MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - February 8, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - February 8, 2024



GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

WHAT THE CLUCK? URBAN HEN ENTHUSIASTS WATCH AS COUNCIL CRANKS PLUCK THEIR CHICKEN DREAMS, by Paul Dechene
[ https://prairiedogmag.com/what-the-cluck/ ]


ADVOCATE SAYS MORE SOCIAL HOUSING NEEDED AS RENTAL VACANCIES LOW
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... rously-low ]


TRYING TO MAKE CRIMINALS OUT OF PEOPLE WHO CARE
[ https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contrib ... 1b9a2.html ]


REGINA COUNCILLOR LORI BRESCIANI LIKELY VIOLATED ETHICS RULES BY WEIGHING IN ON PICKLEBALL LEASE: EXPERT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7092484 ]


SASK. NURSES NEED PROTECTION FROM OVERWORK FOR SAFETY’S SAKE
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... d438ffb3fc ]


THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT JOBS': EDUCATION MINISTER DEFENDS MLA RAISES AMID TEACHERS' STRIKES, SANCTIONS
https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/th ... -sanctions



SASK. NDP SAY STAFFING REPORT SHOWS LACK OF INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... c4c3d3ad41 ]



THE ABCs DESERVE EQUITABLE FUNDING IN SASKATCHEWAN
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... 48f2c7ff7e ]


AS SMITH'S RULES ERUPT ON NATIONAL STAGE, IT'S THE KIDS WHO FEEL THE PAIN
https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/colum ... -kids-pain



CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR, FEBRUARY 5, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag98xOFbL94 ]



COCA COLA, MCDONALD’S AND KROGER LINKED TO U.S. PRISON SLAVERY
[ https://www.freedomunited.org/news/coca ... n-slavery/ ]



DO WE VALUE ANYTHING ELSE AS MUCH AS MILITARY SPENDING?
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/do-we-value- ... -spending/ ]


WAR MADE INVISIBLE: NEWS MEDIA & WAR
[ https://rumble.com/v4bepfx-news-media-a ... lomon.html ]


HOW FOUR MARATHONERS ORGANIZED A CEASEFIRE PROTEST FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY
[ https://defector.com/how-four-marathone ... he-country ]


ANNIE LENNOX ENDS POWERFUL SINÉAD O'CONNOR GRAMMYS TRIBUTE WITH A CALL FOR CEASEFIRE
[ https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment ... r-BB1hRqSA ]



ISRAEL HAS KILLED NEARLY 900 PALESTINIANS SINCE ICJ ORDER TO PREVENT ACTS OF GENOCIDE
[ https://theintercept.com/2024/02/02/isr ... Newsletter ]


ISRAEL HAS WAGED A “DELIBERATE PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN” TO JUSTIFY BRUTAL GAZA ASSAULT, with Jeremy Scahill
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/2/7/i ... ganda_gaza ]



‘NO EVIDENCE’ OF UNRWA-HAMAS ALLEGATIONS
[ https://informationclearinghouse.blog/2 ... ations/11/ ]


CORNELL WEST ON ISRAEL & PALESTINE & THE US ELECTION
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXEMT-m ... =7&t=1237s ]


THE U.S. MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX & THE ASSAULT ON GAZA
[ https://www.youtube.com/live/ixTmd6T_Sb ... TKS53IdNYQ ]


ISRAEL’S USE OF STARVATION AS A WEAPON OF WAR BRINGS GAZA TO THE BRINK OF FAMINE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/2/5/alex_de_waal ]



AMNESTY CONDEMNS ISRAELI MILITARY'S 'SHOCKING' VIOLENCE AGAINST WEST BANK CIVILIANS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/amnesty-west-bank ]



COLONIAL LAW & THE ERASURE OF PALESTINE
[ https://therealnews.com/noura-erakat-co ... -palestine ]



NATO IS PUSHING THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT TOWARD A ‘WORLD WAR’
[ https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202402/1306652.shtml ]



IN EU CLIMATE PROPOSAL, 'A DARK HOLE WHERE AN END TO FOSSIL FUELS SHOULD BE'
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/europe-climate ]


SOUTH DAKOTA GOV. KRISTI NOEM BANNED FROM TRIBAL LAND OVER U.S.-MEXICO BORDER COMMENTS: "BLATANT DISRESPECT"
[ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kristi-noe ... -comments/ ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

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.
Link to trailer: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bondvm3hvGM&t=19s ]


SUNDAY FEBRUARY 11, 1 pm: SOUTH AFRICA VS ISRAEL—THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION AGAINST GENOCIDE
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


MONDAY FEBRUARY 12, 5 pm: THE ICJ CASE & THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN PALESTINE
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]



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.
Link to trailer: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bondvm3hvGM&t=19s ]


MONDAY FEBRUARY 12, 7 pm: ORGANIZING FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION, HAMPTON HUB, 1221 15TH AVE


TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13, NOON: HOMELESSNESS IS A HOUSING PROBLEM
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]



TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13, 3 pm: INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST HOUSING AGENDA: ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]
Please register to attend.



TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13, 8 pm: GLOBAL NATO—THE LARGEST MILITARY ALLIANCE IN HISTORY
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 4 pm: CLIMATE CRISIS & CAPITALISM—IS SYSTEM CHANGE THE ANSWER?
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16, 6 pm: AMNESTY BOOK CLUB PRESENTS SUZETTE MAYR, AUTHOR OF THE GILLER-PRIZE WINNING NOVEL 'THE SLEEPING CAR PORTER'
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/308828381725598/ ]



SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18, 10:30 am: PETER GILMER OF THE REGINA ANTI-POVERTY MINISTRY WILL BE THE SPEAKER AT THE UNITARIAN CENTRE SUNDAY SERVICE, UNITARIAN CENTRE, 2700 COLLEGE AVE
As a lead-in to World Day of Social Justice, February 20, Peter will tell us about some of the anti-poverty work going on in Regina.
In person or via zoom: [ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86498080299?p ... 09#success
]


MONDAY FEBRUARY 19, 7 pm: FIRST SESSION OF ECOSTRESS SASK’s 8 WEEK PROGRAM
EcoStress Sask will be offering a new eight-week long group session from February to April 2024. Groups are facilitated and include conversation and sharing of our experiences, as well as instruction and practice of coping and self-care knowledge and skills. The groups also discuss moving forward, meaningful ways to take action, and building community. We will meet on Zoom from 7-9pm each Monday starting February 19th. You can read more about us at ecostresssask.ca. Our organization runs on a “pay what you can” model with $160 suggested for the eight week long group session. However, we do not want cost to prohibit participation. Everyone is welcome. Groups often decide to continue meeting on their own (without a facilitator) beyond the eight weeks.
If you are interested in more information or would like to register, email [ ecostresssask@gmail.com ].



TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 5:30 – 6:30: REGINA HOMELESS MEMORIAL, PAT FIACCO PLAZA, NORTH SIDE OF VICTORIA PARK
Come to honour AND remember lives lost to homelessness. There will be advocate speakers, lived experience stories, and a candlelight vigil.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/691522463171570/ ]



THURSDAY FEBRUARY 29, 6 pm: RADIOACTIVE WASTE POLICY IN CANADA—WHERE DID IT GO?
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]



THURSDAY MARCH 7, 6:30 pm: WHAT DOES BUILDING A PROGRESSIVE REGINA LOOK LIKE, UNIION CENTRE, 2709-12TH AVE



TUESDAY MARCH 26, 5 pm: BOOK LAUNCH—THE MEDICINE CHEST, BY JAROL BOAN, COLLEGE AVENUE CAMPUS, 2155 COLLEGE AVE, ROOM 139
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/916183116487491/ ]



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

IT’S TIME TO FIX THE EDUCATION CRISIS IN SK
[ https://www.tellthemtuesday.com/mla_cou ... tuesdaycom ]



CALL FOR A WINDFALL PROFIT TAX ON THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY BUDGET
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/action/make-pol ... 24-budget/ ]
Call on the Senate to pass Bill C-226, the National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act.
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/action/support- ... stice-law/ ]


CANADA: STOP ARMING ISRAEL
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/canadastoparmingisrael/ ]



NO TO NATO! YES TO PEACE!
[ https://nonatoyespeace.org/sign-the-statement/ ]



TELL THE ACADEMY: ACKNOWLEDGE THE HUMAN COST OF NUCLEAR TESTING & WAR
[ https://actionnetwork.org/forms/acknowledge-human-cost/ ]