Organizers of a rally called END STARVATION IN GAZA NOW plan to protest by banging pots and pans in front of Regina City Hall on Saturday.The one hour protest begins at 2 pm and urges Ottawa to press for food aid and a ceasefire in Hamas-controlled Palestine. Posters online ask supporters to “bring the noise,” arguing every racket helps Canada hear demands for action. .Safeway removes Alberta flag from Medicine Hat store after complaint.The event is billed as part of a nationwide day of solidarity expected in multiple Canadian cities.City Hall has become a familiar backdrop for pro-Hamas activism. Last November, more than 100 people gathered there after Mayor Sandra Masters cancelled a Palestinian flag raising meant to mark the 1988 declaration of independence. .Protesters hoisted their own flag and chanted while traffic rolled past.The Palestine flag raising cancellation followed an April 13-14, 2024, decision to let the Israeli flag fly for Israel’s national day. The contrasting moves drew accusations of double standards and pushed council to tighten its protocol on political flags, limiting symbolic displays tied to international disputes..Saskatoon approves permit for US Christian artist Sean Feucht’s concert, mayor ‘deeply concerned’.In June 2024, activists draped Palestinian and treaty banners across the same steps during an anti-genocide rally. Speakers linked Palestinian suffering with centuries of colonial violence faced by indigenous peoples on Treaty 4 land, tying Gaza’s blockade to calls to rename Dewdney Avenue.Regina City Council chose not to rename Dewdney Avenue after a public outcry that the left was trying to erase history.
