MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - February 22, 2026
MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - February 22, 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
Please come out and honour those who died in 2025 because they were unhoused.
Sponsored by Phoenix Residential Society
SONG FOR THE DAY: LEONARD COHEN ANTHEM—“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8-BT6y_wYg
PETITION ENDORSEMENT Please let me know if you have objections to Making Peace Vigil endorsing this petition:
JOIN THE CALL TO HALT AND REVERSE THE ARMS RACE:
[ https://reversethearmsrace.wordpress.com/ ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
EASTBROOK COMMUNITY GARDEN PITCHED TO REGINA CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL—The more community gardens the better!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... l-approval ]
A BIG F*CK YOU TO BIG TECH: NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS DEFEAT AI DATA CENTER—Can we do this in Regina?
[ https://therealnews.com/new-jersey-resi ... ata-center ]
ST JOHN’S IS REWRITING THE STORY ON HOMELESSNESS, LED BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED IT
[ https://caeh.ca/st-johns-is-rewriting-t ... -lived-it/ ]
TORONTO’S HIGH COST-OF-LIVING IS LEAVING DISABLED PEOPLE WITH NO HOPE
[ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/toront ... dbf4c.html ]
FEMALE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SAY WESTJET POLICIES FAILED TO PROTECT THEM. A COURT WILL RULE ON A SETTLEMENT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -9.7094857 ]
STILL HERE: CELEBRATING CENTURIES OF BLACK PRESENCE IN CANADA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfJU9tqWB58 ]
PEOPLE FROM AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES FACE HARSHER TREATMENT BY IMMIGRATION SYSTEM, STUDY FINDS
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/ ... ean-study/ ]
CRA REVOKES CHARITABLE STATUS OF CANADIAN ZIONIST CULTURAL ASSOCIATION AND CANADA CHARITY PARTNERS
[ https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/break ... -partners/ ]
PREPARING FOR THE WORST, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/pre ... irect=true ]
THE TIME OF MONSTERS, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/the ... f-monsters ]
ICE DETENTION CENTERS FACE HUGE BACKLASH BEFORE THEY’VE EVEN BEEN BUILT
[ https://www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-detent ... even-built ]
US SUPREME COURT FINDS TRUMP OVERSTEPPED AUTHORITY IN IMPOSING TARIFFS UNDER EMERGENCY LAW
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory ... -9.7099048 ]
SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN TRUMP TARIFFS, BUT DAMAGE FROM ‘UNHINGED ECONOMIC SABOTAGE’ REMAINS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/supre ... mp-tariffs ]
RUBIO’S MUNICH SPEECH DETAILED TRUMP 2.0’s ENVISAGED NEW WORLD ORDER
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/02/rubio ... rld-order/ ]
VIJAY PRASHAD EXPOSES THE "NARCO RUBIO" HYPOCRISY
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfdHuV9zhzs ]
LONG LIVE THE CUBAN REVOLUTION! END THE BLOCKADE NOW! U.S. OUT OF EVERYWHERE!
[ https://socialistaction.org/2026/02/14/ ... evolution/ ]
TRUMP NOW ‘BOASTING OF A WAR CRIME’ AS CUBA SUFFERS UNDER OIL BLOCKADE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-and-cuba ]
ACTIVE SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA3fHsitqlU ]
THE SUICIDAL FOLLY OF WAR WITH IRAN, The Chris Hedges Report
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the- ... a-war-with ]
US MILITARY MOVEMENTS SPIKE FEARS OF IMMINENT ATTACK ON IRAN
[ https://therealnews.com/us-military-mov ... ck-on-iran ]
FRANCESCA ALBANESE TALKS ISRAEL, EPSTEIN, AND THE ‘ORGY OF POWER’
[ https://zeteo.com/p/francesca-albanese- ... ed-nations ]
“COLONIAL APARTHEID REGIME”: JEREMY SCAHILL ON TRUMP’S “BOARD OF PEACE” & PLANS FOR GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/20/trump_gaza ]
FEARS OF ETHNIC CLEANSING IN GAZA AND THE WEST BANK: UN RIGHTS REPORT
[ https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/02/1166998 ]
THE PLANET-SAVING POWER OF ECO-MINIMALISM
[ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/eve ... inimalism/ ]
WHERE JOY GROWS: BRINGING BUTTERFLIES HOME
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/where-joy ... lies-home/ ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22, 11 am: DOCTORS AGAINST GENOCIDE
Join Doctors Against Genocide for an urgent webinar bringing together public health analysis, lived testimony, and media accountability grounded in the ongoing destruction of life and healthcare and the moral duty to tell the truth.
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... m750Nc6iFg ]
MONDAY FEBRUARY 23, 6 pm: DEMOCRACY NOW! 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
Join Amy Goodman, Juan González, Nermeen Shaikh and the entire Democracy Now! family for a special live streaming event at the historic Riverside Church to celebrate 30 years of independent journalism.
Special Guests:
Legendary Activist and Scholar Angela Davis
Award-winning Journalist Naomi Klein
Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist Maria Ressa
Pulitzer Prize winning Writer and Poet Mosab Abu Toha
Renowned Playwright V (formerly Eve Ensler)
And more!
Musical Performances:
Michael Stipe, with Aaron Dessner and Andy LeMaster
Jazz Icon Wynton Marsalis and Friends
Hurray for the Riff Raff
And more!
[ https://www.democracynow.org/live/democ ... sary_event ]
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 ]
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 6:30 pm: EMAILING POLICE ISN’T A CRIME: ZIONIST LAWFARE AND SUPPRESSION OF DISSENT - YVES ENGLER + LAWYERS
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... OuMzbpXnXQ ]
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, Regina
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 ]
SATURDAY MARCH 7, 10 am – 3 pm: SEEDY SATURDAY, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, RIDDELL CENTRE
The event welcomes seed savers, growers, artisans, small businesses, and community organizations as vendors, offering an opportunity to showcase seeds, plants, products, or services while connecting with passionate gardeners and food advocates. Regina Seedy Saturday celebrates sustainability, seed diversity, and local resilience.
[ https://www.uregina.ca/sustainability/e ... -2026.html ]
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
JOIN THE CALL TO HALT AND REVERSE THE ARMS RACE
[ https://reversethearmsrace.wordpress.com/ ]
STOP CANADIAN WEAPONS FROM GOING TO ICE
[ https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/no-ice-pet/ ]
TELL YOUR MP TO OPPOSE PART 5, DIVISION 5, OF BILL C-15
[ https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/urgen ... bill-c-15/ ]
STOP THE BELL FABRIC AI DATA CENTRE FROM BEING BUILT
[ https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-bell- ... eing-built ]
SUDAN: STOP THE STONING
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/st ... sudan_loc/ ]
SAVE POLAR BEARS FROM ARTIC DRILLING
[ https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/sPJ ... CTpzJ3wJg2 ]
JUST 32 FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES ARE DRIVING HALF THE CLIMATE CRISIS. IT’S TIME TO MAKE THEM PAY
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeact ... 3545536773 ]
- Making Peace Vigil
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
Please come out and honour those who died in 2025 because they were unhoused.
Sponsored by Phoenix Residential Society
SONG FOR THE DAY: LEONARD COHEN ANTHEM—“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8-BT6y_wYg
PETITION ENDORSEMENT Please let me know if you have objections to Making Peace Vigil endorsing this petition:
JOIN THE CALL TO HALT AND REVERSE THE ARMS RACE:
[ https://reversethearmsrace.wordpress.com/ ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
EASTBROOK COMMUNITY GARDEN PITCHED TO REGINA CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL—The more community gardens the better!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... l-approval ]
A BIG F*CK YOU TO BIG TECH: NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS DEFEAT AI DATA CENTER—Can we do this in Regina?
[ https://therealnews.com/new-jersey-resi ... ata-center ]
ST JOHN’S IS REWRITING THE STORY ON HOMELESSNESS, LED BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED IT
[ https://caeh.ca/st-johns-is-rewriting-t ... -lived-it/ ]
TORONTO’S HIGH COST-OF-LIVING IS LEAVING DISABLED PEOPLE WITH NO HOPE
[ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/toront ... dbf4c.html ]
FEMALE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SAY WESTJET POLICIES FAILED TO PROTECT THEM. A COURT WILL RULE ON A SETTLEMENT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -9.7094857 ]
STILL HERE: CELEBRATING CENTURIES OF BLACK PRESENCE IN CANADA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfJU9tqWB58 ]
PEOPLE FROM AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES FACE HARSHER TREATMENT BY IMMIGRATION SYSTEM, STUDY FINDS
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/ ... ean-study/ ]
CRA REVOKES CHARITABLE STATUS OF CANADIAN ZIONIST CULTURAL ASSOCIATION AND CANADA CHARITY PARTNERS
[ https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/break ... -partners/ ]
PREPARING FOR THE WORST, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/pre ... irect=true ]
THE TIME OF MONSTERS, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/the ... f-monsters ]
ICE DETENTION CENTERS FACE HUGE BACKLASH BEFORE THEY’VE EVEN BEEN BUILT
[ https://www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-detent ... even-built ]
US SUPREME COURT FINDS TRUMP OVERSTEPPED AUTHORITY IN IMPOSING TARIFFS UNDER EMERGENCY LAW
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory ... -9.7099048 ]
SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN TRUMP TARIFFS, BUT DAMAGE FROM ‘UNHINGED ECONOMIC SABOTAGE’ REMAINS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/supre ... mp-tariffs ]
RUBIO’S MUNICH SPEECH DETAILED TRUMP 2.0’s ENVISAGED NEW WORLD ORDER
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/02/rubio ... rld-order/ ]
VIJAY PRASHAD EXPOSES THE "NARCO RUBIO" HYPOCRISY
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfdHuV9zhzs ]
LONG LIVE THE CUBAN REVOLUTION! END THE BLOCKADE NOW! U.S. OUT OF EVERYWHERE!
[ https://socialistaction.org/2026/02/14/ ... evolution/ ]
TRUMP NOW ‘BOASTING OF A WAR CRIME’ AS CUBA SUFFERS UNDER OIL BLOCKADE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-and-cuba ]
ACTIVE SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA3fHsitqlU ]
THE SUICIDAL FOLLY OF WAR WITH IRAN, The Chris Hedges Report
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the- ... a-war-with ]
US MILITARY MOVEMENTS SPIKE FEARS OF IMMINENT ATTACK ON IRAN
[ https://therealnews.com/us-military-mov ... ck-on-iran ]
FRANCESCA ALBANESE TALKS ISRAEL, EPSTEIN, AND THE ‘ORGY OF POWER’
[ https://zeteo.com/p/francesca-albanese- ... ed-nations ]
“COLONIAL APARTHEID REGIME”: JEREMY SCAHILL ON TRUMP’S “BOARD OF PEACE” & PLANS FOR GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/20/trump_gaza ]
FEARS OF ETHNIC CLEANSING IN GAZA AND THE WEST BANK: UN RIGHTS REPORT
[ https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/02/1166998 ]
THE PLANET-SAVING POWER OF ECO-MINIMALISM
[ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/eve ... inimalism/ ]
WHERE JOY GROWS: BRINGING BUTTERFLIES HOME
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/where-joy ... lies-home/ ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22, 11 am: DOCTORS AGAINST GENOCIDE
Join Doctors Against Genocide for an urgent webinar bringing together public health analysis, lived testimony, and media accountability grounded in the ongoing destruction of life and healthcare and the moral duty to tell the truth.
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... m750Nc6iFg ]
MONDAY FEBRUARY 23, 6 pm: DEMOCRACY NOW! 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
Join Amy Goodman, Juan González, Nermeen Shaikh and the entire Democracy Now! family for a special live streaming event at the historic Riverside Church to celebrate 30 years of independent journalism.
Special Guests:
Legendary Activist and Scholar Angela Davis
Award-winning Journalist Naomi Klein
Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist Maria Ressa
Pulitzer Prize winning Writer and Poet Mosab Abu Toha
Renowned Playwright V (formerly Eve Ensler)
And more!
Musical Performances:
Michael Stipe, with Aaron Dessner and Andy LeMaster
Jazz Icon Wynton Marsalis and Friends
Hurray for the Riff Raff
And more!
[ https://www.democracynow.org/live/democ ... sary_event ]
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 ]
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 6:30 pm: EMAILING POLICE ISN’T A CRIME: ZIONIST LAWFARE AND SUPPRESSION OF DISSENT - YVES ENGLER + LAWYERS
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... OuMzbpXnXQ ]
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, Regina
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 ]
SATURDAY MARCH 7, 10 am – 3 pm: SEEDY SATURDAY, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, RIDDELL CENTRE
The event welcomes seed savers, growers, artisans, small businesses, and community organizations as vendors, offering an opportunity to showcase seeds, plants, products, or services while connecting with passionate gardeners and food advocates. Regina Seedy Saturday celebrates sustainability, seed diversity, and local resilience.
[ https://www.uregina.ca/sustainability/e ... -2026.html ]
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
JOIN THE CALL TO HALT AND REVERSE THE ARMS RACE
[ https://reversethearmsrace.wordpress.com/ ]
STOP CANADIAN WEAPONS FROM GOING TO ICE
[ https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/no-ice-pet/ ]
TELL YOUR MP TO OPPOSE PART 5, DIVISION 5, OF BILL C-15
[ https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/urgen ... bill-c-15/ ]
STOP THE BELL FABRIC AI DATA CENTRE FROM BEING BUILT
[ https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-bell- ... eing-built ]
SUDAN: STOP THE STONING
[ https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/st ... sudan_loc/ ]
SAVE POLAR BEARS FROM ARTIC DRILLING
[ https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/sPJ ... CTpzJ3wJg2 ]
JUST 32 FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES ARE DRIVING HALF THE CLIMATE CRISIS. IT’S TIME TO MAKE THEM PAY
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeact ... 3545536773 ]
- Making Peace Vigil