MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 19, 2026
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2026 9:41 amMAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 19, 2026
WANTED AT PEPSI PARK, 11th Ave, 3 blocks west of Winnipeg St—to be delivered any evening between 7 & 8 pm. Please give to Shawn: A few folks are staying at Pepsi Park, now renamed “Peoples Park,” 24/7 in solidarity with unhoused people.
If you have or have access to any of the following, they would be most welcome: Water, Ice, Freezies, Popsicles, Iced Tea Coffee Cups (coffee and water) Juice boxes Sugar Creamer Bug Spray Sunscreen Lighters Cigarettes Canvases Baby Wipes Lysol Wipes Art Supplies Rope Hoodies Sweaters Blankets Tarps Tents
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
REGINA MOSQUE SURVEYS PUBLIC AFTER BACKLASH TO BROADCAST OF CALL TO PRAYER
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7274899
POLICE HAD TO GUARD A PRAYER. IT CANNOT BE CANADA (Unfortunately it can be and is!)
https://leaderpost.com/news/opinion-pol ... be-canada/
CARMICHAEL OUTREACH TO REMAIN OPEN AS FORMER BOARD MEMBER WARNS OF FINANCIAL CONCERNS
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7273026
INDIAN HEAD CELEBRATES AFTER RESEARCH FARMS GET REPRIEVE
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7275121
FOSSIL CAPITAL AND CLIMATE DENIAL IN SASKATCHEWAN
https://saskdispatch.substack.com/p/fos ... ate-denial
THE WATERLOO ENCAMPMENT RULING
https://housingrights.ca/the-waterloo-c ... une%202026
BLACK PRISONERS ARE ASSIGNED HARSHER LIVING CONDITIONS IN ONTARIO JAILS—THANKS TO AI, by Desmond Cole
https://breachmedia.ca/black-prisoners- ... nks-to-ai/
BC CONSERVATIVES HIRE AN ALBERTA SEPARATIST AND FAR-RIGHT MEDIA FIGURE
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/17/BC-C ... eparatist/
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS ARE BEING UNDERMINED ACROSS CANADA
https://www.readthemaple.com/collective ... ss-canada/
HOW ONE MAN WENT FROM CORPORATE RECRUITER TO PROTEST PHOTOGRAPHER
https://www.cbc.ca/arts/q/how-one-man-w ... -9.7272948
WITH FRIENDS LIKE THIS, THE CANADIAN ‘LEFT’ EMBARRASSES ITSELF, by Yves Engler
https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/17/with- ... es-itself/
TRUMP THREATENS INCREASED TARIFFS FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE THAT HAS 'UNNECESSARILY INVADED' U.S.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/us-com ... -9.7274466
FORD SAYS U.S. POLITICIANS CRITICIZING CANADIAN WILDFIRE RESPONSE HAVE 'A VERY SHORT MEMORY'
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder- ... -9.7275564
'JUST STOP BURNING FOSSIL FUELS.' SCIENTISTS STRESS THAT OUR SMOKY SKIES HAVE ONLY ONE TRUE FIX
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/wildfir ... -9.7274862
EVERY OIL AND GAS PIPELINE MOVES IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
https://davidsuzuki.org/story/every-oil ... direction/
CANADA’S CHILDREN ARE BREATHING THE CLIMATE CRISIS
https://broadview.org/children-of-smoke/
NO NEW FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS ON A BURNING PLANET, by Seth Klein
https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/no-ne ... jects-on-a
EVERY OIL AND GAS PIPELINE MOVES IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, by David Suzuki
https://davidsuzuki.org/story/every-oil ... direction/
THE PIPELINE FEVER DREAM, by Charlie Angus
https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/the ... ever-dream
WATER TOWNHALL, with Janine Macleod
https://canadians.org/event/join-the-water-town-hall/
CANADA'S PM CARNEY SAYS GORDIE HOWE BRIDGE TOLLS WON'T BE SPLIT WITH U.S. UNTIL THE $6.4B OF DEBT IS REPAID
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ ... -9.7272695
EXPERTS WARN CARNEY’S AI STRATEGY WILL LEAD TO JOB CUTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
https://rabble.ca/technology/experts-wa ... al-damage/
NEW YORK IS PAUSING NEW HYPERSCALE DATA CENTRES. COULD THE SAME HAPPEN IN CANADA?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-york ... -9.7271292
WHEN DID WE VOTE TO SPEND EVERY MORE ON WAR? by Yves Engler
https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/16/when- ... re-on-war/
YET ANOTHER WAY CANADA SUPPORTS ‘GREATER ISRAEL’, by Yves Engler
https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/18/yet-a ... er-israel/
FACE FACTS — ‘CANADIAN’ SUBS WILL ‘DEFEND’ US EMPIRE, by Yves Engler
https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/19/face- ... us-empire/
THE CAMPAIGN TO LIBERATE DR. HUSSAM ABU SAFIYA, WITH DOCTORS AGAINST GENOCIDE
https://reason2resist.substack.com/p/th ... -dr-hussam
LOOK WHAT BIRDS IN UKRAINE ARE USING TO BUILD NESTS, by Steve Staples
https://www.peacequest.ca/p/look-what-b ... -are-using
A FOREVER WAR IN IRAN? ALI VAEZ ON ESCALATING WAR, U.S. “DIPLOMATIC MALPRACTICE”
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/16/ ... muz_strait
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S “THE ODYSSEY” FACES BOYCOTT CALLS OVER FILMING IN OCCUPIED WESTERN SAHARA
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/17/the_odyssey
DEMOCRACY NECESSITATES RESISTANCE (W/ ROGER HALLAM) | THE CHRIS HEDGES REPORT
https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/demo ... resistance
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS
SUNDAY JULY 19, 10 am: DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS—
This week, we will center autism and disability justice in Gaza, featuring a panel of autistic families and educators who will speak about the realities facing children and families amid genocide, displacement, and the destruction of essential systems of care and support.
We will also hear live updates from Gaza and Masafer Yatta, as Palestinian communities continue to face escalating violence and forced displacement.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... m750Nc6iFg
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, 5 pm: EMERGENCY CALL—NO PIPELINES ON A BURNING PLANET
https://act.350.org/signup/j21-emergency-call/
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, VICTORYIA 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
TELL YOUR MP: CANADIANS CAN’T AFFORD ANOTHER RISKY PIPELINE & TANKER PROJECT
https://www.wcel.org/blog/tell-your-mp- ... er-project
REJECT $100 BILLION SUBMARINE PURCHASE
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/rejec ... e-purchase
DEMAND THAT CANADA SANCTION ELBIT
https://armsembargonow.ca/elbitout/
DENY NETANYAHU CANADIAN AIRSPACE
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/deny- ... n-airspace
WANTED AT PEPSI PARK, 11th Ave, 3 blocks west of Winnipeg St—to be delivered any evening between 7 & 8 pm. Please give to Shawn: A few folks are staying at Pepsi Park, now renamed “Peoples Park,” 24/7 in solidarity with unhoused people.
If you have or have access to any of the following, they would be most welcome: Water, Ice, Freezies, Popsicles, Iced Tea Coffee Cups (coffee and water) Juice boxes Sugar Creamer Bug Spray Sunscreen Lighters Cigarettes Canvases Baby Wipes Lysol Wipes Art Supplies Rope Hoodies Sweaters Blankets Tarps Tents
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING
REGINA MOSQUE SURVEYS PUBLIC AFTER BACKLASH TO BROADCAST OF CALL TO PRAYER
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7274899
POLICE HAD TO GUARD A PRAYER. IT CANNOT BE CANADA (Unfortunately it can be and is!)
https://leaderpost.com/news/opinion-pol ... be-canada/
CARMICHAEL OUTREACH TO REMAIN OPEN AS FORMER BOARD MEMBER WARNS OF FINANCIAL CONCERNS
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7273026
INDIAN HEAD CELEBRATES AFTER RESEARCH FARMS GET REPRIEVE
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7275121
FOSSIL CAPITAL AND CLIMATE DENIAL IN SASKATCHEWAN
https://saskdispatch.substack.com/p/fos ... ate-denial
THE WATERLOO ENCAMPMENT RULING
https://housingrights.ca/the-waterloo-c ... une%202026
BLACK PRISONERS ARE ASSIGNED HARSHER LIVING CONDITIONS IN ONTARIO JAILS—THANKS TO AI, by Desmond Cole
https://breachmedia.ca/black-prisoners- ... nks-to-ai/
BC CONSERVATIVES HIRE AN ALBERTA SEPARATIST AND FAR-RIGHT MEDIA FIGURE
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/17/BC-C ... eparatist/
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS ARE BEING UNDERMINED ACROSS CANADA
https://www.readthemaple.com/collective ... ss-canada/
HOW ONE MAN WENT FROM CORPORATE RECRUITER TO PROTEST PHOTOGRAPHER
https://www.cbc.ca/arts/q/how-one-man-w ... -9.7272948
WITH FRIENDS LIKE THIS, THE CANADIAN ‘LEFT’ EMBARRASSES ITSELF, by Yves Engler
https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/17/with- ... es-itself/
TRUMP THREATENS INCREASED TARIFFS FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE THAT HAS 'UNNECESSARILY INVADED' U.S.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/us-com ... -9.7274466
FORD SAYS U.S. POLITICIANS CRITICIZING CANADIAN WILDFIRE RESPONSE HAVE 'A VERY SHORT MEMORY'
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder- ... -9.7275564
'JUST STOP BURNING FOSSIL FUELS.' SCIENTISTS STRESS THAT OUR SMOKY SKIES HAVE ONLY ONE TRUE FIX
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/wildfir ... -9.7274862
EVERY OIL AND GAS PIPELINE MOVES IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
https://davidsuzuki.org/story/every-oil ... direction/
CANADA’S CHILDREN ARE BREATHING THE CLIMATE CRISIS
https://broadview.org/children-of-smoke/
NO NEW FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS ON A BURNING PLANET, by Seth Klein
https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/no-ne ... jects-on-a
EVERY OIL AND GAS PIPELINE MOVES IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, by David Suzuki
https://davidsuzuki.org/story/every-oil ... direction/
THE PIPELINE FEVER DREAM, by Charlie Angus
https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/the ... ever-dream
WATER TOWNHALL, with Janine Macleod
https://canadians.org/event/join-the-water-town-hall/
CANADA'S PM CARNEY SAYS GORDIE HOWE BRIDGE TOLLS WON'T BE SPLIT WITH U.S. UNTIL THE $6.4B OF DEBT IS REPAID
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ ... -9.7272695
EXPERTS WARN CARNEY’S AI STRATEGY WILL LEAD TO JOB CUTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
https://rabble.ca/technology/experts-wa ... al-damage/
NEW YORK IS PAUSING NEW HYPERSCALE DATA CENTRES. COULD THE SAME HAPPEN IN CANADA?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-york ... -9.7271292
WHEN DID WE VOTE TO SPEND EVERY MORE ON WAR? by Yves Engler
https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/16/when- ... re-on-war/
YET ANOTHER WAY CANADA SUPPORTS ‘GREATER ISRAEL’, by Yves Engler
https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/18/yet-a ... er-israel/
FACE FACTS — ‘CANADIAN’ SUBS WILL ‘DEFEND’ US EMPIRE, by Yves Engler
https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/19/face- ... us-empire/
THE CAMPAIGN TO LIBERATE DR. HUSSAM ABU SAFIYA, WITH DOCTORS AGAINST GENOCIDE
https://reason2resist.substack.com/p/th ... -dr-hussam
LOOK WHAT BIRDS IN UKRAINE ARE USING TO BUILD NESTS, by Steve Staples
https://www.peacequest.ca/p/look-what-b ... -are-using
A FOREVER WAR IN IRAN? ALI VAEZ ON ESCALATING WAR, U.S. “DIPLOMATIC MALPRACTICE”
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/16/ ... muz_strait
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S “THE ODYSSEY” FACES BOYCOTT CALLS OVER FILMING IN OCCUPIED WESTERN SAHARA
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/17/the_odyssey
DEMOCRACY NECESSITATES RESISTANCE (W/ ROGER HALLAM) | THE CHRIS HEDGES REPORT
https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/demo ... resistance
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS
SUNDAY JULY 19, 10 am: DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS—
This week, we will center autism and disability justice in Gaza, featuring a panel of autistic families and educators who will speak about the realities facing children and families amid genocide, displacement, and the destruction of essential systems of care and support.
We will also hear live updates from Gaza and Masafer Yatta, as Palestinian communities continue to face escalating violence and forced displacement.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... m750Nc6iFg
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, 5 pm: EMERGENCY CALL—NO PIPELINES ON A BURNING PLANET
https://act.350.org/signup/j21-emergency-call/
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, VICTORYIA 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
TELL YOUR MP: CANADIANS CAN’T AFFORD ANOTHER RISKY PIPELINE & TANKER PROJECT
https://www.wcel.org/blog/tell-your-mp- ... er-project
REJECT $100 BILLION SUBMARINE PURCHASE
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/rejec ... e-purchase
DEMAND THAT CANADA SANCTION ELBIT
https://armsembargonow.ca/elbitout/
DENY NETANYAHU CANADIAN AIRSPACE
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/deny- ... n-airspace