MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - February 12, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - February 12, 2026


SPECIAL EVENT FOR TRANSIT: FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 10: 30 am: PRESS CONFERENCE, NO 10% TRANSIT INCREASE, REGINA CITY HALL—Please come and show your support!
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DUlv97zkiPc ... mg_index=1 ]


OTHER ACTIONS FOR TRANSIT
Regina City Council is about to approve a 10% transit fare hike. We anticipate the vote will take place on February 25th. This is happening despite record ridership. Nearly 9 million rides in 2025, the highest in the city's history. Regina already charges the highest fares among peer cities while investing the least per capita on transit.

For students, seniors, workers, newcomers, and families who depend on the bus, this hike is a real barrier. Transit is how people get to work, to school, to appointments, to everything. It should be accessible to everyone.

It also undermines the city's own climate plan. The City's Energy and Sustainability Framework identifies increasing transit use as one of seven "Big Moves" required to meet net zero. Transportation accounts for 24% of Regina's greenhouse gas emissions. The Framework calls for expanded service to encourage a 25% transit mode share. A 10% fare hike does the opposite: it risks suppressing ridership at the exact moment the city should be getting people out of cars and onto buses.

Here’s how you can help:

Sign the NO 10% TRANSIT HIKE petition:
[ https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tel ... rect_link& ]

Send City Council an email:
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/write ... rect_link& ]

On February 14, Valentine’s Day, write a love letter to transit and send it to Mayor Bachynski (mayor@regina.ca) and your city councilor:
[ https://www.regina.ca/city-government/city-council/ ]

Share these actions widely.

GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING:

RPS RESPONDS TO SASK. PRIVACY COMMISSIONER IN WAKE OF SNOOPING CASES
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/crime/rps-r ... ping-cases ]


REGINA POLICE OFFICER SAYS SEMENCHUCK ABUSE CASE ‘SHEDS A BAD LIGHT ON ALL OF US’
[ https://www.cjme.com/2026/02/10/regina- ... all-of-us/ ]


REGINA JAIL HAS BEEN ON 'INSTITUTIONAL LOCKDOWN' SINCE FEB. 6, MINISTRY SAYS—Lift the lockdown!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... istry-says ]


QUESTION OF NUISANCE PROPERTIES RETURNING TO CITY COUNCIL—Any housing that remains vacant for a year should automatically become city property—which the city can then sell and use the money to build affordable rental housing.
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ty-council ]


REGINA CITY COUNCIL AGAIN DELAYS DECISION ON TAXING NUISANCE PROPERTIES—Boo!!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... ty-council ]


ONTARIO POLICING INSPECTOR ANNOUNCES PROVINCEWIDE LOOK AT HOW POLICE, BOARDS CAN PROTECT AGAINST CORRUPTION
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ ... -9.7080546 ]


BLURRING THE LINE BETWEEN COPS AND CRIMINALS!
[ https://www.muslimnetwork.tv/blurring-t ... criminals/ ]


MORE THAN 600 RCMP OFFICERS FACED GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE DISCIPLINARY CHARGES SINCE 2014, CBC ANALYSIS FINDS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/rc ... -9.7077762 ]


WE’VE GOT TO BELIEVE IN EACH OTHER’: SASK. COMMUNITY SENDS MESSAGE OF HOPE AFTER TUMBLER RIDGE TRAGEDY
[ https://www.ckom.com/2026/02/11/weve-go ... e-tragedy/ ]


U OF A STAFF, STUDENTS SPEAK OUT AGAINST MOVE TO AXE EDI FROM HIRING POLICY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton ... -9.7076210 ]


MODERN DAY ‘SLAVERY’: ALIVE AND WELL IN CANADA
[ https://www.muslimnetwork.tv/modern-day ... in-canada/ ]


TOP-PAID CEOS MADE MORE IN 33 HOURS THAN WORKERS WILL IN 2026
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/top-paid-c ... newsletter ]


BERLIN: VOTERS APPROVE TAKING BACK PROPERTY OWNED BY CORPORATE LANDLORDS—a model for Regina and other Canadian cities!
[ https://www.renters-rising.org/social-h ... rld/berlin ]


INSIDE THE RIGHT WING MOVEMENT PUSHING ALBERTA TO SECEDE FROM CANADA
[ https://therealnews.com/right-wing-move ... ede-canada ]


