MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 02, 2025

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 02, 2025


THANK YOU!
A big THANK YOU to everyone who responded so generously to the call for funding for Sunday Funday. Thanks to your generosity, I will be handing over $1,000 to the Sunday Funday fund later today. Anyone still wishing to donate, can still do so by leaving a cash donation in an envelope on my veranda or handing it to me in person. THANKS again!!!

WHITE POPPIES FOR PEACE
As Remembrance Day (November 11) approaches, please consider wearing a White Poppy:
To commemorate all victims of war
To mourn the environmental devastation it causes
To reject war as a tool for social change
To call for dialog and peaceful conflict resolution
To show your commitment to building better future
Because Remembering is important, but it isn’t enough.
If you only want 1 or 2 white poppies: They are available on the table on my veranda. Please drop by and pick them up, along with safety pins and “To Remember Is To Work For Peace” buttons: 2818-19th Ave.
If you want more than 2, please let me know and I’ll prepare a little package for you.
To learn more about the White Poppy:
[ https://www.ppu.org.uk/remembrance-white-poppies# ]
[ https://vowpeace.org/peace-poppy-campaign/ ]


SPECIAL EVENT: MONDAY NOVEMBER 3, 6 pm: DISCUSSION OF RISING HOMELESSNESS & POVERTY, with Maggie Helwig, author of Encampment: Resistance, Grace, & An Unhoused Community
United Church minister and Broadview contributor Christopher White will speak with Maggie Helwig, author of Encampment: Resistance, Grace and an Unhoused Community, and Ted Brown, executive director of Regeneration Outreach Community in Brampton. They’ll explore the challenges facing support organizations and discover how we can make a positive impact.
After our guests have spoken, there will be some time for discussion. Here is a question to spark conversation: Why do governments prioritize temporary measures over sustainable solutions to endemic poverty, shifting responsibility to charities and religious organizations?
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


SPECIAL READINGS

NEW REGINA MURAL BLENDS PRAIRIE ART WITH PUSH FOR FREE YOUTH TRNASIT
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/r ... t-11377751 ]


YOUTH STEPPING UP FOR NORTH CENTRAL
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... anup-crews ]


REGINA CITY HALL RALLY LED BY 12-YEAR-OLD URGES CLIMATE COMMITMENT
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X60slotHmU ]
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/r ... n-11395686 ]
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs_UNCTMm1k ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

CALGARY STUDENTS AMONG THOUSANDS ACROSS ALBERTA TAKING PART IN PROVINCEWIDE WALKOUT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ ... -9.6960145 ]


‘A PLACE OF SANCTUARY,’ REVEREND UPSET AFTER CITY CLEARS KENSINGTON MARKET ENCAMPMENT A DAY AFTER HONOURING HER FOR THE BOOK ABOUT IT
[ https://nowtoronto.com/news/reverend-up ... ncampment/ ]


WE NEED ‘PUBLIC HOUSING REVOLUTION’ TO ENSURE HOMES FOR ALL, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2025/10/30/we-ne ... s-for-all/ ]


PETE HOEKSTRA NEEDS TO GO, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/f25 ... 43588c5fb0 ]


ELBOWS UP: A PRACTICAL PROGRAM FOR CANADIAN SOVEREIGNTY
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... vereignty/ ]


EXPANDING LNG WILL INCREASE PRICES AND POLLUTION
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/expanding ... pollution/ ]


GOLDON DOME OFFERS ILLUSION OF SAFETY, by Linda McQuaig
[ https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the- ... 2685729171 ]


THE DEATH HOUSE, by Chris Hedges
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-death-house ]


DANIEL SCHULTZ, ISRAELI CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR: “I REFUSE TO ENLIST BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO”
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2025/10/danie ... ing-to-do/ ]


LIFE AFTER GENOCIDE: A GAZAN’S MESSAGE TO THE WORLD ABOUT THE CEASEFIRE
[ https://therealnews.com/life-after-geno ... -ceasefire ]


THOUSANDS OF UNEXPLODED BOMBS DROPPED BY ISRAEL HAVE TURNED GAZA INTO A MINEFIELD
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/unexplod ... ubble-umas ]


ISRAEL TO APPROVE 2,000 NEW WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS, TRUMP PREPARES TO STRIKE VENEZUELA MILITARY TARGETS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-a ... irect=true ]


“EXTRAORDINARILY DESTABILIZING DECISION”: TRUMP DENOUNCED OVER CALL TO IMMEDIATELY RESUME NUCLEAR TESTS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/30/nuclear_weapons ]


BILLIE EILISH CALLS OUT BILLIONAIRES WITH MARK ZUCKERBERG IN THE AUDIENCE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/billie-eilish-b ... -9.6961463 ]


SPEAKER JOHNSON: SEAT ADELITA GRIJALVA NOW! THE EPSTEIN FILES ARE AWAITING
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/30 ... ijalva_now ]


CHRIS HEDGES GIVES THE EDWARD SAID MEMORIAL LECTURE (GOOD AUDIO): 'REQUIEM FOR GAZA'
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/chri ... d-said-607 ]


MASS KILLINGS REPORTED IN SUDAN AS RSF SEIZES EL FASHER; 460 KILLED AT HOSPITAL
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/30/sudan ]


460 KILLED IN HORRIFIC MASSACRE IN SUDAN HOSPITAL, WHO SAYS, AMID RSF TAKOVER
[ https://therealnews.com/460-killed-in-h ... f-takeover ]


U.N. VOTES OVERWHELMINGLY TO DENOUNCE U.S. EMBARGO ON CUBA AS HURRICANE MELISSA BATTERS ISLAND
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/30/united_nations ]


COP30 AT THE CROSSROADS: INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY OR CLIMATE COLLAPSE
[ https://amazonwatch.org/news/2025/1030- ... e-collapse ]


5 CLIMATE CHANGE FACTS TO SCARE YOU INTO ACTION
[ https://www.earthday.org/5-terrifying-c ... halloween/ ]


‘THE PECULIAR PATRIOT’ TAKES BALTIMORE AUDIENCES BEHIND THE WALL
[ https://therealnews.com/the-peculiar-pa ... d-the-wall ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2, 11 am: DOCTORS AGAINST GENOCIDE, HEALTH CATASTROPHE IN EL FASHER, SUDAN
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... m750Nc6iFg ]


MONDAY NOVEMBER 3, 6 pm: DISCUSSION OF RISING HOMELESSNESS & POVERTY, with Maggie Helwig, author of Encampment: Resistance, Grace, & An Unhoused Community
United Church minister and Broadview contributor Christopher White will speak with Maggie Helwig, author of Encampment: Resistance, Grace and an Unhoused Community, and Ted Brown, executive director of Regeneration Outreach Community in Brampton. They’ll explore the challenges facing support organizations and discover how we can make a positive impact.
After our guests have spoken, there will be some time for discussion. Here is a question to spark conversation: Why do governments prioritize temporary measures over sustainable solutions to endemic poverty, shifting responsibility to charities and religious organizations?
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 11 am: ‘HOUSING FIRST’ REQUIRES HOUSING FIRST
[ https://mcmaster.zoom.us/meeting/regist ... gistration ]


TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 8-10 pm: NEW YORK MAYORAL ELECTION WATCH PARTY, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION BUILDING THEATRE, RIC 119
Come together to celebrate democracy and community as the results are announced in the race between Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, and Curtis Sliwa. The event will begin with a short talk by Dr. Amin Asfari – professor of Justice Studies at the University of Regina and author of The Nature of Islamophobia: Institutions, Individuals, and Trickle-Down Hate. Ongoing commentary will be provided throughout the evening by Dr. Asfari and a panel of community members.
Free food provided. Presented by The Good Trouble Network and the Department of Politics and International Studies


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5, 7 pm: QUEEN CITY URBANIST BOOK CLUB, CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY CENTRE, 2900 13TH AVE
The book that will be discussed is Gentrification Is Inevitable And Other Lies, by Leslie Kern


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6, 7 pm: STAPLEFORD LECTURE, FEATURING DR. CARMAN ROBERTSON— PICTURING LAND: INDIGENOUS AESTHETICS ON THE FLATLAND, COLLEGE AVENUE CAMPUS, 2155 COLLEGE AVENUE, ROOM 139


