MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - February 19, 2026
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2026 9:04 pmMAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - February 19, 2026
SPECIAL EVENT: TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 5:30-6:30 pm: CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO HONOUR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES TO HOMELESSNESS, CITY SQUARE PLAZA, 12TH AVE, NORTH SIDE OF VIC PARK
Please come out and honour those who died in 2025 because they were unhoused.
Sponsored by Phoenix Residential Society
2 SPECIAL ACTIONS
NO 10% TRANSIT HIKE
On Wednesday February 25, Regina City Council will be voting on whether to raise Regina Transit Fares by 10%. We must do our best to ensure this motion does not pass.
Possible actions:
Make a presentation at the February 25 meeting of City Council:
The meeting agenda can be found here: :https://reginask.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=14&ID=5513&Inline=True
Unfortunately Transit Fares are the last item on the agenda.
You must apply to speak by noon on Monday February 23: https://www.regina.ca/city-government/c ... e-council/
The maximum time you can speak is 5 minutes.
Contact Mayor Bachynski and your City Councillor
[ https://www.regina.ca/city-government/c ... uncillors/ ]
SENATORS, VOTE ‘NO’ ON TRUMPIAN MASS DEPORTATION BILL C12
[ https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/bill-c12-s ... templated/ ]
SONG FOR THE DAY: "MINNESOTA" - MARSH FAMILY ADAPTATION OF "SAN FRANCISCO (BE SURE TO WEAR SOME FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR)"
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRHxXHZmVAM ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
CITY OF REGINA SEEKING PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON ACCESSIBILITY PLAN PROGRESS—How about clearing snow and ice off sidewalks!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... n-progress ]
BLACK BIRD COMMONS TO BE MUCH MORE THAN JUST A NEW INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE
[ https://leaderpost.com/business/local-b ... -bookstore ]
DATA CENTRE GIANT SECURES $14 MILLION DEAL TO CONSUME 40% OF PENNSYLVANIA TOWN’S EXCESS WATER—a warning for Regina
[ https://therealnews.com/data-center-14- ... cess-water ]
HOW TO RESIST DATA CENTERS: A GUIDE FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN EUROPE—perhaps a guide also for Regina
[ https://algorithmwatch.org/en/a-guide-to-data-centers/ ]
SASK. INDIGENOUS STORYTELLING MONTH CULTIVATES KINSHIP, HEALING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... bdb20cb059 ]
THE TIME HAS COME FOR SECTORAL BARGAINING
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/the-time-h ... argaining/ ]
'HE WAS A MAN ON A MISSION': EDDIE CARVERY REMEMBERED FOR KEEPING MEMORY OF AFRICVILLE ALIVE—The destruction of Africville is one of the (many) very bad moments in Canadian history
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-sco ... -9.7091578 ]
FIX THE DISABILITY TAX CREDIT (DTC): URGENT REFORM NEEDED TO SUPPORT CANADIANS
[ https://www.disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca ... -canadians ]
FIGHTING MEDIA EXCLUSION ZONES. WHAT DON’T THEY WANT US TO SEE?
[ https://bccla.org/2026/02/fighting-medi ... us-to-see/ ]
THE CLASS WAR ON WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS IS JUST MORE CAPITALISM
[ https://jacobin.com/2026/02/class-white ... capitalism ]
THE RISE OF ANTI-IMMIGRANT RACISM LED TO VIOLENT ATTACKS AND SILENCE IN LONDON COMMUNITY
[ https://antlerrivermedia.ca/the-rise-of ... community/ ]
WHAT CANADIANS CAN LEARN FROM US RESISTANCE TO ICE TERROR, by Harsha Walia
[ https://breachmedia.ca/what-canadians-c ... ce-terror/ ]
SCOTIABANK DIVESTS FROM ISRAELI ARMS COMPANY FOLLOWING PUBLIC PRESSURE
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/scotiabank ... -pressure/ ]
ACROSS THE BORDER, INDIGENOUS FEARS SPIKE AMIDST U.S. IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN
[ https://indiginews.com/features/ice-cra ... us-rights/ ]
CANADA BETS ON ‘BUILD AT HOME’ DEFENCE STRATEGY TO RECLAIM SOVEREIGNTY — AND REVIVE READINESS—How about we build homes to end homelessness!
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/defenc ... -9.7091567 ]
CANADA SHOULD NOT JOIN THE NUCLEAR CLUB
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... lear-club/ ]
A NEW PERSPECTIVE AND BLUEPRINT: A DEMILITARISED ARCTIC FOR THE COMMON GOOD — AND WHY IT IS RATIONAL
[ https://thetransnational.substack.com/p ... lueprint-a ]
THE RADICAL SOLUTION TO SKYROCKETING GROCERY PRICES
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQOXdtPBGXI ]
TWIN CITIES UNIONS PLANNING ‘LARGEST US RENT STRIKE IN 100+ YEARS’ AS ICE OCCUPATION DRIVES EVICTION CRISIS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/minne ... strike-ice ]
WHY IS ICE STILL JAILING LEQAA KORDIA? PALESTINIAN PROTESTER SUFFERS SEIZURE AFTER 11 MONTHS LOCKED UP
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/16/leqaa_kordia ]
“THE ALABAMA SOLUTION”: OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM USES PRISONER CELLPHONES TO SHOW U.S.’s DEADLIEST PRISONS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/16/ ... a_solution ]
MELANIA, TECH BROS AND THE PRICE OF DIAPERS, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/mel ... irect=true ]
VIJAY PRASHAD EVISCERATES MARCO "NARCO" RUBIO
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix9MODxMIoM&t=385s ]
EPSTEIN FLIPPED ISRAEL’S GAZA-TESTED BIOMETRIC SCANNERS INTO NIGERIA PORTS DEAL FOR UAE
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/epstein- ... irect=true ]
COMPARING TRUMP ADMIN TO MINISTRY OF TRUTH IN ORWELL’S 1984, JUDGE ORDERS SLAVERY EXHIBITS RESTORED
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-1984 ]
THE INCREASING ATTACKS ON FRANCESCA ALBANESE PRESAGE A NEW DARK AGE: The Chris Hedges Report
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the- ... -francesca ]
YES, US OLYMPIANS ARE WOKE. DEAL WITH IT
[ https://www.publicnotice.co/p/us-olympi ... -out-trump ]
TRUMP ‘MURDER SPREE’ CONTINUES WITH 11 MORE PEOPLE KILLED IN US BOAT STRIKES
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/latest-boat-strike ]
U.S. KILLS 11 IN TRIPLE VESSEL STRIKE; MAMDANI TO CONTROL PIVOTAL NYC RENT AUTHORITY; "VOICE OF HIND RAJAB" FILMMAKER REJECTS PRIZE IN BERLIN
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/united-s ... site-daily ]
DELCY RODRÍGUEZ SAYS MADURO IS ‘INNOCENT’ AND ‘LEGITIMATE’ LEADER OF VENEZUELA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFtZivnmscI ]
SOS: THE US IS MANUFACTURING A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN CUBA
[ https://therealnews.com/sos-the-us-is-m ... is-in-cuba ]
WHY IS THE US CUTTING CUBA OFF FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD (I found this a very helpful analysis.)
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7087026 ]
GROUP SEEKS CHILEAN PROSECUTION OF IDF SNIPER ROM KOVTUN OVER GAZA HOSPITAL SIEGE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/rom-kovtun ]
HAMAS SAYS IT WILL NOT UNILATERALLY DISARM AS TRUMP AND NETANYAHU THREATEN A RETURN TO FULL-SCALE WAR
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-ne ... s-mladenov ]
“EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION”: TRITA PARSI WARNS U.S. & IRAN HAVE INCENTIVES TO ESCALATE CONFLICT
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/18/ ... _sanctions ]
INSIDE TRUMP AND NETANYAHU’S MEETING ON IRAN, with Seymour Hersh
[ https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/ins ... us-meeting ]
"THIS IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL": U.S. ENGAGED IN MASSIVE MILITARY BUILDUP AS THREAT TO BOMB IRAN GROWS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-us- ... p-khamenei ]
INTERVIEW WITH BILL MCKIBBEN ON SOLAR POWER++
[ https://blairpalese.substack.com/p/with ... irect=true ]
US YOUTH, CLIMATE COALITION SUE TO STOP TRUMP EPA ‘FROM TORCHING OUR KIDS’ FUTURE’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-2 ... nt-finding ]
“KEEP HOPE ALIVE”: REMEMBERING REV. JESSE JACKSON, CIVIL RIGHTS ICON WHO TWICE RAN FOR PRESIDENT
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/17/ ... se_jackson ]
JESSE JACKSON, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER WHO FOUGHT FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE, DIES AT 84
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/jess-jackson-obituary ]
JESSE JACKSON GAVE PEACE A CHANCE
[ https://www.thenation.com/article/activ ... ary-death/ ]
JESSE JACKSON’S LEGACY: FROM MARCHING WITH MLK TO BUILDING THE RAINBOW COALITION
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/17/ ... se_jackson ]
JESSE JACKSON FOUGHT FOR JUSTICE AT HOME & ABROAD: JUAN GONZÁLEZ & BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/18/ ... bute_death ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19, 6 pm: NUCLEAR IS NOT THE SOLUTION: THE FOLLY OF ATOMIC POWER IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE | NUCLEAR WASTE ONLINE 2026 WEBINAR SERIES
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19, 6 pm: INSIDE THE ANTI-CHINA WARMAKING MACHINE
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/event/insid ... g-machine/ ]
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 21, 8 am: CELEBRATING THE REVOLUTIONARY CONTRIBUTIONS OF MICHAEL PARENTI
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/celebrating ... 2713482399 ]
MONDAY FEBRUARY 23, 7 pm: ENDING CANADA’S COMPLICITY IN THE GENOCIDE OF PALESTINE
[ https://act.lewisforleader.ca/pal-solidarity-session ]
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, NOON: QUALITATIVE INQUIRY IN THIS MOMENT: THE DISMANTLING AND ASSAULT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Dr. Abby Ferber and Dr. Marc Spooner will share their analysis, research and insights of the shifting terrain in higher education and how we might navigate these ongoing machinations of autocratic change.
[ https://qualitativeinquiry.org/event/qu ... education/ ]
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 5:30-6:30 pm: CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO HONOUR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES TO HOMELESSNESS, CITY SQUARE PLAZA, 12TH AVE, NORTH SIDE OF VIC PARK - Sponsored by Phoenix Residential Society
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 6 pm: BOILING POINT—HOW AMERICA BROUGHT WAR TO UKRAINE
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/event/boili ... n-ukraine/ ]
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 7 PM: TARIFFS, THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC ORDER, AND WHY CANADA-CHINA PARTNERSHIPS MATTER FOR WORKERS
[ https://sfu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tY ... gistration ]
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, NOON: WEBINAR: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, PEACE UNDER THREAT
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/webina ... er-threat/ ]
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 4:30 – 6:30 PM: STATE OF CANADA SERIES: TRANSITION TO THE CARNEY ERA: ONE YEAR IN
Presented by: Shannon Proudfoot, Feature writer at the Globe and Mail
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... ey-era.php ]
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 5:30 pm: WHERE DO WE GO NEXT? A CLIMATE CONVERSATION WITH STEVEN GUILBEAULT
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... rvzIhKKFkQ ]
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26, 11 am: WIDENING DIVIDE: CANADIAN PENSIONS AT A CROSSROADS ON CLIMATE LEADERSHIP
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26, 1 pm: DISABILITY WITHOUT POVERTY VIRTUAL TOWN HALL
[ https://plan-9.hubspotpagebuilder.com/f ... 6-townhall ]
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2 pm: TRUMP, AMERICA, AND RUPTURING THE WORLD ORDER: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
[ https://www.scienceforpeace.org/events- ... nsequences ]
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 27, NOON – 1 pm: BOOK LAUNCH—FREE TO BE MORE: CREATIVE ACTIVISM IN THE ERA OF BLACK LIVES MATTER, U OF R, ED 191
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/book-launch ... tdtcreator ]
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1-4 pm: APARTHEID FREE COMMUNITIES IN SK, 3303 HILLSDALE ST
Join Apartheid Free Communities (AFC) for an introductory workshop, with Jeeda Musleh, a Palestinean organizer with AFC in BC to learn more.