HOW A US INVASION OF CANADA WOULD REALLY UNFOLD—AND HOW WE FIGHT BACK
[ https://thewalrus.ca/how-a-us-invasion- ... ight-back/ ]


TRUMP’S LATEST TARGET: GORDIE HOWE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/tru ... est-target ]


TRUMP THREATENS TO BLOCK OPENING OF NEW BRIDGE BETWEEN WINDSOR AND DETROIT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/trump-go ... -9.7081924 ]


CHINA-CANADA COOPERATION NOT DIRECTED AT ANY THIRD PARTY, SAYS CHINESE FM ON TRUMP'S RELATED REMARKS
[ https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202602/1355198.shtml ]


A MOSSAD-LINKED ISRAELI ORG IS TRYING TO ‘SHUT DOWN’ THE MAPLE
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/a-mossad-l ... the-maple/ ]


GUELPH, ONT., DOCTOR EN ROUTE TO GAZA AIDE WORK SAYS HE WAS DENIED ENTRY TO ISRAEL FOR CARRYING MEDICAL ITEMS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchene ... -9.7080727 ]


HOW DARE SOMEONE DELIVER MEDICINES TO DYING PALESTINIANS IN GAZA? ISRAEL WILL NOT HAVE IT.
[ https://www.muslimnetwork.tv/how-dare-s ... t-have-it/ ]


CHAIR RAKES ‘BIGOTED AND RACIST REGIME’ AS TRUMP REFUSES TO APOLOGIZE FOR OBAMA APE POST
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/cbc-trump-racist ]


AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH TURNS 100, TRUMP REFUSES TO APOLOGIZE FOR VIDEO DEPICTING OBAMAS AS APES
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/9/naacp_trump ]


IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT: REP. AL GREEN DENOUNCES TRUMP’S RACIST OBAMA VIDEO & ATTACKS ON BLACK HISTORY
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/al_green ]


THEY AREN’T ACTING LIKE THEY MIGHT LOSE. GET PREPARED FOR ATTEMPTS TO MANIPULATE THE MIDTERMS
[ https://anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/th ... they-might ]


CHRIS HEDGES ON TRUMP, EPSTEIN AND THE DECLINE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/chri ... pstein-and ]


PROTECTING PEDOPHILE PREDATORS: CAROLE CADWALLADR ON JEFFREY EPSTEIN & THE ELITE’S VEIL OF SILENCE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/10/ ... department ]


BAD BUNNY'S SUPER BOWL HALFTIME PERFORMANCE SHOWCASES LOVE AND LATINO PRIDE — AND SPARKS TRUMP'S SCORN
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/b ... -9.7078043 ]


THESE PEOPLE ARE SOFT: BAD BUNNY AT THE HALF-TIME SHOW
[ https://endlessurgency.com/p/these-people-are-soft ]


JD VANCE IS BOOED AT OLYMPICS WHILE THOUSANDS PROTEST U.S. SENDING ICE AGENTS TO GAMES IN ITALY
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/9/olympics_corrupt ]


GOOGLE FULFILLED ICE SUPOENA DEMANDING STUDENT JOURNALIST’S BANK & CREDIT CARD NUMBERS
[ https://theintercept.com/2026/02/10/goo ... ournalist/ ]


TRUMP PUSHES CUBA TOWARDS CATASTROPHE
[ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/ ... atastrophe ]


CUBA IS ON EDGE WAITING FOR DONALD TRUMP’S NEXT MOVE
[ https://jacobin.com/2026/02/cuba-maduro ... ctions-war ]


PUSHING FOR REGIME CHANGE, TRUMP ACCUSED OF ‘ASPHYXIATING’ CUBA WITH FUEL EMBARGO
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump ... ime-change ]


TRUMP RECENT HOSTILITY AGAINST CUBA! SOLIDARITY CONFERENCE FOR CUBA!
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqNj6bb4yLA ]


MARCO RUBIO IS DELIBERATELY BLOCKING TRUMP FROM CUBA TALKS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/marco-ru ... y-blocking ]


DEFEND GREENLAND AGAINST US AGGRESSION
[ https://socialistproject.ca/2026/02/def ... ggression/ ]


“THE WAR HASN’T ENDED”: PALESTINIANS IN GAZA STILL FACE ISRAELI ATTACKS, DISEASE, MEDICAL NEGLECT
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/9/gaza_update ]


