MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 30, 2026
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2026 1:21 pmMAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - July 30, 2026
SPECIAL PETITION: CONFRONT CARNEY’S CEO SUMMIT
[ https://capitalismcantbefixed.ca/take-action/ ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING:
REGINA YOUTH STEP INTO COUNCILLORS’ SHOES FOR MOCK CITY COUNCIL MEETING
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/regina-yout ... l-meeting/ ]
2 WOMEN SUE FORMER REGINA POLICE OFFICER WHO USED INTERNAL RECORDS TO PURSUE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7271842 ]
RCMP USE OF FORCE AGAINST MAKWA SAHGAIEHCAN FIRST NATION WOMAN QUESTIONED BY FAMILY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/makw ... -9.7287817 ]
ALBERTA ENDS EQUAL ACCESS TO MEDICAL TESTING AND TREATMENT
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... treatment/ ]
'POORLY DESIGNED': THOUSANDS OF ALBERTANS RECEIVING DISABILITY BENEFITS RECEIVE INCORRECT PAYMENTS — OR NONE AT ALL
[ https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local- ... one-at-all ]
DESIGNED TO FAIL: HOW ONTARIO’S INCOME SECURITY POLICIES CREATE AND PERPETUATE HOMELESSNESS
[ https://homelesshub.ca/resource/ontario ... elessness/ ]
CANADIAN HEALHCARE: WHEN PROVINCES GO ROGUE
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n8_aABXqZg ]
FIRST NATIONS BEAR THE BRUNT OF CANADA’S WILDFIRES
[ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/first ... wildfires/ ]
TWO CULTURES MEET FOR HEALING CEREMONIES ON AHTAKAKOOP CREE NATION
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7282704 ]
WATER CRISIS IN THE NORTH, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/wat ... -the-north ]
WHY A NEW WEST COAST PIPELINE STILL FACES BIG HURDLES
[ https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/07/29/N ... g-Hurdles/ ]
WHAT DO WHALES THINK OF CANADA’S $100 BILLION SUBS?
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/27/what- ... lion-subs/ ]
WESTJET FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ARE READY TO MAKE HISTORY
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/westjet-fl ... e-history/ ]
BURNOUT DRIVING CANADIAN EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS TO REDUCE HOURS OR LEAVE THE FIELD, NEW STUDY FINDS
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/ ... specialty/ ]
HOW CANADA'S SHORT-TERM THINKING SPARKED A NATIONAL HOUSING CRISIS
[ https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ho ... ing-crisis ]
CANADA NOT FOR SALE—LET’S SEND MESSAGE TO SUMMIT CEO’s
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/28/canad ... mmit-ceos/ ]
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL WAVES THE WHITE FLAG, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/cdc ... white-flag ]
“WE CAN’T BE INTIMIDATED”: CODEPINK SLAMS RUBIO-LED CAMPAIGN AGAINST CUBA SOLIDARITY GROUPS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/28/ ... _blacklist ]
WHY THE U.S. MILITARY IS 'EARTH'S GREATEST ENEMY' (W/ ABBY MARTIN) | THE CHRIS HEDGES REPORT
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/why- ... s-greatest ]
U.N. EXPERT FRANCESCA ALBANESE SLAMS U.S. “COMPLICITY” AS TRUMP MEETS NETANYAHU DESPITE ICC WARRANT
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/29/ ... hite_house ]
‘STOP ALL MILITARY AID’: SANDERS CONDEMNS US COMPLICITY IN ISRAEL’S DECIMATION OF GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/sande ... aid-israel ]
ISRAELI ARMY & SETTLERS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO “ETHNICALLY CLEANSE” WEST BANK
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/27/ ... nk_attacks ]
ISRAELI FASCIST POGRAMS AGAINST PALESTINIANS FLARE UP IN THE ILLEGALLY OCCUPIED WEST BANK
[ https://bdsmovement.net/news/Israeli-Fa ... -West-Bank ]
‘THIS IS NOT A CEASEFIRE,’ DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS SAYS OF GAZA, ‘IT IS A CONTINUATION OF THE GENOCIDE’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-ceasefire \
ISRAELI SETTLERS SET UP AT LEAST SIX NEW COLONIAL OUTPOSTS AFTER FRIDAY KILLINGS IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/west-ban ... emolitions ]
BIG TECH JOINS BIG OIL IN RUINING THE SUMMER
[ https://www.desmog.com/2026/07/16/big-t ... ng-summer/ ]
“FRONTLINES OF A BURNING WORLD”: CLIMATE CHANGE-FUELED “MEGAFIRES” SWEEP EUROPE & NORTH AMERICA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/27/ ... urope_heat ]
WEALTHY WANT OLIGARCHY: PEOPLE NEED ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/29/8560/ ]
IF DEMOCRACY HAD A WORLD CUP
[ https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/if-democ ... -world-cup ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:
THURSDAY JULY 30 5 pm: POWER HOUR CALL—NO PEACE FOR CLIMATE BURNNG MPs
[ https://act.350.org/signup/july30-powerhour/ ]
SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 9 am – 1 pm: FREE BIKE TUNEUP, VICTORYIA PARK
SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 1 pm: ACTION—AGAINST THE REGINA/SHERWOOD DATA CENTRE: MEETING PLACE—THE FRENCH PRESS COFFEE AND TEA CO., 4114 ALBERT STREET
The movement against data centres in Saskatchewan is rapidly picking up steam. To build on this momentum, we are launching a new initiative that, if successful, will be a major roadblock to the future operation of the Bell data centre in the Rural Municipality of Sherwood: a municipal referendum.
