MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - January 21, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - January 21, 2024


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

SOLVING CLASSROOM ISSUES—LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/letters/letters-jan-20 ]



REID DISMISSAL REVEALS REAL LACK OF CITY HALL ACCOUNTABILITY
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... untability ]



OUTREACH WORKER SEES ‘HORRIFIC’ POLICY EFFECT
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/fr ... ovt-policy ]



AVERAGE RENT IN REGINA UP 13.3% AS AFFORDABILITY REMAINS TOP OF MIND
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... op-of-mind ]


RENTERS ARE PAYING THE PRICE OF CANADA’S HOUSING CRISIS
[ https://housingrightscanada.com/renters ... d6d50c795c ]



WHY ‘EVICTIONS TO NOWHERE’ MUST STOP! UNHOUSED PEOPLE DESERVE PROTECTION, NOT DECAMPMENT
[ https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/01/19/E ... Must-Stop/ ]



OHIO PASTOR CHARGED FOR OPENING CHURCH TO HOMELESS PEOPLE IN FREEZING WEATHER
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/ohio-pastor ]



WHY BYSTANDERS MAY BE RELUCTANT TO HELP SOMEONE IN DISTRESS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/explainer-w ... n-distress ]



HEIGHTENING POLITICAL RHETORIC LEAVING US ALL OUT IN THE COLD
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... n-the-cold ]



EXPERTS CONDEMN SASK’s MOVE TO STOP PROVIDING PIPES, LIMIT NEEDLE EXCHANGES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7087683 ]



FRONT LINE HARM REDUCTION WORKERS FEAR 'HORRIFIC' CONSEQUENCES OF GOV'T POLICY
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/fr ... ovt-policy ]



STF TO STRIKE AGAIN ON MONDAY, SAYS SASK PARTY ‘MISREPRESENTING’ BARGAINING
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... bargaining ]



UNDERSTANDING GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/play/MidYcU ... A8ixnQq3Xp ]

Passcode: *@I^J9.v



UNDER THE GUN IN PALESTINE: GENOCIDE, ETHNIC CLEANSING, & RESISTANCE
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHUgFIEWr1g ]



24,620 PALESTINIANS KILLED, 61,830 HURT IN ISRAELI STRIKES ON GAZA SINCE OCT. 7
[ https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2024 ... gaza-oct-7 ]



'THIS IS NOT SELF-DEFENSE... THIS IS ETHNIC CLEANSING': ISRAEL BLOWS UP GAZA UNIVERSITY
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/genocide-2666995932 ]



ISRAEL CHARGED WITH GENOCIDE IN GAZA
[ https://soundcloud.com/democracynow/col ... arged-with ]



150 MENNONITES ARRESTED AT CAPITOL FOR PEACEFULLY DEMANDING GAZA CEASE-FIRE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/ceasefire-2666972312 ]



ISRAEL’S WAR ON GAZA IS THE MOST MORAL IN HUMAN HISTORY, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://dimitrilascaris.org/2024/01/20/ ... n-history/ ]



GAZA WAR OFFERS THE ULTIMATE MARKETING TOOL FOR ISRAELI ARMS COMPANIES
[ https://www.972mag.com/gaza-war-arms-companies/ ]



NO NUKES! CELEBRATING 3 YEARS OF THE NUCLEAR BAN
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2024/01/nyc-n ... r-weapons/ ]



THE FALL OF THE WEST
[ https://journal-neo.su/2024/01/21/the-fall-of-the-west/ ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:



SUNDAY JANUARY 21, 10:30 am: SARAH KUZUSKO OF REGINA’S WELLNESS PHARMACY WILL PRESENT, UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP, 2700 COLLEGE AVE
Sarah is a pharmacist and social justice advocate who believes in doing the right thing. Come and hear how she and her staff members aim to make a difference in their community.
In person or via zoom:
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86498080299?p ... 09#success ]



SUNDAY JANUARY 21, 6 pm: RESCHEDULED—TALKING & ORGANIZING FOR PEACE & PALESTINE
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87272797487?p ... FrWU14QT09 ]
Meeting ID: 872 7279 7487
Passcode: 222092



MONDAY JANUARY 22, NOON-1:15 pm: AGING IN PLACE
Join a panel of three speakers from the Saskatchewan Health Authority: Lindsay Bzdel, Population Health Promotion Practitioner; Tanja Smiljic, Manager with Primary Health Care Clinical Integration; and Danette Spagrud, Senior Assessor Coordinator with the Provincial Individualized Funding Program. the panel will share and discuss 1) the importance of planning ahead to successfully age in place, 2) Tools that can be used to help you assess your living situation and plan for changes to ensure you can stay in your home as long as possible, 3) “A Guide for Aging Well in Regina”, 4) Primary Health Care/Home Care services that are available in Regina, including how to access them, 5) Individualized Funding program as a Home Care option to manage your own supportive services.

Register before the scheduled date by emailing: [ stsreginaadvocacy@gmail.com ]



MONDAY JANUARY 22, 8 pm: THE MISSING PEACE—CODE PINK PALESTINE CAMPAIGN
[ https://www.codepink.org/missingp22?utm ... e=codepink ]



TUESDAY JANUARY 23, 11 am: NATO/MILITARISM IN AFRICA—WOMEN SPEAK OUT
Since the end of the last century with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the disappearance of the Soviet Union, NATO has been on the move. Its “out of area” military operation in Afghanistan in 2011, lasted for 20 years. Since 1994 the African counties Algeria, Egypt, Mauretania, Morocco and Tunisia are together with Israel and Jordan in the NATO partnership program Mediterranean Dialog (MD) NATO. Thus began a “Global NATO,” project to use the NATO military alliance beyond its own charter obligations from the South China Sea to the Caribbean Sea forwarded to Australia.

For more information: [ https://masspeaceaction.org/event/nato- ... speak-out/ ]



TUESDAY JANUARY 23, 6: pm: LEARN HOW TO USE FOI REQUESTS TO ADVANCE CLIMATE JUSTICE
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/learn- ... te-justice ]



TUESDAY JANUARY 23, 7 pm: A DISCUSSION OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, WITH CECILIA RAND, EDUCATION CO-ORDINATOR AT YWCA, KNOX-MET, 2340 VICTORIA AVE



WEDNESDAY JANUARY 24, 3:30 pm: LAUNCH OF BLAIR STONECHILD’S LATEST BOOK, CHALLENGE TO CIVILIZATION: INDIGENOUS WISDOM & THE FUTURE, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, FIRST NATIONS UNIVERSITY



FRIDAY JANUARY 26, 6:30 pm: AMNESTY GATHERING—END IMMIGRATION DETENTION
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]



SUNDAY JANUARY 28, 2 pm: MARCH FOR PALESTINE, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING TO CITY HALL
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1573349809871081/ ]



WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31, 6 pm: JUST TRANSITION GUIDE FIRESIDE CHAT WITH DAVID SUZUKI & MELINA LABOUCAN-MASSIMO
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... _laSic2ilW ]



THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1, 7:30 pm: HOW SHOULD REGINA GROW? HAMPTON HUB, 1221 15TH AVE, with Vanessa Mathews & Rylan Graham
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=767 ... 8016993765 ]



MONDAY FEBRUARY 5, NOON – 1 pm: MENTAL HEALTH & SENIORS
Mental Health and Seniors. Our speakers will be Jenna Haupstein, Assistant Director of Community Engagement and Shannon Patton, Director of Community Engagement at Canadian Mental Health Association, Regina. Jenna supported by Shannon, will speak about the key differences between mental health and mental illness, and the impacts both can have on our overall wellbeing. In addition to exploring the unique challenges faced later in life, Jenna will share a variety of strategies for supporting and caring for our mental health today and as we age.

Register before the scheduled date by emailing: [ stsreginaadvocacy@gmail.com ]



WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 9 am: UNVEILING EQUITY, TACKLING SYSTEMIC RACISM by Faculty of Native Studies and Concordia University
[ https://www.facebook.com/UAlbertaNative ... AudnDcidFl ]



THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 3 pm: FILM SCREENING OF ISRAELISM AT U OF R, EDUCATION AUDITORIUM
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/palestine-s ... 7751375293 ]
Please register to ensure a seat.



MONDAY FEBRUARY 12, 7 pm: FILM SCREENING OF ISRAELISM, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE, 12TH AVE & LORNE ST.
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/palestine-s ... 7751375293 ]
Please register to ensure a seat.



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:



LET YOUR MLA KNOW YOU WANT THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNEMNT TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS & TEACHERS BY NEGOTIATING SOLUTIONS TO OVERCROWDED CLASSROOMS & KIDS WAITING MONTHS FOR THE SUPPORT THEY NEED
[ https://www.tellthemtuesday.com/mla_cou ... tuesdaycom ]



TELL THE TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT: CANADA NEEDS A WEALTH TAX NOW!
[ https://act.leadnow.ca/wealth-tax-ETT/? ... 2024-01-20 ]



TELL PM TRUDEAU, WE WANT PHARMACARE
[ https://www.ndp.ca/pharmacare-act ]



CALL ON THE SENATE TO ACT ON BILL C-226, WHICH CALLS ON CANADA TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM & INJUSTICE
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/action/support- ... stice-law/ ]



CANADA: PLEASE DO NOT DEPORT JOHN ELIJAH
[ https://www.change.org/p/stop-deportati ... ya-homabei ]



GAZA’S LAST HOPE: WE CALL ON WORLD GOVERNMENTS TO URGENTLY FILE A DECLARATION OF INTERVENTION ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN-LED LAWSUIT AT THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE CASE
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/sa ... 9e679392c0 ]


- Making Peace Vigil