MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 16, 2025

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 16, 2025


SPECIAL ACTION/EVENT: WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19, 1 pm: CITY COUNCIL MEETING, “CITY OF REGINA’S ROLE IN WELL-BEING & HOMELESSNESS” ON THE AGENDA, CITY HALL
If you can, please show up at City Hall at 1 pm on November 19 to have your say about this item—or, if you don’t want to speak, to show your support for those who have signed up to do so.
To speak, you must register by noon on Monday: [ https://www.regina.ca/city-government/c ... e-Council/ ]. Presentations can be no longer than 5 minutes.
You could also contact Mayor Bachynski and your City Councillor and let them know what you think:
Mayor Chad Bachynski 777-7339 mayor@regina.ca
Ward 1: Dan Rashovich 520-5014 drashovich@regina.ca
Ward 2: George Tsiklis 520-5015 gtsiklis@regina.ca
Ward 3: David Froh 520-5016 dfroh@regina.ca
Ward 4: Mark Burton 537-4411 mburton@regina.ca
Ward 5: Sarah Turnbull 520-5021 sturnbull@regina.ca
Ward 6: Victoria Flores 520-5022 vflores@regina.ca
Ward 7: Shobna Radons 520-5024 sradons@regina.ca
Ward 8: Shanon Zachidniak 552-5932 szachidn@regina.ca
Ward 9: Jason Mancinelli 519-0078 JMANCINE@regina.ca
Ward 10: Clark Bezo 520-5025 cbezo@regina.ca

The meeting document is available here, pp 7-10:
[ https://reginask.iqm2.com//Citizens/Fil ... nline=True ]
The document is, to say the least, confusing—at least to me. The main points, in my understanding, are as follows:

The City is recommending a support/outreach-based encampment response model.
This model, which requires all kinds of staff and support teams, will cost millions of dollars.
Encampments are stop-gap measures. What is really needed is affordable rental housing. That is where Regina should be putting its money.
In the meantime, encampments need support, but, in this regard, all the city needs to agree to do is a) not tear down encampments; b) provide toilet facilities (porta potties) for encampments.
This same item was on the agenda of last Wednesday’s Executive Committee meeting. The following articles on that meeting provide more background for this Wednesday’s meeting.


REGINA OUTLINES PLAN TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING (Plan does nothing to really address homelessness!)
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/r ... g-11481243 ]


WHY IS REGINA CONSIDERING ALTERNATIVES TO ITS 'CLOSE-AND-DISMANTLE' POLICY ON HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS?
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ncampments ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

TWO REGINA STREET TEAM DIRECTORS TERMINATED—We wouldn’t need or even have a street team if everyone had housing!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... terminated ]


FISHING LAKE SAULTEAUX WOMAN WINS PRESTIGIOUS NELSON MANDELA AWARD
[ https://panow.com/2025/11/07/fishing-la ... ela-award/ ]


HEALTH CANADA IGNORED EXPERT ADVICE TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SAFE DRUGS FOR OPIOID USERS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/opioid-o ... -9.6976562 ]


YOUNG CANADIANS TAKE CPPIB TO COURT TO PROTECT THEIR PENSIONS FROM CLIMATE RISK
[ https://www.shiftaction.ca/cppib-challenge ]


BOOK LAUNCH: LISTEN! KNOWING THE WORLD & FIGHTING TO CHANGE IT
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAwyIgKMmU ]


EMPLOYMENT INEQUALITIES WILL PERSIST UNTIL MORE INDUSTRIES UNIONIZE
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/employment ... newsletter ]


CANADA MUST NOT BACK DOWN ON INDUSTRIAL CARBON PRICE
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/canada-mu ... bon-price/ ]


WHY DID YVES ENGLER FINALLY APPLY FOR NDP LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE APPROVAL
[ https://thecanadafilesnewsletter.substa ... ally-apply
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/14/zohran_campaign ]


HOW MAMDANI WON: FIELD DIRECTOR TASCHA VAN AUKEN ON GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING BEHIND HISTORIC VICTORY
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/14/zohran_campaign ]


AS MILITARY SPENDING SOARS, DEFENCE DEPARTMENT FAILS ON TRANSPARENCY
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/as-militar ... nsparency/ ]


USA: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, S.T.O.P. LAWSUIT REVEALS NYPD SURVEILLANCE ABUSES
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2025/11/usa-a ... ce-abuses/ ]


TENTS IN GAZA COLLAPSE FROM RAIN AS PALESTINIANS STRUGGLE WITH MASSIVE FLOODING
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-rai ... ed-shelter ]


THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN 3 CRIMINAL INDICTMENTS AGAINST ISRAELI SOLDIERS FOR GAZA WAR CRIMES IN FIRST 18 MONTHS OF WAR
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israe-mi ... war-crimes ]


“GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY”: U.S. WAR IN LATIN AMERICA FEARED AS HEGSETH LAUNCHES “OPERATION SOUTHERN SPEAR”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/14/southern_spear ]


“THE TRILLION DOLLAR WAR MACHINE”: WILLIAM HARTUNG ON HOW U.S. MILITARY SPENDING FUELS WARS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/14/war_machine ]


HERMAN GORING WOULD HAVE LOVED MAR-A-LEGO, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/her ... irect=true ]


‘NOT JUST NYC’: POLL SHOWS MAMDANI ECONOMIC POLICIES POPULAR ACROSS US
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/mamdani-poll ]


JEFFREY EPSTEIN: HOW MILLIONAIRES GET AWAY WITH CRIME IN AMERICA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MsQc8ya1bk ]


JEFFREY EPSTEIN: HOW WEALTH PROTECTED AMERICA’S WORST CHILD SEX CRIMINAL
[ https://therealnews.com/jeffrey-epstein ... x-criminal ]


THE EXPERTS RESPOND TO TRUMP’S PROPOSAL TO “START TESTING OUR NUCLEAR WEAPONS ON AN EQUAL BASIS”
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2025/11/the-e ... ual-basis/ ]


JAN OLBERG EXPOSES THE TRUTH ABOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[ https://thetransnational.substack.com/p ... ruth-about ]


SHEEP THRIVING UNDER SOLAR PANELS. HEALTH & WOOL QUALITY IMPROVE
[ https://www.leravi.org/they-placed-1700 ... ers-16255/ ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16, 11 am: DOCTORS AGAINST GENOCIDE—A TRIBUTE TO DOCTORS AT NASSER MEDICAL COMPLEX CENTRE
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... m750Nc6iFg? ]


MONDAY NOVEMBER 17, 7 pm: SCREENING OF ARNA’S CHILDREN, CENTAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE, FREE ADMISSION
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 rael’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 ]


TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 1 pm: 350.ORG: COP30 - MEETING URGENCY OF THE MOMENT
[ https://350org.zoom.us/webinar/register ... istration/ ]


TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2 pm: THE LEGACY OF THE OGONI 9: OIL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL AND ACTIVISM IN NIGERIA TODAY
On November 10, 1995 a group of climate activists in Nigeria, known as the Ogoni 9, were framed and executed by the Nigerian government for leading the fight against Shell’s ecological destruction of Ogoniland. Their deaths send shockwaves through the international climate justice community. For Oil Change International (OCI), it was foundational. Thirty years later activists continue to fight for their rights and land, stopping Shell from drilling on their land and working with the intern. [ https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Dl8 ... MTjplNIT2w ]


TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 7-9 pm: WORKING VERSE—A CELEBRATION OF WORKERS, THE ARTESIAN, 2627 13TH AVE
Labour history and the arts have long gone hand in hand. From the early voices of workers and organizers to contemporary reflections on life and work, poetry has helped shape and tell the story of the labour movement. Join us for an evening honouring the legacy of the labour movement in Saskatchewan and the poetry of the working class with Medrie Purdham and Charles Smith.


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19, NOON: STATE OF CANADA SERIES: WHERE IS THE WEST IN CANADA?
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... canada.php ]


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19, 1 pm: WHAT’S NEXT FOR $10-A-DAY CHILD CARE: UNPACKING THE FEDERAL BUDGET
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19, 6 pm: SCREENING OF BRIDGING DIVIDES
Bridging Divides is a powerful documentary featuring voices from diverse backgrounds. Discover new insights on homelessness and explore solutions to build safer, more inclusive communities.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20. 1 PM: 2025 FREDEEN LECTURE: MORAL SUASION AS A POLICY TOOL: HOW EFFECTIVE ARE ETHICAL APPEALS IN ADVANCING TRC #92 AND UNDRIP IN SASKATCHEWAN CREDIT UNIONS
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... unions.php ]


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20, 7 pm: TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, LAKEVIEW UNITED CHURCH, 3200 MCCALLUM AVE
Once more, we will be hosting a ceremony for the Trans Day of Remembrance. Event facilitated by leaders, @mitosisnotmeiosis and @dee0h.
Doors and food are at 6:00 pm, ceremony at 7:00 pm, and end time 9:00 pm.
Come mourn, love, and connect with community. All are welcome to light a candle, whether it be for someone you held dear, your community, or yourself. Smudging will be available before and after the ceremony. Accessibility ramp is available at front entrance.
[ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?stor ... 2fozCmA1w# ]


SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23, 10 am-2 pm COME & GO BRUNCH ANNUAL HOMELESS MEMORIAL FUNDRAISER, 909 ALBERT ST
Phoenix Residential Society’s annual memorial for people who have died while homeless in the previous year is coming up and they are doing a come-and-go brunch as a fundraiser. Tickets $30. For more information, contact Roda: 639-571-2036, rodabainah@gmail.com


SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23, 4 pm: CUBAN AND U.S. WORKERS RESPOND: CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY NOVEMBER 25, NOON: PENSIONS, CLIMATE RISK AND THE LAW: THE LEGAL CASE AGAINST THE CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2 pm: BUSTING THE BUSINESS CASE OF A NORTHCOAST OIL PIPELINE
[ https://sierraclub.bc.ca/our-work/re-co ... -pipeline/ ]


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


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 27, 1 pm: BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES THROUGH HOUSING CO-OPERATIVES
[ https://cooperativesfirst.com/building- ... peratives/ ]


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 27, 7 pm: 2025 JAMES M. MINIFIE LECTURE - ANDREW COYNE: WE'LL MISS THE LEGACY MEDIA WHEN IT'S GONE (THOUGH IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE), EDUCATION AUDITORIUM, U OF R
[ https://www.uregina.ca/alumni-and-frien ... cture.html ]


SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29, 6 pm: CANADIAN PREMIERE OF HIGHWAY ROBBERY: THE REGINA BYPASS SCANDAL
Highway Robbery: The Regina Bypass Scandal will have a livestreamed premiere free to the public on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 6:00 pm Saskatchewan time (7:00 pm EST, 4:00 pm PST) on http://www.fishbowlvideo.com. The event, showcasing the full 83 minute film for the first time, will open with a live introduction. A live question and answer session involving the viewers with the producer of the film will follow. Be sure to tune in for a great live event!
[ http://www.fishbowlvideo.com ]
[ highwayrobbery.org, Highway Robbery Channel on Youtube, Rumble, X, Tik Tok, and Instagram, articles on substack.com by Nestor Mryglod ]


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: RESILIANCE 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/ ]


SATURDAY DECEMBER 6, 12:30 pm: FROM BELÉM TO CANADA: COP30, PROMISES AND REALITIES
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


SATURDAY DECEMBER 6, 1-4 pm: WINTER FAIR FOR PALESTINE, CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY CENTRE, 2900 13TH AVE
Hosted by Palestine Solidarity Regina


SUNDAY DECEMBER 7, 2 – 4 pm: BOOKCLUB DISCUSSION OF PERFECT VICTIMS AND THE POLITICS OF APPEAL, BY MOHAMMED EL- KURD, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
Hosted by Palestine Solidarity Regina


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

DECLARE A HOUSING EMERGENCY. TURN REAL-ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS INTO CO-OPS
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/9f0f4 ... 56d89190a6 ]


YOUNG CANADIANS FILED A LAWSUIT TO PROTECT THE CANADA PENSION PLAN. JOIN THEM IN DEMANDING ACTION ON CLIMATE RISK
[ https://win.newmode.net/shiftaction/cppib-challenge ]


CANADIAN GOVERNMENT: TAX THE SUPER RICH—WEALTH TAX, NOT PUBLIC SERVICE CUTS
[ https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/tax-the-super-rich ]


REJECT CARNEY’S BILLIONAIRE BUDGET
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/rejec ... afullemail ]


CANADA: EXPAND THE VOTING AGE TO 16
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/vote1 ... -democracy ]


TELL MICROSOFT TO STOP PARTNERING WITH ISRAEL’S GENOCIDE
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell- ... s-genocide ]


NO WAR ON VENEZUELA
[ https://unac.notowar.net/no-war-on-vene ... -protests/ ]


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