MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - March 21, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - March 21, 2024


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

PASSION FOR COFFEE HELPS FUEL BUSINESS OWNER THROUGH GOOD TIMES AND BAD
[ https://leaderpost.com/life/queen-city/ ... es-and-bad ]



HOMELESS PEOPLE IN EDMONTON ARE DYING AT 8 TIMES THE RATE AS PRE-PANDEMIC (What is the rate in Regina?)
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton ... -1.7149005 ]


TEACHERS RALLY OUTSIDE LEGISLATURE IN REGINA, PICKET ACROSS THE PROVINCE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7149219 ]


HOOPLA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CANCELLED AS TEACHER JOB ACTION CONTINUES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7149219 ]


HOW CLASSROOM COMPLEXITY HAS MADE LEARNING COMPLICATED
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1.7150536 ]


SASK., ALBERTA INACTION ON CLIMATE CRISIS MAKES IT WORSE
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... 947650f0de ]


FIRST NATIONS LIFE EXPECTANCY HAS PLUMMETED. HOW TO CHANGE THAT
[ https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/03/08/Firs ... Plummeted/ ]



CANADA: ALL 10 PROVINCES TO END IMMIGRATION DETENTION IN JAILS
[ https://amnesty.ca/human-rights-news/ca ... -in-jails/ ]


CANADA’S UN AMBASSADOR SUPPORTS ISRAELI EXPANSION BY PEACE PROCESS
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... ce-process ]



PARLIAMENT VOTES TO END ARMS EXPORTS TO ISRAEL IN WATERED-DOWN MOTION
[ https://www.cjpme.org/pr_2024_03_18_par ... ms_exports ]



NDP MOTION A TINY STEP FORWARD IN PALESTINE SOLIDARITY, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2024/03/20/ndp-m ... olidarity/ ]



TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT WILL NOT REVOKE EXISTING PERMITS FOR ISRAEL MILITARY EXPORTS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/already-ap ... newsletter ]


SUSPENDING THE EXPORT OF CANADIAN “MILITARY GOODS” TO ISRAEL SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE ADDRESSING THEIR TRANSFER VIA THE UNITED STATES
[ https://pbicanada.org/2024/03/17/suspen ... ed-states/ ]



CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR - MARCH 18, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x45bZPp7JAE ]



BERNIE SANDERS SAYS US MUST 'FUNDAMENTALLY RETHINK' ITS FOREIGN POLICY
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/berni ... ign-policy ]



OCTOBER 7: AL JAZEERA INVESTIGATES
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0atzea-mPY ]


ONE-THIRD OF CHILDREN UNDER 2 IN NORTHERN GAZA NOW ACUTELY MALNOURISHED
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/0ne-t ... ished-gaza ]



BDS THE US: THE WORLD MUST HOLD THE US GOVERNMENT TO THE RULE OF LAW
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/bds-the-u-s- ... le-of-law/ ]


‘A CATASTROPHE THAT CANNOT BE DESCRIBED’: PALESTINIAN POET IN RAFAH ON DAILY HARDSHIPS AMID ISRAEL’S WAR
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/18/ ... _abu_lebda ]



ISRAEL’S ULTIMATE GOAL IS ETHNIC CLEANSING: DR. MUSTAFA BARGHOUTI ON GROWING FAMINE, AL-SHIFA ATTACK
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/19/ ... _palestine ]



ISRAEL’S GENOCIDAL PROJECT IS NOT CONFINED TO GAZA
[ https://dimitrilascaris.org/2024/03/17/ ... d-to-gaza/ ]



CORNEL WEST SLAMS BIDEN’S GAZA POLICY
[ https://www.middleeasteye.net/video/cor ... re-cowards ]


BIDEN’S SANCTIONS AGAINST ISRAELI SETTLERS IGNORES STATE’S ROLE IN WEST BANK VIOLENCE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/20/shane_bauer ]


ISRAEL’S TROJAN HORSE
[ https://informationclearinghouse.blog/2 ... -horse/11/ ]



DIMITRI LASCARIS REPORTS FROM THE NORTHERN BORDER OF THE GAZA STRIP
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA4tOEDfzi0 ]



YEMEN'S RED SEA ATTACKS SINK ISRAEL'S RED SEA PORT, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM6QmgGvHHA ]



EMISSIONS FROM ISRAEL’S WAR IN GAZA HAVE IMMENSE EFFECT OF CLIMATE CATASTROPHE
[ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/ ... ate-change ]



ARE WE STUMBLING INTO WORLD WAR 3 IN UKRAINE?
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2024/03/are-w ... n-ukraine/ ]



JOE BIDEN’S PARTING GIFT TO AMERICA WILL BE CHRISTIAN FASCISM, by Chris Hedges
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... an-fascism ]



'NORTH SEA FOSSIL FREE': ACTIVISTS IN 6 COUNTRIES PROTEST 'UNHINGED' OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/north-sea-fossil-free ]



'SIRENS ARE BLARING': WMO SAYS 2023 SHATTERED KEY CLIMATE METRICS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2023- ... ate-report ]



ASSANGE IN PLEA DEAL TALKS WITH US
[ https://www.rt.com/news/594581-assange-plea-deal-talks/ ]



TRIBUTE TO AMY GOODMAN & DEMOCRACY NOW!
[ https://vimeo.com/924710699/d8ae392233 ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:


THURSDAY MARCH 21, 7 pm food; 7:30 pm panel: 4 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO UNDERSTAND THE WAR IN GAZA, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, EDUCATION AUDITORIUM—also online
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/772090354494355/ ]



FRIDAY MARCH 22, 6 pm: PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF PEACE WITH ED LEHMAN, ABSTRACTIONS, 2161 ROSE ST



SUNDAY MARCH 24, 11 am – 4 pm: SPRING FREE FROM RACISM FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, ITALIAN CLUB, 13TH AVE & CONNAUGHT ST
[ https://amnestysaskatchewan.ca/sunday-m ... om-racism/ ]



SUNDAY MARCH 24, 2 pm: RALLY FOR PALESTINE—MARCH FROM LEG TO MUSEUM
Bring pots and pans for banging.
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=12 ... 2207520000 ]



TUESDAY MARCH 26 NOON: SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS—A NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE PLAN
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/human-right ... ewsletter2 ]



TUESDAY MARCH 26, 5 pm: BOOK LAUNCH—THE MEDICINE CHEST, BY JAROL BOAN, COLLEGE AVENUE CAMPUS, 2155 COLLEGE AVE, ROOM 139
After leaving her American medical practice in 2011, Jarol Boan returned to her childhood home in SK. There, she found a health care system struggling with high rates of preventable chronic diseases and institutional racism. Through her work with patients in urban settings and on reserves, she began learning first-hand about Indigenous perspectives on wellness and healing, leading to a personal journey of enlightenment and reconciliation.

The Medicine Chest exposes disparities in a country that prides itself on an equitable health care system and examines the devastating legacies of colonialism. Boan weaves historical data and professional observations on health care policy into an informative and compassionate narrative while investigating how Canada’s health care system is failing those most in need.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/916183116487491/ ]


MARCH 27, 2:30 pm: INDENTIFYING THE SPACE WE HOLD—AN ANTI-RACISM CONVERSATION
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/identifying ... tdtcreator ]



WEDNESDAY MARCH 27, 5 pm: BOOK LAUNCH—CANADA’S LONG FIGHT AGAINST DEMOCRACY, by Yves Engler
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]



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: BOOK LAUNCH—SQUANDERED: CANADA’S POTASH LEGACY, BY ERIC CLINE, COLLEGE BUILDING, 2155 COLLEGE AVE, CB 139 MULTIPURPOSE HALL
[ https://uofrpress.ca/Books/S/Squandered ]



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
[ https://www.facebook.com/groups/58091333368/ ]



SATURDAY APRIL 6, 2 pm: RALLY DENOUNCING NATO, FEDERAL BUILDING SCARTH ST & VICTORIA AVE
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will soon be celebrating 75 years of its existence - a day that millions will be remembering the deaths of their loved ones at the hands of NATO. Join Regina Peace Council members to demonstrate for Peace, Disarmament, and Global Cooperation and Against Hate, War, and Aggression.
For more information call me, Ed, at: 306 718 8010.



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

CALL ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REQUIRE THAT THE NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION DEMONSTRATE THAT IT HAS THE CONSENT OF RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITIES BEFORE SELECTING A SITE FOR THEIR PROPOSED DEEP GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY FOR HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE NUCLEAR WASTE
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ign/e-4852 ]


ELIMINATE THE PINK TAX IN CANADA THROUGH LEGISLATIVE ACTION
[ https://www.change.org/p/eliminate-the- ... ive-action ]



MINISTER JOLY: PLEASE FOLLOW THROUGH ON YOUR PROMISE TO CANADIANS AND INSTITUTE AN AIRTIGHT ARMS EMBARGO ON ISRAEL
[ https://act.leadnow.ca/airtight-arms-embargo/ ]



TELL PM TRUDEUA TO THE DO THE RIGHT THING: VOTE FOR PEACE & JUSTICE
[ https://www.ndp.ca/vote-for-peace ]



CANADA REVENUE AGENCY: NO SUBSIDIES FOR WAR CRIMES
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/write ... irect_link ]



A CALL FOR CANADA TO ENABLE HUMANITARIAN AID INTO GAZA
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/a-cal ... -into-gaza ]



CHILDCARE FOR ALL IN CANADA
[ https://childcarenow.ca/nov-2023-open-l ... 20E-letter ]



LET THEM IN: HUMANITARIAN PATHWAYS APPLICATIONS FOR COLOMBIANS HAITIANS AND VENEZUELANS
[ https://www.change.org/p/let-them-in-hu ... enezuelans ]


- Making Peace Vigil