MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - August 16, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - August 16, 2026


SAD NEWS
Dick Proctor died on Thursday. The Proctors moved away from Regina in 2005 before Making Peace Vigil came into being in 2007 and we started handing out pamphlets on the Scarth Street Mall every Thursday. But each time Dick and Merran visited Regina, they would join us on the mall for a Thursday vigil. Our thoughts are with Merran and all members of the Proctor family.


SPECIAL EVENT: SUNDAY AUGUST 16, 2:30 pm: ADVOCACY 101—WITH HOUSING ADVOCATE LORI DEETS, PEPSI PARK, 11TH AVE, SOUTH SIDE, AND MONTREAL ST.
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/Db9pfBUNIOq/ ]


2 SPECIAL PETITIONS

CALL UPON THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA TO: DEEPEN AND DEFEND ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN CANADA AND CUBA IN THE FACE OF UNITED STATES AGGRESSION+
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ign/e-7649 ]


JOIN 1000+ WOMEN FOR PEACE
[ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... w/viewform ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

REGINA’S HOMELESSNESS, HOUSING SHORTAGE WORSENS, SAYS ADVOCATE
[ https://www.cjme.com/2026/08/15/regina- ... -advocate/ ]


SASKATOON’S UNHOUSED ASK CITY TO CONSIDER REGINA’S ‘TENT CITY’ APPROACH
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/articl ... -approach/ ]


NEW CANADIAN RESEARCH TIES INCREASING HOMELESSNESS TO HIGH RENT AND LOW VACANCY IN LOWEST-COST RENTAL HOUSING
[ https://caeh.ca/news/homelessness-is-a- ... em-canada/ ]


COMPETING MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN PRAYERS DRAW ATTENTION OUTSIDE REGINA MOSQUE
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/c ... na-mosque/ ]


REGINA SAID YES TO THE GLOBE. THE HARDER PART COMES AT BUDGET TIME. Regina, please keep supporting the Globe Theatre!
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/o ... r-AA2abp51 ]


COMPANY CONVICTED OF CHARGING FOREIGN WORKER FOR EMPLOYMENT AT SASK. RESTAURANT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7306659 ]


FINDING AFFORDABLE COMPUTERS FOR SCHOOL JUST GOT TOUGHER DUE TO AI DATA CENTRES
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstor ... r-AA2a73ui ]


MOOSE JAW RESIDENTS PETITIONING FOR REFERENDUM TO BLOCK PROPOSED AI DATA CENTRE
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/politics/gove ... r-AA29Yy5P ]


A MORATORIUM ON AI DATA CENTRES
[ https://canadians.org/analysis/a-morato ... a-centres/ ]


ERIN BROCKOVICH TAKES ON DATE CENTERS
[ https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tn ... ta-centers ]


“DEEP UNLEARNING”: TIMNIT GEBRU ON AI HYPE, ETHICS & ALGORITHMIC RACIAL BIAS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/13/timnit_gebru ]


“STOP TOXIC DATA CENTERS”: JUSTIN PEARSON ON ELON MUSK, AI & WINNING DEM. HOUSE PRIMARY IN MEMPHIS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/14/justin_pearson ]


“ANATOMY OF AN AI KILL CHAIN”: MILITARIES RELY ON MISTAKE-PRONE AI IN UKRAINE, GAZA, & IRAN
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/13/heidy_khlaaf ]


INSIDE THE AMAZON DECERTIFICATION CAMPAIGN
[ https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/08/14/Amaz ... -Campaign/ ]


TOP GENERAL GETS SPOT IN CANADA’S MILITARY-FINANCIAL COMPLEX, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/08/13/top-g ... l-complex/ ]


WHERE DOES PEACE FIT IN MARK CARNEY’S GLOBAL VISION? By Steve Staples
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/p/where-does- ... irect=true ]


CARNEY INVITES WEALTHY FRIENDS TO TORONTO AND WE’RE TOLD TO CHEER
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/08/14/carne ... -to-cheer/ ]


TAKE A LOOK AT RECORD OF TOP CAPITALIST INVITED TO TORONTO SUMMIT
[ https://yvesengler.com/20r26/08/15/take ... to-summit/ ]


THE AGE OF BANDIT DIPLOMACY, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/the ... dium=email ]


PRO-ISRAEL MCGILL FACES LAWSUIT BY PRO-ISRAEL STUDENTS, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/08/16/pro-i ... -students/ ]


THE STUDENT MOVEMENT FOR PALESTINE IS NOT GOING AWAY, BUT IT IS ADAPTING TO A NEW POLITICAL REALITY
[ https://therealnews.com/the-student-mov ... al-reality ]


US, TURKISH OFFICIALS SUSPECT ‘PLOT’ THAT LED TO TRUMP PLANE SWITCH WAS ISRAELI RUSE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump ... tch-israel ]


HOW ISRAEL IS USING BIG TECH TO MAKE BDS IMPOSSIBLE
[ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VVx4uMrp46k ]


ANOTHER DELANEY HALL PRISONER HAS DIED—AND ICE TRIED TO COVER IT UP
[ https://www.statuscoupsubstack.com/p/br ... l-prisoner ]


HORMUZ GRINDS TO A HALT AGAIN; GAZA’S CANCER PATIENTS DYING AT 2-3 TIMES PREWAR RATE; DHS SURVEILLED LEFT-WING GROUPS IN MINNESOTA
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/hormuz-i ... -minnesota ]


‘OUTRAGEOUS’: TRUMP OFFICIALS INVESTIGATED LEFT-WING GROUPS AFTER ALEX PRETTI KILLING IN MINNEAPOLIS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-left-wing ]


HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH DETAILS HOW TRUMP HAS GUTTED FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-on-civil-rights ]


‘MENACE TO THE WORLD’: WITH IRAN TALKS STALLED, TRUMP VOWS TO DECLARE STRAIT OF HORMUZ A US TERRITORY
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/donal ... -of-hormuz ]


THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO BACK OFF CUBA, with Vijay Prashad
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN3YpLolkKU ]


HAS DELCY RODRIGUEZ BETRAYED THE BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION? W/ VIJAY PRASHAD
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxXXQLVs3y0 ]


U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE STRIKES HAVE LEFT IRANIANS IN THE SOUTH WITHOUT LIVELIHOODS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/southern ... astructure ]


“AMERICAN DOCTOR”: NEW FILM FOLLOWS U.S. DOCTORS TO GAZA AS ISRAEL BOMBS HOSPITALS, KILLS STAFF, PATIENTS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/14/ ... ocumentary ]


‘WAITING TO DIE’: GAZA CANCER PATIENTS DYING AT MORE THAN DOUBLE THE PRE-WAR RATE AS ISRAEL BLOCKS TREATMENT
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-cancer-patients ]


WASHINGTON PRESSES NETANYAHU TO CONDEMN SETTLER SIEGE IN WEST BANK VILLAGE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/washingto ... -9.7307097 ]


CLIMATE CHANGE IS EVIDENCE OF INTERGENERATIONAL CRIME
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/climate-c ... nal-crime/ ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

SUNDAY AUGUST 16, 10 am: DOCTORS AGAINST GENOCIDE: ANNEXATION AS GENOCIDE: FROM LAND THEFT TO GROUP DESTRUCTION.”
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... m750Nc6iFg ]


SUNDAY AUGUST 16, 2:30 pm: ADVOCACY 101—WITH HOUSING ADVOCATE LORI DEETS, PEPSI PARK, 11TH AVE, SOUTH SIDE, AND MONTREAL ST.
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/Db9pfBUNIOq/ ]


TUESDAY AUGUST 18, EITHER 5 OR 6 pm—I’m not sure which: POWER HOUR CALL—DEMAND A BUDGET FOR PEOPLE & THE PLANET
[ https://act.350.org/signup/aug18-powerhour ]


THURSDAY AUGUST 20, 7 pm: HOUSING NOT WAR—A PRESENTATION, PEPSI PARK, 11TH AVE 3 BLOCKS WEST OF WINNIPEG ST - Presented by the folks at Sunday Funday


WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 4:30 pm: CLIMATE CONVERSATIONS MATTER. LET’S GET TALKING
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... w_X37nkRaA ]


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.


MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 10 -10:30 pm: RAISING OF THE PEACE FLAG AT CITY HALL TO MARK INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY
The peace flag will be raised at City Hall on September 21, the day declared by the United Nations as International Day of Peace. Please come out and join the call for both peace and justice.


MONDAY OCTOBER 5, 1:30 – 4 pm: LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGN TO END HOUSELESSNESS IN CANADA BY GETTING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REINVEST IN SOCIAL/PUBLIC HOUSING, KNOX-MET
End Poverty Regina is hosting a letter writing campaign to put pressure on the federal government to reinvest in social/public housing. Letter writers will be provided with pens, paper, and templates for letters. Please invite all your friends.

NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS

FREE COURSE ON NON-VIOLENT JOURNALISM: MAKING THE WORLD BETTER THROUGH COMMUNICATION
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/07/makin ... ournalism/ ]


SIGN THE PLEDGE FOR GOOD JOBS & WORKERS’ RIGHTS
[ https://workerstogether.ca/all-in/ ]


TELL PM MARK CARNEY: NO GENOCIDE PROMOTERS AT CEO SUMMIT
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/no-ge ... ceo-summit ]


TELL UBER: BELIEVE SURVIVORS. STOP SEXUAL ASSAULTS
[ https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/Uber_Clean_Up/ ]


WORLD SAYS NO TO MORE US MILITARY SPENDING
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/world-says-s ... -spending/ ]


ASK THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND: WHY ARE YOU PARTNERING WITH CLIMAGE VILLAINS?
[ https://www.codepink.org/tncinvite?utm_ ... e=codepink ]


STOP CONOCO PHILLIPS’ OIL DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC – AND PROTECT INNOCENT POLAR BEARS FROM FOSSIL FUEL DESTRUCTION!
[ https://action.foe.org/page/101521/action/1 ]


AS CITIZENS AROUND THE WORLD, WE URGE YOU TO PREVENT THE FLOODING OF THE SACRED PILMAIQUÉN RIVER, ONE OF THE MOST SACRED PLACES OF THE MAPUCHE WILLICHE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN CHILE.
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/st ... dding_3_2/ ]


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