MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - August 2, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - August 2, 2026

- Florence Stratton

SPECIAL REQUEST: PEOPLES PARK ENCAMPMENT
The encampment at Peoples Park (formerly known as Pepsi Park) is growing and it needs our support. If you can provide any of the following, please take them to the encampment: south side of 11th Avenue, east of Broad St. and 3 blocks west of Winnipeg St.: Sweaters, Blankets, Sleeping bags, Tents, Sandwiches, Coffee, creamer, and sugar Treats—Wagon Wheels, cold drinks +++

SPECIAL EVENT: 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.


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING:

REGINA NEEDS 7% MILL RATE INCREASE TO MEET STATUS QUO IN 2027: REPORT—How about cutting the Police budget, rather than Transit!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/regina-city ... 27-report/ ]


POLICE LEFT THIS SURVIVOR FEELING BLAMED, BROKEN. NOW THEY'RE ENGAGING WITH HER AGAIN, AND SHE'S WORRIED
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/p ... -9.7279757 ]


ADVOCATES CONDEMN USE OF FORCE IN WOMAN’S ARREST ON SASK. FIRST NATION
[ https://thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatc ... st-nation/ ]


STRIVING TO BUILD INCLUSIVE WORKPLACES
[ https://saskdispatch.substack.com/p/str ... workplaces ]


WINNIPEG MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ADVOCATING GENOCIDE AND WILLFULLY PROMOTING HATRED IN SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba ... -9.7292569 ]


WINNIPEG'S MUSLIM COMMUNITY SHAKEN AFTER SHOTS FIRED AT MOSQUE WITH PEOPLE INSIDE, LEADERS SAY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba ... -9.7291250 ]


LEAKED HEALTH CARE REPORT SHOWS LLOYDMINSTER SERVICES 'STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP': SASK. NDP
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton ... -9.7290209 ]


FUEL FOR THE FIRES: WESTERN CANADA AS AN “ENERGY SUPERPOWER”
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... uperpower/ ]


MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: TRIPLE THE VOTE
[ https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/triple-the-vote/ ]


SHOPIFY CEO PUBLICLY CALLS FOR GREATER CONCENTRATION OF POWER IN THE HANDS OF THE WEALTHY
[ https://rabble.ca/economy/shopify-ceo-p ... Newsletter ]


BIG FINANCE AND WAR TO RENEW THEIR VOWS IN TORONTO
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/31/big-f ... n-toronto/ ]


IRAN AND SAUDI ARABIA ARE THE WORLD’S NUCLEAR DOUBLE STANDARD, SAYS AXWORTHY
[ https://www.peacequest.ca/p/the-worlds- ... e-standard ]


LEWIS TAKES STEP FORWARD. ANGUS WANTS TO FALL BACK, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/07/30/lewis ... fall-back/ ]


“DIGITAL DOPPELGANGERS”: NAOMI KLEIN CORRECTS THE RECORD ON VIRAL AI-GENERATED QUOTE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/31/ ... n_ai_quote ]


SAY ‘NO’ TO DATA CENTRES!—It’s about the US but applies to Canada
[ https://www.instagram.com/reels/DbES_8rSXeT/ ]


CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES SET UP A SECRET NETWORK TO CRACK DOWN ON STUDENT PALESTINE DEMONSTRATORS
[ https://breachmedia.ca/canadian-univers ... nstrators/ ]


CANADA ENDS TRUMP ENERGY STRANGLEHOLD AS MARK CARNEY PREPARES TO PULL THE PLUG ON THE USA
[ https://theplanetdemocracy.substack.com ... ranglehold ]


ON LOVE AND LEGACY: SHIFTING BASELINE SYNDROME STRIKES HOME
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/on-love-a ... ikes-home/ ]


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


THE LEFT NIMBYISM OF MAMDANI: BUILD A LOT MORE, WHILE DEFENDING TENANTS
[ https://www.thenation.com/article/polit ... york-left/ ]


PAY, BABY, PAY! WHY TRUMP’S ENERGY AND AI DOMINANCE AGENDA MEANS HIGHER BILLS FOR EVERYONE
[ https://oilchange.org/publications/pay-baby-pay/ ]


EMANCIPATION DAY: JUSTICE REQUIRES ACTIION, NOT JUST REFLECTION
[ https://canadianlabour.ca/emancipation- ... eflection/ ]


“LESS REGULATED THAN SANDWICHES”: MIT PROF. CALLS FOR OVERSIGHT AS OPEN AI AGENT HACKS OTHER FIRMS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/30/max_tegmark ]


SPAIN MUST PUT HUMAN RIGHTS AT CENTER OF MIGRATION RESPONSE AS DOZENS KILLED CROSSING INTO CEUTA: AMNESTY
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/spain ... d-migrants ]


‘ALL HANDS ON DECK’: UN URGES EXPANDED RESPONSE AS DRC EBOLA OUTBREAK SPREADS AT RECORD PACE
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/ebola-epidemic-drc ]


WHAT INDIA’S COCKROACH PARTY WON & WHAT’S NEXT
[ https://wagingnonviolence.org/2026/07/w ... hats-next/ ]


WHAT TRUMP AND NETANYAHU DIDN’T TALK ABOUT, by Seymour Hersh
[ https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/wha ... didnt-talk ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

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 ]


WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5, 11:30 am: STOP BOMBING IRAN
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... v9Ye4u6uQw ]


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:

CANADA: STOP FUELING WILDFIRES WITH NEW PIPELINES
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/action/tell-you ... -pipeline/ ]


GOVERNMENT OF CANADA: STOP FAST-TRACKING ENVIRONMENTALLY CATASTROPHIC FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ign/e-7522 ]


TELL THE FAA TO REJECT HARMFUL NEW DRONE RULE THAT COULD ALLOW BIG AG FACILITIES TO EVADE PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONSUMER TRANSPARENCY.
[ https://action.foe.org/page/101052/acti ... id=5834324 ]


- Making Peace Vigil