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DUEYTi5Dx5U/ ]
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28, 7 pm: FUNDRAISING CONCERT FOR HOLY ROSARY PARK, ARTESIAN, 2627-13TH AVE
MONDAY MARCH 2, 2 pm: MAKING THE ABOLITON OF WAR A REALISTIC GOAL
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]
MONDAY MARCH 2, 6:30 pm: BOOK LAUNCH LEADING FROM THE HEART, BY JUDY DARCY, IN CONVERSATION WITH BARB BYERS, CENTRAL LIBRARY, 2311 12TH AVE
TUESDAY MARCH 3, 12:30 pm: FROM SILOS TO SOLUTIONS: WHY CANADA'S HOUSING ACCORD NEEDS YOU
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 4, 5:30 – 8 pm: BOOK CELEBRATION—KNOWLEDGE UNDER SEIGE: CHARTING A FUTURE FOR UNIVERSITIES, WITH MARC SPOONER & JAMES MCNINCH, CRAVE KITCHEN & WINE BAR, 1925 VICTORIA AVE
Open to public and free to attend. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be available.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/2455608831538996/ ]
THURSDAY MARCH 5, 2 pm: GARDEN PLANNING WORKSHOP WITH JADA BEE
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
FRIDAY MARCH 6, 6 – 8 pm: VOICES, POWER, & LEADERSHIP—CELEBRATING WOMEN’S DAY, ESTELLE EVENTS CENTRE, 2410 DEWDNEY AVE—women only - Sponsored by Saskatchewan Council For International Development
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/voices-powe ... 1430083719 ]
THURSDAY MARCH 12, 7 – 9 pm: 2026 WOODROW LLOYD LECTURE, TIMOTHY CAULFIELD WILL BE SPEAKING ON THE TOPIC THE KNOWLEDGE CRISIS: HOW DID WE GET HERE AND WHAT CAN WE DO?
[ https://www.uregina.ca/events/2026/03/2 ... cture.html ]
TUESDAY MARCH 17, 1:30 – 3:30 pm: WE ARE READI—REWRITING THE RULES FOR EQUITY IMPACT
March 21 is International Day For The Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Ready to transform your organization? Explore We Are READI, a framework for equity, reconciliation, and meaningful, sustainable change.
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/we-are-read ... 1876209092 ]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 18, 5:30 – 8:30 pm: WETLANDS FEST 2026—WATER, RESPONSIBILITY, AND THE PATH FORWARD, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, ATRIUM, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
[ https://www.uregina.ca/science/biology/ ... 03_18.html ]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 25, 11 AM: CHILD’S PLAY: MAKING SOCIAL MEANING IN KIDS’ ZONES AND WAR ZONES
What should we make of a warplane as a playground feature or war museums hosting children’s birthday parties?
[ https://balsillieschool.ca/event/childs ... war-zones/ ]
TUESDAY MARCH 31, 11 am: WOMEN’S MOMENTUM ASSEMBLY FOR A JUST FOSSIL FUEL PHASEOUT: A VIRTUAL GLOBAL ASSEMBLY IN THE LEAD UP TO THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS IN COLOMBIA
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
SATURDAY APRIL 11, 2 pm: BOOK LAUNCH—THE LONG SIXTIES: STORIES FROM THE NEW LEFT, CENTRAL LIBRARY
Inspiring stories from seven Canadians, including Regina’s own Jim Harding, who have spent sixty plus years fighting for social justice and transformative change
[ https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/the-long-sixties ]
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS
DEMAND A PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO ALBERTA’S OIL AND GAS CLEANUP PROBLEM
[ ttps://ecojustice.ca/take-action/demand ... p-problem/ ]
EMAIL YOUR MP AND KEY MINISTERS AND DEMAND THEY VOTE YES ON THE NO MORE LOOPHOLES BILL AND CUT OFF THE FLOW OF WEAPONS TO ISRAEL
[ https://armsembargonow.ca/nomoreloopholes/ ]
CANADA: DEFY TRUMP AND SELL OIL, FOOD, AND MEDICINE TO CUBA
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/canad ... ne-to-cuba ]
RING CAMERA'S NEW AI-POWERED TRACKING SYSTEM CREATES MASS SURVEILLANCE NETWORK IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/180/931 ... 3544617619 ]
- Making Peace Vigll
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SPECIAL EVENT: TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 5:30-6:30 pm: CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO HONOUR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES TO HOMELESSNESS, CITY SQUARE PLAZA, 12TH AVE, NORTH SIDE OF VIC PARK
Please come out and honour those who died in 2025 because they were unhoused.
Sponsored by Phoenix Residential Society
2 SPECIAL ACTIONS
NO 10% TRANSIT HIKE
On Wednesday February 25, Regina City Council will be voting on whether to raise Regina Transit Fares by 10%. We must do our best to ensure this motion does not pass.
Possible actions:
Make a presentation at the February 25 meeting of City Council:
The meeting agenda can be found here: :https://reginask.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=14&ID=5513&Inline=True
Unfortunately Transit Fares are the last item on the agenda.
You must apply to speak by noon on Monday February 23: https://www.regina.ca/city-government/c ... e-council/
The maximum time you can speak is 5 minutes.
Contact Mayor Bachynski and your City Councillor
[ https://www.regina.ca/city-government/c ... uncillors/ ]
SENATORS, VOTE ‘NO’ ON TRUMPIAN MASS DEPORTATION BILL C12
[ https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/bill-c12-s ... templated/ ]
SONG FOR THE DAY: "MINNESOTA" - MARSH FAMILY ADAPTATION OF "SAN FRANCISCO (BE SURE TO WEAR SOME FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR)"
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRHxXHZmVAM ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
CITY OF REGINA SEEKING PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON ACCESSIBILITY PLAN PROGRESS—How about clearing snow and ice off sidewalks!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... n-progress ]
BLACK BIRD COMMONS TO BE MUCH MORE THAN JUST A NEW INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE
[ https://leaderpost.com/business/local-b ... -bookstore ]
DATA CENTRE GIANT SECURES $14 MILLION DEAL TO CONSUME 40% OF PENNSYLVANIA TOWN’S EXCESS WATER—a warning for Regina
[ https://therealnews.com/data-center-14- ... cess-water ]
HOW TO RESIST DATA CENTERS: A GUIDE FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN EUROPE—perhaps a guide also for Regina
[ https://algorithmwatch.org/en/a-guide-to-data-centers/ ]
SASK. INDIGENOUS STORYTELLING MONTH CULTIVATES KINSHIP, HEALING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... bdb20cb059 ]
THE TIME HAS COME FOR SECTORAL BARGAINING
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/the-time-h ... argaining/ ]
'HE WAS A MAN ON A MISSION': EDDIE CARVERY REMEMBERED FOR KEEPING MEMORY OF AFRICVILLE ALIVE—The destruction of Africville is one of the (many) very bad moments in Canadian history
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-sco ... -9.7091578 ]
FIX THE DISABILITY TAX CREDIT (DTC): URGENT REFORM NEEDED TO SUPPORT CANADIANS
[ https://www.disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca ... -canadians ]
FIGHTING MEDIA EXCLUSION ZONES. WHAT DON’T THEY WANT US TO SEE?
[ https://bccla.org/2026/02/fighting-medi ... us-to-see/ ]
THE CLASS WAR ON WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS IS JUST MORE CAPITALISM
[ https://jacobin.com/2026/02/class-white ... capitalism ]
THE RISE OF ANTI-IMMIGRANT RACISM LED TO VIOLENT ATTACKS AND SILENCE IN LONDON COMMUNITY
[ https://antlerrivermedia.ca/the-rise-of ... community/ ]
WHAT CANADIANS CAN LEARN FROM US RESISTANCE TO ICE TERROR, by Harsha Walia
[ https://breachmedia.ca/what-canadians-c ... ce-terror/ ]
SCOTIABANK DIVESTS FROM ISRAELI ARMS COMPANY FOLLOWING PUBLIC PRESSURE
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/scotiabank ... -pressure/ ]
ACROSS THE BORDER, INDIGENOUS FEARS SPIKE AMIDST U.S. IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN
[ https://indiginews.com/features/ice-cra ... us-rights/ ]
CANADA BETS ON ‘BUILD AT HOME’ DEFENCE STRATEGY TO RECLAIM SOVEREIGNTY — AND REVIVE READINESS—How about we build homes to end homelessness!
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/defenc ... -9.7091567 ]
CANADA SHOULD NOT JOIN THE NUCLEAR CLUB
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... lear-club/ ]
A NEW PERSPECTIVE AND BLUEPRINT: A DEMILITARISED ARCTIC FOR THE COMMON GOOD — AND WHY IT IS RATIONAL
[ https://thetransnational.substack.com/p ... lueprint-a ]
THE RADICAL SOLUTION TO SKYROCKETING GROCERY PRICES
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQOXdtPBGXI ]
TWIN CITIES UNIONS PLANNING ‘LARGEST US RENT STRIKE IN 100+ YEARS’ AS ICE OCCUPATION DRIVES EVICTION CRISIS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/minne ... strike-ice ]
WHY IS ICE STILL JAILING LEQAA KORDIA? PALESTINIAN PROTESTER SUFFERS SEIZURE AFTER 11 MONTHS LOCKED UP
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/16/leqaa_kordia ]
“THE ALABAMA SOLUTION”: OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM USES PRISONER CELLPHONES TO SHOW U.S.’s DEADLIEST PRISONS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/16/ ... a_solution ]
MELANIA, TECH BROS AND THE PRICE OF DIAPERS, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/mel ... irect=true ]
VIJAY PRASHAD EVISCERATES MARCO "NARCO" RUBIO
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix9MODxMIoM&t=385s ]
EPSTEIN FLIPPED ISRAEL’S GAZA-TESTED BIOMETRIC SCANNERS INTO NIGERIA PORTS DEAL FOR UAE
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/epstein- ... irect=true ]
COMPARING TRUMP ADMIN TO MINISTRY OF TRUTH IN ORWELL’S 1984, JUDGE ORDERS SLAVERY EXHIBITS RESTORED
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-1984 ]
THE INCREASING ATTACKS ON FRANCESCA ALBANESE PRESAGE A NEW DARK AGE: The Chris Hedges Report
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the- ... -francesca ]
YES, US OLYMPIANS ARE WOKE. DEAL WITH IT
[ https://www.publicnotice.co/p/us-olympi ... -out-trump ]
TRUMP ‘MURDER SPREE’ CONTINUES WITH 11 MORE PEOPLE KILLED IN US BOAT STRIKES
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/latest-boat-strike ]
U.S. KILLS 11 IN TRIPLE VESSEL STRIKE; MAMDANI TO CONTROL PIVOTAL NYC RENT AUTHORITY; "VOICE OF HIND RAJAB" FILMMAKER REJECTS PRIZE IN BERLIN
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/united-s ... site-daily ]
DELCY RODRÍGUEZ SAYS MADURO IS ‘INNOCENT’ AND ‘LEGITIMATE’ LEADER OF VENEZUELA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFtZivnmscI ]
SOS: THE US IS MANUFACTURING A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN CUBA
[ https://therealnews.com/sos-the-us-is-m ... is-in-cuba ]
WHY IS THE US CUTTING CUBA OFF FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD (I found this a very helpful analysis.)
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7087026 ]
GROUP SEEKS CHILEAN PROSECUTION OF IDF SNIPER ROM KOVTUN OVER GAZA HOSPITAL SIEGE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/rom-kovtun ]
HAMAS SAYS IT WILL NOT UNILATERALLY DISARM AS TRUMP AND NETANYAHU THREATEN A RETURN TO FULL-SCALE WAR
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-ne ... s-mladenov ]
“EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION”: TRITA PARSI WARNS U.S. & IRAN HAVE INCENTIVES TO ESCALATE CONFLICT
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/18/ ... _sanctions ]
INSIDE TRUMP AND NETANYAHU’S MEETING ON IRAN, with Seymour Hersh
[ https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/ins ... us-meeting ]
"THIS IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL": U.S. ENGAGED IN MASSIVE MILITARY BUILDUP AS THREAT TO BOMB IRAN GROWS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-us- ... p-khamenei ]
INTERVIEW WITH BILL MCKIBBEN ON SOLAR POWER++
[ https://blairpalese.substack.com/p/with ... irect=true ]
US YOUTH, CLIMATE COALITION SUE TO STOP TRUMP EPA ‘FROM TORCHING OUR KIDS’ FUTURE’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-2 ... nt-finding ]
“KEEP HOPE ALIVE”: REMEMBERING REV. JESSE JACKSON, CIVIL RIGHTS ICON WHO TWICE RAN FOR PRESIDENT
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/17/ ... se_jackson ]
JESSE JACKSON, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER WHO FOUGHT FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE, DIES AT 84
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/jess-jackson-obituary ]
JESSE JACKSON GAVE PEACE A CHANCE
[ https://www.thenation.com/article/activ ... ary-death/ ]
JESSE JACKSON’S LEGACY: FROM MARCHING WITH MLK TO BUILDING THE RAINBOW COALITION
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/17/ ... se_jackson ]
JESSE JACKSON FOUGHT FOR JUSTICE AT HOME & ABROAD: JUAN GONZÁLEZ & BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/18/ ... bute_death ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19, 6 pm: NUCLEAR IS NOT THE SOLUTION: THE FOLLY OF ATOMIC POWER IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE | NUCLEAR WASTE ONLINE 2026 WEBINAR SERIES
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19, 6 pm: INSIDE THE ANTI-CHINA WARMAKING MACHINE
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/event/insid ... g-machine/ ]
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 21, 8 am: CELEBRATING THE REVOLUTIONARY CONTRIBUTIONS OF MICHAEL PARENTI
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/celebrating ... 2713482399 ]
MONDAY FEBRUARY 23, 7 pm: ENDING CANADA’S COMPLICITY IN THE GENOCIDE OF PALESTINE
[ https://act.lewisforleader.ca/pal-solidarity-session ]
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, NOON: QUALITATIVE INQUIRY IN THIS MOMENT: THE DISMANTLING AND ASSAULT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Dr. Abby Ferber and Dr. Marc Spooner will share their analysis, research and insights of the shifting terrain in higher education and how we might navigate these ongoing machinations of autocratic change.
[ https://qualitativeinquiry.org/event/qu ... education/ ]
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 5:30-6:30 pm: CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO HONOUR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES TO HOMELESSNESS, CITY SQUARE PLAZA, 12TH AVE, NORTH SIDE OF VIC PARK - Sponsored by Phoenix Residential Society
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 6 pm: BOILING POINT—HOW AMERICA BROUGHT WAR TO UKRAINE
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/event/boili ... n-ukraine/ ]
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 7 PM: TARIFFS, THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC ORDER, AND WHY CANADA-CHINA PARTNERSHIPS MATTER FOR WORKERS
[ https://sfu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tY ... gistration ]
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, NOON: WEBINAR: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, PEACE UNDER THREAT
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/webina ... er-threat/ ]
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 4:30 – 6:30 PM: STATE OF CANADA SERIES: TRANSITION TO THE CARNEY ERA: ONE YEAR IN
Presented by: Shannon Proudfoot, Feature writer at the Globe and Mail
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... ey-era.php ]
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 5:30 pm: WHERE DO WE GO NEXT? A CLIMATE CONVERSATION WITH STEVEN GUILBEAULT
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... rvzIhKKFkQ ]
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26, 11 am: WIDENING DIVIDE: CANADIAN PENSIONS AT A CROSSROADS ON CLIMATE LEADERSHIP
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26, 1 pm: DISABILITY WITHOUT POVERTY VIRTUAL TOWN HALL
[ https://plan-9.hubspotpagebuilder.com/f ... 6-townhall ]
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2 pm: TRUMP, AMERICA, AND RUPTURING THE WORLD ORDER: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
[ https://www.scienceforpeace.org/events- ... nsequences ]
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 27, NOON – 1 pm: BOOK LAUNCH—FREE TO BE MORE: CREATIVE ACTIVISM IN THE ERA OF BLACK LIVES MATTER, U OF R, ED 191
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/book-launch ... tdtcreator ]
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1-4 pm: APARTHEID FREE COMMUNITIES IN SK, 3303 HILLSDALE ST
Join Apartheid Free Communities (AFC) for an introductory workshop, with Jeeda Musleh, a Palestinean organizer with AFC in BC to learn more.
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DUEYTi5Dx5U/ ]
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28, 7 pm: FUNDRAISING CONCERT FOR HOLY ROSARY PARK, ARTESIAN, 2627-13TH AVE
MONDAY MARCH 2, 2 pm: MAKING THE ABOLITON OF WAR A REALISTIC GOAL
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]
MONDAY MARCH 2, 6:30 pm: BOOK LAUNCH LEADING FROM THE HEART, BY JUDY DARCY, IN CONVERSATION WITH BARB BYERS, CENTRAL LIBRARY, 2311 12TH AVE
TUESDAY MARCH 3, 12:30 pm: FROM SILOS TO SOLUTIONS: WHY CANADA'S HOUSING ACCORD NEEDS YOU
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 4, 5:30 – 8 pm: BOOK CELEBRATION—KNOWLEDGE UNDER SEIGE: CHARTING A FUTURE FOR UNIVERSITIES, WITH MARC SPOONER & JAMES MCNINCH, CRAVE KITCHEN & WINE BAR, 1925 VICTORIA AVE
Open to public and free to attend. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be available.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/2455608831538996/ ]
THURSDAY MARCH 5, 2 pm: GARDEN PLANNING WORKSHOP WITH JADA BEE
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
FRIDAY MARCH 6, 6 – 8 pm: VOICES, POWER, & LEADERSHIP—CELEBRATING WOMEN’S DAY, ESTELLE EVENTS CENTRE, 2410 DEWDNEY AVE—women only - Sponsored by Saskatchewan Council For International Development
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/voices-powe ... 1430083719 ]
THURSDAY MARCH 12, 7 – 9 pm: 2026 WOODROW LLOYD LECTURE, TIMOTHY CAULFIELD WILL BE SPEAKING ON THE TOPIC THE KNOWLEDGE CRISIS: HOW DID WE GET HERE AND WHAT CAN WE DO?
[ https://www.uregina.ca/events/2026/03/2 ... cture.html ]
TUESDAY MARCH 17, 1:30 – 3:30 pm: WE ARE READI—REWRITING THE RULES FOR EQUITY IMPACT
March 21 is International Day For The Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Ready to transform your organization? Explore We Are READI, a framework for equity, reconciliation, and meaningful, sustainable change.
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/we-are-read ... 1876209092 ]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 18, 5:30 – 8:30 pm: WETLANDS FEST 2026—WATER, RESPONSIBILITY, AND THE PATH FORWARD, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, ATRIUM, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
[ https://www.uregina.ca/science/biology/ ... 03_18.html ]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 25, 11 AM: CHILD’S PLAY: MAKING SOCIAL MEANING IN KIDS’ ZONES AND WAR ZONES
What should we make of a warplane as a playground feature or war museums hosting children’s birthday parties?
[ https://balsillieschool.ca/event/childs ... war-zones/ ]
TUESDAY MARCH 31, 11 am: WOMEN’S MOMENTUM ASSEMBLY FOR A JUST FOSSIL FUEL PHASEOUT: A VIRTUAL GLOBAL ASSEMBLY IN THE LEAD UP TO THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS IN COLOMBIA
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
SATURDAY APRIL 11, 2 pm: BOOK LAUNCH—THE LONG SIXTIES: STORIES FROM THE NEW LEFT, CENTRAL LIBRARY
Inspiring stories from seven Canadians, including Regina’s own Jim Harding, who have spent sixty plus years fighting for social justice and transformative change
[ https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/the-long-sixties ]
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS
DEMAND A PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO ALBERTA’S OIL AND GAS CLEANUP PROBLEM
[ ttps://ecojustice.ca/take-action/demand ... p-problem/ ]
EMAIL YOUR MP AND KEY MINISTERS AND DEMAND THEY VOTE YES ON THE NO MORE LOOPHOLES BILL AND CUT OFF THE FLOW OF WEAPONS TO ISRAEL
[ https://armsembargonow.ca/nomoreloopholes/ ]
CANADA: DEFY TRUMP AND SELL OIL, FOOD, AND MEDICINE TO CUBA
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/canad ... ne-to-cuba ]
RING CAMERA'S NEW AI-POWERED TRACKING SYSTEM CREATES MASS SURVEILLANCE NETWORK IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/180/931 ... 3544617619 ]
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