Rabble.ca
Canadian website
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| Field | Value |
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| name | rabble.ca |
| logo | Rabble.ca logo 2021.png |
| type | News and opinion |
| language | English |
| url | |
| launch_date | April 18, 2001 |
| headquarters | 192 Spadina Avenue, Suite 300, Toronto, ON, M5T 2C2 |
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| name = rabble.ca | logo = Rabble.ca logo 2021.png | type = News and opinion | language = English | url = | launch_date = April 18, 2001 | headquarters = 192 Spadina Avenue, Suite 300, Toronto, ON, M5T 2C2
rabble.ca is an independent, non profit, English-language Canadian online magazine founded in 2001. It features podcasts, videos and a discussion board called babble.
History
Judy Rebick and Mark Surman founded rabble.ca on April 18, 2001. The launch coincided with the Summit of the Americas in Quebec,
Anti-globalization activist Jaggi Singh was an early contributor. Due to his participation in protests at the Summit of the Americas he was jailed for offences including possession of a weapon. Rabble, along with other left-wing organisations and activists, wrote an open letter calling for his release.
Upon its launch, the website raised $200,000, which included $120,000 from the Atkinson Foundation.
In 2005 rabble launched a first podcast network, developed by journalist Wayne MacPhail. In the same year, Judy Rebick resigned as publisher and was replaced by past Managing Editor, Kim Elliott. On September 7, 2008, rabble.ca launched a multi-author election blog. The blog featuring authors such as Maude Barlow and the Council of Canadians and organizations such as the Rideau Institute.
Contributors
Judy Rebick, Naomi Klein, Francine Pelletier, Anna Dashtgard, Patty Barrera, Priscilla Settee, Penney Kome, Doris Anderson, Ann Shin and Sandra DeLaronde were among the original contributors at the launch of the website.
Judy Rebick retired in 2006 and was replaced by Amnesty International member Kim Elliott.
Former Financial Post columnist Murray Dobbin is the guest senior contributing editor for rabble.ca.
The advisory committee of rabble.ca is composed of Dave Mitchell, Fred Wilson, John Urquhart, Linda McQuaig, Lynn Coady, and Sharon Fraser.
Reception
rabble.ca has received both praise and criticism from a range of media analysts. Shauna Rempel of the Toronto Star praised Rabble for its use of the Internet to propel activism, while journalist Colby Cosh dismissed it as "a hobby for Judy Rebick [...] on the Canadian left" and a "vanity web project".
References
References
- "Contact". Rabble.
- Taras, David. (2015-01-26). "Digital Mosaic: Media, Power, and Identity in Canada". [[University of Toronto Press]].
- (April 14, 2001). "Rabble.ca may rouse us from torpor". [[Toronto Star]].
- (September 16, 2009). "Canadians to clear up health care myths for Americans; rabble.ca posts U.S. health care page debunking myths and posting health care testimonials". Fox Creek Times.
- "Everything on (the) Line".
- Rempel, Shauna. (August 9, 2007). "Fostering political activism; The Internet is now the new launchpad for social mobilization". [[Toronto Star]].
- Reith, Bill. (2001). "Review of rabble.ca". Education Forum.
- Canadian Press. (May 8, 2001). "Summit protester Jaggi Singh granted release". [[Sault Star]].
- Kuitenbrouwer, Peter. (April 19, 2001). "Rabble-rouser: Publisher Judy Rebick's new online magazine offers a forum for leftist thinkers and those descending on Quebec this week". [[National Post]].
- Reuss, Sophia. (2021). "Everything on (the) Line: 20 Years of Social Movement Stories from Rabble. ca". Between the Lines.
- (September 8, 2008). "Diverse voices across Canada featured in new federal election blog on rabble.ca". [[Canada NewsWire]].
- (April 17, 2001). "Ready for the rabble". [[Canada NewsWire]].
- Zerbisias, Antonia. (May 6, 2009). "Women on top of anti-war wave". [[Toronto Star]].
- Boesveld, Sarah. (May 4, 2011). "Blue but not Tory; Left lets loose with vitriolic rants online". [[National Post]].
- Cosh, Colby. (April 15, 2002). "Don't get left behind". Report Newsmagazine.
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