MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - February 18, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - February 18, 2024


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

CITY COUNCIL APPROVES TASK FORCE, LAND TRUST EXPLORATION FOR NORTH CENTRAL
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... th-central ]]


MURRAY MANDRYK: COCKRILL'S HALF-TRUTHS DAMAGE TEACHERS' NEGOTIATIONS | REGINA LEADER POST
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... th-central ]



BILLBOARDS INDICATE SASK. PARTY 'PREPARING FOR A FIGHT' WITH STF
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... h-stf-prof ]



CHALLENGE AGAINST SASK. SCHOOL PRONOUN LAW CAN PROCEED, JUDGE RULES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7117608 ]



COURT RULES UR PRIDE’S CASE AGAINST PRONOUN LAW CAN PROCEED
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... an-proceed ]


PINK GOLD TO PUBLIC GOOD, by Erin Weir
[ https://ryanmeili.substack.com/p/pink-g ... ublic-good ]


INDIGENOUS CHILD WELFARE ACT IS CONSTITUTIONAL, SAYS SUPREME COURT
[ https://rabble.ca/indigenous/supreme-co ... Newsletter ]


EXPLODING ALBERTA’S MYTHS ABOUT SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS
[ https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/02/15/ ... -Reactors/ ]



CANADA’S CLIMATE ACTIONS MUST BE GREATLY STRENGTHENED TO REACH NET-ZERO EMISSIONS, NEW REPORT
[ https://sierraclub.bc.ca/canadas-climat ... ew-report/ ]



TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZED $28 MILLON OF NEW MILITARY EXPORTS TO ISRAEL SINCE OCTOBER
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/trudeau-go ... e-october/ ]



A WORD LIKE PEACE IS FASTER THAN THE BULLET OF WAR
[ https://thetricontinental.org/newslette ... -must-end/ ]



FORGET PUTIN. OUR DEFENCE BUDGET IS ALL ABOUT TRUMP
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/p/forget-puti ... -budget-is ]



HOW THE CIA DESTABILIZES THE WORLD, by Jeffery Sachs
[ https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/ci ... -the-world ]



WESTERN LEADERS ARE ISRAEL’S HUMAN SHIELDS
[ https://dimitrilascaris.org/2024/02/16/ ... n-shields/ ]



EDWARD SAID SEEMS LIKE A PROPHET: 20 YEARS ON, ‘THERE’S HUNGER FOR HIS NARRATIVE’
[ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/ ... srael-gaza ]



WITH RAFAH UNDER SIEGE, ICJ REITERATES ISRAELI OBLIGATIONS UNDER GENOCIDE CONVENTION
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/rafah-gaza ]



WHY YEMEN STANDS WITH PALESTINE
[ https://therealnews.com/yemen-red-sea-h ... bing-yemen


AUSTRALIA DEMANDS US, UK DROP THE CHARGES AGAINST JULIAN ASSANGE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/2/15/ ... k_drop_the ]



'DEVASTATING': WIFE OF IMPRISONED JOURNALIST JULIAN ASSANGE MOURNS DEATH OF ALEXEI NAVALNY
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/alexe ... ny-assange ]


BIG OIL, PLASTICS INDUSTRY LED 'CAMPAIGN OF DECEPTION' TO PUSH RECYCLING FRAUD
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/plast ... -recycling ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

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 ... 2NQTkx2Yld ]



SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18, 6 pm: PEACE & PALESTINE—a zoom discussion.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87272797487?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 https://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



MONDAY FEBRUARY 19, 7 pm: DISSENTERS—STUDENTS SAY NO TO MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/pQVTp2pAx06Wjt5oI0ioEg2 ]



TUESDAY FEBRUARY 20, 7 pm: BLACK HISTORY IN CANADA, WITH CHRISTIAN MBANZA, BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT HAMPTON HUB, 1221 15 AVE
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/C2tiDXcuPdF/?img_index=2 ]



THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22, 8 pm: JOIN WET’SUWET’EN HEREDITARY CHIEFS FOR A WEBINAR & LEARN ABOUT THEIR GROUNDBREAKING CHARTER OF RIGHTS & FREEDOMS CHALLENGE TAKING ON CANADA’S CLIMATE INACTION
[ https://raventrust.com/events/wetsuweten-webinar/ ]



SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2 pm: MARCH FOR PALESTINE! STOP THE GENOCIDE! LEGISLATIVE BUILDING TO CITY HALL



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/ ]



TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 6 pm: INFORMATION SESSSION—FIND FOSSIL FUEL FUNDERS
[ https://www.forourkids.ca/sponsorship_s ... forourkids ]



TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 7 pm: BLACK HISTORY IN SASK, WITH BARBARA MACNEIL-- BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT HAMPTON HUB, 1221 15 AVE
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/C2tiDXcuPdF/?img_index=2 ]



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, UNION 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/ ]



THURSDAY APRIL 4, 7 pm: CANDIDATE 101—A WORKSHOP OF HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE CANDIDATE IN THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION, UNION CENTRE, 2709-12TH AVE



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

CALL PREMIER MOE & LET HIM KNOW YOU WANT HIS GOVERNMENT TO FIX THE CRISIS IN EDUCATION
[ https://www.tellthemtuesday.com/day_of_ ... tuesdaycom ]



JAGMEET SINGH SMEARS ANTI-GENOCIDE PROTESTERS
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/jagme ... rect_link& ]



END RACIST POLICING FROM THE US TO PALESTINE
[ https://actionnetwork.org/forms/add-you ... palestine/ ]



DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE IN GAZA TO PROTECT CHILDREN
[ https://www.change.org/p/demand-an-imme ... t-children ]



CANADA: STOP ARMING ISRAEL. RESTORE FUNDING TO UNRWA
[ https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/stop-a ... g-to-unrwa ]



TRIBUTE TO ALEXEI NAVALNY
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/na ... ibute_loc/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil