MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - June 25, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - June 25, 2026


SPECIAL READING + ACTION

REGINA MOSQUE FACES THREATS AFTER LAUNCHING WEEKLY AMPLIFIED CALL-TO-PRAYER—Do church bells also disturb these people?
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7246628 ]
Send an email to the Regina Jamia Masjid Mosque to show your support amidst the threats they have been receiving since their call to prayer began broadcasting once a week downtown: [ info@citymasjid.ca ]


SPECIAL EVENT

SATURDAY JUNE 27, 1 pm: BUILD COMMUNITY, NOT DATA CENTRES, NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST, VICTORIA PARK
We are joining forces with other cities for a national day of protest against AI data centres! Join us for an afternoon of art, food, knowledge sharing, and community building. At the protest, we will be launching Project Letter Flood & our fundraiser to support legal/direct action against Bell and the government entities involved in fast-tracking the 300 MW Bell AI Fabric Data Centre.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/27358432757128111/ ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY ISSUES SAY MOOSE JAW BYLAW KEEPING ENCLOSED SCOOTERS OFF SIDEWALK STIFLES INDEPENDENCE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7244700 ]


‘AS LONG AS THE RIVERS FLOW’: LLOYDMINSTER TEENS REFLECT ON 150 YEARS OF TREATY 6
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton ... -9.7242085 ]

A CAR CRASH LEFT HIM WITH BRAIN AND SPINAL INJURIES. DISCOVERING BIRCH BARK ART SAVED HIM
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7232230 ]


I STAND CORRECTED, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/i-stand-corrected ]


MANITOBA PREMIER SAYS ‘NO’ TO MASSIVE AI DATA CENTRE PROPOSED FOR SOUTH OF WINNIPEG—Why can’t Sask also say ‘no’!
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba ... -9.7223138 ]


THE FARMERS WHO FOUGHT A DATA CENTRE AND WON
[ https://macleans.ca/longforms/the-farme ... e-and-won/ ]


HOUSING-FIRST IN ACTION: HOW LAMBTON COUNTY’S COMMUNITY OUTREACH TEAM MOVES PEOPLE FROM THE STREETS AND INTO HOMES
[ https://caeh.ca/lambton-county-outreach/ ]


THE WATERLOO ENCAMPMENT CASE RULING
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue44Bz9IX8Y ]


QUEBEC TOWN RECOGNIZES TREES AS LIVING BEINGS WITH RIGHTS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal ... -9.7243634 ]


OTTAWA SAID MILITARY WOULD SEND SEXUAL OFFENCE CASES TO CIVILIAN POLICE. IT RETAINED NEARLY 70%
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/milita ... -9.7248030 ]


NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY ACROSS CANADA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGLAVCf2nE ]


WHY AN EX-NATIONAL CHIEF WANTS TO SUE CANADA OVER ITS SECRET INDIGENOUS SPYING PROGRAM
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/ovid ... -9.7247278 ]


CARNEY GOVERNMENT PASSES LAW ALLOWING AUTHORIZATION OF BANNED PESTICIDES—Disgusting!!!
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bill-c ... -9.7240832 ]


GOVERNMENT OF CANADA LAUNCHES NUCLEAR ENERGY STRATEGY—Nuclear energy is not clean. Nuclear waste is a problem no one knows how to deal with.
[ https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resour ... ategy.html ]


PUTTING THE RUN ON KRISTI NOEM, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/put ... risti-noem ]


THE ZIONIST NARRATIVE ON ‘ANTISEMITIC’ SHOOTINGS IS BULLSHIT
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/the-zionis ... -bullshit/ ]


CPP INVESTS $23 BILLION MORE IN COMPANIES TIED TO ISRAEL
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/cpp-invest ... newsletter ]


PRAIRIELAND PROTESTERS SENTENCED TO 30 to 100 YEARS FOR ‘TERRORISM’ CHARGES
[ https://therealnews.com/prairieland-pro ... sm-charges ]


ISRAEL’S SUICIDAL RUPTURE WITH THE U.S.
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/isra ... e-with-the ]


REMEMBERING AHMED WISHAH, THE LATEST PALESTINIAN JOURNALIST KILLED BY ISRAEL IN GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/23/ ... ournalists ]


REMEMBERING MONA KHALIL, BELOVED LEBANESE SEA TURTLE CONSERVATIONIST KILLED IN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/23/ ... ona_khalil ]


DESPITE TRUMP-IRAN DEAL, NETANYAHU SAYS ISRAEL WILL NOT LEAVE LEBANON ‘AS LONG AS I AM PRIME MINISTER’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/netan ... in-lebanon ]


WORLD CUP/WAR CUT—HANDS OFF IRAN
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5VxREmYdh8 ]


“DOCUMENT OF CAPITULATION”: SPENCER ACKERMAN & BEHROOZ GHAMARI-TABRIZI ON THE U.S.-IRAN DEAL
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/22/iran_update ]


FAR RIGHT MILLIONAIRE, BACKED BY TRUMP, CLAIMS PRESIDENTIAL VICTORY IN COLOMBIA
[ https://therealnews.com/abelardo-de-la- ... al-victory ]


LEAVE IT TO THE BEAVERS: HOW THE INDUSTRIOUS MAMMALS ARE HELPING TO STOP A LONDON TUBE STATION FROM FLOODING
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/london-beavers-9.7238399 ]


“SECOND NATURE”: ELLIOT PAGE ON NEW FILM EXPLORING ANIMAL WORLD BEYOND THE BINARY
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/24/ ... lliot_page ]


FROM FASCISM TO AI, OUR WORLD IS BREAKING. ONLY RANK AND FILE WORKERS CAN SAVE IT
[ https://therealnews.com/from-fascism-to ... an-save-it ]


NO TO MILITARISATION AND CONSCRIPTION. WELFARE NOT WARFARE
[ https://d30m66y232rpq4.cloudfront.net/u ... tement.pdf ]


INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AGAINST WAR
[ https://www.youtube.com/live/YOVqOJ1iU58 ]


IS GIVE AND TAKE REALLY HOW WE WANT TO APPROACH EBOLA, by Ryan Meili
[ https://ryanmeili.substack.com/p/is-giv ... ow-we-want ]


MORAL INJURY, CBC IDEAS—includes a discussion of both peace and justice
[ https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1- ... p/16221872 ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

THURSDAY JUNE 25, 5 pm: DISCUSSION OF TRUTH & CONSEQUENCE, by Daniel Ellsberg
Almost all students of political science and history, know the name Daniel Ellsberg. And they mostly know him for his incredibly courageous act of leaking what became known as “The Pentagon Papers” – classified documents that told the truth of our government's massive cover up of the prosecution of the Vietnam War.
What is lesser-known by the average American is that Daniel, at the tender age of 27, had one of highest level security clearances in government as a top nuclear consultant and strategic analyst to the Rand corporation, the Pentagon and the White House. And then later went on to be one of the most vociferous voices decrying the insanity of planning for a war that would effectively end civilization as we know it. He published this story in 2017 in the seminal book, The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner.
What is even lesser-known is that Daniel was a prolific writer, but rarely published his writings. Now, 3 years after his tragic passing from pancreatic cancer, his son, Michael Ellsberg, in conjunction with Jan Thomas, one of Daniel's earliest assistants, have collected and curated a volume of never-before published personal and professional musings, notes and warnings that give deep tremendous insight into the thoughts behind this brilliant mind.
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/UQubP1NW1ESiiLXQfM7V-g2 ]


THURSDAY JUNE 25, 6 pm: HUMAN RIGHTS SCHOLAR FIGHTS BACK
Join us for an important conversation on human rights, advocacy, and the challenges facing Palestinian voices in Canada and beyond.
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


SATURDAY JUNE 27, 1 pm: BUILD COMMUNITY, NOT DATA CENTRES, NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST, VICTORIA PARK
We are joining forces with other cities for a national day of protest against AI data centres!
Join us for an afternoon of art, food, knowledge sharing, and community building.
At the protest, we will be launching Project Letter Flood & our fundraiser to support legal/direct action against Bell and the government entities involved in fast-tracking the 300 MW Bell AI Fabric Data Centre.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/27358432757128111/ ]


TUESDAY JULY 7, NOON-1 pm: REGINA ASSOCIATION OF TENANTS PUBLIC MEETING, CENTRAL LIBRARY, ROOM CE1


WEDNESDAY JULY 8 11 am: EBOLA DISEASE OUTBREAK—EMERGENCY BRIEFING
[ https://action.msf.ca/site/SSurvey?ACTI ... cale=en_CA ]


WEDNESDAY JULY 8, 7 pm: TENANT SAFETY AND LEAD IN DRINKING WATER—A FORUM FOR ALL CONCERNED, HERITAGE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 1770 HALIFAX ST, MEETING ROOM # 1
Representatives from the City and Rental Housing Sask will attend. The purpose is to ensure everyone is all on the same page that renters shouldn't be exposed to lead contamination, and what's to be done about it.



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS

DEMAND THE RCM TORONTO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO SEXUAL ABUSE
[ https://www.change.org/p/demand-the-rcm ... xual-abuse ]


THE GLOBE AND MAIL LET'S EVERYONE TALK ABOUT THE NAKBA - EXCEPT PALESTINIANS
[ https://wordsofjustice.org/campaigns/jf ... kbaExhibit ]


STOP CANADA PENSION PLAN'S $54 BILLION INVESTMENT IN ISRAELI GENOCIDE
[ https://wordsofjustice.org/campaigns/wo ... nvestments ]


CANADA: ACT TO STOP ISRAEL’S ETHNIC CLEANSING IN THE WEST BANK
[ https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/191476/action/1 ]


TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
[ https://act.amnestyusa.org/page/125172/ ... id=9609848 ]


HYUNDAI IS SPONSORING THE WORLD CUP WHILE ITS SUPPLIER FACES HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE ALLEGATIONS
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/477/607 ... 3566464235 ]


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