MAKING PEACE VIGIL NEWSLETTER . . . September 7, 2023

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL NEWSLETTER . . . September 7, 2023



GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

HUNDREDS RALLY IN REGINA AGAINST NEW SASKATCHEWAN PRONOUN POLICY
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... lly-regina ]



SASK. PRONOUN POLICY FAILS TO TEACH INCLUSIVENESS, by Doug Cuthand
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... 58d9694061 ]



SASK. TEACHERS PREPARE TO NAVIGATE NEW NAME, PRONOUN POLICY AS SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.6956559 ]



BEYOND TWO-SPIRIT: INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LOOK TO REVIVE TRADITIONAL LGBTQ TERMS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.6953445 ]



DEMAND INCREASES FOR SASK SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAM
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... d-programs ]



WHAT ARE UNIVERSITIES FOR? CBC IDEAS, RECORDED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
[ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/universi ... -1.6946951 ]



PRECARIOUS WORK TOOK OVER THE ECONOMY BUT WORKERS ARE FIGHTING BACK
[ https://breachmedia.ca/precarious-work- ... ight-back/ ]



THE CHANGING CLIMATE OF CLASS STRUGGLE
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... s-struggle ]


NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP THREATENS KICHI SÌBÌ (OTTAWA RIVER)
[ https://www.indigenousclimateaction.com ... kichi-sibi ]


THE DISPROPORTIONATE EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHAOS ON INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN SO-CALLED CANADA
[ https://www.indigenousclimateaction.com ... ommunities ]



A GROUP OF BC TOWNS WANTS TO SUE BIG OIL OVER THE CLIMATE CRISIS
[ https://BREACHMEDIA.ca/sue-big-oil-climate-crisis-bc/ ]



REPORT FINDS CARBON CONCENTRATIONS HIGHEST IN 800,000 YEARS AS SEA LEVEL RISE HITS RECORD
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/co2-c ... atmosphere ]



REIMAGINING & DECOLONIZING CHARITY
[ https://www.indigenousclimateaction.com ... ng-charity ]



CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR, SEPTEMBER 4 2023, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1knZOHtFsms ]



HOW YOUTH HAVE CHANGED THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT
[ https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment ... h-movement ]


'CLIMATE BREAKDOWN HAS BEGUN': SUMMER OF 2023 WAS HOTTEST EVER RECORDED
https://www.commondreams.org/news/hotte ... -ever-2023



RACIST SHOOTINGS DON’T TAKE PLACE IN A VACUUM

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/9/5/r ... a_shooting?



UNDERDEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: WHAT’S THE REAL STORY?
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaqgQvLn5sQ ]



RICH NATIONS HAVE DELIVERED MERE ‘PITTANCE’ TO HELP EAST AFRICA TACKLE CLIMATE CRISIS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/east- ... ate-crisis ]



“THE GREAT ESCAPE”: SAKET SONI ON FORCED IMMIGRANT LABOR USED TO CLEAN UP CLIMATE DISASTERS IN U.S.
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/9/4/t ... saket_soni ]



A HISTORY OF US PERPETRATED COUPS D’ÉTAT
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2023/09/a-his ... ups-detat/ ]



SWEDISH MEDIA OSTRACIZE OPPONENTS OF NATO
[ https://dimitrilascaris.org/2023/09/03/ ... s-of-nato/ ]



SELLING WAR WITH CHINA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1aDgc6mVBE ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:



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:

TO CONSERVATIVE MPs: DON’T CHOOSE HATE
[ https://act.leadnow.ca/con-mp-cpc23/?ut ... 2023-09-06 ]



CANADA MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO END THE INJUSTICE AGAINST HASSAN DIAB
[ https://iclmg.ca/diab-letter/ ]



PRESERVE CANADIANS’ RIGHT TO ONLINE NEWS
[ https://www.change.org/p/oppose-the-res ... -news/sign ]



TELL CENTRAL BANKS TO PROTECT PEOPLE & PLANET, NOT BIG OIL & GAS
[ https://actions.eko.org/pages/tell-the- ... e=fwd&t=11 ]



TELL THE UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT TO DROP PROSECUTION OF PEACE ACTIVIST YURII SHELIAZHENKO
[ https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tel ... liazhenko/ ]



LET CUBA LIVE
[ https://www.letcubalive.info/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil