANADIAN UNION MADE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
[ https://canadianlabour.ca/buy-union/ ]
LET’S END MILITARY INTEGRATION, SUPPORT FOR US FOREIGN POLICY, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/08/25/lets- ... gn-policy/ ]
STANDING UP TO TRUMP: MORE ON THE CASE FOR AN EXPORT TAX ON OIL AND GAS TO THE US, by Seth Klein
[ https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/stand ... ore-on-the ]
CANADA WANTS PEACE AND PROSPERITY, NOT WAR AND AUSTERITY, by Ken Stone
[ https://groups.google.com/g/canadapeace ... U9cU/m/DQd
g9yFJEgAJ ]
“MOST STUPID TRADE FIGHT IN HISTORY”: U.S. & CANADIAN WORKERS STAND TO LOSE IN TRUMP’S NEW TARIFF WAR
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/24/ ... _trade_war ]
AFTER THE FAILED TRADE DEAL WITH THE US, WHAT COMES NEXT?
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... omes-next/ ]
TRUMP’S TRADE WAR l WHAT’S NEXT?
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvTeiuG7tMs ]
‘THE RED STATES, WE’RE GOING TO HIT HARD’: CANADIAN POLITICIANS VOW TO MAKE MAGA PAY FOR TRUMP’S TRADE WAR
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump ... war-canada ]
IT HAS BEGUN, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/it-has-begun ]
‘CANADA MUST RESPOND’: OTTAWA SLAPS RETALIATORY TARIFFS ON US GOODS AFTER TRUMP TRADE WAR ESCALATION
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/canad ... ry-tariffs ]
MONTREAL CONSIDERS CUTTING TIES TO ISRAEL AS OUTRAGE GROWS IN CANADA OVER ISRAELI IMPUNITY: AVI LEWIS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/24/ ... srael_ties ]
ZIONISTS PANIC OVER MONTREAL VOTE TO CUT ISRAEL TIES, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/08/23/zioni ... rael-ties/ ]
ILLINOIS IS A SANCTUARY STATE, BUT COPS & PROSECUTORS STILL SECRETLY WORK WITH ICE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/25/ ... ooperation ]
DOCUMENTS REVEAL TRAIL OF UNREPORTED MILLIONS FROM ISRAELI MILITARY TO U.S. UNIVERSITIES
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-m ... iversities ]
DOCUMENTING THE US MEDIA’S COMPLICITY IN THE GENOCIDE OF GAZA, by Chris Hedges
[ https://outlook.cloud.microsoft/mail/in ... ACZZCp9gAA ]
INDEPENDENCE DAY DRAG, with Chris Hedges and Eunice Wong
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/inde ... -by-eunice ]
‘HAVE YOUR FRIEND ELON BUILD ONE AT MAR-A-LAGO,’ SAYS SANDERS AFTER TRUMP COMMENTS ON DATA CENTERS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/data- ... mar-a-lago ]
HOW THE MEDIA SELLS GENOCIDE, by Chris Hedges
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/how- ... s-genocide ]
‘PALESTINE IS BEING ERASED BEFORE OUR EYES’: 100 FORMER FRENCH, BRITISH DIPLOMATS SAY END WEAPONS SALES, TRADE WITH ISRAEL
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/briti ... -palestine ]
U.S. THREATENS NEW ECONOMIC WAR ON IRAN BY TARGETING CHINA & TEHRAN’S OTHER TOP TRADING PARTNERS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/25/ ... las_mulder ]
U.S. KILLS TWO IN EXTRAJUDICIAL BOAT STRIKE; 47 KILLED IN HAITI GANG RAID; ISRAEL SEIZES JERUSALEM UNRWA CENTER
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/us-boat- ... alem-unrwa ]
NO TO GLOBAL NATO. YES TO COMMON SECURITY
[ https://www.no-to-nato.org/2025/11/mani ... -security/ ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:
THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 7 pm: BRIARPATCH LAUNCH OF SPECIAL ISSUE ON HOUSING JUSTICE, ARTESIAN, 2627 13th AVE
The evening will include a workshop by the Regina Tenants Union and a special performance by Jake & the Kid.
