MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - September 12, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - September 12, 2026


SONG FOR THE DAY: “PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER” by Patti Smith—in case Thursday’s link didn’t work
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPR-HyGj2d0 ]


SPECIAL EVENT: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 10 - 10:30 am: RAISING OF THE PEACE FLAG AT CITY HALL TO MARK INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY
The peace flag will be raised at City Hall on September 21, the day declared by the United Nations as International Day of Peace. Please come out and join the call for both peace and justice. Sponsored by Making Peace Vigil and Regina Peace Council.


SPECIAL READING, VIEWING, & LISTENING:

ADVOCATES CALL FOR HELP AS HOUSELESS ENCAMPMENT PASSES 60 DAYS IN PEPSI PARK
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/advocates-c ... epsi-park/ ]


A LIGHT IN THE WORLD: FAMILY, FRIENDS HOLD VIGIL FOR REGINA HOMICIDE VICTIM
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/a- ... r-AA2bZVmV ]


REGINA VIGIL HONOURS REBECCA MATHIESON AS FAMILY CALLS FOR JUSTICE
[ https://we-news.com/ca/regina-vigil-hon ... e_vignette ]


FAMILY SEEKS JUSTICE AFTER DEALING WITH LOSS
[ https://globalnews.ca/video/12056278/fa ... with-loss/ ]


IN HER DEFENCE: KERRY BENJOE WITH JANA PRUDEN—ABOUT THE PREDATORY ACTIONS OF RPS OFFICE ROBERT SEMENCHUCK
[ https://podcastaddict.com/in-her-defenc ... /233117222 ]


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


REGINA ACCEPTS $24M TRANSIT FUNDING, WILL RE-EVALUATE EV BUSES IN 2029—All Regina buses should be electric because of the climate disaster we are all facing!
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/regina-city ... s-in-2029/ ]


REGINA FARMERS’ MARKET HELPS THOSE IN NEED ACCESS HEALTHY FOOD
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/regina-farm ... lthy-food/ ]


REGINA SENIORS, NDP CALL FOR RENT CONTROL AFTER INCREASES AT PRIVATE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7340434 ]


RIGHT SPOT: PUTTING EVICTION PREVENTION AT THE HEART OF SUCCESSFUL TENANCIES IN EDMONTON’S COMMUNITY HOUSING
[ https://caeh.ca/civida-community-housin ... revention/ ]


WOULD A $20 MINIMUM WAGE IN QUEBEC ACTUALLY BE A 'BIG BLOW' TO THE ECONOMY?
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal ... -9.7338975 ]


HEALTH STUDY BEGINS EXAMINING POTENTIAL OILSANDS IMPACTS ON FORT CHIPEWYAN
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton ... -9.7338147 ]


ORANGE SHIRT DAY FOUNDER SAYS HER TRUTH IS BEING 'PUSHED ASIDE' BY CONTROVERSIAL SHIRTS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/oran ... -9.7337566 ]


CARNEY DEREGULATES, SELLS OUT FIRST NATIONS UNDER CEO SUMMIT COVER
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/09/10/carne ... mit-cover/ ]


CARNEY IS A VERY SKILLED PROPAGANDIST
[ https://www.facebook.com/reel/1086683427230501 ]


MARK CARNEY’S INVESTMENT SUMMIT COULD PAVE THE WAY TO A CORPORATE CARVE-UP OF CANADA
[ https://breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys-inv ... of-canada/ ]


US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION TAKES CANADIAN TOURISTS’ PHONES AND FINGERPRINTS IN 8-HOUR INTERROGATION
[ https://www.thetravel.com/us-customs-an ... rrogation/ ]


JEN HASSUM ON THE CANADA-US RETALIATORY TARIFF DEADLINE LIVE WITH AL JAZEERA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y8OEU6v170 ]


THOUGHTS ON THE GANDER COMMEMORATION, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/tho ... memoration ]


'NEVER MISTAKE OUR GENEROSITY FOR WEAKNESS,' CHRÉTIEN SAYS AT 9/11 MEMORIAL
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO-Yx-59jFA ]


FOR FIRST NATIONS, TRUMP’S LAKE RENAMING IS MUCH ADO ABOUT NIIGANII-GICHIGAMI
[ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... gichigami/ ]


OTTAWA SHOULD LET YEMENIS DECIDE THEIR OWN FATE, by Yves Engler
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/09/13/ottaw ... -own-fate/ ]


25 YEARS LATER: AFGHAN NEW YORKER MASUDA SULTAN REMEMBERS 9/11 & 19 RELATIVES KILLED IN U.S. BOMBING
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/10/ ... fghanistan ]


ON 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 ATTACKS, CONDEMNATION OF GLOBAL ‘WAR ON TERROR’ THAT HAS KILLED MILLIONS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/war-o ... ptember-11 ]


4.7 MILLION DEAD, $8 TRILLION: COUNTING THE DEVASTATING HUMAN & ECONOMIC COSTS OF THE POST‑9/11 WARS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/10/ ... y_costs_of ]


THE ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 2001 BECAME THE PRETEXT FOR A NEW ERA OF US-LED INTERVENTION
[ https://www.stopwar.org.uk/article/9-11 ... ror-began/ ]


