MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 11, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 11, 2026


SPECIAL ACTION: GET THE LEAD OUT OF REGINA WATER
Lead water pipes are on the agenda at this coming Wednesday’s meeting of City Council: October 14, 1 pm. We need lots of people making presentations urging the City to get the lead out of Regina’s water in a timely fashion= 4 years rather than 10. Please come out even if you are not presenting. We need to pack the Council chamber.
The City report on the matter can be found at the following link, pages 129-144:
[ https://www.regina.ca/export/sites/Regi ... ressed.pdf ]
The matter was discussed at the October 7 Executive Committee meeting. Speaking on behalf of Get The Lead Out, both Trish Elliott and Beverly Mcdougald made excellent presentations, calling on the Executive Committee to support speeding up lead line removals and do more to protect tenants. To view these presentations, go to
[ https://www.youtube.com/live/izMLzJY2l5 ... vqR_ToGuPX ] and start watching at 41:15:46.
To speak at City Council, you must register before Tuesday at noon:
[ https://www.regina.ca/city-government/city-council /register-to-address-committee-council/ ]
The Health Canada website contains lots of useful information on lead in water:
[ https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/ ... stems.html ]


SPECIAL READING:

REGINA GROUP CALLS FOR MORE SPEED IN REPLACING CITY’S LEAD WATER PIPES
[ https://ca.news.yahoo.com/regina-group- ... 32669.html ]


HOW SASKATOON AND REGINA’S APPROACH TO LEAD SERVICES CONNECTION COMPARE
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewa ... n-compare/ ]


GOOD READING & LISTENING & VIEWING, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

POLICE PRESENCE AT PROTEST AGAINST EVICTION OF INDIGENOUS MATRIARCH
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/r ... h-12874814 ]


PROTEST OVER PENDING EVICTION OF REGINA TENANT ENDS IN FOUR ARRESTS
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDgeP1-2pxE ]


TINY HOMES PROPOSED TO HELP ADDRESS SASKATOON'S HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -9.7374102 ]


SASKATOON ENCAMPMENT REMOVAL SPARKS DEMAND FOR PROVINCE TO FUND MORE SHELTERS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7376872 ]


FALL FLU AND COVID-19 VACCINATION BOOKINGS NOW OPEN IN SASK
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/diseas ... r-AA2dPHvJ ]


BC ACTIVISTS RISKED JAIL TIME TO PROVIDE SAFE DRUGS—AND WON A HISTORIC COURT RULING
[ https://breachmedia.ca/bc-activists-ris ... rt-ruling/ [


‘YOU NEVER GAVE UP THE RIGHT TO YOUR CHILDREN’: INDIGENOUS MINISTER, STC SIGN $269 MILLION CHILD WELFARE REFORM
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/yo ... r-AA2dM4Qf ]


PARTI QUÉBÉCOIS WIN WITH RECORD-LOW VOTE SHARE REVIVES CALLS FOR ELECTORAL REFORM
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal ... -9.7373016 ]


THAT CANADA CAN’T NAME US INTERFERENCE PROVES U.S. INTERFERENCE, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/10/10/that- ... erference/ ]


DON'T SUPPORT TRUMP TARIFFS THEN BLAME STELCO JOB CUTS ON 'ACT OF GOD,' MINISTER JOLY WARNS CLEVELAND-CLIFFS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton ... -9.7372902 ]


FROM CABLE STREET TO GARVAGHY ROAD, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/fro ... vaghy-road ]


VANCE, REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS OPPOSE PENTAGON PLAN TO LIVESTREAM AN EXECUTION—What a SICK idea!! As is capital punishment itself!!!
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/vance-rea ... -9.7376261 ]


CLIMATE CHANGE IS EXPOSING NUCLEAR POWER’S RELIABILITY PROBLEM
[ https://thebulletin.org/2026/09/climate ... y-problem/ ]


MAKE BREAD NOT BOMBS
[ https://mcc.org/our-stories/ep-42-make-bread-not-bombs ]


“THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST”: DANIEL ROHER, TRISTAN HARRIS DISCUSS NEW FILM
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/8/the_ai_doc ]


THE ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS OF AI
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6JJz1U05LM ]


THE NEW FIGHT FOR LABOUR RIGHTS IN THE AGE OF AI
[ https://rabble.ca/labour/the-new-fight- ... Newsletter ]


THOUGHTS ON THE MASS RAPE AT CORNELL—THE CHRIS HEDGES REPORT
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/thou ... ornell-e97 ]


“ABOLISH ICE”: PROTESTS ERUPT IN NYC AFTER ICE AGENTS SHOOT FATHER WITH 5-YEAR-OLD SON IN CAR
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/9/ice_shooting_nyc ]


AFGHANISTAN, 25 YEARS LATER: JOURNALIST EMRAN FEROZ ON THE LEGACY OF “AMERICA’S LONGEST WAR”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/8/afghanistan ]


FORGOTTEN BY WHOM? WHAT CANADA OWES SUDAN
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/p/forgotten-b ... anada-owes ]


THREE YEARS OF UNSPEAKABLE TRAGEDY
[ https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/202 ... e-tragedy/ ]


WHAT ISRAEL WANTS FROM IRAN, by Seymour Hersch
[ https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/wha ... -from-iran ]


3 YEARS OF ISRAEL'S GENOCIDE IN GAZA: BY THE NUMBERS
[ https://zeteo.com/p/3-years-of-israels-genocide-in-gaza ]


CHILD KILLED IN GAZA EVERY 71 MIN FOR 3 YEARS; PENTAGON TO LIVESTREAM FIRING SQUAD; HUMAN RIGHTS JURIST NAVI PILLAY WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-isr ... avi-pillay ]


NETANYAHU FACES FRESH ALLEGATIONS HE IGNORED WARNINGS ABOUT OCT. 7 — RIGHT BEFORE AN ELECTION
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/netanyahu ... -9.7376147 ]


IN EUROPE SOMETHING UNIQUE IS HAPPENING WITH THE YOUNG GENERATION
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/10/in-eu ... eneration/ ]


EARTH FLUNKS 2026 PHYSICAL EXAM
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/10/earth ... ical-exam/ ]


NAVI PILLAY, SOUTH AFRICAN JURIST, WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IN “STINGING REBUKE TO DONALD TRUMP”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/9/ ... eace_prize ]


‘WHY WOULD YOU NEED COURAGE TO SPEAK THE TRUTH?’: NAVI PILLAY, WHO LED UN REPORT ON GAZA GENOCIDE, WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/navi- ... eace-prize ]


WHY IS THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE SO RARELY AWARDED FOR PEACE
[ https://thetransnational.substack.com/p ... -so-rarely ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS


SUNDAY OCTOBER 11, 10 am: DOCTORS AGAINST GENOCIDE
This week's Doctors Against Genocide webinar marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a panel of women experts discussing women's access to cancer care in Gaza and other settings affected by conflict and limited resources. We will examine barriers to screening, timely diagnosis, treatment, and medical evacuation, alongside the broader effects of displacement, insecurity, and the destruction of healthcare.
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... m750Nc6iFg ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 13, NOON: BILL C-39, MAJOR PROJECTS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT: WHAT’S AT STAKE FOR CLIMATE AND NATURE?
Bill C-39 is the Carney government’s latest set of measures to dramatically weaken Canada’s environmental laws. Coupled with Bill C-5 and recent regulatory and policy changes, it amounts to the effective evisceration of federal impact assessment and could lead to the extinction of iconic species at risk, including the Southern Resident Killer Whale. This webinar will unpack what Bill C-39 does and what it means for nature and climate.
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 13, 6 pm: POWER HOUR CALL: REJECT BILL C-39
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... 8NUwI2NFyg ]


THURSDAY OCTOBER 15, 10 am: THINK TWICE—A CITIZEN’S GUIDE TO AI
Canada's federal government is pushing Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption and the build out of data centres, but Canadians can, and should, push back. The harms of the AI industry are real and the benefits are speculative. Before we embrace it, we should count the costs. CCPA experts in AI, Senior Researchers Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood and Simon Enoch, and Research Assistant Rachel Pettigrew, will weigh in and answer questions.


THURSDAY OCTOBER 22- FRIDAY OCTOBER 24: FESTIVAL OF ART & DISCOURSE (FOAD)—CONNECTION, CARE, & COMPASSION—VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN REGINA + ONLINE
As we navigate complex local and global social landscapes, we recognize that meaningful change requires more than just bold vision; it demands a radical commitment to connection, care, and communitas.
The future of transformation is always in formation because it involves navigating different ideas, visions, stakeholders, and partners. Sustained and collective action requires spaces for shared experiences and the time necessary to build deep trust across these diverse landscapes.
Given the current socio-political histories of the future we are writing and the past we are grappling with, what future are we envisioning and reimagining for societal transformation? How might we think about the future of our communities and the world at large through the lens of connection, care and communitas?
[ https://thefoad.com/foad-2026-regina-saskatchewan/ ]