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DcRePNuiR02/ ]
FRIDAY AUGUST 28, 7 pm: WALK THE WALK—A DRAG SHOW FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT LULU’S LODGE, CASSINO REGINA
Join Regina's finest drag performers and local celebrities for an unforgettable night! Walk the Walk is more than an entertainment event—it’s a fundraiser supporting 2SLGBTQ+ youth who face rejection, homelessness, and discrimination. Lulu’s Lodge, run by John Howard Society of Saskatchewan, is Regina’s only transitional shelter for these youth, offering safety, support, and hope.
[ https://sk.johnhoward.ca/walk-the-walk/ ]
SATURDAY AUGUST 29, 3 PM: RESIST US-LED WAR: REPORT-BACK FROM CUBA
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 7 pm: DEMAND A BUDGET FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET
[ https://act.350.org/signup/sep2-powerho ... &r=CA&c=NA ]
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 7 pm: MUSIC FOR PALESTINE, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
Musicians include Albert von Ledebury—plus many others
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/s/music ... 423607369/ ]
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 10 am – 4 pm: REPAIR CAFÉ, EASTVIEW COMMUNITY CENTRE, 615 6TH AVENUE
Join us at 615 6th Avenue and let our volunteer fixers help give your broken items a second life. Lots of Sewers signed up so book your clothing repair.
[ https://www.envirocollective.ca/upcoming-repair-cafe/ ]
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 1 -3 pm: LETTER WRITNG CAMPAIGN TO STOP THE GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE, CENTRAL LIBRARY, ROOM CE 1
Join Evelyn Tischer and Ed Lehman to write letters demanding that the Canadian government act now to stop the genocide. Sponsored by Regina Peace Council
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.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 10 am: BUDGET 2026 AND THE NATIONAL HOUSING STRATEGY
Get an inside look at Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness’s advocacy efforts and the policy changes it’s working to advance, heading into Budget 2026 and the renewal of the National Housing Strategy.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 10 -10:30 pm: RAISING OF THE PEACE FLAG AT CITY HALL TO MARK INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY
The peace flag will be raised at City Hall on September 21, the day declared by the United Nations as International Day of Peace. Please come out and join the call for both peace and justice.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 5 pm: THE BILLIONAIRE PROBLEM—WHAT THE RISE OF THE SUPER RICH MEANS FOR CANADIAN DEMOCRACY, AFFORDABILITY, & CANADA’S FUTURE
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus- ... 4952070345 ]
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
TIFF, SUPPORT A LOCAL DISABLED TRANS DIRECTOR
[ https://www.change.org/p/tiff-support-a ... s-director ]
TIFF MUST BAN ISRAELI FILMS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/tiff-must- ... eli-films/ ]
NO TWO-TIER AMERICAN–STYLE HEALTHCARE
[ https://www.saskatchewanhealthcoalition.ca/takeaction ]
NO PIPELINES ON A BURNING PLANET. NO TO KEYSTONE XL
[ https://act.350.org/sign/no-kxl-us-can-petition/ ]
CANADA: PROTECT THE DEEP SEA
[ https://action.eko.org/a/canada-protect-the-deep-sea ]
THE ISRAEL LAND FUND IS BRINGING THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF JERUSALEM, ARIEH KING, TO MONTREAL AND TORONTO. CANADA NEEDS TO STOP HIS ENTRY
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/the-l ... -his-entry ]
DEMAND CANADA IMPOSE A FULL AND IMMEDIATE ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST ISRAEL
[ https://armsembargonow.ca/actnow/ ]
NO TO NATO. YES TO COMMON SECURITY.
[ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... w/viewform ]
GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO STOP U.S. MILITARY SPENDING LEGISLATION
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/stop-us-war-spending ]
- Making Peace Vigil