MAKING PEACE VIGIL - Newsletter - November 10, 2023

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL - Newsletter - November 10, 2023


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

GOOD CARE FOR GOOD TROUBLE
[ https://www.yesmagazine.org/health-happ ... unity-care ]


BELONGINGS MATTER: POWERFUL PEOPLE TAKE POOR PEOPLE’S BELONGINGS AWAY WHEREVER THEY ARE
[ https://belongingsmatter.ca/ ]


PROVINCE MAY BE INDIRECTLY FUNDING MASTERS' DUBAI APPEARANCE
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... appearance ]

REAL SAYS TOURISM SHOULD ONCE AGAIN BE THE CITY'S DOMAIN AFTER FAILED EXPERIENCE REGINA REBRAND, by Alexander Quon
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7017954 ]



PROVINCE TELLS DOCTORS IT HAS NO PLANS TO FUND SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITES IN SASK.
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.7018100 ]



BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE’S ADOPTION BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IS VITAL, by Doug Cuthand
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... 1370a6f0c1 ]


TRAGEDY, AND A SEARCH FOR ANSWERS ON SAI’KUZ FIRST NATION
[ https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/08/Trag ... st-Nation/ ]



STRIKING SEAWAY WORKERS SHOWED THE POWER OF ‘ESSENTIAL’ LABOUR
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/striking-s ... newsletter ]



PANAMA EXPLODES WITH PROTESTS AGAINST CANADIAN COPPERMINE
[ https://therealnews.com/panama-explodes ... dium=email ]



WHOSE POLICE? RCMP UNIT ACTS AS A PRIVATE SECURITY FORCE, CRITICS SAY – CBC, THE FIFTH ESTATE
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQO2RIytszY ]



CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR, NOVEMBER 6, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=SYY5Zi ... e=youtu.be ]



CANADA USED SCIENTISTS TO COVER UP US-KOREAN WAR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS USAGE
[ https://www.thecanadafiles.com/articles ... pons-usage ]



CANADA HAS VOTED AGAINST PALESTINE 150 TIMES AT THE UN IN PAST DECADE
[ https://breachmedia.ca/canada-un-votes- ... palestine/ ]



SUSPEND ARMS TO ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN ARMED GROUPS
[ https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/06/sus ... med-groups ]



I WILL NOT LOSE MY COMPASSION FOR ALL—ISRAELI & PALESTINIAN
[ https://www.heyalma.com/i-will-not-lose ... lestinian/ ]



'LET GAZA LIVE!': A MONTH INTO ISRAELI WAR, MASSIVE US PROTESTS DEMAND CEASE-FIRE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-protests ]



ISRAEL'S LONG WAR ON GAZA W/NORMAN FINKELSTEIN | THE CHRIS HEDGES REPORT
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0aemeCbRTk ]



MICHAEL MOORE ON GAZA: WE NEED TO STOP THE SLAUGHTER
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud-3s0thf-c ]



VOICES FROM LARGEST PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTEST IN US HISTORY: STOP THE SEIGE ON GAZA NOW!
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/6/ ... e_nov_2023 ]



JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE HEALTH ADVISER DR. ALICE ROTHCHILD ON GAZA CATASTROPHE AS HEALTH SYSTEM FAILS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/6/ ... are_crisis ]



WE’RE A WAR MACHINE AS A NATION: THE TRUTH ABOUT AMERICAN POLITICS, by Chris Hedges
[ https://therealnews.com/were-a-war-mach ... dium=email ]



'NEVER AGAIN FOR ANYONE': HUNDREDS RALLY AT STATUE OF LIBERTY DEMANDING GAZA CEASE-FIRE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza- ... 2666166026 ]



CANADA: UPHOLD INTERNATIONAL LAW AND SUPPORT AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE AND FULL HUMANITARIAN ACCESS TO GAZA
[ https://www.ceasefire.ca/canada-uphold- ... s-to-gaza/ ]



“STOP THIS MADNESS”: HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR MARIONE INGRAM, 87, CONDEMNS ISRAELI ASSAULT & CALLS FOR PEACE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/8/ ... caust_gaza ]



FORMER FOX NEWS HOST TUCKER CARLSON SEES JULIAN ASSANGE AT BELMARSH PRISON
[ https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/forme ... 47941.html ]



EU SCIENTISTS ‘CAN SAY WITH NEAR CERTAINTY’ THAT 2023 WILL BE THE HOTTEST YEAR IN 125,000 YEARS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/hotte ... ecord-2023 ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11, 1 pm: FREE PALESTINE WEBINAR, with Alice Walker & others.
[ https://socialistaction.org/2023/11/03/ ... -2-pm-est/ ]


SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2 – 3:30 pm: CEASEFIRE NOW NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/590629093155210/ ]


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 ]



THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2:30 pm: OIL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL & NOT TOO LATE—A CONVERSATION ABOUT CLIMATE ACTIVISM, HOPE, & CREATIVITY
[ https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eSc ... rVmdmx0mjg ]



THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16, 6 pm: THE WALRUS TALKS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, presented by Canadian Women’s Foundation
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus- ... 6697409707 ]



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.



TUESDAY NOVEMBER 28, 7 pm: QUEEN CITY CHICKENS TEACH-IN, HAMPTON HUB, 1221-15TH AVE
Join us to learn about a backyard hen bylaw pilot project motion going to Council in the near future. Learn about keeping urban hens in Regina, ask questions and voice concerns, and help us strategize to get this motion passed!
[ https://www.facebook.com/groups/8123174 ... &ref=notif ]



THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30, 5:30 pm: REGINA & DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL ANNUAL EQUITY POTLUCK, REGINA UNION CENTRE, 2709 12TH AVE. Arrive 5:30 pm, supper 6 pm Presentation 7 – 8 pm: UR Pride
Topics: The Notwithstanding Clause—its effects on students, teachers and education in Sask.
Bring your favourite dish enough to share with 4 – 8 people.
Please note: No seafood or nuts due to allergies
Learn and discuss the most current issues facing our community.



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

REGINA, CUT HOUSING RED TAPE
[ https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/reg ... g-red-tape ]



LET SCOTT MOE KNOW CHANGE IS NEEDED IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
[ https://www.tellthemtuesday.com/take_action_rally ]



TAKE ACTION TO STRENGTHEN THE SUSTAINABLE JOBS ACT—BILL C-50
[ https://canadians.org/action/sustainabl ... committee/ ]



CEASEFIRE NOW! END THE BLOODSHED
[ https://www.ndp.ca/ceasefire ]



ALBERTA MUST DROP SPURIOUS CHARGES AGAINST PALESTINE PROTEST ORGANIZER WESAM KHALED!
[ https://www.cjpme.org/exonerate_wesam_khaled ]



CANADA & THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY: CALL FOR AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE BY ALL PARTIES IN GAZA
[ https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/137971/petition/1 ]



A JOINT JEWISH-ARAB DECLARATION FOR PEACE
[ https://my.zazim.org.il/petitions/a-joi ... =share_org ]



RICH COUNTRIES, STOP FLOODING POOR COUNTRIES WITH THEIR PLASTIC POLLUTION
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/2 ... 3363666555 ]



MAKE RSV VACCINE AFFORDABLE FOR SENIORS
[ https://www.change.org/p/make-the-rsv-v ... or-seniors ]


- Making Peace Vigil