MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - September 3, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - September 3, 2026


QUOTE FOR THE DAY
“Joy is an act of resistance.” Shamillah Wilson

SPECIAL READING: ENCAMPMENTS
[ https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/individuals ... ncampments ]


SPECIAL ACTION: TELL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FOLLOW ITS OWN LAW TO UPHOLD HOUSING AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT
[ https://housingrights.ca/make-the-new-n ... w-the-law/ ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING:

REGINA STREET TEAM TO CEASE OPERATIONS, REPLACEMENT SELECTED—We should be spending money on housing!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/regina-stre ... -selected/ ]


MÉTIS NATIION HOLDS GROUND BLESSING FOR NEW HOME IN REGINA
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/r ... a-12737407 ]


SASKATCHEWAN’S AI DATA CENTRE FAIRY TALE ISN’T GOING TO END HAPPILY
[ https://tammyrobert.substack.com/p/sask ... ntre-fairy ]


UNION, OPPOSITION CALL FOR BETTER HEALTH-CARE SUPPORT IN SASK. SCHOOLS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7327437 ]


BUILD A NEW NORTH: SASK. MP LAUNCHES EXPLORATORY PROCESS FOR NORTHERN UNIVERSITY
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/bu ... r-AA2bi8eU ]


COMPLAINTS OF EXCESSIVE FORCE BY RCMP IN SHESHATSHIU AS VIDEO CIRCULATES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfound ... -9.7330010 ]


HEALTH-CARE GROUPS CALL ON OTTAWA TO STOP ALBERTA’S DUAL MEDICAL PRACTICE MODEL
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton ... -9.7327324 ]


NEW META DATA CENTRE COULD COST ALBERTANS $460 A YEAR
[ https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/09/02/N ... Albertans/ ]


'HE WASN'T HIS ADDICTION:' FAMILIES HONOUR LOST LOVED ONES ON OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/over ... -9.7323074 ]


PUTTING TRUTH AND RESPECT BEFORE RECONCILIATION
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... nciliation ]


HOW CAN LABOUR UNIONS SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH TENANT ORGANIZATIONS IN CANADA?
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... in-canada/ ]


LAYING SEEDS IN OUR VICTORY GARDEN
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/lay ... ory-garden ]


CBC JUST HUMILIATED ITSELF TO KISS AMERICAN ASS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/cbc-just-h ... rican-ass/ ]


TRUMP AND CARNEY ARE ENEMIES OF CANADIAN WORKERS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/trump-and- ... n-workers/ ]


LET’S PAINT CARNEY AS AGENT OF GLOBAL RICH IN EPIC DEMO, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/08/30/lets- ... of-global-
rich-in-epic-demo/ ]


CAPITALISM CAN’T BE FIXED. THAT’S WHY THEY QUIT, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/09/03/capit ... they-quit/ ]


CANADA’S LIBERATION DAY, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/can ... ration-day ]


THE DAY CANADA DISCOVERED THERE WERE OTHER DOORS
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/09/the-d ... her-doors/ ]


CANADIAN MINING GIANTS FACE CRITICISM OVER RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HARM
[ https://www.theenergymix.com/canadian-m ... ntal-harm/ ]


IS CANADIAN LABOUR READY FOR THE AI INVASION?
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... -invasion/ ]


STANDING UP TO TRUMP REQUIRES STANDING UP FOR WORKERS
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... r-workers/ ]


TRUMP TRADE WAR COULD BE A CATALYST TO SPEED CANADA’S ENERGY TRANSITION, EXPERTS SAY
[ https://www.theenergymix.com/trump-trad ... perts-say/ ]


SENECA NATION CALLS FOR REVERSAL OF TRUMP’S ‘LAKE AMERICA’ EXECUTIVE ORDER
[ https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2026/ ... ca-nation/ ]


‘EMBARRASSING’: GOOGLE MAPS RENAMES ‘LAKE ONTARIO’ AS ‘LAKE AMERICA’ IN US
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/googl ... name-trump ]


CANADIAN FIRM GOT US $4M TO READY RIG FOR NOW-STALLED GREENLAND DRILLING PLAN
[ https://globalnews.ca/news/12019905/can ... greenland/ ]


CANADA-US MILITARY ‘INTEGRATION’ LEADS TO US JOKES
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/09/01/canad ... -us-jokes/ ]


AS TRUMP DROPS BOMBS, SOME ON LEFT CRITICIZE IRAN, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/09/02/as-tr ... cize-iran/ ]


JANE FONDA EXCLUSIVE: DOLLY PARTON, A FEMINIST, WROTE THE ANTHEM FOR WORKING WOMEN WITH “9 TO 5”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/31/ ... lly_parton ]


HOW DOLLY PARTON BECAME AN UNLIKELY 2SLGBTQ+ ICON, ALLY, & SUPPORTER
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dolly-par ... -9.7320874 ]


GLORIA STEINEM, FEMINIST ICON & MS. MAGAZINE CO-FOUNDER, DIES AT 92
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/3/gloria_steinem ]


“WE’RE NOT GOING BACK”: RON DANIELS ON THE LEGACY OF 1972 GARY CONVENTION & 1963 MARCH ON WASHINGTON
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/31/ron_daniels ]


U.S. DEPORTS THOUSANDS TO COUNTRIES THEY DON’T KNOW UNDER SECRETIVE “THIRD COUNTRY” DEAL
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/1/t ... portations ]


FIGHTING BIG MONEY IN POLITICS, with Chris Hedges
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/figh ... politics-w ]


