MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - April 21, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - April 21, 2024


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

CITY OF REGINA INTRODUCES NEW ACCESSIBILITY MASTER PLAN: Thank you Terri Sleeva & Dylan Morin!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ility-plan ]


JOINT STATEMENT FROM NATIONAL DISABILITY NETWORK’S RESPONSE TO BUDGET 2024
[ https://myemail-api.constantcontact.com ... -2024.html ]


REGINA HEALTH-CARE WORKERS PICKET FOR BETTER PAY AND WORKING CONDITIONS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7179696 ]


LOCAL RADIO STATION CJTR TO MAINTAIN MANDATE, PROGRAMMING IN OWNERSHIP SHIFT
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ship-shift ]


DANIELLE SMITH WANTS IDEOLOGY 'BALANCE' AT UNIVERSITIES. ALBERTA ACADEMICS WONDER WHAT SHE'S TILTING AT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ ... -1.7179680 ]


FIGHTING THE COMMODIFICATION OF HOUSING
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... of-housing ]


‘EXCLUSION ZONE’ BLOCKED JOURNALISTS COVERING VANCOUVER TENT CITY TEARDOWN
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/exclusion- ... newsletter ]



WHY WE SHOULD SWING POST-CARBON TAX TALK LEFT
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... -talk-left ]


WILL THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX CHANGE AFFECT YOU? ONLY IF YOU ARE PART OF THE CANADA’S 0.13 PERCENT
[ https://monitormag.ca/articles/will-the ... -per-cent/ ]


‘SACRIFICE ZONES’: PLASTIC PRODUCTION IS DECIMATING THESE 5 COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD
[ https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/conten ... ls-health/ ]


MORE MONEY FOR DEFENCE IS ALWAYS BAD, by Evelyn Tischer (scroll down)
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/letters/ ... our-future ]



HOW THE US MEDIA HAS CONDITIONED AMERICANS TO HATE RUSSIA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJp0AGc9uF8 ]


US BLOCKS PALESTINE’S UN MEMBERSHIP BID
[ https://www.rt.com/news/596219-us-tanks ... embership/ ]


COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS RISK ARREST, SUSPENSION TO MAINTAIN GAZA SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT ON CAMPUS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/18/ ... encampment ]


MEET USC VALEDICTORIAN ASNA TABASSUM: SCHOOL CANCELS COMMENCEMENT SPEECH BY PRO-PALESTINIAN STUDENT
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/18/ ... m_censored ]


“NO PALESTINIAN IS SAFE”: RENOWNED FEMINIST SCHOLAR NADERA SHALHOUB-KEVORKIAN ARRESTED IN JERUSALEM
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/19/ ... _kevorkian ]


CHINA EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR PALESTINE'S FULL UN MEMBERSHIP AHEAD OF SECURITY COUNCIL VOTE
[ https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202404/1310871.shtml ]


ISRAELI SETTLERS, SOLDIERS 'WIPING PALESTINIAN COMMUNITIES OFF THE MAP' IN THE WEST BANK
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/west- ... i-settlers ]


THE US BLOCKADE OF CUBA IS THE CAUSE OF CUBA’S CRISIS
[ https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/action ... cs-treaty/ ]


IMPEDIMENTS TO ESTABLISHING TRUTH ABOUT THE RWANDAN GENOCIDE
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... n-genocide ]


PEACE IN OUR TIME! COMPLETE & GENERAL DISARMAMENT
[ https://journal-neo.su/2024/04/19/peace ... sarmament/ ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:


MONDAY APRIL 22, 10 am: HOW TO END HOMELESSNESS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN ENCAMPMENTS USING HOUSE-FOCUSED & PERSON-ORIENTED APPROACHES
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


MONDAY APRIL 22, NOON – 5 pm: TO MARK EARTH DAY, FREE SEED PACKAGES OF PRAIRIE MEADOW NATIVE GRASS SEED MIX WLL BE AVAILABLE AT A TABLE IN THE RIDDELL CENTRE, U OF R
If you have any questions, please contact the Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, 3060585-4222


MONDAY APRIL 22, 5 pm: YOUTH SPEAK OUT AGAINST NUCLEAR WAR
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/peace- ... ar-weapons ]


WEDNESDAY APRIL 24, 10 am: WEBINAR ON LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS
[ https://preventhomelessness.ca/webinar/ ... newsletter ]


WEDNESDAY APRIL 24, 7 pm: SOCIAL DETERMINENTS OF HEALTH & THE HOUSING CRISIS, U OF S HOUSTON LECTURE
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... ousing.php ]


SUNDAY APRIL 28, 4 pm: DAY OF MOURNING FOR WORKERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LAST YEAR, CITY HALL
The National Day of Mourning, or Workers' Mourning Day, is observed in Canada on April 281. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and occupational exposures1. The day of remembrance was launched by the Canadian Labour Congress, and in 1991, the Parliament of Canada passed the Workers Mourning Day Act making April 28 an official Day of Mourning.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/9431382 ... f=newsfeed ]


FRIDAY MAY 3, 7 pm: 3rd ANNUAL WORKERS’ PARTY, HAMPTON HUB, 1221 15TH AVE
Celebrate May Works Week with Briarpatch & Regina & District Labour Council!
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/9656795 ... =newsfeedB ]


SATURDAY MAY 4, 3 pm: MAY DAY PARADE, UNION CENTRE, 2709 12th AVE
The parade starts at the Union Centre at 3 pm and goes up Albert St to the Leg. You can walk or ride in the parade. You can also join it at any point along its route.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/3458323 ... f=newsfeed ]


SATURDAY MAY 4, 4 pm: ONLINE DEBATE: CAN WAR EVER BE JUSTIFIED? IS LARGE-SCALE VIOLENCE EVER A BETTER CHOICE THAN NONVIOLENT ACTION?
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/debate2024/ ]


THURSDAY MAY 9 7:30 pm: THERE’S LEAD IN THE WATER! NOW WHAT? A PANEL DISCUSSION, CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY CENTRE, 2900 13TH AVE
Moderator: Alexander Quon, CBC News
Keynote panelist: Patti Sonntag, Global News National Investigative Unit
Co-panelists:
Jennifer Ackerman, Regina Leader-Post
Dr. Akram Mahani, Johnson Shoyama School of Public Policy (healthy public policies expert)
Andrew Stevens, Ward 3 City Councillor


WEDNESDAY MAY 10, 9 am – 4 pm: ADVOCACY TRAINING, LUTHER COLLEGE, U OF R
[ https://www.luthercollege.edu/universit ... t-planning ]


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:


TELL PREMIER FORD: REVERSE THE KEFFIYEH BAN IN THE ONTARIO LEGISLATURE
[ https://www.cjpme.org/reverse_keffiyeh_ban ]


CLIMATE EMERGENCY! STOP SILENCING YOUTH!
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/sa ... d860f2aa8f ]


PROHIBIT NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS IN SEXUAL ASSUALT CASES ACROSS CANADA
[ https://www.change.org/p/prohibit-non-d ... oss-canada ]


- Making Peace Vigil