MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 16, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 16, 2026


2 SPECIAL PETITION/LETTERS

REDUCE HOMELESSNESS BY 60%
[ https://action.caeh.ca/nhs-letter ]


GOVERNMENT OF CANADA: CREATE A MINIMUM OF 50,000 NET NEW ACCESSIBLE RENT-GEARED-TO-INCOME SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS EACH YEAR FOR 10 YEARS, STARTING NOW
[ https://www.moresocialhousing.ca/send-o ... -minister/ ]


SPECIAL READING

HOMELESS ADVOCATE SAYS SASK GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP UP
[ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o0RPGrxm2hY ]


VOLUNTEER GROUP FILLING GAPS AS NDP CALLS FOR PROVINCIAL ACTION ON HOMELESSNESS
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/provincial-new ... s-12542512 ]


REGINA MOSQUE INVITES NEIGHBOURS’ FEEDBACK ABOUT CALL TO PRAYER
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/regina-mosq ... to-prayer/ ]


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING

‘THERE’S ALWAYS A HUNGER FOR STORIES’: MOOSE JAW CELEBRATES SASK. FESTIVAL OF WORDS’ 30TH ANNIVERSARY
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/t ... r-AA27V4OM ]


WORK, RIGHTS, AND RESPECT: A LOOK BACK AT SASKATCHEWAN LABOUR
[ https://saskdispatch.substack.com/p/wor ... -look-back ]


THE BRIDGE AND THE BOOZE—WHAT’S GOING ON? by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/the ... -the-price ]


CLEARWATER RIVER DENE NATION TO IMPLEMENT CHECKPOINT ON HIGHWAY 955 STARTING IN AUGUST
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/crdn ... -9.7264705 ]


DEADLY TORONTO FESTIVAL SHOOTING PROMPTS CALLS FOR BETTER SECURITY. BUT THAT MISSES THE KEY ISSUE, EXPERT SAYS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ ... -9.7268228 ]


RATES OF GUN-RELATED INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE RISING: STATSCAN
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/gun-rela ... -9.7264967 ]


COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS ARE BEING UNDERMINED ACROSS CANADA
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/collective ... ss-canada/ ]


THE POLITICS OF THE BRIDGE, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/the ... the-bridge ]


INSIDE THE RISING COUNTRY-WIDE MOVEMENT AGAINST AI DATA CENTRES
[ https://breachmedia.ca/inside-the-risin ... a-centres/ ]


AI AND THE ABSURDITY OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE
[ https://www.icanw.org/ai_and_nuclear_de ... ource=ican ]


HOW TO BLOW UP A DATA CENTRE
[ https://thewalrus.ca/the-people-who-wan ... necessary/ ]


ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS CALLS FOR CRIMINALIZATION OF RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL DENIALISM
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/afn- ... -9.7271197 ]


FIRST NATIONS CHIEFS CALL OUT EXPONENTIAL RISE IN ANTI-INDIGENOUS HATE
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/first-nati ... nous-hate/ ]


LESSONS LEARNED FROM CANADA’S GNARLIEST WILDFIRES
[ https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1- ... -wildfires ]


MARK CARNEY APPOINTS FORMER OIL EXECUTIVE AS U.S. DIPLOMAT
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/email/5c9a ... fe4d32438/ ]


MAHMOUD KHALIL SUES TRUMP OFFICIALS FOR CONSPIRACY AGAINST PRO-PALESTINIAN ORGANIZERS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/mahmoud-khalil-sues ]


“THEY WERE HUNTING FOR LATINOS”: LULAC CEO ON ICE KILLING OF LORENZO SALGADO ARAUJO IN HOUSTON
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/14/ ... ado_araujo ]


PEN AMERICA SELLS OUT AGAIN, by Chris Hedges
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/pen- ... -out-again ]


“IRAN IS NOT GOING TO CAPITULATE”: JEREMY SCAHILL ON RENEWED WAR, STRAIT OF HORMUZ & MORE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/13/iran_war_scahill ]


THE NEW ISRAEL-BACKED NONPROFIT FEEDING LAWMAKERS MODEL LEGISLATION
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-b ... egislation ]


ISRAELI SETTLERS ATTACK CONVOY OF JOURNALISTS & FATHER OF PALESTINIAN AMERICAN KILLED 1 YEAR AGO
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/15/ ... _west_bank ]


DEAD OR DETAINED? FAMILIES IN GAZA SEARCH FOR THEIR LOVED ONES
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/missing- ... s-cemetery ]


LINDSEY GRAHAM “NEVER MET A WAR OF AGGRESSION HE DIDN’T PASSIONATELY BACK”: JEREMY SCAHILL
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/13/ ... ham_legacy ]


‘THIS IS A FIRE’: WHO SAYS EBOLA OUTBREAK IN DR CONGO SPREADING FASTER THAN ANY EVER SEEN
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/ebola ... ast-in-drc ]


MY SUMMER WITH THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/my- ... -karamazov ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS


THURSDAY JULY 16, NOON: ATOMIC TIES—EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND NUCLEAR POWER
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


THURSDAY JULY 16, 5 pm: ARMS EMBARGO MOVEMENT BRIEFING
[ https://armsembargonow.ca/webinar/ ]

THURSDAY JULY 16, 5 pm: CUBA UNDER SEIGE—UNDERSTANDING CUBA’S NEW ECONOMIC MEASURES AND OUR WORK AHEAD
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


FRIDAY JULY 17, 4:30 -6 pm: EXPLORING E-BIKES, CENTRAL LIBRARY
Join us for an in-person conversation between Bike Regina and local e-bike enthusiasts and generally interesting people. Our fifth in-person interview / podcast recording, with Larry Neufeld.


SATURDAY JULY 18, 9 am: US IMPERIALIST PLUNDER AND AGGRESSION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... IwsyWmQh4A ]


SATURDAY JULY 18, 9 am – 1 pm: FREE BIKE TUNEUP, VICTORIA PARK


SUNDAY JULY 19, 9 am: THE ‘VENEZUELA MODEL’ HOAX—TRUMP’S PHANTOM CONQUEST
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-venezue ... 3626276861 ]


TUESDAY JULY 21 – THURSDAY AUGUST 20: SOCIALIST SUMMER SCHOOL—PEOPLE VS BILLIONAIRES
This summer, capitalism has reached its breaking point. Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire, amassing unimaginable wealth while working families struggle to survive. At the same time, socialism is soaring in popularity right here in the belly of the beast as an alternative to capitalism's dead-end logic. In this course, we will make the case that socialism is not only possible, but urgently necessary. Through lessons on class struggle, revolutionary theory, and the strategic tools of working-class organizing, we will examine how the historic opening to build a socialist future and take on the billionaire class once and for all.
[ https://peoplesforum.org/events/summerschool2026/ ]


TUESDAY JULY 21, 6 pm: CAPITALISM CAN’T BE FIXED
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84339027458#success ]


THUSRDAY JULY 23, 5 pm: GRASSY NARROWS WEBINAR
Over the past month, Grassy Narrows has made national headlines, confronted Prime Minister Carney in Ottawa, put Premier Ford on the defensive, and sparked new scrutiny over Kinross Gold's proposed mine upstream of their community. Momentum is building—but we need to keep it growing.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... rOMDes-x9w ]


THURSDAY JULY 23, 7 pm: REGINA ASSOCIATION OF TENANTS PUBLIC MEETING, CENTRAL LIBRARY, ROOM CE1
Please come out and support justice for renters.


FRIDAY JULY 24, 8 pm: RESISTING US COUNTERINSURGENCY AND WARS OF SUPPRESSION
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY JULY 28, 6-8 pm: GROUP RIDE WITH COUNCILLOR VICTORIA FLORES, MEET AT NEIL BALKWILL CENTRE
Grab your bike, scooter, skateboard, or roller-blades and meet at the Neil Balkwill Centre for a family friendly roll through Regina’s west side path. Learn fun facts about the City and cycling network and the steps we need to take to build a sustainable community. Snacks provided at the end.


SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 9 am – 1 pm: FREE BIKE TUNEUP, VICTORIA PARK


THURSDAY AUGUST 6, NOON: RALLY FOR SOCIAL HOUSING, WASCANA ST. & 5TH AVE, NORTH CENTRAL
Since our last rally at this location in December 2025, things are gotten even worse. More people in Regina are unhoused and many Sask Housing units remain empty. We will let the provincial government know that if, in the very near future, they don’t make all these empty Sask Housing units available for occupation, there will be further action.


SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 10 am-4 pm: QU’APPELLE VALLEY ASSOCIATION PUBLIC GATHERING, ST. ANDREW'S UNITED CHURCH HALL IN FORT QU'APPELLE
The theme of the forum will be "Protecting Prairie Waters, Habitats and Health." The keynote speaker will be Dr. Peter Leavitt who will talk about his latest research on the health of prairie waters.
There will also be a panel of speakers dealing with many topics including concentration of ownership of agricultural land, farmers' concerns regarding lack of drainage regulations, Indigenous land rights, data centres, the need to address the growing dependence on fossil fuels for our electrical grid, youth climate action, and more. All are welcome.


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS


DEMAND TRANSPARENCY ON SHERWOOD DATA CENTRE
[ https://www.saskndp.ca/sherwooddatacentre ]


FREEZE SK HEALTH AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE & BOARD PAY
[ https://www.saskndp.ca/freezetheirpay ]


TELL YOUR MP: CANADA CAN’T AFFORD ANOTHER RISKY PIPELINE & TANKER PROJECT
[ https://www.wcel.org/blog/tell-your-mp- ... er-project ]


TELL YOUR MP: PROTECT NATURE. DON’T-FAST TRACK RISKY PROJECTS
[ https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/pag ... id=9682628 ]


NO PIPELINES IN A CLIMATE CRISIS
[ https://act.stand.earth/page/100050/action/1 ]


DO NOT HAND OVER THE RESPONSIBILITLY FOR THE CONDUCT OF IMPACT ASSESSMENTS FOR NUCLEAR AND URANIUM PROJECTS FROM THE INDEPENDENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AGENCY OF CANADA (IAAC) TO THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY DOMINATED CANADIAN NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION (CNSC).
[ https://win.newmode.net/wethenuclearfre ... ssessments ]


CALL ON THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO STOP IMPORTATION AND SALE OF MEDJOUL DATES AND OTHER PRODUCE COMPLICIT IN WAR CRIMES
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/call- ... war-crimes ]


AI DATA CENTERS ARE DESTROYING THE EARTH AND OUR HEALTH. US STATES MUST BAN CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CENTERS
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/336/621/929/ ]


DEMAND IMMEDIATE SANCTIONS AGAINST ISRAELI CRIMES
[ https://canadaboatgaza.org/petition/ ]


CALL UPON THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA TO PROTECT THE LIVES, DIGNITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ion=e-7580 ]


- Making Peace Vigil