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7, 8 pm: SASK. COALITION TO REPEAL BILL 137 COMMUNITY EVENT, ARTESIAN, 2627 13TH AVE
Join us at Artesian for an evening of community support for the repealing of Bill 137, otherwise known as the Parents' Bill of Rights. Bill 137 revokes the right to a student's self-determination of gender under the age of 16 and demands teachers receive parental consent before calling a student by their preferred name and pronouns.
[ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... g/viewform ]


TUESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 4 pm: “THE PEOPLE OF CANADA WILL LOVE US AGAIN”: SEDUCTION, ABUSE, AND SUBSERVIENCE IN CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12, 11 am: TRUTH OR TROUBLE—THE LEGAL RISKS OF GREENWASHING FOR CORPORATIONS AND NGOs
[ https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/ev ... s-and-ngos ]


SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15, 9:30 am –noon: BEAUTIFYING THE CITY: RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, PUBLIC POLICY, AND THE INNER LIFE, RESEARCH & INNOVATION 119, UNIVERITY OF REGINA
There will be a panel discussion, with Victoria Flores, Mahwish Faiyaz, and Muhammmed Asadullah on the panel.
The panel is intended as a public conversation on re-imagining Regina as a city that heals, deepens, and dignifies our relations. With the input of our panelists, our intention is to reflect on the place of beauty in public policy and the role that policy-making can play in realising our potential for more beautiful ways of being in the city.
To RSVP, please fill out the following form: [ https://forms.gle/pkQB79KCKevDgFDk8 ]


NOTE DATE CHANGE: MONDAY NOVEMBER 17, 7 pm: SCREENING OF ARNA’S CHILDREN, CENTAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE
Arna’s Children follows the story of a small theatre group of Palestinian children in the Jenin refugee camp. Shot over a 13-year period, it follows the children as they rehearse and perform amid the daily violence of the occupation, and ultimately join the armed resistance against Israel’s invasion of the camp in 2002. Candid interviews provide an intimate look at the personal stories and political context of the resistance in Palestine. To see the trailer, click on the following link: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyFEKzSBz3A ]


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27 & THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28: IMAGINE AFRICA BEYOND WAR: WORLD BEYOND WAR’S THIRD AFRICA REGIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/africa2025/ ]


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28, 6-9 pm: TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, LAKEVIEW UNITED CHURCH, 3200 MCCALLUM AVE


WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3, 7 pm: QUEEN CITY URBANIST BOOK CLUB, CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY CENTRE, 2900 13TH AVE
The book that will be discussed is Places of the Heart, by Colin Ellard


THURSDAY DECEMBER 4, 6 pm: RESILIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ACTIVISM
Many of us entered movement work out of urgency and many of us are exhausted by it. The Resilience Toolkit offers an embodied, justice-aligned framework for sustaining activism over the long arc of the struggle. Rather than treating burnout, reactivity and conflict as personal failures, The Toolkit helps us understand them as predictable stress and trauma responses - and equips us with real-time regulation skills that expand our capacity to stay engaged without collapse or numbness. [ https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/862622/ ]


WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7, 7 pm: QUEEN CITY URBANIST BOOK CLUB, CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY CENTRE, 2900 13TH AVE
The book that will be discussed is Living Disability, Emily Macrae (ed)


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS

DEMAND THAT THE CARNEY GOVERNMENT TABLE A BUDGET THAT PUTS PEOPLE OVER WAR AND CORPORATE GREED
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/budge ... afullemail ]


TELL MARK CARNEY TO DELIVER THE LIFE-SAVING MEDICATIONS HE PROMISED
[ https://everyonedeservesaccess.ca/ ]


CANADA: REUNITE PALESTINIAN FAMILIES NOW
[ https://www.cjpme.org/reunite_palestinian_families_now ]


CANADA, STOP SUPPORTING AND SUBSIDIZING ILLEGAL DEMOLITIONS IN MASAFER YATTA
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/canad ... afer-yatta ]


CANADA: PROTECT CIVILIANS IN GAZA & ALLOW UNIMPEDED HUMANITARIAN ACCESS
[ https://www.justiceforallcanada.org/ceasefire.html ]


ONE OF THE STRONGEST HURRICANES EVER RECORDED JUST TORE THROUGH JAMAICA. IT WAS WORSE BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/426/333 ... 3522767708 ]


TELL THE STARBUCKS CEO TO COME CLEAN ON COCOA
[ https://www.freedomunited.org/advocate/starbucks-cocoa/ ]


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