MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 19, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 19, 2026


WANTED AT PEPSI PARK, 11th Ave, 3 blocks west of Winnipeg St—to be delivered any evening between 7 & 8 pm. Please give to Shawn: A few folks are staying at Pepsi Park, now renamed “Peoples Park,” 24/7 in solidarity with unhoused people.

If you have or have access to any of the following, they would be most welcome: Water, Ice, Freezies, Popsicles, Iced Tea Coffee Cups (coffee and water) Juice boxes Sugar Creamer Bug Spray Sunscreen Lighters Cigarettes Canvases Baby Wipes Lysol Wipes Art Supplies Rope Hoodies Sweaters Blankets Tarps Tents


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

REGINA MOSQUE SURVEYS PUBLIC AFTER BACKLASH TO BROADCAST OF CALL TO PRAYER
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7274899 ]


POLICE HAD TO GUARD A PRAYER. IT CANNOT BE CANADA (Unfortunately it can be and is!)
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/opinion-pol ... be-canada/ ]


CARMICHAEL OUTREACH TO REMAIN OPEN AS FORMER BOARD MEMBER WARNS OF FINANCIAL CONCERNS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7273026 ]


INDIAN HEAD CELEBRATES AFTER RESEARCH FARMS GET REPRIEVE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7275121 ]


FOSSIL CAPITAL AND CLIMATE DENIAL IN SASKATCHEWAN
[ https://saskdispatch.substack.com/p/fos ... ate-denial ]


THE WATERLOO ENCAMPMENT RULING
[ https://housingrights.ca/the-waterloo-c ... une%202026 ]


BLACK PRISONERS ARE ASSIGNED HARSHER LIVING CONDITIONS IN ONTARIO JAILS—THANKS TO AI, by Desmond Cole
[ https://breachmedia.ca/black-prisoners- ... nks-to-ai/ ]


BC CONSERVATIVES HIRE AN ALBERTA SEPARATIST AND FAR-RIGHT MEDIA FIGURE
[ https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/17/BC-C ... eparatist/ ]


COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS ARE BEING UNDERMINED ACROSS CANADA
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/collective ... ss-canada/ ]


HOW ONE MAN WENT FROM CORPORATE RECRUITER TO PROTEST PHOTOGRAPHER
[ https://www.cbc.ca/arts/q/how-one-man-w ... -9.7272948 ]


WITH FRIENDS LIKE THIS, THE CANADIAN ‘LEFT’ EMBARRASSES ITSELF, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/17/with- ... es-itself/ ]


TRUMP THREATENS INCREASED TARIFFS FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE THAT HAS 'UNNECESSARILY INVADED' U.S.
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/us-com ... -9.7274466 ]


FORD SAYS U.S. POLITICIANS CRITICIZING CANADIAN WILDFIRE RESPONSE HAVE 'A VERY SHORT MEMORY'
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder- ... -9.7275564 ]


'JUST STOP BURNING FOSSIL FUELS.' SCIENTISTS STRESS THAT OUR SMOKY SKIES HAVE ONLY ONE TRUE FIX
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/wildfir ... -9.7274862 ]


EVERY OIL AND GAS PIPELINE MOVES IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/every-oil ... direction/ ]


CANADA’S CHILDREN ARE BREATHING THE CLIMATE CRISIS
[ https://broadview.org/children-of-smoke/ ]


NO NEW FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS ON A BURNING PLANET, by Seth Klein
[ https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/no-ne ... jects-on-a ]


THE PIPELINE FEVER DREAM, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/the ... ever-dream ]


WATER TOWNHALL, with Janine Macleod
[ https://canadians.org/event/join-the-water-town-hall/ ]


CANADA'S PM CARNEY SAYS GORDIE HOWE BRIDGE TOLLS WON'T BE SPLIT WITH U.S. UNTIL THE $6.4B OF DEBT IS REPAID
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ ... -9.7272695 ]


EXPERTS WARN CARNEY’S AI STRATEGY WILL LEAD TO JOB CUTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
[ https://rabble.ca/technology/experts-wa ... al-damage/ ]


NEW YORK IS PAUSING NEW HYPERSCALE DATA CENTRES. COULD THE SAME HAPPEN IN CANADA?
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-york ... -9.7271292 ]


WHEN DID WE VOTE TO SPEND EVER MORE ON WAR? by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/16/when- ... re-on-war/ ]


YET ANOTHER WAY CANADA SUPPORTS ‘GREATER ISRAEL’, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/18/yet-a ... er-israel/ ]


FACE FACTS — ‘CANADIAN’ SUBS WILL ‘DEFEND’ US EMPIRE, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/19/face- ... us-empire/ ]


THE CAMPAIGN TO LIBERATE DR. HUSSAM ABU SAFIYA, WITH DOCTORS AGAINST GENOCIDE
[ https://reason2resist.substack.com/p/th ... -dr-hussam ]


LOOK WHAT BIRDS IN UKRAINE ARE USING TO BUILD NESTS, by Steve Staples
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/p/look-what-b ... -are-using ]


A FOREVER WAR IN IRAN? ALI VAEZ ON ESCALATING WAR, U.S. “DIPLOMATIC MALPRACTICE”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/16/ ... muz_strait ]


CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S “THE ODYSSEY” FACES BOYCOTT CALLS OVER FILMING IN OCCUPIED WESTERN SAHARA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/17/the_odyssey ]


DEMOCRACY NECESSITATES RESISTANCE (W/ ROGER HALLAM) | THE CHRIS HEDGES REPORT
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/demo ... resistance ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS


SUNDAY JULY 19, 10 am: DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS—
This week, we will center autism and disability justice in Gaza, featuring a panel of autistic families and educators who will speak about the realities facing children and families amid genocide, displacement, and the destruction of essential systems of care and support. We will also hear live updates from Gaza and Masafer Yatta, as Palestinian communities continue to face escalating violence and forced displacement.
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... m750Nc6iFg ]


TUESDAY JULY 21 – THURSDAY AUGUST 20: SOCIALIST SUMMER SCHOOL—PEOPLE VS BILLIONAIRES
This summer, capitalism has reached its breaking point. Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire, amassing unimaginable wealth while working families struggle to survive. At the same time, socialism is soaring in popularity right here in the belly of the beast as an alternative to capitalism's dead-end logic. In this course, we will make the case that socialism is not only possible, but urgently necessary. Through lessons on class struggle, revolutionary theory, and the strategic tools of working-class organizing, we will examine how the historic opening to build a socialist future and take on the billionaire class once and for all.
[ https://peoplesforum.org/events/summerschool2026/ ]


TUESDAY JULY 21, 5 pm: EMERGENCY CALL—NO PIPELINES ON A BURNING PLANET
[ https://act.350.org/signup/j21-emergency-call/ ]


TUESDAY JULY 21, 6 pm: CAPITALISM CAN’T BE FIXED
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84339027458#success ]


THUSRDAY JULY 23, 5 pm: GRASSY NARROWS WEBINAR
Over the past month, Grassy Narrows has made national headlines, confronted Prime Minister Carney in Ottawa, put Premier Ford on the defensive, and sparked new scrutiny over Kinross Gold's proposed mine upstream of their community. Momentum is building—but we need to keep it growing.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... rOMDes-x9w ]


THURSDAY JULY 23, 7 pm: REGINA ASSOCIATION OF TENANTS PUBLIC MEETING, CENTRAL LIBRARY, ROOM CE1
Please come out and support justice for renters.


FRIDAY JULY 24, 8 pm: RESISTING US COUNTERINSURGENCY AND WARS OF SUPPRESSION
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY JULY 28, 6-8 pm: GROUP RIDE WITH COUNCILLOR VICTORIA FLORES, MEET AT NEIL BALKWILL CENTRE
Grab your bike, scooter, skateboard, or roller-blades and meet at the Neil Balkwill Centre for a family friendly roll through Regina’s west side path. Learn fun facts about the City and cycling network and the steps we need to take to build a sustainable community. Snacks provided at the end.


SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 9 am – 1 pm: FREE BIKE TUNEUP, VICTORYIA PARK


THURSDAY AUGUST 6, NOON: RALLY FOR SOCIAL HOUSING, WASCANA ST. & 5TH AVE, NORTH CENTRAL
Since our last rally at this location in December 2025, things are gotten even worse. More people in Regina are unhoused and many Sask Housing units remain empty. We will let the provincial government know that if, in the very near future, they don’t make all these empty Sask Housing units available for occupation, there will be further action.


SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 10 am-4 pm: QU’APPELLE VALLEY ASSOCIATION PUBLIC GATHERING, ST. ANDREW'S UNITED CHURCH HALL IN FORT QU'APPELLE
The theme of the forum will be "Protecting Prairie Waters, Habitats and Health." The keynote speaker will be Dr. Peter Leavitt who will talk about his latest research on the health of prairie waters. There will also be a panel of speakers dealing with many topics including concentration of ownership of agricultural land, farmers' concerns regarding lack of drainage regulations, Indigenous land rights, data centres, the need to address the growing dependence on fossil fuels for our electrical grid, youth climate action, and more. All are welcome.


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS

TELL YOUR MP: CANADIANS CAN’T AFFORD ANOTHER RISKY PIPELINE & TANKER PROJECT
[ https://www.wcel.org/blog/tell-your-mp- ... er-project ]


REJECT $100 BILLION SUBMARINE PURCHASE
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/rejec ... e-purchase ]


DEMAND THAT CANADA SANCTION ELBIT
[ https://armsembargonow.ca/elbitout/ ]


DENY NETANYAHU CANADIAN AIRSPACE
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/deny- ... n-airspace ]


- Making Peace Vigil