MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 17, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 17, 2024


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

11 PEOPLE RUNNING TO BE REGINA MAYOR—WHO TO VOTE FOR?—click on a photo and you get a little speech from most candidates
[ https://www.regina.ca/elections/whos-running/mayor/ ]


HEALTH AUTHORITY CONFIRMS SERVICE DISRUPTIONS AT REGINA HOSPITALS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/sa ... -hospitals ]


SASKATCHEWAN'S MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES WEIGH IN ON OTTAWA'S NEW PHARMACARE PROGRAM
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7352061 ]


THIS TWO-SPIRIT TRANS WOMAN SAYS SHE'S EXPERIENCING MORE TRANSPHOBIA IN SASKATCHEWAN
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6536017 ]


REPEATING LIES ABOUT CANADA SERVES NO GOOD PURPOSE, with Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2024/10/15/repea ... d-purpose/ ]


OUR HISTORY IS THE FUTURE: STANDING ROCK VS THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE
[ https://www.youtube.com/live/qZZYjuDLC7U ]


HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS DECRY 'CYNICAL' INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY CELEBRATION AMID GAZA GENOCIDE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/indig ... -palestine ]


200+ JEWISH-LED PROTESTERS ARRESTED AT NY STOCK EXCHANGE SAY 'STOP ARMING ISRAEL'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-wall-street ]


THE HIGH PRICE OF PROTESTING FOR PALESTINE
[ https://breachmedia.ca/the-high-price-o ... palestine/ ]


LET’S GO ISRAEL! BOMB IRAN! POLITICIANS CHEER FOR WAR, with Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2024/10/13/lets- ... r-for-war/ ]


US & CANADA SANCTION THE PALESTINIAN PRISONER SOLIDARITY NETWORK
[ https://www.telesurenglish.net/u-s-and- ... =available ]


ISRAEL DESTROYING MEDICAL FACILITIES IN LEBANON, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snaE0HUC-2o ]


PALESTINE and the GROWING DEFIANCE OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH with Vijay Prashad
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51XofDKUIOg ]


“UNDER SIEGE”: HOSPITAL DIRECTOR IN N. GAZA REFUSES TO LEAVE PATIENTS AMID ISRAELI EVACUATION ORDERS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/14/al_awda ]


“SURRENDER OR STARVE”: ISRAEL WEIGHS PLAN TO LIQUIDATE NORTHERN GAZA AS SIEGE ON JABALIYA INTENSIFIES
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/14/israel_gaza

GAZA BURNS & WALL STREET BOOMS
[ https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/202 ... eet-booms/ ]


THE GAZA WAR MADE ME LOSE MY FAITH IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... ional-law/ ]


ALARM AS PENTAGON CONFIRMS DEPLOYMENT OF US TROOPS TO ISRAEL
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-troops-to-israel ]


200+ JEWISH-LED PROTESTERS ARRESTED AT NY STOCK EXCHANGE SAY 'STOP ARMING ISRAEL'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-wall-street ]


‘STOP PROFITTING OFF GENOCIDE’: 200 ARRESTED AT JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE PROTEST AT NY STOCK EXCHANGE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/15 ... k_exchange ]


ISRAEL IS TURNING NORTHERN GAZA INTO A KILLING CAGE
[ https://action.eko.org/a/banks-stop-fin ... de-in-gaza ]


ISRAEL IS ROUTINELY SHOOTING CHILDREN IN THE HEAD IN GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/16/gaza_doctor ]


LAITH MAROUF & DIMITRI LASCARIS TOUR RELIEF EFFORTS IN LEBANON. P2: BARZAKH CAFE FEEDING THE HUNGRY.
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkEq3S5bbrA ]


THE WAR IN LEBANON: WALK ALONG CONVERSATION FROM THE STREETS OF BEIRUT—with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zod7M1UT544 ]


CAPTURED CATASTROPHE: PRESERVING HIROSHIMA’S ATOMIC BOMB VISUAL LEGACY
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2024/09/captu ... al-legacy/ ]


