MAKING PEACE VIGIL NEWSLETTER . . . September 17, 2023

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL NEWSLETTER . . . . September 17, 2023


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

MAJORITY OF CITY COUNCIL VOTES AGAINST 'HOUSELESSNESS CRISIS' MOTION
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... sis-motion ]


‘WE DON’T TRUST THEM:’ MASTERS ON FRACTURE IN REGINA CITY COUNCIL
[ https://www.cjme.com/2023/09/14/we-dont ... y-council/ ]



CITY OF REGINA NOW SAYS THERE ARE NO BIOHAZARDS WHERE CITY HALL ENCAMPMENT WAS LOCATED
[ https://regina.ctvnews.ca/city-of-regin ... -1.6562899 ]


COUNCIL BANS PUBLIC RECORDING MINUTES BEFORE HOUSELESS EMERGENCY ADDRESSED
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... -addressed ]


CREATING SYSTEM CHANGE THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF HOUSING FIRST PRINCIPLES AND PROGRAMS
[ https://homelessnesslearninghub.ca/libr ... -programs/ ]



SASK GOVERNMENT IGNORING THAT IT MAY HARM TRANSGENDER KIDS
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... ender-kids ]



SASK CHILD ADVOCATE: PRONOUN POLICY COULD RUN CONTRARY TO HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS, NEEDS CHANGES
[ https://regina.ctvnews.ca/sask-child-ad ... witterpost ]



SASK PREMIER READY TO USE NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE TO PROTECT NEW SCHOOL PRONOUN & NAME RULES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.6966385 ]



A MESSAGE TO NURSES: IT’S TIME TO ORGANIZE
[ https://www.bing.com/search?pglt=41&q=b ... A1&PC=U531 ]


DISABILITY & THE PRISON SYSTEM
[ https://www.bing.com/search?q=briarpatc ... cc=0&ghpl= ]



WHY PRODUCING A BARREL OF OIL CAUSES HIGHER EMISSIONS IN SASKATCHEWAN COMPARED TO ALBERTA
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ ... 3Dsharebar ]



OTTAWA’S HISTORY OF TAKING CREDIT FOR WHAT PROTEST WON
[ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ottawa ... otest-won/ ]



INDIGENOUS LAND PROTECTORS FACE OFF WITH A CANADIAN MINING COMPANY
[ https://indiginews.com/news/in-nevada-i ... ng-company ]



STUDY EXPOSES FOREST CARBON CREDIT SCHEMES TO OFFSET FOSSIL FUELS AS 'PIPE DREAM'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/redd-carbon-credits ]



400 CLIMATE SCIENTISTS ENDORSE CALL TO HALT FOSSIL FUELS AHEAD OF MAJOR NYC CLIMATE MARCH
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/9/15/ ... ssil_fuels ]



THE SOUTH MUST CHANGE THE RULES OF THE GAME: CUBAN PRESIDENT
[ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/The ... -0008.html ]



WE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE WORD PEACE
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2023/09/we-fe ... ord-peace/ ]



SILENCING PACIFISTS RATHER THAN GUNS IN UKRAINE
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/silencing-pac ... n-ukraine/ ]




THE COMING WAR ON CHINA, with John Pillger
[ https://johnpilger.com/videos/the-comin ... subtitles- ]



THE US IS FANNING THE FLAMES OF WAR WITH CHINA
[ https://informationclearinghouse.blog/2 ... ith-china/ ]



MAKING SENSE OF THE ONGOING GLOBAL CONFLICT
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2023/09/makin ... -conflict/ ]



WAR IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS, DECLARES EXECUTIVE AT LONDON’S GLOBAL ARMS FAIR
[ https://informationclearinghouse.blog/2 ... arms-fair/ ]



JOSEPH GERSON AND MARGARET ENGEL REPORT BACK FROM SEOUL, HIROSHIMA, AND NAGASAKI
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l91VkbdFnWQ ]



NAOMI KLEIN ON HER NEW BOOK “DOPPELGANGER” & HOW CONSPIRACY CULTURE BENEFITS RULING ELITE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/9/14/ ... ppelganger ]



AUSTRALIAN MPs SIGN LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR JULIAN ASSANGE
[ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Aus ... -0005.html ]



POPE CALLS OUT CORPORATE ‘CAREWASHING’—COVERNING VIOLATIONS WITH CHARITY
[ https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatic ... ns-charity ]



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, 1:30 pm: INDIGENOUS IDENTITY AND COLONIZATION: WHO COUNTS, WHO DECIDES, AND WHY”—with Joyce Green
[ https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/j/9446306578 ... 09#success ]



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:

STOP THE RBC TAKOVER OF HSBC
[ https://act.leadnow.ca/stop-the-takeove ... 2023-09-14 ]



STOP PLASTIC COMPANIES FROM WEAKENING CANADA’S NEGOTIATING STANCE ON PLASTIC POLLUTION
[ https://foecanada.org/water-and-plastic ... ic-treaty/ ]



CANADA MUST TELL ISRAEL TO FREE ALL OF PALESTINE’S CHILD PRISONERS
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/take- ... -prisoners ]


- Making Peace Vigil