MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 1, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 1, 2026

2 SPECIAL EVENTS

SATURDAY OCTOBER 3, 10 am – 1 pm: NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST AGAINST DATA CENTRES, REGINA CITY HALL
10 am: Art Jam - Noon: Protest
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122 ... 0776984679 ]


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, 2340 VICTORIA AVE
End Poverty Regina is hosting a letter writing campaign to put pressure on the federal government to reinvest in social/public housing. Please come and write some letters.
Letter writers will be provided with pens, paper, and templates for letters. Please invite all your friends.


SPECIAL LISTENING: CBC INTERVEIW WITH MICHELE GOOD ABOUT HER NEW NOVEL, ELIZA SUNSHINE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1- ... thers-name ]

SPECIAL READING

COMPLAINANT IN REGINA COP PRIVACY BREACH CASE SPEAKS OUT AFTER 5TH ADJOURNMENT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7361323 ]


COMPARING SASKATOON’S ENCAMPMENT APPROACH TO OTHER CITIES
[ https://thestarphoenix.com/news/compari ... er-cities/ ]


ON THREE YEARS OF GENOCIDE AND RISING ANTISEMITISM, by Seth Klein
[ https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/on-th ... and-rising ]


ON ORANGE SHIRT DAY

CANADA POST RELEASES 4 STAMPS TO HONOUR ORANGE SHIRT DAY MILESTONE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/oran ... -9.7363406 ]


INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AND JUSTICE RESOURCE CENTRE
[ https://canadianlabour.ca/indigenous-ri ... ce-centre/ ]


HUMAN RIGHTS PANEL CONDEMNS CANADA’S INACTION REGARDING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal ... -9.7364421 ]


UNDER CARNEY CANADA IS COOLING ON RECONCILIATION
[ https://thewalrus.ca/under-carney-canad ... ciliation/ ]


WHY IS ANTI-INDIGENOUS RACISM ON THE RISE?
[ https://thewalrus.ca/why-is-anti-indige ... -the-rise/ ]


WILLIE BLACKWATER & RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS, ON CBC THE CURRENT, SEPTEMBER 30 2026
A powerful indictment of residential schools, as well as a powerful presentation of the resilience of the children removed from their families
[ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/wed ... -9.7364553 ]


'WHERE'S THE RECONCILIATION?' SASKATOON ENCAMPMENT OCCUPANTS FEAR REMOVAL
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -9.7364375 ]


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


REGINA POLICE PLEA FOR ROAD SAFETY AMID RASH OF PEDESTRIAN, CYCLIST ACCIDENTS—Reducing the speed limit for vehicles would help. More pedestrian cross lights also.
[ https://leaderpost.com/news/regina-poli ... accidents/ ]


WHAT NO ONE TOLD ME ABOUT THE LAND THAT WOULD BECOME MY HOME
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7352341 ]


FORMER REGINA MAN GUILTY OF PROMOTING HATE AT TORONTO PRIDE PARADE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7361462 ]


SASKATOON PROGRAM HELPS FOOD GO TO STUDENTS, INSTEAD OF LANDFILL
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoo ... -9.7361371 ]


GRAVE OF BOY WHO VANISHED AT RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL FOUND DECADES LATER, FIRST NATION LOOKS FOR OTHERS LIKE HIM
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/stur ... -9.7359102 ]


SASKATCHEWAN PREMIER EYES TWO NUCLEAR REACTORS FOR NORTHWEST OF PROVINCE—What are Moe’s plan for nuclear waste?
[ https://www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/articl ... -province/ ]


PREMIER SCOTT MOE GOES BIG ON NUCLEAR WITH PLANS TO EXPLORE 2 LARGE NUCLEAR REACTORS IN NORTHWEST SASK.--Ditto
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7362463 ]


FIRM BACKED BY DONALD TRUMP JR. INVESTS IN SASKATOON DRONE MAKER
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/top-sto ... r-AA2d8ACw ]


PROVINCIAL MINIMUM WAGES LOCKS WORKERS INTO POVERTY. THAT NEEDS TO STOP
[ https://mailchi.mp/policyalternatives.c ... ab8fb2b89a ]


MASSIVE ARTWORK AIMS TO TURN HISTORIC WINNIPEG BUILDING INTO DISPLAY OF MÉTIS RESILIENCE
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba ... -9.7333645 ]


NATIONAL POST CROSSES THE LINE ON THREAT AGAINST LEWIS, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/nat ... -on-threat ]


STOP DON JR. FROM GETTING A CUT OF CANADA’S MILITARY BUDGET, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/sto ... g-a-cut-of ]


1000 WOMAN FOR PEACE: CARE, NOT WARFARE CAMPAIGN REVIEW
[ https://vowpeace.org/1000-women-for-pea ... gn-review/ ]


CARNEY IS THE NEW PEARSON IN DEFENDING US IMPERIALISM
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/09/28/carne ... perialism/ ]


LESSON IN MAKING NAZIS UNWELCOME, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/a-l ... elcome-c96 ]


BILL C-39 POSES AN EXISTENTIAL RISK TO STRIKE RIGHTS
https://www.readthemaple.com/bill-c-39- ... ke-rights/

AT CANADA’S LARGEST AI SUMMIT WHO’S BUYING THE HYPE?
[ https://breachmedia.ca/at-canadas-large ... -the-hype/ ]


‘CANADA IS NOT FOR SALE!’ A RECAP OF THE MANY VS THE MONEY COUNTER SUMMIT
[ https://canadians.org/update/canada-is- ... er-summit/ ]


‘NEW WORLD DISORDER’: DOES THE US REALIZE WHAT IT HAS BECOME?
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_3R8-v ... sT&index=6 ]


THE UN JUST UPDATED THEIR DATABASE OF COMPANIES COMPLICIT IN ISRAEL’S ILLEGAL SETTLEMENT, AND THERE ARE TOO MANY CANADIAN CONNECTIONS!
[ https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/the-u ... nnections/ ]


HISTORY WILL TELL HOW CANADA’S SPIES HELPED TRUMP IN CUBA
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/09/27/histo ... p-in-cuba/ ]


CHINA BACKS CUBA AFTER TRUMP SAYS ISLAND ‘WILL FALL’
[ https://www.rt.com/news/646362-china-ba ... p-warning/ ]


SUDAN: AID CUTS LEAVE MILLIONS WITHOUT HEALTHCARE
[ https://www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/su ... ealthcare/ ]


MASSACRE AT MINAB: THE SCHOOL THAT BECAME A GRAVE
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/minab-sc ... n-families ]


BATTLE OVER ILLEGAL E1 SETTLEMENT IN OCCUPIED WEST BANK ESCALATES A MONTH BEFORE ISRAELI ELECTION
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/e1-pl ... -west-bank ]


WHY IS ISRAEL SO AFRAID OF THE FILM NAZA?
[ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/vid ... GTUS_email ]


ISRAEL: THE BOMBS HAVE A BUDGET. THE VICTIMS HAVE NAMES.
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/09/israe ... ave-names/ ]


“NO LAND TO STAND ON”: MAHMOUD KHALIL ON HIS MEMOIR, PALESTINE, FIGHTING DEPORTATION & SUING COLUMBIA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/30/ ... d_to_stand ]


“BUYING MORE TIME GENOCIDE”: MUHAMMAD SHEHADA ON TRUMP’S GAZA PLAN 1 YEAR LATER
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/29/muhammad_shehada ]


THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY THAT BECAME A SELF-GOVERNED VILLAGE
[ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/head ... -ios-share ]


AI GIANTS PROBE ‘TENS OF THOUSANDS’ OF SECURITY INCIDENTS—SOME INVOLVING GOVERNMENT SITES
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/ai-security ]


DO TECH TITANS HAVE TOO MUCH POWER?
[ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/A76SNHRMAsg ]


“VALLEY OF DEATH”: SHARON WEINBERGER ON BIG TECH, AI WARFARE & THE CIA’S SECRET BACKING OF STEVE JOBS
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/28/ ... y_of_death ]


UN DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, SEPTEMBER 26: AN APPEAL TO GET THE JOB DONE
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/09/un-da ... -job-done/ ]


REPORT DELIVERS ‘STARKEST WARNING YET’ ON HOW CLIMATE EMERGENCY IS CAUSING ‘PROFOUND CHANGES’ FOR OCEANS
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/heating-oceans ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:


TODAY – JANUARY 5: DAVID GARNEAU EXHIBITION AT THE DUNLOP GALLERY, CENTRAL LIBRARY
The paintings are amazing. The exhibition also provides a good education in settler colonialism.
[ https://www.reginalibrary.ca/dunlop-art ... s/17054186 ]


THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 10 am: SUDAN’S CONFLICT—EXAMINING CANADA’S RESPONSIBILITY
[ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... Q/viewform ]


SATURDAY OCTOBER 3, 10 am – 4 pm: REPAIR CAFÉ, YWCA, 2817 12TH AVE
Hosted by EnviroCollective, Repair Cafe is a Pop-Up community event where people can bring broken or damaged items to be fixed for free by volunteers. The goal is to promote repairing and reusing items instead of throwing them away, which helps reduce waste and encourages sustainability.


SATURDAY OCTOBER 3, 10 am – 1 pm: NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST AGAINST DATA CENTRES, REGINA CITY HALL
10 am: Art Jam
Noon: Protest
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122 ... 0776984679 ]


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.
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/2796150620769342 ]


SUNDAY OCTOBR 4, 5 pm: WHAT DOES NON-VIOLENCE ASK OF US? WHAT DOES LOVE REQUIRE OF US?
[ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83440851732?p ... 7Z1fgWeE.1 ]


MONDAY OCTOBER 5, NOON: WORLD DAY AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
[ https://zoom.us/meeting/register/INTO-B ... gistration ]


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, 2340 VICTORIA AVE
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.


MONDAY OCTOBER 5, 6 PM: STC 2.0: A DISCUSSION ON TRANSPORTATION IN SK WITH SASK NDP MLAS DARCY WARRINGTON & TRENT WOTHERSPOON
Attendees will have the opportunity to share their experiences and opinions, complete real-time, electronic surveys, and add your voice on what is required to improve and restore quality of life through a potential Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) 2.0.
While we would love to have offered this townhall in-person, we understand through our engagement on transportation to this point, that in person meetings can be an incredible barrier to participation. Please RSVP by Thursday, September 24th to reserve your virtual seat and have your voice heard at this free event.
[ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stc-20-a-di ... 1267221131 ]


TUESDAY OCTOBER 6, 6 pm: WILDLIFE FRIENDLY FALL GARDEN CARE
At this time of year gardeners may be tempted to tidy-up – collecting leaves, cutting dead stems, removing fallen branches. With pollinator activity on the decline in our gardens, it may seem like insects no longer need us, but they do. Just because we no longer see them in the colder months, doesn’t mean they no longer exist. Some overwinter in fallen leaves or old stems, others under flaky tree bark, and still others in pliable soil.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... HRzZhSCH-g ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7, 1 pm: CANADIAN YOUTH MAKE CLIMATE HISTORY: LA ROSE V. HIS MAJESTY THE KING
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7, 6:30 pm: REGINA TENANTS UNION PRESENTS—THE ROACHIE AWARDS, THE ARTESIAN, 2627 13TH AVE
Come out for the first ever Roachie Awards to crown the worst landlords in Regina!
[ https://www.instagram.com/p/DdfKKyXCcwJ/?img_index=1 ]


WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7, 6:30 pm: GLOBAL BEADING CIRCLE—ORANGE SHIRT DAY PINS, ONLINE VIA ZOOM
If you need the materials, please contact spitman@reginalibrary.ca by Wednesday September 30th to pick up a free materials kit.
[ https://www.reginalibrary.ca/attend/programs/17398180 ]


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 8, 5 pm: NUCLEAR WASTE—THE END OF INDEPENDENT PROJECT REVIEWS?
Join our online session to share analysis and action in response to the double header out of Ottawa (designating NWMO's nuclear waste scheme as a Project of National Interest and Bill C-39 , an Act to end independent impact assessments of nuclear projects)
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... gistration ]


SATURDAY OCTOBER 10, 1 pm: TRANS RIGHTS RALLY—REPEAL BILL 137, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING
[ https://www.facebook.com/events/2417733925423482/ ]


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 ]


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.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... 8NUwI2NFyg ]


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/ ]


WEDNESDAY 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 ]


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


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


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:

TELL YOUR MP TO STAND UP FOR PEOPLE IN CRISIS-- CANADA MUST INCREASE ITS HUMANITARIAN FUNDING IN BUDGET 2026.
[ https://www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/te ... unding-ii/ ]


TELL THE CANADA PENSION PLAN: PROTECT OUR RETIREMENT SECURITY IN A CHANGING CLIMATE
[ https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/tell-t ... ng-climate ]


BILL C-37 VIOLATES FIRST NATIONS’ HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER
[ https://www.leahgazan.ca/email_campaign_c-37 ]


OPEN AI KNEW A SCHOOL SHOOTER WAS PLANNING AN ATTACK. IT SAID NOTHING
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/206/617 ... 3582083992 ]


SEVEN MEN ALLEGEDLY GANG-RAPED FELLOW STUDENT AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY FOR HOURS, FACED ALMOST NO CONSEQUENCES
[ https://www.thepetitionsite.com/775/381 ... 3581814567 ]


TELL CANADA: ANTI -ZIONISM IS NOT ANTISEMITISM
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell- ... rect_link& ]


STAND FOR TRADE THAT REFLECTS THE VALUES CANADIANS SHARE
[ https://site2.worldvision.ca/2026-child-labour-lp/ ]


PREVENT HARM AND POLLUTION: DEMAND FEDERAL ACTION ON TOXIC TAILINGS
[ https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/pag ... id=9965068 ]


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