INVESTIGATION REVEALS ISRAEL ‘EVAPORATED’ NEARLY 3,000 PALESTINIANS WITH THERMAL WEAPONS IN GAZA
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/israe ... apons-gaza ]


ISRAEL JUST STARTED LEGALIZING ITS ANNEXATION OF THE WEST BANK. HERE’S WHAT THAT MEANS
[ https://therealnews.com/israel-just-sta ... that-means ]


ISRAELI CABINET DEEPENS ANNEXATION OF WEST BANK; CUBA IS RUNNING OUT OF JET FUEL; BAD BUNNY VS. TRUMP
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-w ... site-daily ]


REPORT FROM HAVANA
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/news/latin- ... 026/02/11/ ]


WESTERN MONARCH NUMBERS REMAIN AT HISTORIC LOW
[ https://xerces.org/press/western-monarc ... storic-low ]


DOOMSDAY CLOCK: IT’S NOW 85 SECONDS TO MIDIGHT
[ https://thebulletin.org/2026/01/press-r ... -midnight/ ]


RISING NUCLEAR DANGERS MOVE DOOMSDAY CLOCK CLOSER TO MIDNIGHT, by Tamara Lorincz
[ https://rabble.ca/politics/world-politi ... -midnight/ ]


BIG OIL VS BIG WATER: SHUTTING DOWN NORTH AMERICA’S MOST DANGEROUS OIL PIPELINE
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai8F8O06kJA ]


SHORTSIGHTED BUSINESS-AS-USUAL IS CRUSHING NATURE, WARNS LANDMARK REPORT
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/biodi ... nature-gdp ]


TAKING THE FIGHT TO THE AGENTS OF CHANGE, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/tak ... -agents-of ]


ZADIE SMITH ON MANY SUBJECTS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1- ... ate-novels ]

EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 11 am: WILL CARNEY’S DAVOS SPEECH HELP BUILD A BETTER INTERNATIONAL ORDER?
[ https://quincyinst.org/events/will-carn ... nal-order/ ]


THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 6 pm: 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF UKRAINE WAR—END IT NOW OR RISK NUCLEAR WAR
[ https://secure.everyaction.com/UuDBzPFvg0ewWFnUT4BExw2 ]


THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 6 pm: THE BIG PUSH—NEW NUCLEAR PROJECTS IN CANADA
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 10: 30 am: PRESS CONFERENCE, NO 10% TRANSIT INCREASE, REGINA CITY HALL
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DUlv97zkiPc ... mg_index=1 ]


FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 11:30 am: VIOLENCE, LOVE, & HOPE IN ISRAEL-PALESTINE
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/event/viole ... palestine/ ]


FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, NOON: BUILDING AN ANTI-IMPERIALIST RESISTANCE TO THE WAR ON IRAN
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 3-4:30 pm: ENGAGING POLITICAL POWER: LESSON FOR STUDENT MOVEMENTS, LAB BUILDING 235, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
This workshop invites student activists and others to consider key lessons learned by social movements over time, with an aim to improve the success of future campaigns. Facilitator: Dr. Simon Granovsky-Larsen is Associate Professor and Department Head of Politics and International Studies.


SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15, 6:30 pm: THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR TIME—BECOMING GOOD ANCESTORS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17—FOR 8 WEEKS: THE CHANGING CLIMATE—A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE
Climate Action for Lifelong Learners (CALL) is thrilled to present an inspiring and accessible climate course with Dr. Martin Bush, a leading expert in climate science and renewable energy. In this engaging series, you’ll learn what’s driving climate change, how it’s affecting Canada, the latest solutions in clean energy, and what we can all do to make a difference. Cost $25 for all 8 sessions
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... 6zitB-P1Cg ]


TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 AND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 7 pm: DECOLONIZING OURSELVES—LEARNING THROUGH STORY
February is a time for storytelling. Come hear traditional storytellers Louise Halfe, Dr. Kathy Walker and Simon Bird share creation stories that are relevant to decolonization today.
[ https://secure.kairoscanada.org/civicrm ... t=1&id=426 ]


WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18, 11 am: US HEALTH CARE COMES TO CANADA: WHAT TO KNOW AND HOW TO FIGHT IT
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... nZRHhkoIFA ]


THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19, 6 pm: INSIDE THE ANTI-CHINA WARMAKING MACHINE
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/event/insid ... g-machine/ ]


