MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - May 21, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - May 21, 2026

3 SPECIAL LISTENING:

CBC’s WHAT ON EARTH ON CLIMATE CHANGE & CLIMATE ANXIETY—featuring Regina’s own Kikée Dueck and Abhay Singh Sachal
[ https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1- ... te-anxiety ]


HOW FINLAND SOLVED HOMELESSNESS
[ https://www.facebook.com/reel/906484105410177 ]


ROGER WATERS AND MONA MIARA: “FOR GAZA—I FEEL YOUR PAIN”
[ https://peaceandplanetnews.org/roger-wa ... -for-gaza/


2 SPECIAL READINGS:

SASKATCHEWAN—FIND OUT IF YOUR MLA IS A LANDLORD
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/sk-landlords/ ]


SEND CANADIAN OIL TO CUBA
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news- ... dium=email ]\


3 SPECIAL EVENTS:

SATURDAY MAY 23, 10 am – 6 pm: CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL STREET FAIR, 13TH AVE
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/c ... rtnership/ ]


SUNDAY MAY 24, 2 – 5 pm: FREE FILM SCREENING OF NUCLEAR POWER—HOW WILL IT AFFECT YOUR ENERGY BILL? UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, RESEARCH & INNOVATION CENTRE, RM 119
Following the film, Simon Enoch will discuss the economics of nuclear vs Renewables; Ingrid Alesich will talk about the dangers of ionizing radiation and the problems with no safe technology for high level waste storage for 200,000 years. There will also be a skit.
[ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?stor ... 77614&_rdr ]


NOTE TIME CHANGE: TUESDAY MAY 26, 8:45 am: ROCK THE POLICE, REGINA POLICE SERVICE MAIN OFFICE, 1717 SASK DRIVE
Come to a rally outside the cop shop in sisterhood with women stalked by Regina police through the police database. We can stand in for women who want their issues in the public eye, but not their identities.


GOOD READING & VIEWING & LISTENING:

REGINA DEMONSTRATORS URGE GOVERNMENTS TO ACT ON 'PANDEMIC OF HOUSELESSNESS'
[ https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/r ... s-12306901 ]


I RANKED CANADA’S PROVINCES BY THEIR DISCLOSURE REPORTS
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/i-ranked-c ... e-reports/ ]


EXPERTS SAY SASK'S COAL POWER PLAN NOT COMPATIBLE WITH NATIONAL STRATEGY
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/ ... 06cf57c9d3 ]


WATER NOT COAL, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/water-not-coal ]


ESTIMATED COST TO REFURBISH SASK COAL PLANTS NEARLY TRIPLED TO $2.6 BILLION
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7147583 ]


HOW PRAIRIE PACIFISTS HALTED A 1976 PLAN FOR A SASK. URANIUM REFINERY
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -9.7204905 ]


DOES PROXIMITY TO NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS INCREASE CANCER RISK?
[ https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/does-prox ... ancer-risk ]


HOSTING THE FIFA WORLD CUP WILL COST TAXPAYERS $1 BILLION
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/world- ... -9.7205647 ]


FAR-RIGHT SPEAKERS GIVEN A PERCH AT VANCOUVER’S WEB SUMMIT
[ https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/05/18/Far- ... eb-Summit/ ]


EVEN HARPER ‘DID NOT PUT EXTINCTION ON THE TABLE’
[ https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/05/20/Even ... tion-Table ]


THE LEFT HAS FAILED TO CONFRONT CANADA’S RESURGENT RIGHT
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/the-left-h ... ent-right/ ]


QUEBEC NOVELIST SHINES A HARSH SPOTLIGHT ON MIGRATION, AND ON TRUMP’S AMERICA
[ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/worl ... ation.html ]


BILL C-22: SURVEILLANCE AND PUNISHMENT
[ https://therover.ca/bill-c-22-surveilla ... unishment/ ]


CANADIAN MEDIA GIVES AMERICAN FIGHTER JETS MORE FAVOURABLE COVERAGE
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/canadian-m ... -coverage/ ]


U.S. PAUSES KEY DEFENCE ACCORD DESPITE CARNEY’S MILITARY SPENDING HIKE
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/u-s-pauses ... newsletter ]


END OF GOOD ALLIES, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/the ... ood-allies ]


“ASK E. JEAN” FILM PROFILES THE WOMAN WHO TWICE SUED TRUMP & WON, FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT & DEFAMATION
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/19/ ... ocumentary ]


“DICTATORSHIP IN ACTION”: DAVID CAY JOHNSTON ON $1.8B SLUSH FUND & SHIELDING TRUMPS “FOREVER” FROM IRS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/20/ ... n_johnston ]


ON THE US OIL BLOCKADE OF CUBA - CANADA NEEDS TO MAKE GOOD ON CARNEY'S PLEDGE TO RALLY MIDDLE-POWER RESISTANCE TO LAWLESSNESS
[ https://engagementcanadapledge.substack ... l-blockade ]


CUBA RUNS OUT OF OIL AMIDST SUFFOCATING US BLOCKADE
[ https://therealnews.com/cuba-runs-out-o ... s-blockade ]


CUBA GIRDS FOR INVASION AS TRUMP LAUNCHES RAÚL CASTRO INDICTMENT AMID PUNISHING BLOCKADE
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/raul-cas ... p-invasion ]


UNLAWFUL US ATTACK, SAYS CUBAN PRESIDENT, ‘WOULD TRIGGER A BLOODBATH WITH INCALCULABLE CONSEQUENCES’
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/diaz- ... -bloodbath ]


REPORT FROM HAVANA: CUBANS STARVING & DYING BECAUSE OF INTENSIFIED U.S. BLOCKADE
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/20/ ... ump_castro ]


‘I WORKED ALL DAY AND CAN’T FEED MY FAMILY’: MAMDANI OFFERS 9 WORDS MORE TERRIFYING THAN RONALD REAGAN’S
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/zohra ... ald-reagan ]


AS WHO DECLARES EBOLA OUTBREAK A GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY, DID USAID CUTS WORSEN THE CRISIS?
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/18/ebola_hantavirus ]


SEVERAL VENICE BIENNALE PAVILIONS SHUT IN PROTEST OVER INCLUSION OF ISRAEL
[ https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesig ... -of-israel ]


HOW GAZA SHATTERED THE MYTH OF COEXISTENCE
[ https://therealnews.com/ghada-karmi-how ... oexistence ]


‘AIDING AND ABETTING GENOCIDE’: US SANCTIONS PEACEFUL GAZA FLOTILLA ORGANIZERS
[ https://therealnews.com/aiding-and-abet ... organizers ]


MORE THAN 400 ACTIVISTS HEADING TO GAZA DETAINED BY ISRAEL
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUO00izs00A&t=19s ]


ISRAEL'S TREATMENT OF DETAINED GAZA FLOTILLA MEMBERS IS 'ABOMINABLE,' CARNEY SAYS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-ga ... -9.7205666 ]


‘MAY DAY! MAY DAY! MAY DAY!’ ISRAELI FORCES INTERCEPT, OPEN FIRE ON GAZA FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/lates ... tilla-raid ]


FLOTILLA PRESS CONFERENCE
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsXQwSmH86A ]


IN THE WAKE OF THE IRAN WAR, AFRICAN NATIONS STRUGGLE TO COPE WITH RISING FUEL COSTS
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-war ... uel-prices ]


CHINESE SOLAR PANELS POWER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TRICYCLES IN CUBA
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Jm8BAbaWfJ0 ]


TRENDS IN WORLD MILITARY EXPENDITURE 2025
[ https://www.sipri.org/publications/2026 ... iture-2025 ]


THE MANY CASUALTIES OF PRECISION WARFARE
[ https://jacobin.com/2026/05/iraq-precis ... onsibility ]


NUCLEAR WINTER: WHY STUDY IT NOW?
[ https://thebulletin.org/2026/05/nuclear ... dy-it-now/ ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

THURSDAY MAY 21, 11 am: NOT ANOTHER $@#&^* OIL SHOCK!
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


THURSDAY MAY 21, NOON: LUNCH & LEARN: COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND ACTIVISM FOR ADDRESSING ANTI-ASIAN RACISM
[ https://events.teams.microsoft.com/even ... 6744723147 ]


