MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 8, 2026

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MAKING PEACE VIGIL Newsletter - October 8, 2026



SPECIAL EVENT: TODAY, THURSDAY OCTOBER 8, 1 pm: STOP THE EVICTION OF KRISTA & HER CHILDREN, SILVER SAGE HOUSING CORPORATION HEAD OFFICE, 4200 DEWDNEY AVE
Organized by The Regina Tenants Union
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 4478570221 ]


SPECIAL ACTION: I DON’T WANT MY TAX DOLLARS USED TO FUND THE WEST COAST PIPELINE
[ https://win.newmode.net/350org/call-budget ]


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

MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN ON SASKATCHEWAN’S MASSIVE DATA CENTRE
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UZY7sNfYSs ]


UPDATED: RM BEGINS REZONING STEPS AS BELL LOOKS TO COMPLETE PURCHASE OF MORE LAND FOR AI DATA CENTRE
[ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/up ... r-AA2dIwFc ]


SASK. AUTHORS MAKE THE GILLER PRIZE SHORTLIST
[ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7371524 ]


COMMUNITY LAW CLINIC FILES NEW INJUNCTION APPLICATION TO STOP REMOVAL OF SASKATOON ENCAMPMENT
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatch ... -9.7371853 ]


BIG REACTORS IN SASKATCHEWAN: WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
[ https://energi.media/opinion/big-reacto ... -go-wrong/ ]


WHAT ARE THE RISKS IF SASKATCHEWAN GOES BIG ON NUCLEAR POWER?
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EKzGQ0REVw ]


WE WILL NOT COMPROMISE SAFETY: CAMECO’S APPLICATION FOR A 20 YEAR LISCENCE-- A WRITTEN INTERVENTION BY THE CANADIAN COALITION FOR NUCLEAR RESPONSIBILITY
[ http://www.ccnr.org/CCNR_PHCF_CNSC_2026.pdf ]


WINNIPEG PEACE WALK HIGHLIGHTS CANADIAN MILITARISM AND THE CHILDREN OF GAZA
[ https://paulsgraham.ca/2026/09/28/winni ... n-of-gaza/ ]


WHO IS SEEKING JUSTICE FOR INJURED WORKERS?
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/who-is-see ... d-workers/ ]


FRUIT OF THE LOOM, HANES INVESTIGATED OVER POTENTIAL TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/toxic-ch ... -9.7371707 ]


WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? EBY’S ELECTION MOMENT
[ https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/10/07/E ... tion=intro ]


VANCOUVER’S HISTORIC CLIMATE LEADERSHIP HANGS IN THE BALANCE IN THIS MUNICIPAL ELECTION
[ https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/vanco ... dium=email ]


SCBC REACTION TO PROJECT OF NATIONAL INTEREST DESIGNATION FOR PIPELINE TO BC COAST - SIERRA CLUB BC
[ https://sierraclub.bc.ca/stories-events ... -bc-coast/ ]


CARNEY WANTS TO PRIVATIZE AIRPORTS. IT’S A TERRIBLE IDEA
[ https://thewalrus.ca/carney-wants-to-pr ... -airports/ ]


HISTORIAN JILL LEPORE ON THE “ARTIFICIAL STATE”
[ https://podfollow.com/the-current-from- ... d7604/view ]


GREENS LABEL ZIONISM “A FORM OF RACISM” - YVES ENGLER
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/10/05/green ... of-racism/ ]


THIS IS HOW THE CITY FALLS, by Charlie Angus
[ https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/thi ... city-falls ]


ISRAEL APOLOGISTS’ HYPOCRISY SOARS OVER THREAT TO NDP HEAD
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/10/08/israe ... -ndp-head/ ]


A LIST OF MPS THE CENTRE FOR ISRAEL AND JEWISH AFFAIRS (CIJA) HAS LOBBIED IN 2026
[ https://www.readthemaple.com/a-list-of- ... d-in-2026/ ]


SIGN DEPICTING RAPE CULTURE DRAWS CONDEMNATION IN ANTIGONISH
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-sco ... -9.7368453 ]


THOUGHTS ON THE MASS RAPE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/thou ... at-cornell ]


JANE DOE AT CENTRE OF CORNELL RAPE CASE TARGETED WITH THREATS, HER LAWYER SAYS
[ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cornell-r ... -9.7369094 ]


“I AM JANE DOE”: CORNELL CASE REIGNITES DEBATE OVER RAPE CULTURE, FRATS & PROSECUTING SEX CRIMES
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/5/cornell_7 ]


DELANEY HALL HUNGER STRIKE LEADER MARTIN SOTO RELEASED, FIRST INTERVIEW WITH STATUS COUP
[ https://www.statuscoupsubstack.com/p/ex ... ger-strike ]


MAHMOUD KHALIL: “WE CAN’T AFFORD TO STAY SILENT”
[ https://theintercept.com/2026/10/02/mah ... palestine/ ]


FRENCH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEAD MASS PROTESTS OVER SCHOOL FUNDING, INEQUALITY; THOUSANDS ARRESTED
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/6/ ... n_protests ]


MEET ISSA AMRO: PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE ATTACKED BY SETTLERS, DETAINED BY ISRAELI ARMY
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/5/ ... o_detained ]


“ORIGINS OF A GENOCIDE”: AL JAZEERA’S MARWAN BISHARA ON “TWELVE DAYS THAT SHOOK THE MIDDLE EAST”
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/7/ ... the_middle ]


THREE YEARS SINCE OCTOBER 7
[ https://www.pressenza.com/2026/10/three ... october-7/ ]


GAZA GENOCIDE ‘NOT OVER’ SAYS UN EXPERT AS ISRAEL’S ONSLAUGHT ENTERS FOURTH YEAR
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/franc ... e-not-over ]


THREE YEARS INTO GENOCIDE, “THE IDF IS STILL HUNTING GAZANS”: PALESTINIAN JOURNALIST AKRAM AL-SATARRI
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/7/ ... a_genocide ]


ON THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US: A LOVE LETTER TO PALESTINIANS
[ https://adalahjusticeproject.substack.c ... between-us ]


74,250 PALESTINIANS IN GAZA KILLED SINCE OCT. 7, 2023; U.S. TRADE DEFICIT TOP $100 BILLION; KENYA CONFIRMS FIRST EBOLA CASE
[ https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-pal ... enya-ebola ]


ISRAELI ACTIVIST MAOZ INON LOST HIS PARENTS ON OCT. 7, DECRIES ISRAEL’S ETHNIC CLEANSING OF GAZA
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/7/ ... ct_7_anniv ]


AUTHORITARIANISM EXPERT TIM SNYDER WARNS AMERICA IS COMMITTING “SUPERPOWER SUICIDE”
[ https://www.meidasplus.com/p/authoritar ... tim-snyder ]


UNDERMINING CUBA FOR TRUMP PART OF FIVE EYES GAME
[ https://yvesengler.com/2026/10/04/10/04 ... eyes-game/ ]


EBOLA DEATH TOLL IN DRC TOPS 4,000; TRUMP USAID CUTS FUEL OUTBREAK
[ https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/6/ ... a_outbreak ]


‘MORE PERFORMATIVE KILLING AT SEA’: ANOTHER TRUMP BOAT STRIKE LEAVES 4 DEAD
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/latest-boat-strikes ]


FREAKING INSANE’: SAM ALTMAN SPARKS HORROR BY SAYING WE SHOULD ‘ACCEPT SOME BAD THINGS HAPPENING’ FOR SAKE OF AI
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/sam-altman-bad-things ]


TRUMP IS TRUSTING TECH COMPANIES TO SELF-POLICE AI. WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
[ https://thenationmagazine.substack.com/ ... -companies ]