SATURDAY FEBRUARY 21, 8 am: CELEBRATING THE REVOLUTIONARY CONTRIBUTIONS OF MICHAEL PARENTI
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/celebrating ... 2713482399 ]


TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 5:30-6:30 pm: CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO HONOUR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES TO HOMELESSNESS, CITY SQUARE PLAZA, 12TH AVE, NORTH END OF VIC PARK
Sponsored by Phoenix Residential Society


TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 6 pm: BOILING POINT—HOW AMERICA BROUGHT WAR TO UKRAINE
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/event/boili ... n-ukraine/ ]


WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 4:30 – 6:30 PM: STATE OF CANADA SERIES: TRANSITION TO THE CARNEY ERA: ONE YEAR IN
Presented by: Shannon Proudfoot, Feature writer at the Globe and Mail
[ https://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/ ... ey-era.php ]


WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 5:30 pm: WHERE DO WE GO NEXT? A CLIMATE CONVERSATION WITH STEVEN GUILBEAULT
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... rvzIhKKFkQ ]


THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2 pm: TRUMP, AMERICA, AND RUPTURING THE WORLD ORDER: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
[ https://www.scienceforpeace.org/events- ... nsequences ]


SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1-4 pm: APARTHEID FREE COMMUNITIES IN SK, 3303 HILLSDALE ST
Join Apartheid Free Communities (AFC) for an introductory workshop, with Jeeda Musleh, a Palestinean organizer with AFC in BC to learn more.
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DUEYTi5Dx5U/ ]


SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28, 7 pm: FUNDRAISING CONCERT FOR HOLY ROSARY PARK, ARTESIAN, 2627-13TH AVE

MONDAY MARCH 2, 2 pm: MAKING THE ABOLITON OF WAR A REALISTIC GOAL
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


MONDAY MARCH 2, 6:30 pm: BOOK LAUNCH LEADING FROM THE HEART, BY JUDY DARCY, IN CONVERSATION WITH BARB BYERS, CENTRAL LIBRARY, 2311 12TH AVE


WEDNESDAY MARCH 4, 5:30 – 8 pm: BOOK CELEBRATION—KNOWLEDGE UNDER SEIGE: CHARTING A FUTURE FOR UNIVERSITIES, WITH MARC SPOONER & JAMES MCNINCH, CRAVE KITCHEN & WINE BAR, 1925 VICTORIA AVE
Open to public and free to attend. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be available.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/2455608831538996/ ]


FRIDAY MARCH 6, 6 – 8 pm: VOICES, POWER, & LEADERSHIP—CELEBRATING WOMEN’S DAY, ESTELLE EVENTS CENTRE, 2410 DEWDNEY AVE—women only. Sponsored by Saskatchewan Council For International Development
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/voices-powe ... 1430083719 ]


THURSDAY MARCH 12, 7 – 9 pm: 2026 WOODROW LLOYD LECTURE, TIMOTHY CAULFIELD WILL BE SPEAKING ON THE TOPIC THE KNOWLEDGE CRISIS: HOW DID WE GET HERE AND WHAT CAN WE DO?
[ https://www.uregina.ca/events/2026/03/2 ... cture.html ]


TUESDAY MARCH 17, 1:30 – 3:30 pm: WE ARE READI—REWRITING THE RULES FOR EQUITY IMPACT
March 21 is International Day For The Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Ready to transform your organization? Explore We Are READI, a framework for equity, reconciliation, and meaningful, sustainable change.
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/we-are-read ... 1876209092 ]


WEDNESDAY MARCH 18, 5:30 – 8:30 pm: WETLANDS FEST 2026—WATER, RESPONSIBILITY, AND THE PATH FORWARD, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, ATRIUM, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
[ https://www.uregina.ca/science/biology/ ... 03_18.html ]


WEDNESDAY MARCH 25, 11 AM: CHILD’S PLAY: MAKING SOCIAL MEANING IN KIDS’ ZONES AND WAR ZONES
What should we make of a warplane as a playground feature or war museums hosting children’s birthday parties?
[ https://balsillieschool.ca/event/childs ... war-zones/ ]


TUESDAY MARCH 31, 11 am: WOMEN’S MOMENTUM ASSEMBLY FOR A JUST FOSSIL FUEL PHASEOUT: A VIRTUAL GLOBAL ASSEMBLY IN THE LEAD UP TO THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS IN COLOMBIA


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