FRIDAY MAY 22, 6:30 am: PEACE IN TAIWAN: A CONVERSATION ON THE CURRENT SITUATION OF TAIWAN AND HOW PEOPLE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO ACHIEVING PEACE
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/webina ... -in-taiwan ]


FRIDAY MAY 22, NOON: MONITOR: HUDDLE—WEALTH INEQUALITY AND ITS SOLUTIONS
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... fgHOv4lGvA ]


SATURDAY MAY 23, 7 am: 5th ASSEMBLY OF THE WORLD HUMANIST FORUM
Towards a Universal Human Nation. Moving forward with collective actions to build a world based on solidarity and nonviolence.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... gistration ]


SATURDAY MAY 23, 10 am: LAND TRUST CONSULTATION, REGINA CITY HALL CAFETERIA
A good opportunity to learn and land trusts—and to ask what the City of Regina is doing to address its houselessness crisis.


SATURDAY MAY 23, 10 am – 6 pm: CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL STREET FAIR, 13TH AVE
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/c ... rtnership/ ]


SUNDAY MAY 24, 7 am – 4 pm: CAPITALISM DOESN’T WORK—with Tamara Lorincz, Yves Enger +++
[ https://capitalismcantbefixed.ca/ ]


SUNDAY MAY 24, 2 – 5 pm: FREE FILM SCREENING OF NUCLEAR POWER—HOW WILL IT AFFECT YOUR ENERGY BILL? UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, RESEARCH & INNOVATION CENTRE, RM 119
Following the film, Simon Enoch will discuss the economics of nuclear vs Renewables; Ingrid Alesich will talk about the dangers of ionizing radiation and the problems with no safe technology for high level waste storage for 200,000 years. There will also be a skit.
[ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?stor ... 77614&_rdr ]


MONDAY MAY 25, NOON: TOWN HALL—ACCESSIBLE HOUSING
[ https://plan-9.hubspotpagebuilder.com/m ... 6-townhall ]


MONDAY MAY 25, 3 – 5 pm: THE NATIVE BROTHERHOOD AT SASKATCHEWAN PENITENTIARY, THE ARCHWAY EXHIBITION SPACE AT ARCHER LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
Curated by: Jason Demers, Kihêw Flamont, Elder Errol Kinistino, Elder Harvey Knight, Josie Linka, and Emily Reid
The Native Brotherhood was formed in Saskatchewan Penitentiary in 1964. Produced under the eyes of censors, their newsletter captures the power of brotherhood, culture, identity, and prisoner advocacy just as the crisis of Indigenous over-incarceration was beginning to take hold. The exhibit features writing produced by prisoners in the 1960s and 1970s, and artwork produced by men currently incarcerated at Saskatchewan Penitentiary. Light refreshments will be served.


TUESDAY MAY 26, 8:45 am: ROCK THE POLICE, REGINA POLICE SERVICE MAIN OFFICE, 1717 SASK DRIVE
Come to a rally outside the cop shop in sisterhood with women stalked by Regina police through the police database. We can stand in for women who want their issues in the public eye, but not their identities.


WEDNESDAY MAY 27, NOON: THE TRILLION DOLLAR WAR MACHINE: AN ONLINE EVENT WITH WILLIAM D. HARTUNG AND KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL
[ https://www.thenation.com/events/the-tr ... r-machine/ ]


WEDNESDAY MAY 27, 2 pm: JUST SUSTAINABILITIES IN POLICY, PLANNING, AND PRACTICE WEBINAR
[ https://masspeaceaction.org/event/just- ... e-webinar/ ]


SATURDAY MAY 30, 10 am- 4 pm: TREATY 4 TO PALESTINE—KEFFIYEH RIBBON SKIRT SOLIDARITY WORKSHOP, YWCA 2817 12TH AVE
Contact rosemelaniemonique@gmail.com to reserve your spot. Sponsored by Palestine Solidarity Regina


SATURDAY MAY 30, NOON: RALLY—HANDS OFF CUBA, SCARTH STREET MALL, SOUTH END, NEAR THE BUFFALO AT 12TH AVE


SATURDAY MAY 30, 6 pm: CAN POLITICS BE CIVIL AGAIN
[ https://canadian-vote-summit-2026.raise ... lrusdebate ]