FOREVER WAR: HOW 9/11 UNLEASHED U.S. VIOLENCE ON CIVILIANS ABROAD & ATTACKS ON RIGHTS AT HOME
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/11/ ... azmat_khan ]


CONDEMNATION OF US STRIKES ON A WEDDING AMID THE US-ISRAELI ILLEGAL WAR ON IRAN
[ https://www.iccongress.ca/icc_condemns_ ... cre_by_usa ]


HOW CANADA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL WENT FROM 'BEST FRIEND' TO BREAKDOWN
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada ... -1.7541957 ]


GAZA DOC NAZA EARNS 24.5-MINUTE STANDING OVATION AT VENICE PREMIERE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/n ... -9.7340656 ]


HISTORY REVEALS THE REAL REASON OTTAWA BACKS UKRAINE
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/09/11/histo ... s-ukraine/ ]


25 YEARS AFTER 9/11, HOW DO WE BUILD A MOVEMENT TO STOP ENDLESS WARS?
[ https://wagingnonviolence.org/2026/09/2 ... emy-varon/ ]


THE BIG LIE THAT IS REPEATING ITSELF
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/09/the-b ... ng-itself/ ]


HELP BUTTERFLIES FLUTTER NOT FADE
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/story/help-butt ... -not-fade/ ]


‘A WAKE-UP CALL’: SCIENTISTS BEHIND STUDY ON CLIMATE FEEDBACK LOOPS DEMAND GLOBAL ACTION
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/clima ... back-loops ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 10 am: BUDGET 2026 AND THE NATIONAL HOUSING STRATEGY
Get an inside look at Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness’s advocacy efforts and the policy changes it’s working to advance, heading into Budget 2026 and the renewal of the National Housing Strategy.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19; 9:45 am: COFFEE, 10:00 A.M. START: SEEDING AN ECONOMY OF LIFE: EMERGING IDEAS FOR A JUST CLIMATE TRANSITION FOR ALL IN SASKATCHEWAN, CHRIST THE KING PARISH, 3239 GARNET ST, REGINA AND ONLINE
Kairos Regina and partners invite you to a day of "World Building" through imagination, creativity and conversation.
At a time when governments are championing new fossil fuel projects instead of the bold climate action our world needs, communities across Canada are continuing to imagine a different future.
[ https://secure.kairoscanada.org/civicrm ... ter?id=456 ]


MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 10 -10:30 am: RAISING OF THE PEACE FLAG AT CITY HALL TO MARK INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY
The peace flag will be raised at City Hall on September 21, the day declared by the United Nations as International Day of Peace. Please come out and join the call for both peace and justice. Sponsored by Making Peace Vigil and Regina Peace Council.


TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 3 pm: SUDAN, WHERE IS IT HEADING TO?
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 6-8 pm: AN EVENING WITH CCPA DIRECTOR PEGGY NASH, BLUEBIRD COMMONS, 1427 ROSE ST
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) invites you to join us for an evening with CCPA Executive Director Peggy Nash and CCPA Senior Researcher Simon Enoch. Light Refreshments and Cash Bar.
Please RSVP today to reserve your spot. We look forward to seeing you!
[ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening ... 9589273344 ]


THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 5 pm: THE BILLIONAIRE PROBLEM—WHAT THE RISE OF THE SUPER RICH MEANS FOR CANADIAN DEMOCRACY, AFFORDABILITY, & CANADA’S FUTURE
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus- ... 4952070345 ]


SUNDAY OCTOBER 4, 2 pm: PALESTINE SOLIDARITY BOOKCLUB, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
The book that will be discussed is Freedom On Trial: The War Against Palestine And The Fight for Justice in America, by Michael Shehadeh. The author will be in attendance.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/2796150620769342 ]


MONDAY OCTOBER 5, 1:30 – 4 pm: LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGN TO END HOUSELESSNESS IN CANADA BY GETTING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REINVEST IN SOCIAL/PUBLIC HOUSING, KNOX-MET
End Poverty Regina is hosting a letter writing campaign to put pressure on the federal government to reinvest in social/public housing. Letter writers will be provided with pens, paper, and templates for letters. Please invite all your friends.
[ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc ... 9711438744 ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7, 7 pm: LAUNCH OF THE LOST RESERVE: THE TAKING AND REMAKING OF THE CHACACHAS TREATY NATION, CO-AUTHORED BY HISTORIAN KENTON STOREY AND THE CHACACHAS TREATY NATION, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, RIDELL CENTRE
[ https://uofrpress.ca/Books/T/The-Lost-Reserve ]


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/ ]


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

TELL CANADA AND SASKATCHEWAN: OUR ENDANGERED GRASSLANDS ARE NOT FOR SALE
[ https://cpaws.org/endangered-grasslands ... r-sale-g1/ ]


CANADA: ENSURE THAT PESTICIDE REGULATION FOLLOWS AN INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC PROCESS BASED ON THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE AND THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ign/e-7742 ]


ASK CANADA TO TAKE CLIMATE ACTION FOR NEPAL
[ https://mcc.org/campaign/ask-canada-tak ... tion-nepal ]


HONG KONG: FREE LEE CHUEK YAN NOW
[https://www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaign.cgi?c=5871 ]

- Making Peace Vigil