Under the Saskatchewan Municipalities Act, if a citizen petition calling for a referendum is signed by at least 15% of the municipality's population, the council is forced to call a binding public vote on the issue.
In the RM of Sherwood, where the data centre is being built, this means we need fewer than 200 signatures to force a referendum.
Because a referendum banning the data centre outright would not be legally permitted, we have drafted a clever workaround. Our petition calls for a comprehensive noise bylaw in the RM of Sherwood specifically tailored to target the sound signature of data centres.
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5, 11:30 am: STOP BOMBING IRAN
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... v9Ye4u6uQw ]
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5, 10 am: ON THE STATE OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND MILITARIZATION UNDER THE CARNEY GOVERNMENT
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88237917069?p ... .1#success ]
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.
THURSDAY AUGUST 6, 1-3 pm: INDIGENOUS WOMEN LEAD MOVEMENT TO PROTECT THE SASKATCHEWAN RIVER DELTA, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 12, 10 am: ISRAEL’S LOBBY
[ https://www.thenation.com/events/israel ... ine-event/ ]
THURSDAY AUGUST 13, 11:30 AM: ONLINE DISCUSSION: END THE 500-YEAR WAR AGAINST AFRICA NOW!
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/end-th ... ica-now-2/ ]
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:
SASKATCHEWAN: INVEST IN RENEWABLE ENERGY
[ https://www.saskndp.ca/renewable ]
DEMAND INQUIRY INTO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN ALBERTA
[ https://www.queermomentum.ca/inquiry ]
DON’T STRIP WESTJET FLIGHT ATTENDANTS OF RIGHT TO STRIKE
[ https://endunpaidwork.ca/right-to-strike ]
SAVE CANADA’S HISTORIC PLACES
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ion=e-7594 ]
CANADA TO STAND UP TO CORPORATE BULLIES GOING AFTER THE DEEP SEA
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ign/e-7533 ]
TELL THE SENATE: REFORM BILL C-22
[ https://action.openmedia.org/page/196118/petition/1 ]
CANADA NEEDS TO POWER PAST COAL. TELL CARNEY: PHASE OUT THERMAL COAL EXPORTS!