AMERICA IS UPDATING ITS NUCLEAR WEAPONS. THE PRICE: $1.7 TRILLION
[ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/202 ... price.html ]


THE ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS OF THE ESCALATING MIDDLE EAST CRISIS
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/the-environm ... st-crisis/ ]


SUDAN: THE HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE THAT THE WORLD IGNORES
[ https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/new ... nores.html ]


MORE THAN 2,100 LAND & ENVIRONEMTAL DEFENDERS KILLED GLOBALLY BETWEEN 2012 & 2023
[ https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press- ... -and-2023/ ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

THURSDAY OCTOBER 17, 6:45-8:30 pm: ED LEHMAN ON PEACE MEETINGS IN CHINA, CENTRAL LIBRARY, RM CE-2, LORNE ST & 12TH AVE
Ed Lehman, President of the Regina Peace Council and member of the executive of the Canadian Peace Congress, will report on the recent world peace meetings that were held in China.


FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, 7 pm: PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD ALL CANDIDATES DEBATE, ARTESIAN, 2627 13TH AVE


SATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 11 am: IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW TO STOP GENOCIDE
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/implem ... e-genocide ]


MONDAY OCTOBER 21, NOON: DEBATE ON DISABILITY & DISABILITY INCOME SUPPORT, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, MULT-PURPOSE ROOM, RIDDELL CENTRE
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/484327504066175 ]


MONDAY OCTOBER 21, 1:30 pm: BOOK LAUNCH - CANADIAN SETTLER COLONIALISM: RELIVING THE PAST, OPENING NEW PATHS, ONLINE
Edited by Emily Grafton, Jérôme Melançon, Alyssa Parker, and Ibukun-Oluwa Fasunhan,
this open access electronic book Canadian Settler Colonialism: Reliving the Past, Opening New Paths, published by University of Regina OEP Program, offers an eclectic yet unified collection of essays in the study of settler colonialism which extend across the disciplines of Indigenous studies, political science, sociology, philosophy, and literature. The book includes consideration on topics such as history, criminal justice, slavery, immigration, identity, and social movements. The editorial team and contributors to the volume will present the reason for and the contents of the book. To mark Open Access week, they will
To Register: [ https://uregina.libcal.com/event/3845378 ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 22, 5 pm: THE MANY CAN DEFEAT THE MONEY
Across Canada the crises we face are multiplying, from devastating floods and fires to a soaring cost of living and a crumbling health care system, Yet, while we bear the brunt, Canada’s billionaires have pocketed an extra $78 billion since the pandemic began – extracting wealth and resources away from our communities. A panel discussion with Pam Palmater, Anjali Appadurai, and others
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 22, 6:30 pm: A CONVERSATION WITH ART MIKI, CENTRAL LIBRARY, LORNE ST AND 12 AVE
The Regina Japanese Cultural Club is pleased to work with the Regina Public Library to bring human rights activist, Art Miki, for a Conversation on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 from 6:30 to 8:30. A former president of the National Association of Japanese Canadians, Art Miki negotiated for Redress for Japanese Canadians with the Mulroney government in 1988. Art will be reading from (and selling) his new book, Gaman: Perseverance, Japanese Canadians' Journey to Justice. Art's memoir talks about his forebears coming to Canada, his parents being born in Canada, and the infamous dispersal and dispossession of Japanese Canadians in the Second World War.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/774784538057544/ ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23, 10 am: (RE)BUILDING HOME WITH INDIGENOUS WOMEN, GIRLS, TWO-SPIRIT AND GENDER DIVERSE PEOPLES: PREVENTION MATTERS!
[ https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/ ... gistration ]


THURSDAY OCTOBER 24, 3 pm: THE LONG WALK TO PEACE
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 29, 4 – 5”3- pm: A JUST CHOCOLATE TASTING: BUILDING SOLIDARITY NETWORKS WITH INDIGENOUS CACAO FARMERS IN ECUADOR! UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, LA CITÉ, CT 215
Hosted by SCIC, University of Regina's Politics and International Studies Department, University of Regina's Research Engagement, and CHAKRA: Chocolate and Tourism , this event will provide an opportunity to hear from Indigenous and Campesino Cacao farmers and tourism entrepreneurs on the ground in Ecuador, and taste single-origin chocolates from Central and South America.
Please reserve a free ticket through this link. Spots are limited.
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/global-cafe ... 1495399777 ]


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6 –FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 10 am – 5 pm EACH DAY: HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING IN REGINA, MÂMAWÊYATITÂN CENTRE, 3355 6TH AVE
Stride Advocacy is hosting a three day intensive training in Regina to strengthen community-based human rights advocacy. Please share this opportunity with your networks!
This free training opportunity provides opportunities for advocates to strengthen their awareness and understanding of human rights and discrimination, network with other advocates and organizations, and build or enhance skills to advance the rights of communities/community members facing systemic barriers using the human rights mechanisms that exist for accountability.
To register: Human Rights Advocacy Training - Regina Tickets, Wed, 6 Nov 2024 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite
Lunch and snacks will be provided during the training. If you require any dietary needs or accessibility support to attend and be comfortable during the training, please reach out to our team at info@jhcentre.org and we’ll do our best to accommodate. There is no fee to participate; limited spots available.


MONDAY NOVEMBER 18, 7 pm: SCREENING OF TOMORROW’S FREEDOM, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE. LORNE ST & 12TH AVE
Made over the course of five years, TOMORROW’S FREEDOM gains intimate access to the family of imprisoned Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouthi. Through the Barghouthi family and in-depth interviews with the people who know Marwan best, Tomorrow’s Freedom takes you on a brutally honest and transformative journey into the heart of the occupation.
The film will be introduced by Melanie Rose, a Regina-based artist and educator with family in Israel's prison


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:


FIGHT WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FOR LIFE ON EARTH
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/co ... right_loc/ ]


WE CALL UPON THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO ESTABLISH AND FUND A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE FOCUSED ON RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION, DIPLOMACY, AND PEACE OPERATIONS FOR CANADIAN CIVILIANS, POLICE, MILITARY PERSONNEL, AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ign/e-5126 ]


TELL THE WORLD’S GOVERNMENTS TO END THE GENOCIDE
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/tell-the-wor ... -genocide/ ]


SANCTIONS FOR JUSTICE! EXPAND CANADA’S SANCTIONS ON ISRAELI SETTLER VIOLENCE.
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/sanct ... r-violence ]


CRIMINALIZE ISRAELI VIOLENCE, NOT THOSE OPPOSING IT
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/crimi ... rect_link& ]


CANADA: OPEN BORDERS FOR LEBANESE REFUGEES
[ https://www.change.org/p/call-on-canada ... e-refugees ]


TELL THE UN TO SAVE LIVES: CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON & PALESTINE AND STOP ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL
[ https://www.change.org/p/tell-the-un-to ... 567e05e569 ]


BANKERS: STOP DOING BUSINESS WITH COMPANIES SUPPLYING ARMS TO ISRAEL
[ https://action.eko.org/a/banks-stop-fin ... de-in-gaza ]


CANADA: TAKE ACTION ON CHILD HUNGER
[ https://act.newmode.net/action/world-vi ... s-step-g20 ]


TELL MICROSOFT’S CEO TO STOP BOOSTING BIG OIL’S PROFITS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE PLANET
[ https://act.stand.earth/page/74277/petition/1 ]


TELL WORLD LEADERS: PUSH FOR STRONGER CLIMATE FINANCE FOR GLOBAL SOUTH
[ https://350.org/g20-finance-oct24/?akid ... i&rd=1&t=3 ]


PERMANENT RESIDENCY & RIGHTS, NOT CUTS
[ https://migrantrights.ca/take-action/rightsnotcuts/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil