MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - April 11, 2024

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - April 11, 2024


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING:

CITY COUNCILLOR SAYS DONORS 'WILLING TO STEP UP' FOR WASCANA POOL ELEVATOR
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/c ... r-BB1llHon ]


CITY OF REGINA OWES $230K TO REAL FOR CATALYST COMMITTEE WORK
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ittee-work ]


AGGRESSIVE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA WILL MAKE FOR A NASTY FALL CAMPAIGN IN SASKATCHEWAN. By Murray Mandryk
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... skatchewan ]


ESCALATED TEACHER JOB ACTION PUTS STRAIN ON FAMILIES, BUT CLASSROOM COMPLEXITY IS BIG ISSUE, SAYS PARENT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -1.7167698 ]


‘WE'RE CLOSER THAN WE HAVE EVER BEEN' TO A DEAL: STF PRESIDENT
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/we ... -president ]


ÎLE-À-LA-CROSSE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SURVIVORS TELL THEIR OWN STORIES IN AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... cc484847bc ]


COMMUNITY GROUPS FILE FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OVER CHALK RIVER NUCLEAR WASTE FACILITY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/c ... -1.7157502 ]


CARBON TAX DEBATE DISTRACTS CANADA FROM CLIMATE CRISIS, by Doug Cuthand
[ https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnis ... 5be81609e1 ]


CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY HOUR APRIL 9, with Yves Engler
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFlg2ZN3bfw ]


THE MANY WAYS CANADA COULD SEND A MESSAGE TO ISRAEL, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2024/04/10/the-m ... to-israel/ ]


CHARITIES ARE PAYING STUDENT JOURNALISTS FOR PRO-ISRAEL CONTENT
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/charities- ... newsletter ]


SENIOR SWISS WOMEN PREVAIL IN LANDMARK CLIMATE CASE AT EUROPE'S HUMAN RIGHTS COURT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/european- ... -1.7167866 ]


REACTION TO SWISS WOMEN'S VICTORY IN LANDMARK CLIMATE COURT CASE
[ https://www.reuters.com/world/reaction- ... 024-04-09/ ]


CUBA DENOUNCES CLIMATE DAMAGE DUE TO NATO MILITARY EXPENDITURE
[ https://www.plenglish.com/news/2024/04/ ... penditure/ ]


MILITARISM VERSUS HUMAN SECURITY
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aIa9VnLrX0&t=6s ]


BREAKING THE SILENCE: ISRAELI ARMY VETERANS TOUR U.S. & CANADA TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST OCCUPATION
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/10/ ... nce_israel ]


GAZA’S CARNAGE THROUGH THE EYES OF PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS
[ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/p ... za_unocha/ ]


“A SEA OF MISERY”: GAZA IS UNLIKE ANYTHING I’VE EVER SEEN, SAYS NGO HEAD/EX-CNN JOURNALIST ARWA DAMON
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/9/arwa_damon_gaza ]


“KILLING PEOPLE AROUND THE CLOCK”: PALESTINIANS MARK SIX MONTHS OF WAR ON GAZA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsaNLNYywZo ]


ISRAEL’S ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO MAKE GAZA UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION: MIDDLE EAST ANALYST MOUIN RABBANI
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/10/ ... _netanyahu ]


WAR IN GAZA & WAR IN UKRAINE, with Dimitri Lascaris
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J386a_1 ... OWvxssFH4A ]


ADVOCATES BLAST VATICAN'S NEW POSITION ON GENDER-AFFIRMING SURGERY AS 'DANGEROUSLY IGNORANT'
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/vatican-d ... -1.7166540 ]


FROM LAYOFFS TO LAWSUITS, BILLIONAIRES ARE STIKING BACK TO CRUSH WORKER POWER
[ https://therealnews.com/from-layoffs-to ... rker-power ]


FROM THE SOLAR ECLIPSE TO GLOBAL HEATING
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/8/climate_update ]



47 YEARS LATER, LEONARD PELTIER IS STILL NOT FREE
[ https://therealnews.com/47-years-later- ... l-not-free ]


'DO THE RIGHT THING,' SAY ASSANGE DEFENDERS AS BIDEN MULLS DROPPING CASE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-assange ]



EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

THURSDAY APRIL 11, 7 pm: THE 1935 REGINA RIOT & THE DEATH OF NICK SCHAACK, THE ARTESIAN, 2627 13th AVE
[ https://artesianon13th.ca/event-calenda ... a-april-11 ]


FRIDAY APRIL 12, 4 – 6 pm: FINANCIAL RISK OF IGNORING INDIGENOUS RIGHTS—A PANEL DISCUSSION
[ https://www.indigenousclimateaction.com ... blic-panel ]


MONDAY APRIL 15, 10 am: DISABILITY WITH POSSIBILITY
[ https://plan-9.hubspotpagebuilder.com/s ... db-webinar ]


FRIDAY APRIL 19, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm: FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING
The primary goal of the strike is to advocate for intersectional climate justice in Saskatchewan. The theme of the strike is "Climate Justice Now!" and its specific objectives include:

1. Keeping the global temperature rise below 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels.

2. Ensuring climate justice and equity for all.

3. Listening to the best-united science currently available.



FRIDAY APRIL 19. 7 pm: ORIGIN SHOWING AT CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE, LORNE ST. & 12TH AVE



SATURDAY APRIL 20, 10 am – 5 pm: ELECTRIFY REGINA, INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE, EVRAZ PLACE
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/4421675 ... f=newsfeed ]


SATURDAY APRIL 20, 7 pm: UNJUST TRANSITION: THE FUTURE FOR FOSSIL FUEL WORKERS—BOOK LAUNCH & PANEL DISCUSSION, REGINA BREWING INC, 102-1377 HAMILTON ST
The 2019 Co-op Refinery Complex lock-out demonstrates what a "just transition" could mean to fossil fuel corporations: rollbacks of collective bargaining, worker rights, cooperative spirit and environmental justice. Join us for a panel discussion and book launch.
Edited by Emily Eaton, Andrew Stevens and Sean Tucker.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1612532 ... f=newsfeed ]


WEDNESDAY APRIL 24, 10 am: WEBINAR ON LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS
[ https://preventhomelessness.ca/webinar/ ... newsletter ]


SUNDAY APRIL 28, 4 pm: DAY OF MOURNING FOR WORKERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LAST YEAR, CITY HALL
The National Day of Mourning, or Workers' Mourning Day, is observed in Canada on April 281. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and occupational exposures1. The day of remembrance was launched by the Canadian Labour Congress, and in 1991, the Parliament of Canada passed the Workers Mourning Day Act making April 28 an official Day of Mourning.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/9431382 ... f=newsfeed ]


SATURDAY MAY 4, 3 pm: MAY DAY PARADE, UNION CENTRE, 2709 12th AVE
The parade starts at the Union Centre at 3 pm and goes up Albert St to the Leg. You can walk or ride in the parade. You can also join it at any point along its route.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/3458323 ... f=newsfeed ]



NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN: FIX THE EDUCATION CRISIS
[ https://www.tellthemtuesday.com/fix_education_crisis ]



ELECTED OFFICIALS IN SASK—CALL FOR AN END TO THE CANADA-ISRAEL ARMS TRADE
[ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php? ... &ref=notif ]



STOP ANTI-INDIGENOUS CENSORSHIP AT CBC
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stop- ... -cbc-radio ]



TO CANADIAN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT: BIG OIL’S LIES COST LIVES—SUPPORT BILL C-372
[ https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/big-oi ... bill-c-372 ]


- Making Peace Vigil