[ https://act.stand.earth/page/100544/petition/1 ]
TELL THE GOVERNMENT: DEFEND WORKERS’ RIGHTS
[ https://workerstogether.ca/repeal-107-protect-workers/ ]
TELL THE IRISH PRIME MINISTER: PROTECT PALESTINIAN AND LEBANESE KIDS - SANCTION ISRAEL
[ https://action.eko.org/a/ireland-sanction-israel ]
CANADA: NO FREE TRADE WITH ECUADOR UNTIL HUMAN RIGHTS & THE ENVIRONMENT ARE PROTECTED
[ https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/147301/action/1 ]
BAN SECLUSION IN CANADIAN SCHOOLS
[ https://www.change.org/p/ban-seclusion- ... an-schools ]
TELL THE US STATE DEPARTMENT: YOUR 100-PAGE CUBA REPORT IS A JOKE, BUT THE BLOCKADE ISN’T
[ https://www.codepink.org/100cuba?recruiter_id=399923 ]
- Making Peace Vigil
SPECIAL PETITION: CONFRONT CARNEY’S CEO SUMMIT
[ https://capitalismcantbefixed.ca/take-action/ ]
GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING:
REGINA YOUTH STEP INTO COUNCILLORS’ SHOES FOR MOCK CITY COUNCIL MEETING
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/regina-yout ... l-meeting/ ]
2 WOMEN SUE FORMER REGINA POLICE OFFICER WHO USED INTERNAL RECORDS TO PURSUE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7271842 ]
RCMP USE OF FORCE AGAINST MAKWA SAHGAIEHCAN FIRST NATION WOMAN QUESTIONED BY FAMILY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/makw ... -9.7287817 ]
ALBERTA ENDS EQUAL ACCESS TO MEDICAL TESTING AND TREATMENT
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... treatment/ ]
'POORLY DESIGNED': THOUSANDS OF ALBERTANS RECEIVING DISABILITY BENEFITS RECEIVE INCORRECT PAYMENTS — OR NONE AT ALL
[ https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local- ... one-at-all ]
DESIGNED TO FAIL: HOW ONTARIO’S INCOME SECURITY POLICIES CREATE AND PERPETUATE HOMELESSNESS
[ https://homelesshub.ca/resource/ontario ... elessness/ ]
CANADIAN HEALHCARE: WHEN PROVINCES GO ROGUE
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n8_aABXqZg ]
FIRST NATIONS BEAR THE BRUNT OF CANADA’S WILDFIRES
[ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/first ... wildfires/ ]
TWO CULTURES MEET FOR HEALING CEREMONIES ON AHTAKAKOOP CREE NATION
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7282704 ]
WATER CRISIS IN THE NORTH, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/wat ... -the-north ]
WHY A NEW WEST COAST PIPELINE STILL FACES BIG HURDLES
[ https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/07/29/N ... g-Hurdles/ ]
WHAT DO WHALES THINK OF CANADA’S $100 BILLION SUBS?
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/27/what- ... lion-subs/ ]
WESTJET FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ARE READY TO MAKE HISTORY
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/westjet-fl ... e-history/ ]
BURNOUT DRIVING CANADIAN EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS TO REDUCE HOURS OR LEAVE THE FIELD, NEW STUDY FINDS
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/ ... specialty/ ]
HOW CANADA'S SHORT-TERM THINKING SPARKED A NATIONAL HOUSING CRISIS
[ https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ho ... ing-crisis ]
CANADA NOT FOR SALE—LET’S SEND MESSAGE TO SUMMIT CEO’s
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/28/canad ... mmit-ceos/ ]
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL WAVES THE WHITE FLAG, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/cdc ... white-flag ]
“WE CAN’T BE INTIMIDATED”: CODEPINK SLAMS RUBIO-LED CAMPAIGN AGAINST CUBA SOLIDARITY GROUPS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/28/ ... _blacklist ]
WHY THE U.S. MILITARY IS 'EARTH'S GREATEST ENEMY' (W/ ABBY MARTIN) | THE CHRIS HEDGES REPORT
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/why- ... s-greatest ]
U.N. EXPERT FRANCESCA ALBANESE SLAMS U.S. “COMPLICITY” AS TRUMP MEETS NETANYAHU DESPITE ICC WARRANT
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/29/ ... hite_house ]
‘STOP ALL MILITARY AID’: SANDERS CONDEMNS US COMPLICITY IN ISRAEL’S DECIMATION OF GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/sande ... aid-israel ]
ISRAELI ARMY & SETTLERS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO “ETHNICALLY CLEANSE” WEST BANK
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/27/ ... nk_attacks ]
ISRAELI FASCIST POGRAMS AGAINST PALESTINIANS FLARE UP IN THE ILLEGALLY OCCUPIED WEST BANK
[ https://bdsmovement.net/news/Israeli-Fa ... -West-Bank ]
‘THIS IS NOT A CEASEFIRE,’ DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS SAYS OF GAZA, ‘IT IS A CONTINUATION OF THE GENOCIDE’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-ceasefire \
ISRAELI SETTLERS SET UP AT LEAST SIX NEW COLONIAL OUTPOSTS AFTER FRIDAY KILLINGS IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/west-ban ... emolitions ]
BIG TECH JOINS BIG OIL IN RUINING THE SUMMER
[ https://www.desmog.com/2026/07/16/big-t ... ng-summer/ ]
“FRONTLINES OF A BURNING WORLD”: CLIMATE CHANGE-FUELED “MEGAFIRES” SWEEP EUROPE & NORTH AMERICA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/27/ ... urope_heat ]
WEALTHY WANT OLIGARCHY: PEOPLE NEED ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/29/8560/ ]
IF DEMOCRACY HAD A WORLD CUP
[ https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/if-democ ... -world-cup ]
EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:
THURSDAY JULY 30 5 pm: POWER HOUR CALL—NO PEACE FOR CLIMATE BURNNG MPs
[ https://act.350.org/signup/july30-powerhour/ ]
SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 9 am – 1 pm: FREE BIKE TUNEUP, VICTORYIA PARK
SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 1 pm: ACTION—AGAINST THE REGINA/SHERWOOD DATA CENTRE: MEETING PLACE—THE FRENCH PRESS COFFEE AND TEA CO., 4114 ALBERT STREET
The movement against data centres in Saskatchewan is rapidly picking up steam. To build on this momentum, we are launching a new initiative that, if successful, will be a major roadblock to the future operation of the Bell data centre in the Rural Municipality of Sherwood: a municipal referendum.
