MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 5, 2023

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - November 5, 2023



GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

WHY PUBLIC TRANSIT HAS NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS
[ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7sQuUpYga4E ]


REGINA PUBLIC LIBRARY ANTICIPATING $340,000 IN ADDITIONAL SECURITY COSTS IN 2024 AS VIOLENT INCIDENTS RISE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7015020 ]



MORE REGINA NIMYBISM
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... nt-project ]



WHAT THE UNFOLDING STORY OF BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE TELLS US ABOUT RECONCILIATION
[ https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/10/31/B ... ign=311023 ]



STAND FOR INDIGENOUS LAND JUSTICE, by Robin Wall Kimerer
[ https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/202 ... amp-seneca ]



NOT IN MY NAME: JEWS & ALLIES RALLY FOR A CEASEFIRE IN HALIFAX
[ https://judyhaiven.substack.com/p/not-i ... lies-rally ]



THE COMPASS OF MOURNING, by Judith Butler
[ https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v45/n20 ... f-mourning ]



AMERICA’S UNSINKABLE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HAS CAPSIZED, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://dimitrilascaris.org/2023/11/02/ ... ed-part-1/ ]



‘GAZA CEASEFIRE TOP PRIORITY’ AS CHINA ASSUMES UNSC PRESIDENCY
[ https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202311/1301118.shtml ]



SAVING PALESTINIAN LIVES WILL SAVE ISRAELI LIVES
[ https://soundcloud.com/democracynow/col ... alestinian ]



1,500+ ISRAELIS URGE ICC ACTION ON 'WAR CRIMES AND GENOCIDE' IN GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/inter ... urt-israel ]



GABOR MATÉ ON ISRAEL-PALESTINE
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHDBw-wx6w0 ]



TA-NEHISI COATES SPEAKS OUT AGAINST ISRAEL’S “SEGREGATIONIST APARTHEID REGIME” AFTER WEST BANK VISIT
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/2/ta_nehisi_coates ]



UNGA: ONLY THE US & ISRAEL OPPOSE LIFTING THE BLOCKADE ON CUBA
[ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/UNG ... -0010.html ]



GAZA DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO RISE AS US REFUSES GLOBAL CALL FOR CEASE-FIRE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-refuses-ceasefire ]



FILIPINO PROTESTERS SLAM GOVERNMENT ABSTENTION ON ISRAEL-GAZA RESOLUTION
[ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/ ... tion-at-un ]



3 KEY INSIGHTS INTO BUILDING A POWERFUL, LOVING MOVEMENT AGAINST OPRESSION IN PALESTINE-ISRAEL
[ https://wagingnonviolence.org/2023/10/b ... ne-israel/ ]



A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA IS JUST THE FIRST STEP TOWARD LIBERABITON
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/a-ceasefir ... iberation/ ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:



SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5, 10:30 am: TIRO MTHEMBU WILL BE THE SPEAKER AT THE UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP SUNDAY SERVICE—either in person—2700 College Avenue or by Zoom
Tiro is part owner of the Hampton Hub, a bar and vegan restaurant by the General Hospital. Hampton Hub is named for Fred Hampton, a member of the Black Panthers who was murdered by the FBI a few weeks after he spoke at the University of Regina.

People come to the Hampton Hub for more than the food. Teach-In Tuesdays is a weekly gathering that features expert guests invited to speak on a variety of topics. Learn what motivates the owners to be activists in their community.
In person: Unitarian Fellowship, 2700 College Ave

On Zoom: [ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86498080299?p ... 09#success ]


SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12, 7 PM: MERCHANTS OF DEATH—U.S. WEAPONS MAKERS TO BE TRIED BY WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/us-wea ... er-12-2023 ]



SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26, 1 – 4 pm: MEMORIAL FOR JOE ROBERTS, LOCAL MARKET, 1377 HAMILTON STREET
Amongst many other things, Joe was a stalwart of Regina’s peace and justice activism community.



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

STOP THE BLOODSHED! SUSPEND ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL
[ https://actions.eko.org/a/stop-arms-sal ... e=fwd&t=12 ]



TELL YOUR MP TO DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE
[ https://join.savethechildren.ca/page/137516/action/1 ]


- Making Peace Vigil