MAKING PEACE VIGIL newsletter . . . Sept. 14, 2023 . . .

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL NEWSLETTER - September 14, 2023


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

THREAT OF 'BIOHAZARD' ON CITY HALL LAWN NOT CONFIRMED, CITY SAYS
[ https://regina.ctvnews.ca/mobile/threat ... -1.6555701 ]



BASHING POOR, HOMELESS DEMONSTRATES A LACK OF COMPASSION—2 GREAT LETTERS
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/letters/ ... compassion ]


REGINA CITY COUNCIL DECLINES TO DECLARE A 'HOUSELESSNESS CRISIS'
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.6964348 ]



$596M IN SASKATCHEWAN HOUSING UNITS SITTING VACANT, NDP SAYS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ing-vacant ]



UNION HOPES EMPLOYEE SURVEY IS A 'WAKE-UP CALL' TO CITY LEADERSHIP
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... leadership ]



DRUG OVERDOSES, COVID-19 DRIVE SASK. LIFE EXPECTANCY TO LOWEST LEVEL IN 22 YEARS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.6959685 ]



SASK FIRST NATION CELEBRATES CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITAL
[ https://regina.ctvnews.ca/sask-first-na ... -1.6556731 ]



'STARLIGHT TOURS' FEAR FELT BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN CANADA EXPLORED IN TIFF SHORT FILM
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ ... -1.6962874 ]



MARCHING TO OTTAWA FOR NEGECTED & MURDERED INDIGENOUS MEN: ONE FAMILY’S FIGHT FOR JUSTICE GROWS
[ https://theconversation.com/marching-to ... ows-211566 ]



NO MORAL STRUGGLE HERE: SEARCH THE LANDFILL FOR LIVES LOST
[ https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/09/08/ ... ign=110923 ]



HOW TO DEFEAT POILIEVRE’S POLITICS OF ABANDONMENT
[ https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/09/08/D ... ign=110923 ]



CANADA & THE COUP IN CHILE, 50 YEARS LATER
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWfcAkU1f8w ]



CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR, NOVEMBER 11, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGpC3YHgv84 ]



“CAPITALISM IS AN INSECURITY MACHINE”: ASTRA TAYLOR ON STUDENT DEBT & OUR RADICALLY UNEQUAL WORLD
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/9/12/ ... udent_debt [



MINING COMPANIES ARE ABUSING A LITTLE-KNOWN LOOPHOLE TO AVOID CLEANUP
[ https://breachmedia.ca/mining-care-and- ... t-cleanup/ ]



'ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING NEWS': ANTARCTICA WARMING QUICKER THAN MODELS PROJECTED
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/antar ... al-warming ]



'WE COME HERE SEEKING URGENT HELP': VULNERABLE ISLANDS WANT CLIMATE POLLUTION COVERED BY OCEAN TREATY
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/ocean ... on-hearing ]



NEW STUDY IDENTIFIES UNITED STATES AS 'PLANET-WRECKER-IN-CHIEF'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/unite ... et-wrecker ]



“THE OTHER 9/11”: ARIEL DORFMAN ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF U.S.-BACKED COUP IN CHILE THAT OUSTED ALLENDE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/9/11/ ... nniversary ]



‘A GOOD INVESTMENT’: THE UKRAINE WAR AND THE US ARMS RACKET
[ https://informationclearinghouse.blog/2 ... ms-racket/ ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:



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.



WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 4 pm: CLUSTER BOMBS & DEPLETED URANIUM IN UKRAINE—2 MORE REASONS TO END THE WAR NOW! with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/2570610 ... f=newsfeed ]



WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 5:30 pm: SUMMER OF FIRE—WHAT’S OTTAWA GOT TO DO WITH IT?
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]



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.



THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 5 pm: FOR THE BREATHING LANDS: AN INSIDE LOOK AT TREATY 9 NATIONS' GROUNDBREAKING COURT CASE (AND HOW YOU CAN HELP)
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]



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



MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 5 pm: SCREENING OF THE VOW FROM HIROSHIMA, WITH SETSUKO THURLOW
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]



TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 5 pm: TIME FOR A CEASEFIRE IN UKRAINE?

In an endless war with already a half million casualties, is it more helpful to continue it -- risking nuclear apocalypse and guaranteeing impediments to addressing climate collapse -- or to demand a ceasefire, peace negotiations, and a commitment to sending no more weapons?

[ https://cvilleukraine.org/ ]



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

WHAT DO SASK SCHOOLS NEED THIS FALL?
[ https://www.tellthemtuesday.com/back_to_school ]



TIFF: DROP THE RBC AS A SPONSOR
[ https://act.stand.earth/page/56846/action/1 ]



CALL ON YOUR GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE COMMON SECURITY AND NUCLEAR ABOLITION AT THE 2023 UN HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON THE ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[ https://www.unfoldzero.org/26-september ... overnments ]



ASK YOUR MP TO REGULATE FOSSIL FUEL BANKS
[ https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/defund-fossil-fuels ]


NO MORE FOSSIL FUEL ADVERTISING
[ https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Peti ... ion=e-4469 ]


- Making Peace Vigil