‘UNCONSCIONABLE, IMMORAL, AND ILLEGAL’: LAWSUIT TARGETS TRUMP APPROVAL OF CANCER-CAUSING FOREVER CHEMICAL
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump ... -herbicide ]


THE US BOMBED A HOSPITAL. IT SEPARATED A FAMILY FOR 3 YEARS
https://therealnews.com/israel-bombed-a ... hree-years

TRUMP ISSUES NEW MASS MURDER THREAT, WARNING IRAN OF ‘BIGGEST ATTACK OF THEM ALL’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-iran-war-threat ]


OUT-OF-TOUCH TRUMP SAYS COMMUNITIES THAT REJECT AI DATA CENTRES WILL BE ‘BACKWARDS AND POOR’
[ https://therealnews.com/trump-ai-data-centers ]


US EMPIRE IN DECLINE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/2/richard_wolff ]


THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL OR THEFT AT GUNPOINT? U.S. CLAIMS MAJORITY CONTROL OF VENEZUELA’S OIL RESERVES
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/1/v ... p_oil_grab ]


VENEZUELA UNDER SIEGE: WHAT SHOULD PROGRESSIVES DO?
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/09/venez ... ssives-do/ ]


ISRAEL’S RESTRICTIONS ON ENGINE OIL THREATEN GAZA’S ABILITY TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-eng ... irect=true ]


HOW THE ‘SUPER EL NIÑO’ WILL RESHAPE THE WORLD’S WEATHER
[ https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/el- ... index.html ]


DO WE STILL HAVE TIME?
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/08/do-we ... have-time/ ]


WITH PLANET SET TO OVERSHOOT 1.5°C THRESHOLD, EMISSIONS MUST STILL BE CUT RAPIDLY TO LIMIT DAMAGE: UN REPORT
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-cl ... 2677808523 ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 5 pm: TRUMP VERSUS CARNEY—WHAT’S THE CLIMATE COST?
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... CcvmBDVsiQ ]


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/ ]


FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4 –SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6: SOCIALISM 2026 VIRTUAL PROGRAM
[ https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hay ... ks/2365616 ]


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 ]


THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 7 pm: IN HER DEFENCE—BREACH OF TRUST—film about the case of Kerry Benjoe, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE
Join us for the world premier of the award-winning true crime podcast In Her Defence: Breach of Trust, with a live preview of the new season, behind-the-scenes stories, and exclusive interviews with journalists Jana G. Pruden and Kerry Benjoe about the Regina case that became international news.
It was a single word that led Kerry Benjoe to investigate the true identity of a man she’d been seeing for nearly five years. In doing so, she exposed a shocking web of betrayal and predation, perpetrated by a sergeant within the Regina Police Service and affecting hundreds of vulnerable women.
Despite her fear, Kerry risked it all to hold the veteran police officer accountable and protect other women. But would the system punish one of its own?
In the third season of the highly acclaimed true crime podcast In Her Defence, reporter Jana G. Pruden explores the case of Robert Semenchuck, and the broader issue of police using their vast power and resources to prey on women, many of whom have already been victims of domestic abuse or sexual violence.
Based on more than 50 hours of exclusive interviews with dozens of women, police officers, lawyers and experts, In Her Defence: Breach of Trust reveals serious gaps in the way law enforcement agencies in Canada are policing themselves, and the serious harm women are suffering as a result.


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 ]


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19; 9:45 A.M. COFFEE, 10:00 A.M. START: SEEDING AN ECONOMY OF LIFE: EMERGING IDEAS FOR A JUST CLIMATE TRANSITION FOR ALL IN SASKATCHEWAN, CHRIST THE KING PARISH, 3239 GARNET ST, REGINA AND ONLINE
Kairos Regina and partners invite you to a day of "World Building" through imagination, creativity and conversation.
At a time when governments are championing new fossil fuel projects instead of the bold climate action our world needs, communities across Canada are continuing to imagine a different future.
[ https://secure.kairoscanada.org/civicrm ... ter?id=456 ]


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:

OUR LAKE, OUR POWER
[ https://www.cleanairalliance.org/ontario/ ]


RESTORE LAKE ONTARIO ON GOOGLE MAPS
[ https://www.change.org/p/restore-lake-o ... oogle-maps ]


SUPPORT YOUNG CLIMATE LITIGANTS
[ https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/state ... litigants/ ]


TOGETHER WE DEMAND THE CRA END THE CANADA TO ISRAEL CHARITY PIPELINE
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/toget ... y-pipeline ]


BRING BACK THE DIGITAL SERVICES TAX ON BIG TECH
[ https://www.taxfairness.ca/en/act/take- ... nt-dst-now ]


MADE-IN-CANADA ENERGY IS WHAT ONTARIO NEEDS NOW
[ https://www.cleanairalliance.org/campai ... io-strong/ ]


BANFF CENTRE FOR ARTS AND CREATIVITY: STOP ENABLING THE ART-WASHING OF WAR CRIMES AND GENOCIDE
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/banff ... d-genocide ]


BDS THE U.S.
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/bdstheus/ ]


TELL EPA: CANCEL APPROVAL OF THIS PFAS PESTICIDE
[ https://nation.centerforfoodsafety.org/t-rex-sep26 ]


PUT PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT OVER TECH BILLIONAIRE PROFITS!
[ https://action.foe.org/page/101936/acti ... id=5959486 ]


I STAND FOR INTERGENERATIONAL CLIMATE JUSTICE
[ https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/state ... litigants/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil