MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - April 16, 2026
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2026 2:04 pmMAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - April 16, 2026
QUOTE FOR THE DAY:
“There's no limit to how much money the war machine wants, and there's no way to hand it over and not get more wars. So, we need to move the money into something useful and nonkilling.”—David Swanson, World Beyond War
SPECIAL READING: PEACE WAVE AND PEACE BITS, by Evelyn Tischer
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/04/peace ... eace-bits/ ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
GO OVER THE FINE PRINT OF DATA CENTRES, by Simon Enoch & Rachel Pettigrew
[ https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the- ... 2685987688 ]
SASK. NDP MEMBERS CALL ON BECK TO MEET WITH FEDERAL LEADER AMID ENERGY DISAGREEMENT
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/sa ... sagreement ]
SASKATCHEWAN'S TAKE HOME NALOXONE PROGRAM AND HOW TO SPOT AN OVERDOSE
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... 47f1cbd6e1 ]
FEARS INCREASE OF SURGE IN OVERDOSES, DRUG DEATHS AFTER PRAIRIE HARM REDUCTION'S CLOSURE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -9.7162551 ]
HOW EDMONTON HELPED INSPIRE REGINA'S NEW PLAN TO TAX DERELICT HOMEOWNERS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... properties ]
HOW FIRST NATIONS’ TREATIES CAN HOLD BACK THE TIDE OF ALBERTA SEPARATISM
[ https://breachmedia.ca/how-first-nation ... eparatism/ ]
FIRST NATIONS' COURT CHALLENGE MAY BLOCK ALBERTA SEPARATISM ITSELF, NOT JUST PETITION DRIVE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ ... -9.7160026 ]
TRANSPORTATION REMAINS KEY ISSUE IMPACTING MMIWG2S ON HIGHWAY OF TEARS, 2 DECADES LATER
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/mmiw ... -9.7159942 ]
JOURNALIST PLANS TO CREATE NEW ARCHIVE OF RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SURVIVOR STORIES — BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/conn ... -9.7162497 ]
WHEN SCHOOLS BAN POLITICS, WHAT ARE STUDENTS REALLY LEARNING?
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... -calandra/ ]
ONE OF CANADA'S OLDEST BLACK CHURCHES COULD LOSE ITS HERITAGE PROTECTION
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/b ... -9.7161999 ]
ON CBC IDEAS: KNOWLEDGE UNDER SEIGE—CHARTING A FUTURE FOR UNIVERSITIES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.7162060 ]
QUEBECKERS FIGHT U.S.-BACKED EXPANSION OF ARMS PLANT
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/email/f028 ... newsletter ]
CARNEY’S PLAN TO MILITARIZE THE MELTING ARTIC THREATENS PEACE AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD, by Tamara Lorincz
[ https://ricochet.media/climate/carneys- ... the-world/ ]
I WENT TO GREENLAND AND SAW A WARNING FOR CANADA
[ https://thewalrus.ca/i-went-to-greenlan ... or-canada/ ]
TRUMP, POPE LEO, & THE LESSONS OF 1933, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/tru ... irect=true ]
GLOBAL AFFAIRS MET WITH ISRAELI-ARMS SUBSIDIARY BEFORE PARLIAMENT VOTE
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/email/11ab ... 7e60ba99e/ ]
PRO-PALESTINIAN ORGANIZERS END GILLER PRIZE BOYCOTT, CITING SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/g ... -9.7160540 ]
WHY DID SO MANY CANADIANS KEEP DOING BUSINESS WITH EPSTEIN?
[ https://thewalrus.ca/its-time-to-talk-a ... o-epstein/ ]
PRESIDENT VS. POPE: TRUMP POSTS PIC OF SELF AS JESUS, POPE SAYS WARMAKERS HAVE “HANDS FULL OF BLOOD”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/14/ ... o_iran_war ]
U.S. JUSTICE DEPT. ASKS APPEAL COURT TO TOSS SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY CONVICTIONS OF PROUD BOYS, OATH KEEPERS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-doj-co ... -9.7163910 ]
ZOHRAN MAMDANI DISSES TRUMP-ISRAEL WAR ON IRAN WITH LEGENDARY TUPAC LYRIC
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/mamdani-tupac ]
‘A VERY DARK PICTURE’: IMF WARNS TRUMP’S IRAN WAR COULD UNLEASH GLOBAL RECESSION
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/imf-w ... ic-outlook ]
FAILED IRAN TALKS HEIGHTEN STAKES FOR BLOCKING WEAPONS TO ISRAEL—THE HUMAN COST OF WAR BY THE NUMBERS
[ https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/newsl ... -to-israel ]
NEW EVIDENCE BOLSTERS CLAIM THAT US LIED ABOUT ANOTHER IRAN AIRSTRIKE MASSACRE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-li ... ran-strike ]
EVERYONE KNOWS ISRAEL IS SABOTAGING THE IRAN CEASEFIRE, EVEN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
[ https://therealnews.com/everyone-knows- ... nistration ]
HOW IRAN WON THE MEME WAR
[ https://thenationmagazine.substack.com/ ... -meme-wars ]
NO WAR WITH IRAN: Recording of a Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament webinar
[ https://cnduk.org/cnds-lockdown-seminars/ ]
10 STEPS TO RESIST FASCISM AND DEFEND DEMOCRACY, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/10- ... and-defend ]
‘HUNGARY HAS CHOSEN EUROPE’ AS VOTERS END 16 STRAIGHT YEARS OF ORBÁN’S FAR-RIGHT RULE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2026- ... n-election ]
ISRAELI PRISON AUTHORITIES ARE BLOCKING HUNDREDS OF SOLIDARITY POSTCARDS BEING SENT TO FEMALE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS
[ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/04/israeli- ... prisoners/ ]
“MY DAUGHTER WENT OUT TO LEARN, NOT TO FIGHT”: GAZA GRIEVES MORE CHILDREN KILLED BY ISRAEL
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-chi ... l-genocide ]
“SCORCHED-EARTH CAMPAIGN”: ISRAEL USES “GAZA PLAYBOOK” TO TURN SOUTHERN LEBANON INTO RUBBLE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/15/ ... ched_earth ]
IRAN’S TOP DIPLOMAT SAYS TRUMP TEAM SABOTAGED TALKS WITH DEAL ‘INCHES AWAY’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran- ... gotiations ]
THANKS TO TRUMP’S IRAN WAR, BIG OIL RAKING IN $30 MILLION PER HOUR IN WINDFALL PROFITS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran- ... ll-profits ]
U.S. TO ADD THOUSANDS OF TROOPS IN MIDDLE EAST; ISRAEL CONTINUES TO BATTER LEBANON, GAZA; FOUR KILLED IN YET ANOTHER PACIFIC BOAT STRIKE
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/us-troop ... at-strikes ]
THE MAD KING SCENARIO
[ https://generation-zero-nukes.movements ... l-rey-loco ]
“THE FUTURE IS PEACE”: MAOZ INON & AZIZ ABU SARAH ON ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS WORKING TOGETHER
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/15/ ... e_is_peace ]
US VETERANS PUSH BACK AGAINST MILITARY RECRUITMENT IN SCHOOLS
[ https://www.yesmagazine.org/democracy/2 ... -push-back ]
LET’S FIGHT SOME FASCISTS, with Astra Taylor and Mark Bray
[ https://www.thenation.com/podcast/activism/ff-040826/ ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS
THURSDAY APRIL 16, 5 pm: AGAINST UNIVERSITY COMPLICITY IN FASCIST TIMES: COALITION POLITICS AND CAMPUS STRUGGLES
[ https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... BqyDKdB6UQ ]
THURSDAY APRIL 16, 6:30 pm: AN EVENING OF STORYTELLING, FILM, AND CONVERSATION WITH TŁĮCHǪ DENE STORYTELLER RICHARD VAN CAMP, MACKENZIE ART GALLARY, 3475 ALBERT ST
[ https://mackenzie.art/event/richard-van ... ngagement/ ]
THURSDAY APRIL 16, 7 pm: ONE BOOK, ONE PROVINCE—A DISCUSSION OF TOWARDS A PRAIRIE ATONEMENT, BY TREVOR HERRIOT, ROYAL SASK MUSEUM, 2445 ALBERT ST
[ https://www.saskla.ca/programs/one-book-one-province/ ]
FRIDAY APRIL 17, 7 am: UNBROKEN BEHIND BARS: PALESTINIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS, THE ZIONIST DEATH PENALTY LAW, AND THE CONTINUING STRUGGLE TO FREE THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... lP7z4jlj-w ]
FRIDAY APRIL 17, 10 am –? CLIMATE ACTIVISTS TAKE THE SASK GOVERNMENT TO COURT, COURT OF KING’S BENCH, 2425 VICTORIA AVE
Climate activists from Regina and Saskatoon will come together on April 17th in Regina to support an appeal of a climate change court case. Drop by the courthouse anytime between 10 am and noon to show your support.
The case was launched by seven Saskatchewan residents and Climate Justice Saskatoon three years ago. They claim the Saskatchewan Government violated their Charter rights by expanding gas-fired electricity generation. A justice with the Court of King’s Bench dismissed the case in October of last year.
For further information: [ https://www.sustainablesask.ca/court-action.html ]
FRIDAY APRIL 17, 1:30 pm: EVERYDAY IMPACTS OF AB AND SK LEGISLATION FOR TRANS YOUTH AND FAMILIES, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, RI 209
With Dr. Corinne Mason and Dr. Leah Hamilton from Mont Royal University and Alex Schmidt elementary school teacher and member of the Saskatchewan Coalition to Repeal Bill 137
SATURDAY APRIL 18, 10 am -4 pm: REPAIR CAFÉ, LIBRARY, WHITE CITY, 12 RAMN AVE
Get things—bikes, radios +++ for free.
[ https://www.envirocollective.ca/repair-cafe/ ]
SATURDAY APRIL 18, 11 am: NO TO DATA CENTRES PROTEST, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING
SATURDAY APRIL 18, 11 am: LABOUR FOR PALESTINE
Labour for Palestine - Canada invites you to an urgent discussion about Israel’s war and occupation of Lebanon in the context of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the regional confrontation with imperialism and Zionism.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... 1JwVNAb39Q ]
SATURDAY APRIL 18, 11:30 am: CURRENT SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
SATURDAY APRIL 18, 1:30 pm: PALESTINIAN LAND EXERCISE, OUR SAVIOUR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 140 MASSEY ROAD
Palestine Land Exercise, a participatory educational process exploring the colonization of Palestine. This is a great introduction to the history for anyone who wants to learn! Call 306-586-0006 to register.
SATURDAY APRIL 18, 7 pm: SCREENING OF SINGING BACK THE BUFFALO, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE—FREE ADMISSION
Singing Back the Buffalo follows Indigenous visionaries, scientists and communities who are rematriating the buffalo to the heart of the North American plains they once defined, signalling a turning point for Indigenous nations, the ecosystem, and all of our collective survival.
TUESDAY APRIL 21, 5 pm: UKRAINE WAR—ITS END GAME COULD END UP IN NUCLEAR WAR
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/H-HbBQwhvU-39ATERtc6XQ2 ]
TUESDAY APRIL 21, 4 PM: NAVIGATING YOUTH CLIMATE EMOTIONS: INFORMATION AND TRAINING SESSION
[ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/navigating ... 5472117551 ]
WEDNESDAY APRIL 22 (EARTH DAY) 10 am - 1 pm: FREE PACKAGES OF POLLINATOR MIX SEEDS WILL BE HANDED OUT, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CORRIDOR, U OF R
Department of Geography & Environmental Studies for its 3rd nnual free seed event, celebrating the importance of native wildflowers in local landscaping and gardening. We will be passing out free seed packages of a Pollinator Mix on April 22, 2026 from 10:00am-1:00pm (or until seeds run out) at a table in the RIC (Research & Innovation Centre) Corridor. The package contains a mix of the following: bergamot, black-eyed Susan, gaillardia, giant hyssop, meadow blazingstar, prairie coneflower, purple prairie clover, smooth aster, swamp milkweed, stiff goldenrod, and yellow evening primrose.
We will be limiting it to one seed package per person. We encourage those who collect a free seed package to share your successes on the official Instagram account for the Department of Geography & Environmental Studies:
[ https://www.instagram.com/gesuofr/ ]
WEDNESDAY APRIL 22, 10 am: HOW TO BREAK THE CLIMATE SILENCE
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... 3ZxQiDO4vQ ]
WEDNESDAY APRIL 22, 11 am: WHAT DO CANADIANS THINK OF COOPERATIVES?
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... atives.php ]
WEDNESDAY APRIL 22, 11 am: FUTURE GEOGRAPHIES—ART IN THE CENTURY OF CLIMATE CHANGE
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... AbloZ3PcQA ]
WEDNESDAY APRIL 22, 4 -6 pm: FOR EARTH DAY-- NATURE REGINA IS HAVING ITS 3RD CROCUS WALK IN THE CROCUS BIODIVERSITY RESERVE BESIDE THE CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB FROM 4-6 PM WITH WALKS EVERY 1/2 HOUR
SATURDAY APRIL 25, 1-4 pm (come & go): SHARE YOUR VISION FOR ROSARY PARK, ROSARY PARK, 3100 13TH AVE
[ https://www.facebook.com/groups/901062826185009/ ]
SUNDAY APRIL 26, 4 pm: LAND TRUSTS & HOUSING CO-OPS—A DISCUSSION, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXAbqGvAR4A/
WEDNESDAY APRIL 29 10 am: WOMEN IN CONFLICT ZONES, SPONSORED BY CODE PINK
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/women-in-conflict/ ]
WEDNESDAY APRIL 29, 7 pm: IS MISINFORMATION KILLING US? A LECTURE FEATURING TIMOTHY CAULFIELD,
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... ing-us.php ]
THURSDAY APRIL 30, 10 am: DISABILITY WITHOUT POVERTY - APRIL TOWN HALL
[ https://plan-9.hubspotpagebuilder.com/a ... 6-townhall ]
THURSDAY APRIL 30, 6 pm: CELEBRATION OF SASK FILMS, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE
[ https://www.reginalibrary.ca/film-theat ... s/16179144 ]
SATURDAY MAY 2, 10 pm: RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH RAVE, ARTESIAN, 2627 13TH AVE
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DXAbqGvAR4A/ ]
WEDNESDAY MAY 6, 6 pm: RENT CONTROL, WITH PETER GILMER & SIMON ENOCH, REGENT LIBRARY, 331 ALBERT ST
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DXAbqGvAR4A/ ]
SATURDAY MAY 9, 7 pm: BOOK LAUNCH—THE HOMELESS—A PERSONAL JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY, BY GLEN HARPER, THE CRAVE, 1925 VICTORIA AVE
SATURDAY MAY 16, 10 am -4 pm: REPAIR CAFÉ, GEORGE BOTHWELL LIBRARY, SOUTHLAND MALL, REGINA
Get things—bikes, radios +++ fixed for free.
[ https://www.envirocollective.ca/repair-cafe/ ]
SUNDAY MAY 31, 2-4 pm: BOOK CLUB—EVERY MOMENT IS A LIFE: GAZA IN THE TIME OF GENOCIDE, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
Join us for a discussion of Susan Abulhawa’s “Every Moment is a Life,” an anthology of short stories by 18 young writers in Gaza whom Abulhawa mentored during the genocide.
As Abulhawa said in a recent statement, “These young people risked dangers that most of us cannot begin to fathom just to attend writing workshops, because it was a singular outlet for intellectual exercise and creative expression. They came so they could be reminded of their potential. They came to feel that they are more than creatures seeking food and water and shelter. That they have a place in the world; that they have a voice, a relevance, something to contribute. They came to touch the lives that they thought they might still have, even if it was just for a few hours. It has been my honour and my privilege to know these beautiful, courageous individuals who deserve to be heard, to be read, to be protected.”
[ https://www.instagram.com/?target_user_ ... eed&__bp=1 ]
NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS
TELL YOUR MLA: IT’S TIME TO INVEST IN PUBLIC EDUCATION
[ https://www.tellthemtuesday.com/mla-email-budget2026 ]
THE NDP NEEDS AN INTERNATIONALIST FOREIGN CRITIC
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ndp-n ... n-critic-2 ]
CANADA: STOP CUTS TO REFUGEE HEALTHCARE
[ https://migrantrights.ca/actionslist/stopifhpcuts/ ]
CANADA: STOP BANKROLLING FOSSIL FUELS
[ https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/181546/action/1 ]
CANADA: DEMAND THE RELEASE OF PALESTINIAN PRISONERS
[ https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/end ... -prisoners ]
TELL BIG BANK CEOS – PROTECT THE AMAZON RAINFOREST FROM DEFORESTATION BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!
[ https://action.foe.org/page/96695/actio ... id=4846156 ]
USA: RELEASE ANDREA PEDRO-FRANCISCO NOW
[ https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/190061/action/1 ]
COBALT MINING IN THE CONGO: PUT PUBLIC HEALTH BEFORE PROFIT
[ https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/petit ... ore-profit ]
- Making Peace Vigil
QUOTE FOR THE DAY:
“There's no limit to how much money the war machine wants, and there's no way to hand it over and not get more wars. So, we need to move the money into something useful and nonkilling.”—David Swanson, World Beyond War
SPECIAL READING: PEACE WAVE AND PEACE BITS, by Evelyn Tischer
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/04/peace ... eace-bits/ ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
GO OVER THE FINE PRINT OF DATA CENTRES, by Simon Enoch & Rachel Pettigrew
[ https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the- ... 2685987688 ]
SASK. NDP MEMBERS CALL ON BECK TO MEET WITH FEDERAL LEADER AMID ENERGY DISAGREEMENT
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/politics/sa ... sagreement ]
SASKATCHEWAN'S TAKE HOME NALOXONE PROGRAM AND HOW TO SPOT AN OVERDOSE
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... 47f1cbd6e1 ]
FEARS INCREASE OF SURGE IN OVERDOSES, DRUG DEATHS AFTER PRAIRIE HARM REDUCTION'S CLOSURE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -9.7162551 ]
HOW EDMONTON HELPED INSPIRE REGINA'S NEW PLAN TO TAX DERELICT HOMEOWNERS
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... properties ]
HOW FIRST NATIONS’ TREATIES CAN HOLD BACK THE TIDE OF ALBERTA SEPARATISM
[ https://breachmedia.ca/how-first-nation ... eparatism/ ]
FIRST NATIONS' COURT CHALLENGE MAY BLOCK ALBERTA SEPARATISM ITSELF, NOT JUST PETITION DRIVE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ ... -9.7160026 ]
TRANSPORTATION REMAINS KEY ISSUE IMPACTING MMIWG2S ON HIGHWAY OF TEARS, 2 DECADES LATER
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/mmiw ... -9.7159942 ]
JOURNALIST PLANS TO CREATE NEW ARCHIVE OF RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SURVIVOR STORIES — BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/conn ... -9.7162497 ]
WHEN SCHOOLS BAN POLITICS, WHAT ARE STUDENTS REALLY LEARNING?
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... -calandra/ ]
ONE OF CANADA'S OLDEST BLACK CHURCHES COULD LOSE ITS HERITAGE PROTECTION
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/b ... -9.7161999 ]
ON CBC IDEAS: KNOWLEDGE UNDER SEIGE—CHARTING A FUTURE FOR UNIVERSITIES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.7162060 ]
QUEBECKERS FIGHT U.S.-BACKED EXPANSION OF ARMS PLANT
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/email/f028 ... newsletter ]
CARNEY’S PLAN TO MILITARIZE THE MELTING ARTIC THREATENS PEACE AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD, by Tamara Lorincz
[ https://ricochet.media/climate/carneys- ... the-world/ ]
I WENT TO GREENLAND AND SAW A WARNING FOR CANADA
[ https://thewalrus.ca/i-went-to-greenlan ... or-canada/ ]
TRUMP, POPE LEO, & THE LESSONS OF 1933, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/tru ... irect=true ]
GLOBAL AFFAIRS MET WITH ISRAELI-ARMS SUBSIDIARY BEFORE PARLIAMENT VOTE
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/email/11ab ... 7e60ba99e/ ]
PRO-PALESTINIAN ORGANIZERS END GILLER PRIZE BOYCOTT, CITING SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/g ... -9.7160540 ]
WHY DID SO MANY CANADIANS KEEP DOING BUSINESS WITH EPSTEIN?
[ https://thewalrus.ca/its-time-to-talk-a ... o-epstein/ ]
PRESIDENT VS. POPE: TRUMP POSTS PIC OF SELF AS JESUS, POPE SAYS WARMAKERS HAVE “HANDS FULL OF BLOOD”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/14/ ... o_iran_war ]
U.S. JUSTICE DEPT. ASKS APPEAL COURT TO TOSS SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY CONVICTIONS OF PROUD BOYS, OATH KEEPERS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-doj-co ... -9.7163910 ]
ZOHRAN MAMDANI DISSES TRUMP-ISRAEL WAR ON IRAN WITH LEGENDARY TUPAC LYRIC
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/mamdani-tupac ]
‘A VERY DARK PICTURE’: IMF WARNS TRUMP’S IRAN WAR COULD UNLEASH GLOBAL RECESSION
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/imf-w ... ic-outlook ]
FAILED IRAN TALKS HEIGHTEN STAKES FOR BLOCKING WEAPONS TO ISRAEL—THE HUMAN COST OF WAR BY THE NUMBERS
[ https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/newsl ... -to-israel ]
NEW EVIDENCE BOLSTERS CLAIM THAT US LIED ABOUT ANOTHER IRAN AIRSTRIKE MASSACRE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-li ... ran-strike ]
EVERYONE KNOWS ISRAEL IS SABOTAGING THE IRAN CEASEFIRE, EVEN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
[ https://therealnews.com/everyone-knows- ... nistration ]
HOW IRAN WON THE MEME WAR
[ https://thenationmagazine.substack.com/ ... -meme-wars ]
NO WAR WITH IRAN: Recording of a Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament webinar
[ https://cnduk.org/cnds-lockdown-seminars/ ]
10 STEPS TO RESIST FASCISM AND DEFEND DEMOCRACY, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/10- ... and-defend ]
‘HUNGARY HAS CHOSEN EUROPE’ AS VOTERS END 16 STRAIGHT YEARS OF ORBÁN’S FAR-RIGHT RULE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2026- ... n-election ]
ISRAELI PRISON AUTHORITIES ARE BLOCKING HUNDREDS OF SOLIDARITY POSTCARDS BEING SENT TO FEMALE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS
[ https://mondoweiss.net/2026/04/israeli- ... prisoners/ ]
“MY DAUGHTER WENT OUT TO LEARN, NOT TO FIGHT”: GAZA GRIEVES MORE CHILDREN KILLED BY ISRAEL
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-chi ... l-genocide ]
“SCORCHED-EARTH CAMPAIGN”: ISRAEL USES “GAZA PLAYBOOK” TO TURN SOUTHERN LEBANON INTO RUBBLE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/15/ ... ched_earth ]
IRAN’S TOP DIPLOMAT SAYS TRUMP TEAM SABOTAGED TALKS WITH DEAL ‘INCHES AWAY’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran- ... gotiations ]
THANKS TO TRUMP’S IRAN WAR, BIG OIL RAKING IN $30 MILLION PER HOUR IN WINDFALL PROFITS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran- ... ll-profits ]
U.S. TO ADD THOUSANDS OF TROOPS IN MIDDLE EAST; ISRAEL CONTINUES TO BATTER LEBANON, GAZA; FOUR KILLED IN YET ANOTHER PACIFIC BOAT STRIKE
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/us-troop ... at-strikes ]
THE MAD KING SCENARIO
[ https://generation-zero-nukes.movements ... l-rey-loco ]
“THE FUTURE IS PEACE”: MAOZ INON & AZIZ ABU SARAH ON ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS WORKING TOGETHER
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/15/ ... e_is_peace ]
US VETERANS PUSH BACK AGAINST MILITARY RECRUITMENT IN SCHOOLS
[ https://www.yesmagazine.org/democracy/2 ... -push-back ]
LET’S FIGHT SOME FASCISTS, with Astra Taylor and Mark Bray
[ https://www.thenation.com/podcast/activism/ff-040826/ ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS
THURSDAY APRIL 16, 5 pm: AGAINST UNIVERSITY COMPLICITY IN FASCIST TIMES: COALITION POLITICS AND CAMPUS STRUGGLES
[ https://jvp-org.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... BqyDKdB6UQ ]
THURSDAY APRIL 16, 6:30 pm: AN EVENING OF STORYTELLING, FILM, AND CONVERSATION WITH TŁĮCHǪ DENE STORYTELLER RICHARD VAN CAMP, MACKENZIE ART GALLARY, 3475 ALBERT ST
[ https://mackenzie.art/event/richard-van ... ngagement/ ]
THURSDAY APRIL 16, 7 pm: ONE BOOK, ONE PROVINCE—A DISCUSSION OF TOWARDS A PRAIRIE ATONEMENT, BY TREVOR HERRIOT, ROYAL SASK MUSEUM, 2445 ALBERT ST
[ https://www.saskla.ca/programs/one-book-one-province/ ]
FRIDAY APRIL 17, 7 am: UNBROKEN BEHIND BARS: PALESTINIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS, THE ZIONIST DEATH PENALTY LAW, AND THE CONTINUING STRUGGLE TO FREE THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... lP7z4jlj-w ]
FRIDAY APRIL 17, 10 am –? CLIMATE ACTIVISTS TAKE THE SASK GOVERNMENT TO COURT, COURT OF KING’S BENCH, 2425 VICTORIA AVE
Climate activists from Regina and Saskatoon will come together on April 17th in Regina to support an appeal of a climate change court case. Drop by the courthouse anytime between 10 am and noon to show your support.
The case was launched by seven Saskatchewan residents and Climate Justice Saskatoon three years ago. They claim the Saskatchewan Government violated their Charter rights by expanding gas-fired electricity generation. A justice with the Court of King’s Bench dismissed the case in October of last year.
For further information: [ https://www.sustainablesask.ca/court-action.html ]
FRIDAY APRIL 17, 1:30 pm: EVERYDAY IMPACTS OF AB AND SK LEGISLATION FOR TRANS YOUTH AND FAMILIES, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, RI 209
With Dr. Corinne Mason and Dr. Leah Hamilton from Mont Royal University and Alex Schmidt elementary school teacher and member of the Saskatchewan Coalition to Repeal Bill 137
SATURDAY APRIL 18, 10 am -4 pm: REPAIR CAFÉ, LIBRARY, WHITE CITY, 12 RAMN AVE
Get things—bikes, radios +++ for free.
[ https://www.envirocollective.ca/repair-cafe/ ]
SATURDAY APRIL 18, 11 am: NO TO DATA CENTRES PROTEST, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING
SATURDAY APRIL 18, 11 am: LABOUR FOR PALESTINE
Labour for Palestine - Canada invites you to an urgent discussion about Israel’s war and occupation of Lebanon in the context of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the regional confrontation with imperialism and Zionism.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... 1JwVNAb39Q ]
SATURDAY APRIL 18, 11:30 am: CURRENT SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]
SATURDAY APRIL 18, 1:30 pm: PALESTINIAN LAND EXERCISE, OUR SAVIOUR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 140 MASSEY ROAD
Palestine Land Exercise, a participatory educational process exploring the colonization of Palestine. This is a great introduction to the history for anyone who wants to learn! Call 306-586-0006 to register.
SATURDAY APRIL 18, 7 pm: SCREENING OF SINGING BACK THE BUFFALO, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE—FREE ADMISSION
Singing Back the Buffalo follows Indigenous visionaries, scientists and communities who are rematriating the buffalo to the heart of the North American plains they once defined, signalling a turning point for Indigenous nations, the ecosystem, and all of our collective survival.
TUESDAY APRIL 21, 5 pm: UKRAINE WAR—ITS END GAME COULD END UP IN NUCLEAR WAR
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/H-HbBQwhvU-39ATERtc6XQ2 ]
TUESDAY APRIL 21, 4 PM: NAVIGATING YOUTH CLIMATE EMOTIONS: INFORMATION AND TRAINING SESSION
[ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/navigating ... 5472117551 ]
WEDNESDAY APRIL 22 (EARTH DAY) 10 am - 1 pm: FREE PACKAGES OF POLLINATOR MIX SEEDS WILL BE HANDED OUT, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CORRIDOR, U OF R
Department of Geography & Environmental Studies for its 3rd nnual free seed event, celebrating the importance of native wildflowers in local landscaping and gardening. We will be passing out free seed packages of a Pollinator Mix on April 22, 2026 from 10:00am-1:00pm (or until seeds run out) at a table in the RIC (Research & Innovation Centre) Corridor. The package contains a mix of the following: bergamot, black-eyed Susan, gaillardia, giant hyssop, meadow blazingstar, prairie coneflower, purple prairie clover, smooth aster, swamp milkweed, stiff goldenrod, and yellow evening primrose.
We will be limiting it to one seed package per person. We encourage those who collect a free seed package to share your successes on the official Instagram account for the Department of Geography & Environmental Studies:
[ https://www.instagram.com/gesuofr/ ]
WEDNESDAY APRIL 22, 10 am: HOW TO BREAK THE CLIMATE SILENCE
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... 3ZxQiDO4vQ ]
WEDNESDAY APRIL 22, 11 am: WHAT DO CANADIANS THINK OF COOPERATIVES?
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... atives.php ]
WEDNESDAY APRIL 22, 11 am: FUTURE GEOGRAPHIES—ART IN THE CENTURY OF CLIMATE CHANGE
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... AbloZ3PcQA ]
WEDNESDAY APRIL 22, 4 -6 pm: FOR EARTH DAY-- NATURE REGINA IS HAVING ITS 3RD CROCUS WALK IN THE CROCUS BIODIVERSITY RESERVE BESIDE THE CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB FROM 4-6 PM WITH WALKS EVERY 1/2 HOUR
SATURDAY APRIL 25, 1-4 pm (come & go): SHARE YOUR VISION FOR ROSARY PARK, ROSARY PARK, 3100 13TH AVE
[ https://www.facebook.com/groups/901062826185009/ ]
SUNDAY APRIL 26, 4 pm: LAND TRUSTS & HOUSING CO-OPS—A DISCUSSION, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXAbqGvAR4A/
WEDNESDAY APRIL 29 10 am: WOMEN IN CONFLICT ZONES, SPONSORED BY CODE PINK
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/women-in-conflict/ ]
WEDNESDAY APRIL 29, 7 pm: IS MISINFORMATION KILLING US? A LECTURE FEATURING TIMOTHY CAULFIELD,
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... ing-us.php ]
THURSDAY APRIL 30, 10 am: DISABILITY WITHOUT POVERTY - APRIL TOWN HALL
[ https://plan-9.hubspotpagebuilder.com/a ... 6-townhall ]
THURSDAY APRIL 30, 6 pm: CELEBRATION OF SASK FILMS, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE
[ https://www.reginalibrary.ca/film-theat ... s/16179144 ]
SATURDAY MAY 2, 10 pm: RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH RAVE, ARTESIAN, 2627 13TH AVE
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DXAbqGvAR4A/ ]
WEDNESDAY MAY 6, 6 pm: RENT CONTROL, WITH PETER GILMER & SIMON ENOCH, REGENT LIBRARY, 331 ALBERT ST
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DXAbqGvAR4A/ ]
SATURDAY MAY 9, 7 pm: BOOK LAUNCH—THE HOMELESS—A PERSONAL JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY, BY GLEN HARPER, THE CRAVE, 1925 VICTORIA AVE
SATURDAY MAY 16, 10 am -4 pm: REPAIR CAFÉ, GEORGE BOTHWELL LIBRARY, SOUTHLAND MALL, REGINA
Get things—bikes, radios +++ fixed for free.
[ https://www.envirocollective.ca/repair-cafe/ ]
SUNDAY MAY 31, 2-4 pm: BOOK CLUB—EVERY MOMENT IS A LIFE: GAZA IN THE TIME OF GENOCIDE, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
Join us for a discussion of Susan Abulhawa’s “Every Moment is a Life,” an anthology of short stories by 18 young writers in Gaza whom Abulhawa mentored during the genocide.
As Abulhawa said in a recent statement, “These young people risked dangers that most of us cannot begin to fathom just to attend writing workshops, because it was a singular outlet for intellectual exercise and creative expression. They came so they could be reminded of their potential. They came to feel that they are more than creatures seeking food and water and shelter. That they have a place in the world; that they have a voice, a relevance, something to contribute. They came to touch the lives that they thought they might still have, even if it was just for a few hours. It has been my honour and my privilege to know these beautiful, courageous individuals who deserve to be heard, to be read, to be protected.”
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NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS
TELL YOUR MLA: IT’S TIME TO INVEST IN PUBLIC EDUCATION
[ https://www.tellthemtuesday.com/mla-email-budget2026 ]
THE NDP NEEDS AN INTERNATIONALIST FOREIGN CRITIC
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ndp-n ... n-critic-2 ]
CANADA: STOP CUTS TO REFUGEE HEALTHCARE
[ https://migrantrights.ca/actionslist/stopifhpcuts/ ]
CANADA: STOP BANKROLLING FOSSIL FUELS
[ https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/181546/action/1 ]
CANADA: DEMAND THE RELEASE OF PALESTINIAN PRISONERS
[ https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/end ... -prisoners ]
TELL BIG BANK CEOS – PROTECT THE AMAZON RAINFOREST FROM DEFORESTATION BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!
[ https://action.foe.org/page/96695/actio ... id=4846156 ]
USA: RELEASE ANDREA PEDRO-FRANCISCO NOW
[ https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/190061/action/1 ]
COBALT MINING IN THE CONGO: PUT PUBLIC HEALTH BEFORE PROFIT
[ https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/petit ... ore-profit ]
- Making Peace Vigil