MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - May 7, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - May 7, 2026


SPECIAL EVENT

SATURDAY MAY 9, 7 pm: BOOK LAUNCH—THE HOMELESS—A PERSONAL JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY, BY GLEN HARPER, THE CRAVE, 1925 VICTORIA AVE


SPECIAL ACTION

CALL YOUR MP AND DEMAND A CANADA HOUSING ACCORD
[ https://action.caeh.ca/housingaccord_ca ... ource=caeh ]


SPECIAL READING

NATIONAL COALITION PROMISES TO FIGHT CANADA’S WAR BANK
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/national-c ... -war-bank/ ]


CANADA IS QUIETLY PUTTING WAR INTO YOUR PORTFOLIO
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/05/canad ... portfolio/ ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING:


ORGANIZATIONS, FAMILIES DEMAND CHANGE ON RED DRESS DAY IN REGINA
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/orga ... -9.7188857 ]


MMIWG2S+ VIGIL HELD ON PARLIAMENT HILL TO MARK RED DRESS DAY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/red- ... -9.7188743 ]


SASK. COURT OF APPEAL HEARS DEFAMATION CASE INVOLVING REGINA PROFESSOR WHO CALLED BOOK ‘RACIST GARBAGE’
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/s ... t-garbage/ ]


FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT BRANDT’S OFFER TO BUY INTO REAL DISTRICT—Great deal for Brandt, not so good for citizens of Regina, current owners of this publically-owned property
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... l-district ]


SASKATCHEWAN POTASH AT A CROSSROADS: $12 BILLION OF LOST REVENUE AND BHP’S NEW MINE, by Erin Weir
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... sh-bhp.php ]


BETTY NIPPI-ALBRIGHT LEAVES SASK. NDP TO SIT AS INDEPENDENT
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ndependent ]
and
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7190538 ]


SASK. GUN OWNERS CAN APPLY TO KEEP RECENTLY-BANNED FIREARMS WHILE SEEKING COMPENSATION—No one needs—or should have—a gun, unless they hunt to feed themselves.
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ba4fe83cfb ]


JOURNALIST PLANS TO CREATE NEW ARCHIVE OF RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SURVIVOR STORIES — BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE [ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/conn ... -9.7162497 ]


THE HARM DATA CENTRES CAUSE ISN’T ONLY LOCAL
[ https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/da ... s-oil-wars ]


‘SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!’: LOCAL RESIDENTS FURIOUS AFTER SHARK TANK BILLIONAIRE’S DATA CENTER APPROVED IN UTAH—Shame! Shame! Shame! in Regina too!
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/utah- ... er-protest ]


SASK. CONTRACTORS BEGIN WORK ON BELL CANADA'S REGINA AI DATA CENTRE
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... ata-centre ]


SANDERS, OCASIO-CORTEZ ANNOUNCE AI DATA CENTER MORATORIUM ACT—That’s what we need in Canada!
[ https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-re ... orium-act/ ]

DATA CENTRES ARE HOGGING THIS TOWN’S WATER
[ https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/data- ... wn-s-water ]


I WAS BARRED FROM SMITH’S CHRISTIAN SUMMIT. I’M STILL REPORTING ON IT
[ https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/05/06/I-Wa ... dium=email ]


ALBERTA VOTERS LIST LEAK PUTS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS ON EDGE, ORGANIZATIONS SAY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ ... -9.7190212 ]


SELLING OUR AIRPORTS TO OLIGARCHS
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/sel ... -oligarchs ]


‘LANDLORDS, WATCH OUT’. TORONTO RENTERS FROM FIRST CITY-WIDE TENANT UNION
[ https://breachmedia.ca/landlords-watch- ... ant-union/ ]


TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKER PERMITS ARE DESTROYING TRUCKING
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/temporary- ... -trucking/ ]


MINING INDUSTRY PAYING TINY PERCENTAGE OF VALUE TO NUNAVUMMIUT, by Erin Weir
[ https://nunavutnews.com/2026/04/28/mini ... economist/ ]

JUSTICE FOR HASSAN DIAB
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2FIyXOUsrw ]


CANADIAN ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS (CAEH) PRE-BUDGET SUBMISSION 2026
[ https://caeh.ca/pre-budget-submission-2026/ ]


ROCK SOLID? A SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OF GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
[ https://nonuclear.se/en/rock-solid-helen-wallace202511 ]


TRUMP IS THIRSTY FOR CANADA’S WATER, BUT OUR OWN GLUTTONY IS THE BIGGER THREAT
[ https://thewalrus.ca/trump-is-thirsty-f ... er-threat/ ]


TRUMP IS NOT AN ABERRATION. HE IS AMERICA
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... perialism/ ]


DEFYING PROJECT 2025, by Charlie Angus (Too much war mongering for my taste)
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/def ... oject-2025 ]


WHAT HAPPENED IF THE GULF STREAM COLLAPSES? By Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/wha ... -collapses ]


INSIDE BALTIMORE’S DAY MARCH AGAINST BILLIONAIRES AND AUTHORITARIANISM
[ https://therealnews.com/inside-baltimor ... itarianism ]


‘I REFUSE TO BE COMPLICIT’: MAN SCALES 168-FOOT BRIDGE IN DC DEMANDING END TO IRAN WAR
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/guido-reichstadter ]


TRITA PARSI ON IRAN WAR: TRUMP STILL “LOOKING FOR A SILVER BULLET” INSTEAD OF NEGOTIATING SERIOUSLY
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/4/s ... rita_parsi ]


TRUMP’S WAR ON IRAN & STRAIT OF HORMUZ CRISIS REVEALS “LIMITS OF AMERICAN IMPERIAL POWER”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/5/iran_toby_jones ]


ESCALATING ATTACKS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ RISK RETURN TO ‘FULL-BLOWN WAR’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-ir ... escalation ]


TIMELINE: THE PALESTINIAN NAKBA (CATASTROPHE) & ESTABLISHMENT OF ISRAELI APARTHEID
[ https://imeu.org/resources/the-nakba/ti ... rtheid/146 ]


ISRAEL’S DESTRUCTION OF SOUTHERN LEBANON TURNS VILLAGES INTO “MOONSCAPES”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/6/l ... war_beirut ]


ISRAEL HAS KIDNAPPED TWO OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT PRO-PALESNTINE ACTIVISTS
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/isra ... f-our-most ]


GAZA FLOTILLA PARTICIPANT DETAILS “CRUELTY” OF ISRAELI ABDUCTION AT SEA; TWO ACTIVISTS STILL DETAINED
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/4/g ... ntercepted ]


ISRAELI FORCES ATTEMPTING TO INTERCEPT FREEDOM FLOTILLA BOATS OFF THE COAST OF GREECE; US LOCHEED MARTIN AIRCRAFT AND DRONES CIRCLE FFC VESSELS
[ https://globalsumudflotilla.org/press/b ... c-vessels/ ]


LULA BLASTS ‘UNJUSTIFIABLE’ ISRAELI DETENTION OF GAZA FLOTILLA PAIR AMID MORE REPORTS OF TORTURE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/floti ... n-extended ]


‘SPAIN DOES NOT LOOK THE OTHER WAY’: SÁNCHEZ CALLS ON EU TO BLOCK ISRAEL-US SANCTIONS ON ICC
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanchez-icc-sanctions ]


CITIES AROUND THE WORLD CALL FOR ACCELERATING THE SHIFT FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO RENEWABLE ENERGY
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/04/citie ... le-energy/ ]


GLOBAL PRESS FREEDOM HITS RECORD LOW, U.S. DROPS TO 64TH IN THE WORLD: REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/6/c ... ders_press ]


‘THE WORLD IS PROUD OF YOU, GUIDO’: AMERICAN PEACE ACTIVIST HONORED IN IRANIAN LEGO VIDEO
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/guido ... lego-video ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

FRIDAY MAY 8, 11 am: EMERGENCY NATIONAL PHONE ZAP: CANCEL THE CUTS, FUND PHARMACARE FOR ALL!
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... T0fxdrFlzw ]


FRIDAY MAY 8, NOON – 4 pm: FRAGILE FLIGHT—BIRD CONSERVATION IN HUMAN SPACE, ARCHER LIBRARY, WASCANA ROOM (107.32/.33) UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
Join us for Fragile Flight: Bird Conservation in Human Spaces, an afternoon of learning, reflection, and creative engagement focused on the challenges birds face in built environments.
This event explores the risks birds encounter in human spaces—including collisions with windows and other urban hazards—while highlighting conservation efforts that help protect them. Through art, interpretation, and educational displays, Fragile Flight invites participants to deepen their appreciation for birds and consider how we can create safer shared spaces.


SATURDAY MAY 9, 1 pm: STOP USING DRONE WARFARE TO PERPETUATE GENOCIDES IN PALESTINE AND SUDAN
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/webina ... and-sudan/ ]


SATURDAY MAY 9, 7 pm: BOOK LAUNCH—THE HOMELESS—A PERSONAL JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY, BY GLEN HARPER, THE CRAVE, 1925 VICTORIA AVE


TUESDAY MAY 12, NOON: STATE OF CANADA SERIES: NATION BUILDING IN CANADA: GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY FOR A NEW ERA
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... y-2026.php ]


TUESDAY MAY 12, 2 pm: SPECIAL PRESENTATION: NUGHEJAGH—INDIGENOUS HEALING AND HEALTHCARE IN ALASKA
[ https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi ... gistration ]


TUESDAY MAY 12, 5 pm: NATO, STILL GOING GLOBAL?
As NATO in Europe faces a crisis, how is this impacting NATO actions and expansion elsewhere in the world? What is the current status of NATO's bases and military footprint? How are NATO's bilateral alliances impacting globally?
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... c70WeKPkcg ]


TUESDAY MAY 12, 6 pm: THE PRESS UNDER THREAT: PROTECTING JOURNALISM AND THE PUBLIC’S RIGHT TO KNOW
[ https://amnestyusa-org.zoom.us/webinar/ ... iAMMhM-Crg ]


FRIDAY MAY 15, 7 pm: AVI LEWIS IN REGINA FOR A SCREENING OF HIS FILM, THE TAKE, ARTESIAN, 2627 13TH AVE
Join Avi Lewis, leader of Canada's NDP, in a screening of The Take, his award-winning film about workers taking ownership over their factory in Argentina, followed by conversation with local activists and special guests.
[ https://www.ndp.ca/avi-lewis-in-regina ]


FRIDAY MAY 15 – SUNDAY MAY 24: CHECKPOINT—A PALESTINIAN PLAY WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY RANIA ALHARTHY, SHUBOX THEATRE, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
Sponsored by Palestine Solidarity Regina. For further information and tickets:
[ https://www.simpletix.com/e/riser-check ... ets-269388 ]


SATURDAY MAY 16, 10 am -4 pm: REPAIR CAFÉ, GEORGE BOTHWELL LIBRARY, SOUTHLAND MALL, REGINA
Get things—bikes, radios +++ fixed for free.
[ https://www.envirocollective.ca/repair-cafe/ ]


TUESDAY MAY 19, NOON: NO TO NUCLEAR: WHY NUCLEAR POWER DESTROYS LIVES, DERAILS CLIMATE PROGRESS AND PROVOKES WAR
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, 3:30-5:30 pm, DISABILITY WITHOUT POVERTY'S NATIONAL DIRECTOR, RABIA KHEDR, IS COMING TO REGINA, GEORGE BOTHWELL LIBRARY, 2965 GORDON ROAD


FRIDAY MAY 22, NOON: MONITOR HUDDLE—WEALTH INEQUALITY AND ITS SOLUTIONS
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... fgHOv4lGvA ]


SATURDAY MAY 23, 6 am: 5th ASSEMBLY OF THE WORLD HUMANIST FORUM
Towards a Universal Human Nation. Moving forward with collective actions to build a world based on solidarity and nonviolence.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


SATURDAY MAY 23, 10 am: LAND TRUST CONSULTATION, REGINA CITY HALL CAFETERIA
[ A good opportunity to learn and land trusts—and to ask what the City of Regina is doing to address its houselessness crisis ]


SUNDAY MAY 24, 2 – 5 pm: FREE FILM SCREENING OF NUCLEAR POWER—HOW WILL IT AFFECT YOUR ENERGY BILL? UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, RESEARCH & INNOVATION CENTRE, RM 119
Following the film, Simon Enoch will discuss the economics of nuclear vs Renewables; Ingrid Alesich will talk about the dangers of ionizing radiation and the problems with no safe technology for high level waste storage for 200,000 years. There will also be a skit.
[ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?stor ... 77614&_rdr ]


WEDNESDAY MAY 27, 2 pm: JUST SUSTAINABILITIES IN POLICY, PLANNING, AND PRACTICE WEBINAR
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/event/just- ... e-webinar/ ]


SATURDAY MAY 30, 10 am- 4 pm: TREATY 4 TO PALESTINE—KEFFIYEH RIBBON SKIRT SOLIDARITY WORKSHOP, YWCA 2817 12TH AVE
Contact rosemelaniemonique@gmail.com to reserve your spot.
Sponsored by Palestine Solidarity Regina


SATURDAY MAY 30, 6 pm: CAN POLITICS BE CIVIL AGAIN
[ https://canadian-vote-summit-2026.raise ... lrusdebate ]


SUNDAY MAY 31, 2-4 pm: BOOK CLUB—EVERY MOMENT IS A LIFE: GAZA IN THE TIME OF GENOCIDE, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
Join us for a discussion of Susan Abulhawa’s “Every Moment is a Life,” an anthology of short stories by 18 young writers in Gaza whom Abulhawa mentored during the genocide.
As Abulhawa said in a recent statement, “These young people risked dangers that most of us cannot begin to fathom just to attend writing workshops, because it was a singular outlet for intellectual exercise and creative expression. They came so they could be reminded of their potential. They came to feel that they are more than creatures seeking food and water and shelter. That they have a place in the world; that they have a voice, a relevance, something to contribute. They came to touch the lives that they thought they might still have, even if it was just for a few hours. It has been my honour and my privilege to know these beautiful, courageous individuals who deserve to be heard, to be read, to be protected.”
[ https://www.instagram.com/?target_user_ ... eed&__bp=1 ]


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA: IMPLEMENT A 75% WINDFALL TAX NOW
[ https://act.stand.earth/page/97584/petition/1 ]


NO TAXPAYER BAILOUT FOR AMERICAN LNG
[ https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/petitions/cana ... rican-lng/ ]


DEMAND CANADA STAND UP FOR SUDAN
[ https://act.one.org/sign/sudan-petition-ca-2026/ ]


TELL OPEN AI CEO SAM ALTMAN NOT TO WORK WITH TRUMP'S WAR-HUNGRY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE!
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/789/995/226/ ]


IRAN, LEBANON, & THE WIDER MIDDLE EAST: DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE, COMPREHENSIVE, AND SUSTAINED CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved ... ceasefire/ ]


MAKE ISRAEL REBUILD HAMAMAT AL-MALEH SCHOOL
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/re ... chool_2_2/ ]


FREE NARGES MOHAMMADI -- LIFE OF TORTURED NOBEL LAUREATE AT RISK IN PRISON
[ https://act.amnestyusa.org/page/191280/action/1 ]


THE UK AND FORMER EUROPEAN COLONIAL POWERS MUST APOLOGISE FOR CHATTEL SLAVERY IN THE CARIBBEAN
[ https://repaircampaign.org/go/newslette ... ck_id=8006 ]


AMAZON, CUT YOUR CONTRACTS WITH THE ISRAELI MILITARY
[ https://action.eko.org/a/amazon-cut-you ... e=fwd&t=10 ]


- Making Peace Vigil