MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - April 23, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - April 23, 2026


QUOTE FOR THE DAY: “War is billionaire’s extortion racket, baptized in the blood of impoverished teenagers.” - Smedley Butler

SPECIAL ON DATA CENTRES:

RM OF SHERWOOD COUNCIL APPROVES BELL CANADA AI DATA CENTRE NEAR REGINA-Boo!!!
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7169961 ]


R.M. CLOSES DOORS ON PUBLIC MEETING IN REGINA AS BELL'S PLAN FOR AI DATA CENTRE IS APPROVED
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... s-approved ]


DATA CENTRES CAUSING HUGE TEMPERATURE SPIKES FOR MILES AROUND THEM, STUDY SUGGESTS
[ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelli ... ure-spikes ]


AI DATA CENTER RESISTANCE: MAINE PASSES NATION’S FIRST STATEWIDE MORATORIUM
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/22/ ... an_melanie ]


“DATA COLONIALISM”: NATIVE COMMUNITIES FIGHT AI DATA CENTERS ON INDIGENOUS LAND
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/22/ ... ta_centers ]


WANT TO RESIST A DATA CENTRE? THESE ORGANIZATIONS SHARE HOW THEY DID IT.
[ https://therealnews.com/resist-data-cen ... -share-how ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING:

SASKATCHEWAN LEADS CANADA IN CHILD POVERTY: A LOOK INSIDE A BROKEN SYSTEM
[ https://www.reddit.com/r/saskatchewan/c ... ty_a_look/ ]


SASK. EXPECTS 'POSITIVE CHANGE' FROM ALBERTA BEING ON SAME TIME YEAR-ROUND
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... 3dec679868 ]


BRUCE POWER ADVISING SASKATCHEWAN, ALBERTA ON NUCLEAR PLANS—Guess what Bruce Power will be advising?
[ https://leaderpost.com/business/bruce-p ... beffd03922 ]


THE DISHONEST ONLINE CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT ALBERTA SEPARATISM
[ https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/04/21/Dish ... eparatism/ ]


BAN PAID PLASMA AND END FRIFFOLS CONTRACT, SAY HEALTH CARE ADVOCATES
[ https://www.healthcoalition.ca/ban-paid ... advocates/ ]


‘THEY ARE KILLING OUR PEOPLE’, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/the ... irect=true ]


FAIRY CREEK — BCCLA ADDRESSES RCMP OVERSIGHT SHORTCOMINGS AT BC COURT OF APPEAL
[ https://bccla.org/2026/04/press-release ... of-appeal/ ]


A TRAVELLER ACCUSES VANCOUVER AIRPORT BORDER AGENTS OF RACIAL PROFILING
[ https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/04/17/Trav ... Profiling/ ]


ACORN CELEBRATES $400+ MILLION A YEAR VICTORY WITH $10 NSF CAP
[ https://acorncanada.org/news/acorn-cele ... 0-nsf-cap/ ]


ASSESSING SMALL MODULAR NUCLEAR REACTORS (SMRS) IN CANADA
[ https://cedar-project.org/roadmap/ ]


UNIVERSITY UNION MEMBERS WANT TO DIVEST FROM ISRAEL’S CRIMES
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/university ... ls-crimes/ ]


THESE AMERICAN WEAPONS USED IN IRAN ARE PARTIALLY MADE IN CANADA
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/these-amer ... in-canada/ ]


ON A WARTIME FOOTING: CARNEY’S NEW DEFENCE INITIATIVES RISKS CORRUPTION AND GLOBAL CONFLICT
[ https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-pol ... -conflict/ ]


MARK CARNEY AND THE LIMITS OF LIBERALISM
[ https://perspectivesjournal.ca/carney-liberalism/ ]


AS CANADIANS STRUGGLE WITH RISING COST OF LIVING, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DENOUNCE CANADA’S PLANS TO LEAD THE PROPOSED DEFENCE, SECURITY AND RESILIENCE BANK (DSRB)
[ https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/press ... -war-bank/ ]


TRUMP THE GOD
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/trum ... unice-wong ]


WHO IS BREAKING INTERNATIONAL LAW IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ? IT’S NOT IRAN, SAYS SCHOLAR
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/20/ ... l_law_iran ]


RISK OF ‘SIGNIFICANT AND SEVERE’ FOOD CRISIS IF STRAIT OF HORMUZ REMAINS SHUT, SAYS TOP UN OFFICIAL
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-war-food-crisis ]


IRAN WAR PROMPTS BIGGEST ENERGY CRISIS IN HISTORY: IEA; ISRAELI CONVOY KILLS WEST BANK TEEN BIKING TO SCHOOL; UK UNIVERSITIES PAID TO SURVEIL STUDENT PROTESTORS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-war ... protestors ]


“GULF OF TRUST” BETWEEN IRAN & U.S. AS END OF CEASEFIRE NEARS, PEACE TALKS UNCERTAIN
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/20/strait_of_hormuz ]


RARE SURVIVORS OF PACIFIC BOAT STRIKES ALLEGE U.S. FORCES KIDNAPPED AND TORTURED THEM
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/rare-sur ... at-strikes ]


DIPLOMACY OR ESCALATION? THE IRAN WAR AT THE CROSSROADS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-war ... n-ahmadian ]


WEST BANK HORROR STORY, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/wes ... rror-story ]


ISRAEL CONTINUES ‘GAZA TACTICS’ IN LEBANON, LEVELING VILLAGES AND HOMES IN VIOLATION OF CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/leban ... emolitions ]


ISRAEL IS RACING TO EXPAND ITS WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS BEFORE NEW POLITICAL REALITIES END ITS ERA OF IMPUNITY
[ https://therealnews.com/israel-is-racin ... f-impunity ]


GREENPEACE SENDS SHIP TO SUPPORT GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA’S ATTEMPT TO BREAK ISRAEL’S BLOCKADE OF GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/22/ ... rise_sumud ]


ISRAEL’S YELLOW LINE IN GAZA: ANNEXATION WITHOUT LEGAL BURDEN
[ https://al-shabaka.org/briefs/israels-y ... al-burden/ ]


AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS ON STATES TO STOP PREDATORY, ANTI-RIGHTS ORDER FROM TAKING HOLD IN PIVOTAL MOMENT FOR HUMANITY
[ https://amnesty.ca/press-releases/state ... 2025-2026/ ]


INTERVIEW WITH ISRAELI PACIFIST OMRI EVRON: “WE WON’T STOP MOBILIZING, IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE WORLD”
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/04/inter ... the-world/ ]


RUSSIA’S STALLED WAR IN UKRAINE, by Seymour Hersh
[ https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/rus ... in-ukraine ]


VETERANS’ BILLBOARDS TO TROOPS: REFUSE ILLEGAL ORDERS TO KILL
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/04/veter ... s-to-kill/ ]


SHEPARD FAIREY ON ART, ACTIVISM & RESISTING FASCISM: “IT CAN HAPPEN HERE, AND IT IS”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/20/shepard_fairey ]


LAND BACK FOR THE PEOPLE
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB7WMN4HfFc ]


REPORT EXPOSES HIDDEN FOSSIL FUEL COSTS SIPHONING OFF $12 TRILLION FROM SOCIETY EVERY YEAR
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/fossi ... 2-trillion ]


HOW THESE 3 COUNTRIES BUILT RENEWABLE ENERGY FAST
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/renewab ... -9.7172953 ]


THIS IS A FIGHT FOR HUMANITY: MEET THE 2026 WINNERS OF THE GOLDMAN ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2026- ... ntal-prize ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

THURSDAY APRIL 23, 11 AM: SUDAN IS FACING THE WORLD’S LARGEST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. WE MUST PAY ATTENTION.
[ https://foodgrainsbank.ca/events/sudan-webinar/ ]


THURSDAY APRIL 23, 2 pm: BENDING THE MACHINE: LABOUR AND RESISTANCE IN THE CTHULUCENE, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, AD HUM 348 OR ZOOM
[ https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/j/9504678677 ... UOgpzND9.1 ]
As the technologies called "artificial intelligence" encroach on every facet of higher education, the working conditions of academic staff (and the learning conditions of students) are becoming increasingly chaotic, exhausting, and isolating as a direct result of these incursions. This talk will highlight the obvious and less-obvious ways AI impacts academic working conditions, show how labour activism and mobilization can help us resist the harms of AI, and provide opportunities for attendees to share experiences and build solidarity.


THURSDAY APRIL 23, 5 pm: LEADING OR FALLING BEHIND—CANADA’S ENERGY CHALLENGE
[ https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/pag ... petition/1 ]


FRIDAY APRIL 24, 6 pm – late: IRISH ARTS & CULTURE NIGHT, SHANNON’S PUB, 2114 ROBINSON ST.
Join us for an evening of live music and great food to celebrate Irish arts, culture, and heritage. Donations to the Cathedral Arts Festival are greatly appreciated.
[ https://stayhappening.com/e/a-hamton-pr ... 2ISYHG9JTL ]


SATURDAY APRIL 25, 1-4 pm (come & go): SHARE YOUR VISION FOR ROSARY PARK, ROSARY PARK, 3100 13TH AVE
[ https://www.facebook.com/groups/901062826185009/ ]


SATURDAY APRIL 25, 6-8 pm: FROM INSPIRING ACTION TO GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP, GLOBAL IMPACT, INOVATION SASKATCHEWAN 10 RESEARCH DRIVE
An evening of reflection, connection, and collective impact. Sponsored by SCIC. Tickets are free.
[ https://www.saskcic.org/events-1/from-i ... bal-impact ]


SUNDAY APRIL 26, 4 pm: LAND TRUSTS & HOUSING CO-OPS—A DISCUSSION, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DXAbqGvAR4A/ ]


MONDAY APRIL 27, 11:30 am: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AGAINST WAR ORGANIZING MEETING
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... TjAB23FekQ ]


WEDNESDAY APRIL 29 10 am: WOMEN IN CONFLICT ZONES, SPONSORED BY CODE PINK
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/women-in-conflict/ ]


WEDNESDAY APRIL 29, 7 pm: IS MISINFORMATION KILLING US? A LECTURE FEATURING TIMOTHY CAULFIELD,
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... ing-us.php ]


THURSDAY APRIL 30, 10 am: DISABILITY WITHOUT POVERTY APRIL TOWN HALL
[ https://plan-9.hubspotpagebuilder.com/a ... 6-townhall ]


THURSDAY APRIL 30, 6 pm: CELEBRATION OF SASK FILMS, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE
[ https://www.reginalibrary.ca/film-theat ... s/16179144 ]


THURSDAY APRIL 30, 6:30 – 8:30 pm: COMMUNITY CONVERSATION—A RENTAL REGISTRY FOR REGINA, ROSEMONT COMMUNITY SCHOOL GYM, 841 HORRACE ST
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=14 ... 6031166668 ]


SATURDAY MAY 2, 10 pm: RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH RAVE, ARTESIAN, 2627 13TH AVE
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DXAbqGvAR4A/ ]


WEDNESDAY MAY 6, 6 pm: RENT CONTROL, WITH PETER GILMER & SIMON ENOCH, REGENT LIBRARY, 331 ALBERT ST
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DXAbqGvAR4A/ ]


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


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/ ]


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


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

TELL SENATORS: STOP BILL C-9
[ https://iclmg.ca/c-9-senate/ ]


STOP LNG. INVEST IN RENEWABLES INSTEAD
[ https://act.stand.earth/page/96775/action/1 ]


THE OIL INDUSTRY IS MAKING BILLIONS FROM THE IRAN WAR. IT SHOULD BE TAXED
[ ttps://canadians.org/action/tax-big-oil/ ]


TO PM CARNEY, ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DABRUSIN, & MY MP: TELL THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT AGENCY OF CANADA (IAAC) TO DO ITS JOB
[ https://www.cleanairalliance.org/alternatives/ ]


TESLA, CUT TIES WITH FORCED CHILD LABOR IN YOUR COBALT SUPPLY CHAIN
[ https://www.freedomunited.org/advocate/ ... ild-labor/ ]


JUSTICE FOR SARAH AND ALL TRANS LIVES IN COLUMBIA
[ https://action.allout.org/en/m/c3000acc ... urce=email ]


TELL POLYMARKET: STOP BETTING ON WAR
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/polymarket-war/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil