MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - February 29, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - January 29, 2024

GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:


NORTH CENTRAL STRONG: YOUNG PEOPLE IN REGINA WORKING TO IMPROVE THEIR NEIGHBOURHOOD
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7128751 ]


ROUGHRIDERS APOLOGIZE FOR 'GIRL MATH' MARKETING FUMBLE (When will they every learn!)
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ing-fumble ]


SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS APOLOGIZE AFTER AD USING 'GIRL MATH' SPARKS BACKLASH FROM SOME FANS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.7127668 ]


NDP CALLS ON PROVINCE TO SCRAP NEW HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION APPOINTEES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -1.7126502 ]


A STEP TOWARD PHARMACARE
[ https://canadians.org/analysis/what-we- ... al-so-far/ ]



WHERE’S CHILDCARE?
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq7wmd1N5GQ ]



THE HEALTH CARE CRISIS FOR FOREIGN FARMWORKERS
[ https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/02/23/Heal ... rmworkers/ ]



ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM IN CANADA
[ https://ecojustice.ca/news/environmenta ... in-canada/ ]



JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S GENOCIDAL KABUKI THEATRE, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9YWcVqbjOE ]



‘ISRAEL ARMS EMBARGO NOW’: PROTESTERS LAUNCH COORDINATED BLOCKADES OF CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/israel-arm ... newsletter ]



CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR, FEBRUARY 26, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWVjWE07D3Y ]



CANADIANS PRESSURE PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU & FOREIGN MINISTER JOLY WITH BLOCKADES OF WEAPONS COMPANIES
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/canadians-pr ... companies/ ]



GAZA CEASEFIRE COULD SAVE 75,000 FROM DEATH: REPORT FROM LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & JOHNS HOPKINS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/2/26/ ... rojections ]



WHERE IS MIDDLE EAST HEADED AFTER OCT 7 & US ROLE? With Norman Finkelstein, Vijay Prashad, & Jeffrey Sachs
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO8ROnCvR0M ]



ONE MONTH LATER, ISRAEL HAS 'SIMPLY IGNORED' ICJ RULING AND CONTINUED TO STARVE GAZANS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israe ... -icj-order ]



UN EXPERT SAYS ISRAEL'S FORCED STARVATION OF GAZANS IS GENOCIDE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-2667376345 ]



RALPH NADER ON THE GENOCIDAL WAR IN GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/2/27/ralph_nader ]



UN CHIEF SAYS 'RULES OF WAR' BEING DISREGARDED FROM UKRAINE TO GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-chief-rules-of-war ]



SETTLER COLONIAL SPILLOVER IN THE WEST BANK
[ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s ... 0647205312 ]



WHAT’S NEXT FOR JULIAN ASSANGE?
[ https://therealnews.com/whats-next-for-julian-assange ]



JULIAN ASSANGE’S FINAL APPEAL, by Chris Hedges
[ https://peaceandplanetnews.org/julian-a ... al-appeal/ ]



SHOCK & AWE: AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLE OF U.S. WEAPONS MANUFACTURERS IN AIDING AND ABETTING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IN THE COMMISSION OF WAR CRIMES AGAINST IRAQ
[ https://rumble.com/v4fn5c2-shock-and-awe-episode-1.html ]



THE FOREVER CHEMICAL SCANDAL
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8qGtEVh7oQ ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

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



THURSDAY FEBRUARY 29, 6 pm: IS NUCLEAR POWER THE ANSWER?
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89522628187?p ... .1#success ]



THURSDAY FEBRUARY 29, 6 pm: FIGHT BIG OIL
Join members of the 350 Canada team for a short, high energy zoom call where we’ll take action together to boost our collective impact.
[ https://act.350.org/sign/upaction-fight-big-oil/ ]



SATURDAY MARCH 2, 10 am- 3 pm: SEEDY SATURDAY, ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL, 1861 MCINTYRE ST
Regina Seedy Saturday is an annual event that brings together gardeners, farmers, business owners and eco-conscious individuals to buy, sell, or exchange seeds; and celebrate the joy of gardening. The 2024 edition promises to be bigger and better, offering a unique platform for vendors to connect with a passionate community of garden enthusiasts.
[ https://www.facebook.com/seedysaturdayregina/ ]



SUNDAY MARCH 3, 3 pm: YOUTH TAKE ON OTTAWA AND NEW YORK FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]



MONDAY MARCH 4, 7 pm: THE MISSING PEACE—CODE PINK COMMUNITY HOUR
[ https://www.codepink.org/missingp34?utm ... e=codepink ]



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 MARCH 28, 7 pm: ZONE OF INTEREST SCREENING AT REGINA PUBLIC LIBRARY FILM THEATRE, LORNE & 12TH
Here’s a link to information about the film:
[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zone_ ... rest_(film)#:~:text=The%20Zone%20of%20Interest%20is,the%20United%20Kingdom%20and%20Poland ]



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



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

EMAIL SCHOOL TRUSTEES TO EXPRESS YOUR SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS
[ https://www.tellthemtuesday.com/schooltrustees ]



HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE FUTURE OF THE CBC
[ https://friends.ca/haveyoursay/ ]



CHILDCARE FOR ALL
[ https://childcarenow.ca/nov-2023-open-letter/ ]



TELL TRUDEAU & GUILABEAULT: TAX BIG OIL
[ https://act.350.org/sign/tax-big-oil/ ]



TELL MINISTERS JOLY, HUSSEN, & MILLER: STOP GENOCIDE OR RESIGN
[ https://www.cjpme.org/stop_genocide_resign ]



CANADIAN SENATE: PASS BILL C-22 ASP TO HELP KEEP THE IMPORTANT WORK OF TACKLING ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM AND INJUSTICE ON TRACK.
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/action/support- ... stice-law/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil