MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - SEPTEMBER 3 2023

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - SEPTEMBER 3 2023

GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:


'HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO FALL': REGINA HOUSELESSNESS CRISIS CONTINUES AS MORE ENCAMPMENTS DISMANTLED
[ https://regina.ctvnews.ca/how-many-time ... -1.6542045 ]



LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST CITY OF EDMONTON OVER ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE
[ https://globalnews.ca/news/9930100/laws ... t-closure/ ]


HUNDREDS RALLY IN REGINA AGAINST NEW PRONOUN, NAME POLICY FOR SASK. SCHOOLS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.6955866 ]




UR PRIDE TAKES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST SASK. PRONOUN CONSENT POLICY
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ent-policy ]



LEGAL ACTION FILED AGAINST SASK GOVERNMENT OVER NEW SCHOOL PRONOUN RULES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.6954046 ]



SASK LEGAL ACTION OVER PRONOUNS IN SCHOOLS LIKELY ONLY THE BEGINNING
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... professors ]



PROTESTERS 'PUSHING BACK' AGAINST SASK. GOV'T PRONOUN POLICY AT WEEKEND RALLIES
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... nd-rallies ]



PLANNED PARENTHOOD REGINA SAYS IT WILL STILL SUPPORT STUDENTS, TEACHERS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/politics-reax ]



SASK. TEACHERS' FEDERATION LAUNCHES AD CAMPAIGN AS CONTRACT EXPIRES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.6953798 ]



HOMELESS STATISTICS IN CANADA
[ https://madeinca.ca/homelessness-statis ... ommunities ]



THE RIGHT TO HOUSING IN CANADA
[ https://housingrightscanada.com/ ]



WHY CANADA NEEDS GRASSROOTS CLIMATE ORGANIZING
[ https://monitormag.ca/articles/why-cana ... ab8fb2b89a ]



ENBRIDGE IS THE GUILTY PARTY, NOT ME: MEET THE PIPELINE PROTESTER FACING 5 YEARS FOR PEACEFUL ACTION
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/9/1/e ... ne_vialard ]



TRUMP, ORWELL AND THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/8/31/ ... sboro_boys ]



ED POINDEXTER HAS BEEN A POLITICAL PRISONER FOR 52 YEARS. HIS FAMILY JUST WANTS HIM TO COME HOME
[ https://therealnews.com/ed-poindexter-h ... -come-home ]



GUESS WHO IS THE WORLD’S BIGGEST MILITARY CONTRACTOR FOR 2023
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/guess-who-is- ... -for-2023/ ]



OPPOSING THE EMPIRE MEANS WIDENING OUR CIRCLES OF COMPASSION
[ https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/09 ... ompassion/ ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4, NOON – 3 pm: LABOUR DAY PICNIC, PLAZA ON NORTH SIDE OF VICTORIA PARK
Free food, entertainment, and fun. Sponsored by Regina Trade Unions
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/268215452592268 ]



WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 6 pm: SELLING WAR WITH CHINA
The drums of US/NATO war against China are getting louder and louder, even as the war in Ukraine continues. We are led to believe that China may “invade” Taiwan at the same time that we officially affirm that Taiwan is a province of China. The US sends arms, advisors, and officials to Taiwan, escalates its military encirclement of China, enacts sanctions against China, and conducts continuous propaganda about the supposed threat that China presents to world security.

We are being sold a war with China that could lead to nuclear annihilation. How did we get to this point? What are the forces at work and who profits from all this? This webinar will address these questions from the perspective that US imperialism aims to dominate the world and all its resources to the benefit of its capitalist ruling class.
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/event/selli ... network-2/ ]



THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 5 pm: THE MEDIA, CSIS, & MODERN SINOPHOBIA
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... Q8ceYM3a1Q ]



FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 5 pm: ONLINE PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND STRATEGY SESSION ABOUT CANADA’S NEW ‘INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY’
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/event/selli ... network-2/ ]



SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 9:30 am – 1 pm: NATIVE PLANT SALE, ROYAL SASK MUSEUM, COLLEGE & ALBERT
[ https://www.facebook.com/groups/6292356 ... &ref=notif ]


MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 5:30 pm: CANADA & THE COUP IN CHILE—50 YEARS LATER
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 7 pm: DECOLONIZE YQR--KÂ-PÎ-ISI-KISKISIYÂN: THE WAY I REMEMBER WITH SOLOMON RATT
Online event by Reconciliation Regina & Regina Public Library
[ https://reconciliationregina.com/solomo ... VHnHM3hUVU ]



WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 1 pm: MEETING OF REGINA CITY COUNCIL—MOTION TO DECLARE A HOUSELESSNESS EMERGENCY WILL BE DEBATED

Lots of folks need to make presentations in support of this motion. Presentations have to be submitted to the City Clerk by noon, Monday September 11: clerks@regina.ca

Here’s the resolution: Be it resolved that: 1. The City of Regina declare a houselessness emergency; 2. Regina City Council call on the Governments of Saskatchewan and Canada to contribute emergency funding to address the urgent houselessness crisis immediately; 3. Council direct Administration to create a plan by the end of Q3 (2023) to provide temporary barrier-free shelter for all Regina residents in need, with the opportunity to provide input from the houseless, Indigenous leaders and local organizations working in mental health, addictions, and housing; 4. The City of Regina makes a long-term commitment to addressing houselessness as part of the 2024 budget process; and that the City of Regina calls on the Provincial and Federal levels of government to collaborate by making long-term commitments to address houselessness in Regina; and 5. Until all houseless residents have access to shelter, the City of Regina and its partners will utilize the following procedures to address encampments: a. Encampments will receive a written safety checklist and help to ensure they are compliant; and b. Encampments can only be dismantled for safety reasons if a documented pattern of unwillingness to address multiple safety concerns can be demonstrated in writing to the encampment residents and City Council.

For further information, go to page 360 of the meeting documents:
[ reginask.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=4840&Inline=True ]



WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 5 pm: PEACE WITH OPPENHEIMER—CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/event/peace ... verything/ ]



THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 10 – 10:30 am: RAISING OF THE PEACE FLAG IN FRONT OF CITY HALL FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY
Hope you can make it down to City Hall for this always inspiring event. A call will go out for both peace and justice.



SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23, NOON: ALL HANDS ON DECK—RALLY FOR PUBLIC HEALTHCARE, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING
[ https://www.publicservicevoter.ca/healt ... _sept_2023 ]



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

TELL YOUR MP TO STOP FUELING WILDFIRES:
[ https://www.support.ecojustice.ca/page/ ... TakeAction ]



TELL BAYER MONSANTO TO STOP SELLING TOXIC ROUNDUP
[ https://action.foe.org/page/56339/actio ... id=1962435 ]


- Making Peace Vigil