FRIDAY OCTOBER 23 – SUNDAY OCTOBER 25: NO WAR 2026 CONFERENCE—A GLOBAL ONLINE CONFERENCE UNPACKING HOW THE WAR SYSTEM DRIVES DISPLACEMENT & MILITARIZES BORDERS
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2026/ ]


MONDAY OCTOBER 26, 5:30 PM: IN-PERSON SENSING ART - RECONCILIATION STONES, CENTRAL LIBRARY
Make a difference in your communities while decorating a stone to commemorate your promise to action.
[ https://www.reginalibrary.ca/attend/programs/17258415 ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 27, 3 pm: COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO ESCALATING CLIMATE THREATS, with David Suzuki
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... nR9dZvN9mw ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 27, 6 pm: 24-HOUR GLOBAL ONLINE PICKET TO END THE U.S. BLOCKADE ON CUBA!
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28, 2 – 3:30 pm: LAND CLAIMS, COFFEE, AND MAYAN RESISTANCE, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, FIRST NATIONS UNIVERSITY OF CANADA
With Leocadio Juracán (Maya Kaqchikel), organizer with the Guatemalan Campesino Committee of the Highlands (CCDA): During his speaking tour across Turtle Island, Leocadio Juracán (Maya Kaqchikel) will update us about the realities of campesino and Indigenous communities in Guatemala, their fight against land dispossession and evictions, and the criminalization of those defending their territories and rights. Leocadio will also speak about the Café Justicia coffee export program coordinated among rural communities working with the CCDA.
Coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided.


MONDAY NOVEMBER 2, 5:30 pm: THINKING BEYOND THE MARKET: A FILM ABOUT GENUINELY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE


MONDAY NOVEMBER 2, 7 pm: TALKIN’ ABOUT SCHOOL AND SOCIETY: TEACHING WITH THE TREATIES, THE ARTESION (downstairs) 2627 13th AVE
What can teaching and learning look like when we engage thoughtfully with treaties, relationships, and our shared responsibilities?
Join the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina for the first discussion night of our Talkin’ about School and Society series, a discussion series for a just, inclusive and hopeful future in education.
Teaching with the Treaties will feature a conversation with Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, Professor of Curriculum Studies at the University of Ottawa, alongside special guests:
Dr. James Nahachewsky, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Regina
Shannon Fayant, PhD Candidate, Michif Educator, Researcher, and Community Leader


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 7-9 pm: THE STAPLEFORD LECTURE—HOW DATA CENTRES MAKE THE POLITICS OF AI VISIBLE, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, EDUCATION AUDITORIUM
The Faculty of Arts invites you to attend the 2026 Stapleford Lecture with guest lecturer Dr. Mél Hogan, Film and Media Professor at Queen's University.
This is a talk about the growing resistance to AI data centre proposals in Canada: how data centres became such a hot topic and what it means to push back against them. Canadians are largely opposed to data centres being built (anywhere, but especially in their communities), while many politicians of various stripes are trying to sell the public on AI’s inevitability – and local data centres as a way to ensure ‘data sovereignty’ in times of more obvious and overt big tech fascism. This talk puts forward an idea of resistance through conceiving of AI data centres as ‘data refineries’ to more fully understand them as the processing plants they are, converting our (personal, collective) data into products of value for big tech companies.


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS

IT’S TIME TO DELIVER FOR THE CBC
[ https://friends.ca/takeaction/deliver-for-the-cbc/ ]


CEASE AI DATA CENTRES IN ALBERTA AND BEYOND
[ https://www.change.org/p/cease-ai-data- ... and-beyond ]


GOVERNMENT OF CANADA: DEEPEN AND DEFEND ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN CANADA AND CUBA IN THE FACE OF UNITED STATES AGGRESSION;
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ion=e-7649 ]


WE DEMAND AN END TO US INTERVENTION IN NICARAGUA
[ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... Q/viewform ]


TEENAGERS IN FRANCE ARE LOSING HANDS, EYES, AND TEETH PROTESTING FOR BETTER SCHOOLS. PROTECT THEM NOW!
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeact ... 3583508091 ]


TELL AIRBNB: REMOVE EVERY LISTING IN ISRAEL’S ILLEGAL SETTLEMENTS
[ https://action.eko.org/a/tell-airbnb-re ... ettlements ]


PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS AND DELIVER A JUST TRANSITION
[ https://act.350.org/sign/cop31/ ]

- Making Peace Vigil