‘WE COULD HAVE CHOSEN PEACE’: ABDUL EL-SAYED SCHOOLS FOX NEWS HOST ON IRAN WAR
[ https://www.commondreams.org/news/ el-sayed-fox-interview ]


THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ARTIFICIAL STATE,--The Chris Hedges Report
[ https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the- ... artificial ]


‘AMERICA FIRST’ HAS BECOME ‘AMERICA, ALONE’
[ https://www.meidasplus.com/p/america-fi ... me-america ]


OUR PROTEST RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK: THE FIGHT TO BE HEARD DOCUMENTARY
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYOAeQEjWsc ]


EVENTS, WEBINARS, TV PROGRAMS, & FILMS:

THURSDAY OCTOBER 8, 1 pm: STOP THE EVICTION OF KRISTA & HER CHILDREN, SILVER SAGE HOUSING CORPORATION HEAD OFFICE, 4200 DEWDNEY AVE
Organized by The Regina Tenants Union
[ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 4478570221 ]


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 ]


THURSDAY OCTOBER 8, 7 pm: C-39/SECTION 107 ACTIVIST CALL
The right to strike is under attack, but activists across B.C. are fighting back.
Join our emergency activist call to hear about the federal government’s proposed changes to Canada’s labour laws, the impact on workers in our communities, and how you can help us win this fight.
[ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... PEot6QbD_Q ]


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/ ]


FRIDAY OCTOBER 23 – SUNDAY OCTOBER 25: NO WAR 2026 CONFERENCE—A GLOBAL ONLINE CONFERENCE UNPACKING HOW THE WAR SYSTEM DRIVES DISPLACEMENT & MILITARIZES BORDERS
[ https://worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2026/ ]


MONDAY 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 ]


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


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


MONDAY NOVEMBER 2, 5:30 pm: THINKING BEYOND THE MARKET: A FILM ABOUT GENUINELY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CENTRAL LIBRARY FILM THEATRE


MONDAY NOVEMBER 2, 7 pm: TALKIN’ ABOUT SCHOOL AND SOCIETY: TEACHING WITH THE TREATIES, THE ARTESION (downstairs) 2627 13th AVE
What can teaching and learning look like when we engage thoughtfully with treaties, relationships, and our shared responsibilities? Join the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina for the first discussion night of our Talkin’ about School and Society series, a discussion series for a just, inclusive and hopeful future in education. Teaching with the Treaties will feature a conversation with Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, Professor of Curriculum Studies at the University of Ottawa, alongside special guests: Dr. James Nahachewsky, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Regina
Shannon Fayant, PhD Candidate, Michif Educator, Researcher, and Community Leader


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 7-9 pm: THE STAPLEFORD LECTURE—HOW DATA CENTRES MAKE THE POLITICS OF AI VISIBLE, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, EDUCATION AUDITORIUM
The Faculty of Arts invites you to attend the 2026 Stapleford Lecture with guest lecturer Dr. Mél Hogan, Film and Media Professor at Queen's University.
This is a talk about the growing resistance to AI data centre proposals in Canada: how data centres became such a hot topic and what it means to push back against them. Canadians are largely opposed to data centres being built (anywhere, but especially in their communities), while many politicians of various stripes are trying to sell the public on AI’s inevitability – and local data centres as a way to ensure ‘data sovereignty’ in times of more obvious and overt big tech fascism. This talk puts forward an idea of resistance through conceiving of AI data centres as ‘data refineries’ to more fully understand them as the processing plants they are, converting our (personal, collective) data into products of value for big tech companies.


NEW PETITIONS & OTHER ACTIONS:


TELL YOUR MP: CANADA CAN BUILD FASTER WITHOUT WEAKENING SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS
[ https://actionnetwork.org/letters/have- ... bill-c-39/ ]


CALL FOR RENEWABLES, NOT FOSSIL FUELS IN BUDGET 2026
[ https://davidsuzuki.org/action/budget2026-mps/ ]


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