Under the Saskatchewan Municipalities Act, if a citizen petition calling for a referendum is signed by at least 15% of the municipality's population, the council is forced to call a binding public vote on the issue.
In the RM of Sherwood, where the data centre is being built, this means we need fewer than 200 signatures to force a referendum.
Because a referendum banning the data centre outright would not be legally permitted, we have drafted a clever workaround. Our petition calls for a comprehensive noise bylaw in the RM of Sherwood specifically tailored to target the sound signature of data centres.
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5, 11:30 am: STOP BOMBING IRAN
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... v9Ye4u6uQw ]
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5, 10 am: ON THE STATE OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND MILITARIZATION UNDER THE CARNEY GOVERNMENT
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88237917069?p ... .1#success ]
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.
THURSDAY AUGUST 6, 1-3 pm: INDIGENOUS WOMEN LEAD MOVEMENT TO PROTECT THE SASKATCHEWAN RIVER DELTA, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 12, 10 am: ISRAEL’S LOBBY
[ https://www.thenation.com/events/israel ... ine-event/ ]
THURSDAY AUGUST 13, 11:30 AM: ONLINE DISCUSSION: END THE 500-YEAR WAR AGAINST AFRICA NOW!
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/end-th ... ica-now-2/ ]
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:
SASKATCHEWAN: INVEST IN RENEWABLE ENERGY
[ https://www.saskndp.ca/renewable ]
DEMAND INQUIRY INTO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN ALBERTA
[ https://www.queermomentum.ca/inquiry ]
DON’T STRIP WESTJET FLIGHT ATTENDANTS OF RIGHT TO STRIKE
[ https://endunpaidwork.ca/right-to-strike ]
SAVE CANADA’S HISTORIC PLACES
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ion=e-7594 ]
CANADA TO STAND UP TO CORPORATE BULLIES GOING AFTER THE DEEP SEA
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ign/e-7533 ]
TELL THE SENATE: REFORM BILL C-22
[ https://action.openmedia.org/page/196118/petition/1 ]
CANADA NEEDS TO POWER PAST COAL. TELL CARNEY: PHASE OUT THERMAL COAL EXPORTS!
[ https://act.stand.earth/page/100544/petition/1 ]
TELL THE GOVERNMENT: DEFEND WORKERS’ RIGHTS
[ https://workerstogether.ca/repeal-107-protect-workers/ ]
TELL THE IRISH PRIME MINISTER: PROTECT PALESTINIAN AND LEBANESE KIDS - SANCTION ISRAEL
[ https://action.eko.org/a/ireland-sanction-israel ]
CANADA: NO FREE TRADE WITH ECUADOR UNTIL HUMAN RIGHTS & THE ENVIRONMENT ARE PROTECTED
[ https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/147301/action/1 ]
BAN SECLUSION IN CANADIAN SCHOOLS
[ https://www.change.org/p/ban-seclusion- ... an-schools ]
TELL THE US STATE DEPARTMENT: YOUR 100-PAGE CUBA REPORT IS A JOKE, BUT THE BLOCKADE ISN’T
[ https://www.codepink.org/100cuba?recruiter_id=399923 ]
- Making Peace Vigil