MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - September 10, 2023

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - September 10, 2023

GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

PUBLIC RELEASE OF INFO ON SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER REVIEW PENDING
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ew-pending ]


POLICE IN SCHOOLS HAS LONG BEEN A TOPIC OF DEBATE. IN ALBERTA, AT LEAST, THE STUDENTS HAVE SPOKEN
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... -at-least/ ]



'THEY KNOW TERRY'S STORY SO VERY WELL': FRED FOX SPEAKS ON BROTHER'S LEGACY BEFORE RUNNING IN QCM
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ing-in-qcm ]


MORE THAN 90% OF SASKATCHEWAN’S HEAVY OIL SITES DON’T MEASURE POLLUTION
[ https://thenarwhal.ca/saskatchewan-oil- ... ane-rules/ ]


NEW SASK. IMMIGRATION PILOT PROJECT RESERVING SOME SPOTS TO PEOPLE FROM SPECIFIC COUNTRIES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.6959499 ]


MINISTER, ADVOCATES SAY THEY FEAR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WILL BE BLAMED FOR HOUSING CRISIS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/marc-m ... -1.6959645 ]


NEARLY 40% OF DOUG FORD’S CABINET MEMBERS INVESTED IN REAL ESTATE
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/nearly-40- ... newsletter ]


THE NDP HAS BEEN CO-OPTED BY WESTERN IMPERIALISM, by Yves Engler
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... mperialism ]



CARBON CAPTURE PROJECTS ARE TOO COSTLY, HAVE ‘QUESTIONABLE’ BENEFITS, REPORT FINDS
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/busines ... -benefits/ ]



MORE SCANDAL FROM MILITARY BRASS AT TRENTON AIRBASE
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/more-scandalo ... n-airbase/ ]



HOW ‘UNSCHOOLING’ AND 9/11 SHAPED ASTRA TAYLOR’S THINKING ON DEMOCRACY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/astra-ta ... -1.6959320 ]



THE MEDIA, CSIS, & MODERN SINOPHOBIA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=9QfaMc ... e=youtu.be ]



WATER CANNONS TARGET 10,000 CLIMATE PROTESTERS BLOCKING HIGHWAY IN NETHERLANDS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/water ... etherlands ]



UN PUTS OUT 'TRULY DAMNING REPORT CARD' FOR CLIMATE ACTION BEFORE GLOBAL SUMMITS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-gl ... ake-report ]



IF EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE US DELIBERATELY PROVOKED THIS WAR
[ https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/57812.htm ]



SILENCING THE LAMBS: HOW PROPAGANDA WORKS
[ https://peaceandplanetnews.org/silencin ... nda-works/ ]



THE PENTAGON IS THE ELEPHANT IN THE CLIMATE ACTIVIST ROOM
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2023/09/the-p ... vist-room/ ]



MISSILE OFFENCE: RAYTHEON & THE COST OF MISSILE DEFENCE
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPLJPqAVYgE ]



AS WEST AFRICAN STATES TAKE GREATER CONTROL IN MINING SECTOR, HOW WILL CANADA RESPOND?
[ https://mailchi.mp/canadiandimension.co ... fc24bf1fc1 ]



DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO FACES "WORST HUNGER CATASTROPHE" AS MINERAL EXTRACTION ENRICHES THE FEW
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/9/7/d ... an_egeland ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

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, 11 am – 12:30 pm: TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY ART, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, CLASSROOM BUILDING 434

A Hybrid Workshop Featuring Cat Haines and Jaye Kovach

Attend in person of by zoom.

Contact jes.battis@uregina.ca for Zoom link



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/ ]



MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 5:30 pm: SASKATCHEWAN AND THE MILITARY COUP IN CHILE 50 YEARS LATER: BOOK LAUNCH FOR CANADA-CHILE SOLIDARITY, 1973-1990, RESEARCH & INNOVATION CENTRE 208, U of R
Speakers:

Miguel Sanchez, Faculty of Social Work

Lenia Rivera, member of the exiled Chilean community in Regina

John Foster, Department of Politics and International Studies, and Department of Justice Studies

Joe Gunn, Centre Oblat

Moderated by Simon Granovsky-Larsen, Department of Politics and International Studies

Canada-Chile Solidarity, 1973-1990. Testimonies of Civil Society Action, has just been published by Novalis Press. Based on original documents from that period, it analyses the role of civil society activism in influencing refugee policies, corporate investments and social awareness. It is a must-read for all those interested in Canada-Latin America relations and for those studying solidarity as a crucial practice in this era of massive forced displacement. The Regina book launch features Saskatchewan-based activists who participated in solidarity struggles in the 1970s and 1980s.



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:

WE WANT SEATBELTS IN PADDY WAGGONS
[ https://www.change.org/p/my-local-membe ... ddy-wagons ]



TELL THE NDP A BOLD EMISSIONS CAP MUST BE A PRIORITY
[ https://act.leadnow.ca/NDP-climate-nego ... 2023-09-08 ]



FREE LEONARD PELTIER
[ https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-to ... rd-peltier ]



FIFA MUST FIRE LUIS RUBIALES FOR RAMPANT SEXISM IN SPAIN'S WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM!
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/8 ... 3348115581 ]


- Making Peace Vigil