MAKING PEACE VIGIL - Newsletter - October 18, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL - Newsletter - October 18, 2026


SPECIAL ACTION: MONDAY OCTOBER 19, 9:30 am: A CALL FOR JUSTICE FOR WOMEN VICTIMIZED BY REGINA POLICE: THE CASE OF CONST. CLINTON DUQUETTE TO BE HEARD IN COURT, PROVINCIAL COURT HOUSE, 1815 SMITH ST
Constable Clinton Duquette's case was adjourned for the fifth time on Sept 28, an intolerable delay of justice for his victims. The case has been put forward to *Monday, Oct. 19, 9:30 a.m.* at the provincial courthouse, 1815 Smith Street. This time it's expected he and/or his lawyer will finally show up, enter a plea, and allow the case to proceed.
Please be there to support of victims of intimate partner violence in the form of unauthorized police surveillance and data breaches.
Learn more: [ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7361323 ]


SPECIAL EVENT: TUESDAY OCTOBER 20, 7 pm: CAN THE MUSLIM SPEAK? TOWARDS A PURPOSEFUL AND PRINCIPLED PUBLIC PRESENCE ON TREATY 4 LAND, THE ARTESIAN 2627 13TH AVE
Presented by the Hampton Project


SPECIAL READING: CANADIAN PEACE CONGRESS STATEMENT ON PEACE-- STOP THE WAR DRIVE! REJECT IMPERIALIST ALLIANCES! INVEST IN PEOPLE!
[ https://www.canadianpeacecongress.ca/st ... alliances/ ]


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS


REGINA READY TO CELEBRATE 11TH AVENUE REOPENING AFTER YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7384436 ]


REGINA COUNCIL MAKES NONPROFIT AND LEAD-PIPE DECISIONS AFTER LENGTHY AI DEBATE
[ https://www.620ckrm.com/2026/10/15/regi ... ai-debate/ ]


A FIRST NATION SAYS BELL'S NEW SASK. AI DATA CENTRE IS ON TRADITIONAL LAND. WILL THE CLAIM STAND IN COURT?
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7381362 ]


MORE DATA NEEDED ON AI DATA CENTRES, SAY CONCERNED SASK. RESIDENTS
[ https://thestarphoenix.com/news/more-da ... residents/ ]


NEW POLL: HOMELESSNESS HITS CLOSER TO HOME FOR MORE CANADIANS; THEY WANT GOVERNMENT ACTION ON PROVEN SOLUTIONS
[ https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/n ... 53238.html ]


WHEN HOUSING JUSTICE TAKES A WITCHY TURN
[ https://broadview.org/bank-block-hexing ... -451644334 ]


DO ALBERTA’S TEMPORARY RESIDENTS PAY LITTLE TAX, REAP LOTS OF BENEFITS? WE ASKED ECONOMISTS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ ... -9.7383858 ]


TORONTO’S BATTLE OVER BIKE LANES IS ONE FRONT IN A GLOBAL RIGHT-WING BACKLASH
[ https://breachmedia.ca/doug-ford-bike-lanes-removal/ ]


2 MONTREAL POLICE OFFICERS ACCUSED OF HUMILIATING ACTS, INCLUDING URINATING ON HOMELESS PEOPLE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal ... -9.7383293 ]


WORKERS MOBILIZE AGAINST BILL C-39 ACROSS CANADA
[ https://rabble.ca/labour/workers-mobili ... ss-canada/ ]


RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL DENIALISM MEETS BC’s CIVIC ELECTIONS
[ https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/10/12/Resi ... Elections/ ]


MANITOBA FIRST PROVINCE TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE ANTI-PALESTINIAN RACISM ACROSS GOVERNMENTS
[ https://www.facebook.com/NCCMuslims/pos ... 438142465/ ]


INDEPENDENT JEWISH VOICES (IJV) APPLAUDS MANITOBA’S RECOGNIZTION OF ANTI-PALESTINIAN RACISM
[ https://www.ijvcanada.org/ijv-applauds- ... llow-suit/ ]


BILL C-39 FAILS THE TREATY TEST: NO CONSENT, NO FAST-TRACKING OF PROJECTS
[ https://manitobachiefs.com/press_releas ... -projects/ ]


CURIOUS WHAT PM CONSIDERS THREAT TO ‘PEACE’ by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/10/17/curio ... -to-peace/ ]


‘HUNTER GATHERER’ SPY AGENCY CSE GETS ANOTHER FEW BILLION, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/10/18/hunte ... w-billion/ ]


WHY TRUMP WILL LOSE HIS BET ON ALBERTA LEAVING CANADA, by Steve Staples
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/p/why-trump-b ... ta-leaving ]


‘LET THEM EAT CAKE’: HOW TRUMP FAMILY POCKETED NEARLY $3 BILLION WHILE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS LOST FOOD AID
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump ... -snap-cuts ]


HOW TO SHRINK THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF YOUR AI USE
[ https://transitionkamloops.net/how-to-s ... ur-ai-use/ ]


AHEAD OF BIODIVERSITY SUMMIT, UN CHIEF WARNS COUNTRIES ARE ‘SUBSIDIZING SUICIDE’ BY BACKING FOSSIL FUELS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/clima ... odiversity ]


VANDALIZING CANADIAN SUBSIDIARY OF ISRAELI ARMS COMPANY NOW A HATE CRIME
[ https://readthecatch.ca/vandalizing-can ... ate-crime/ ]


CHILDREN TARGETED IN WEST BANK NIGHTMARE, by Charlie Angus
https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/chi ... -nightmare

PALESTINE’S HEART-BREAKING SPEECH LEAVES UN CHAMBER SPEECHLESS
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaQPBAfUDVk ]


ISRAELI STRIKE BURNS GAZA MOTHER ALIVE IN FRONT OF TODDLER, ‘WITHOUT GENERATING ANY HEADLINES’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza- ... burn-alive ]


BECOMING THE STRANGER, by Chris Hedges
[ https://peaceandplanetnews.org/becoming-the-stranger/ ]


CRYPTO, CORRUPTION, AND TRUMP: UNPACKING THE DARK SIDE OF DIGITAL FINANCE
[ https://www.meidasplus.com/p/crypto-cor ... -unpacking ]


“AGAINST TECH OLIGARCHY”: INSIDE THE WORKER RESISTANCE IN THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL INDUSTRY
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/16 ... _oligarchy ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS


MONDAY OCTOBER 19, 9:30 am: A CALL FOR JUSTICE FOR WOMEN VICTIMIZED BY REGINA POLICE: THE CASE OF CONST. CLINTON DUQUETTE TO BE HEARD IN COURT, PROVINCIAL COURT HOUSE, 1815 SMITH ST
Constable Clinton Duquette's case was adjourned for the fifth time on Sept 28, an intolerable delay of justice for his victims. The case has been put forward to *Monday, Oct. 19, 9:30 a.m.* at the provincial courthouse, 1815 Smith Street. This time it's expected he and/or his lawyer will finally show up, enter a plea, and allow the case to proceed.
Please be there to support of victims of intimate partner violence in the form of unauthorized police surveillance and data breaches.
Learn more: [ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7361323 ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 20, NOON: ESSENTIAL AND EXPENDABLE: HOW ALBERTA'S COVID-19 RESPONSE FAILED CARGILL WORKERS, A PRESENTATION BY SEAN TUCKER AND JASON FOSTER
In person and on zoom: Room 514, Education Building, University of Regina
[ https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/j/98899910781#success ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 20, 7 pm: CAN THE MUSLIM SPEAK? TOWARDS A PURPOSEFUL AND PRINCIPLED PUBLIC PRESENCE ON TREATY 4 LAND, THE ARTESIAN 2627 13TH AVE - Presented by the Hampton Project


THURSDAY OCTOBER 22- FRIDAY OCTOBER 24: FESTIVAL OF ART & DISCOURSE (FOAD)—CONNECTION, CARE, & COMPASSION—VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN REGINA + ONLINE
As we navigate complex local and global social landscapes, we recognize that meaningful change requires more than just bold vision; it demands a radical commitment to connection, care, and communitas. The future of transformation is always in formation because it involves navigating different ideas, visions, stakeholders, and partners. Sustained and collective action requires spaces for shared experiences and the time necessary to build deep trust across these diverse landscapes. Given the current socio-political histories of the future we are writing and the past we are grappling with, what future are we envisioning and reimagining for societal transformation? How might we think about the future of our communities and the world at large through the lens of connection, care and communitas?
[ https://thefoad.com/foad-2026-regina-saskatchewan/ ]


FRIDAY OCTOBER 23 – SUNDAY OCTOBER 25: NO WAR 2026 CONFERENCE—A GLOBAL ONLINE CONFERENCE UNPACKING HOW THE WAR SYSTEM DRIVES DISPLACEMENT & MILITARIZES BORDERS
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2026/ ]


MONDAY OCTOBER 26, 5:30 pm: IN-PERSON SENSING ART - RECONCILIATION STONES, CENTRAL LIBRARY
Make a difference in your communities while decorating a stone to commemorate your promise to action.
[ https://www.reginalibrary.ca/attend/programs/17258415 ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 27, 3 pm: COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO ESCALATING CLIMATE THREATS, with David Suzuki
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... nR9dZvN9mw ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 27, 6 pm: 24-HOUR GLOBAL ONLINE PICKET TO END THE U.S. BLOCKADE ON CUBA!
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28, 2 – 3:30 pm: LAND CLAIMS, COFFEE, AND MAYAN RESISTANCE, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, FIRST NATIONS UNIVERSITY OF CANADA
With Leocadio Juracán (Maya Kaqchikel), organizer with the Guatemalan Campesino Committee of the Highlands (CCDA): During his speaking tour across Turtle Island, Leocadio Juracán (Maya Kaqchikel) will update us about the realities of campesino and Indigenous communities in Guatemala, their fight against land dispossession and evictions, and the criminalization of those defending their territories and rights. Leocadio will also speak about the Café Justicia coffee export program coordinated among rural communities working with the CCDA.
Coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided.


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28, 2 pm: SENIORS DESERVE MORE
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


THURSDAY OCTOBER 29, 10 am: WRITE FOR RIGHTS AT 25: THE POWER OF SOLIDARITY WITH SASHA SKOCHILENKO
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaign, our biggest global letter-writing campaign. To mark this milestone, join us for a special conversation with Aleksandra (Sasha) Skochilenko, a Russian artist and former Individual at Risk featured in the 2022 campaign.
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... UHvcRUO77w ]


MONDAY NOVEMBER 2, 5 pm DOORS OPEN, 5:30 FILM STARTS: THINKING BEYOND THE MARKET: A FILM ABOUT GENUINELY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE
[ https://www.reginalibrary.ca/film-theat ... s/17676539 ]


MONDAY NOVEMBER 2, 7 pm: TALKIN’ ABOUT SCHOOL AND SOCIETY: TEACHING WITH THE TREATIES, THE ARTESIAN (downstairs) 2627 13th AVE
What can teaching and learning look like when we engage thoughtfully with treaties, relationships, and our shared responsibilities?
Join the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina for the first discussion night of our Talkin’ about School and Society series, a discussion series for a just, inclusive and hopeful future in education.
Teaching with the Treaties will feature a conversation with Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, Professor of Curriculum Studies at the University of Ottawa, alongside special guests:
Dr. James Nahachewsky, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Regina
Shannon Fayant, PhD Candidate, Michif Educator, Researcher, and Community Leader
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=15 ... 4162753012 ]


THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5, 9 am – 4 pm: FROM RECOGNITION TO TRANSFORMATION—SURVIVING, INTERRUPTING, AND HEALING HARM IN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, HARMONY UNITED CHURCH, 177 SUNSET DRIVE
This one day workshop seeks to support participants in identifying, naming, and understanding abusive and oppressive behaviours that show up in the non-profit world—and to begin imagining collective pathways of survival, interruption, and transformation. Sponsored by Righting Relations
To register, [ email: admin@rightingrelations.org ]


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6, 9 am – 4 pm: TRANSLATING SOCIAL JUSTICE VALUES INTO MEASURABLE INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING, HARMONY UNITED CHURCH, 177 SUNSET DRIVE
This one-day workshop equips participants with a framework and concrete, measurable indicators to assess the health and well-being of the Non-Profit Organization they work with. Participants will identify concrete strengths, necessary actions, and actionable strategies for translating social justice values into sustained, healthy organizational practice.
Sponsored by Righting Relations
To register, [ email: admin@rightingrelations.org ]


MONDAY NOVEMBER 16, 10 AM, REGINA ANTI-POVERTY MINISTRY CHARTER CHALLENGE AT THE SASK. COURT OF APPEALS, 2425 VICTORIA AVE
On May 25, 2025, RAPM’s lawyers, Dan LeBlanc and Leif Jenson, filed an appeal of Judge Clackson’s ruling that mandatory withdrawal of early CPP in order to maintain SAID benefits does not violate the Charter. In essence, the appeal was an attempt to sue the provincial government for forcing people to take CPP out early—a move that has lasting negative effects, including the loss of 36% of CPP income after the age of 65. Lots of people are needed to show where the public stands. Saskatchewan and New Brunswick are the last provinces to force people with disabilities to take out early CPP.


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 7-9 pm: THE STAPLEFORD LECTURE—HOW DATA CENTRES MAKE THE POLITICS OF AI VISIBLE, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, EDUCATION AUDITORIUM
The Faculty of Arts invites you to attend the 2026 Stapleford Lecture with guest lecturer Dr. Mél Hogan, Film and Media Professor at Queen's University.
This is a talk about the growing resistance to AI data centre proposals in Canada: how data centres became such a hot topic and what it means to push back against them. Canadians are largely opposed to data centres being built (anywhere, but especially in their communities), while many politicians of various stripes are trying to sell the public on AI’s inevitability – and local data centres as a way to ensure ‘data sovereignty’ in times of more obvious and overt big tech fascism. This talk puts forward an idea of resistance through conceiving of AI data centres as ‘data refineries’ to more fully understand them as the processing plants they are, converting our (personal, collective) data into products of value for big tech companies.


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:


TAKE A STAND AGAINST THE BULLDOZE NATURE BILL
[ https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/take- ... ture-bill/ ]


SHE STOPPED THE BUS SO A CHILD COULD SAVE A KITTEN. THEY FIRED HER.
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/497/248 ... 3584345749 ]


STOP THE TRUMP ADMIN FROM FAST-TRACKING DIRTY OIL AND GAS PROJECTS IN FRAGILE ARCTIC HABITATS
[ https://action.foe.org/page/103787/acti ... id=6173040 ]

- Making Peace Vigil