SUNDAY MAY 31, 2-4 pm: BOOK CLUB—EVERY MOMENT IS A LIFE: GAZA IN THE TIME OF GENOCIDE, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
Join us for a discussion of Susan Abulhawa’s “Every Moment is a Life,” an anthology of short stories by 18 young writers in Gaza whom Abulhawa mentored during the genocide.
As Abulhawa said in a recent statement, “These young people risked dangers that most of us cannot begin to fathom just to attend writing workshops, because it was a singular outlet for intellectual exercise and creative expression. They came so they could be reminded of their potential. They came to feel that they are more than creatures seeking food and water and shelter. That they have a place in the world; that they have a voice, a relevance, something to contribute. They came to touch the lives that they thought they might still have, even if it was just for a few hours. It has been my honour and my privilege to know these beautiful, courageous individuals who deserve to be heard, to be read, to be protected.”
[ https://www.instagram.com/?target_user_ ... eed&__bp=1 ]


WEDNESDAY JUNE 3, 1 pm: COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO ESCALATING CLIMATE THREATS—with David Suzuki
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... yj3AmeZypQ ]


FRIDAY JUNE 5, NOON: END THE 500 YEAR WAR AGAINST AFRICA NOW
[ https://actionnetwork.org/events/end-wa ... frica-now/ ]


MONDAY JUNE 8, 7 pm: WHEN THE FOREST BREATHES—A WEBINAR WITH SUZANNE SIMARD
[ https://sierraclub.bc.ca/our-work/re-co ... ne-simard/ ]


FRIDAY JUNE 12, 7 pm: MUSIC FOR PALESTINE, FEATURING ALBERT VON LEDEBUR, ABSTRACTIONS CAFÉ, 2161 ROSE ST
Performers include Jeff Mertick, Cullen Angus, Beya, Deadwood Ted, Tobrey Weston, Ariana Giroux, and myself! All money raised split between Palestine Children's Relief Fund and Gaza Soup Kitchen, two incredible organizations! Free admission, all ages.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/1496499225279297/ ]


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

ALBERTA’S BILL 11 COULD DESTROY CANADA’S FREE PUBLIC HEALTH CARE!
[ https://win.newmode.net/canadianhealthcoalition/bill11 ]


PM CARNEY: IT’S TIME FOR A PEOPLE’S MOU
[ https://act.350.org/sign/peoples-mou/ ]


STOP THE GUTTING OF CANADA’S PESTICIDE LAWS
[ https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/stop- ... cide-laws/ ]


SAY GOODBYE TO INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF NUCLEAR PROJECTS—TAKE ACTION
[ http://assessing-nuclear-risk.ca/ ]


EXPEDITE CANADIAN IMMIGRATION APPLICATION PROCESSING FOR FAMILY UNITY
[ https://www.change.org/p/expedite-canad ... mily-unity ]


CANADA: CONDEMN THE FEB 28 2026 ATTACK ON AN ELEMENTRAY SCHOOL IN IRAN BY ISRAEL AND USA, SUSPEND ALL MILITARY AID TO THE US +++
[ https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ ... ion=e-7389 ]


CANADIAN BOAT TO GAZA: DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF ACTIVISTS & AN END TO ISRAELI IMPUNITY
[ https://canadaboatgaza.org/petition/?ut ... ewsletter2 ]


THE CEASEFIRE IS FAILING. CANADA MUST ACT NOW FOR GAZA
[ https://act.oxfam.ca/page/179712/data/1 ]


DEMAND SANCTIONS ON ISRAEL NOW
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell- ... srael-now/ ]


AMSTERDAM IS PROTECTING THE EARTH WITH ITS NEW BAN ON PUBLIC ADVERTISING FOR MEAT AND FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCTS
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/673/222 ... 3560878159 ]


AMAZON: CUT YOUR TIES WITH THE ISRAELI MILITARY
[ https://action.eko.org/a/amazon-cut-you ... military-1 ]


TELL CISCO: STOP NETWORKING FOR ISRAEL’S WAR CRIMES
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell- ... ar-crimes/ ]


- Making Peace Vigil