rabble.ca is an alternative, left-leaning[2] English-language Canadian online magazine founded in 2001.[3] It features podcasts, videos and a discussion board called babble.[4]
rabble.ca
Type of site
News and opinion
Available in
English
Headquarters
192 Spadina Avenue, Suite 300, Toronto, ON, M5T 2C2[1]
Anti-globalization activist Jaggi Singh became one of the website's most active contributors. 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.[8]
Upon its launch, the website raised $200,000, which included $120,000 from the Atkinson Foundation.[9]
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,[6] while journalist Colby Cosh dismissed it as "a hobby for Judy Rebick [...] on the Canadian left" and a "vanity web project".[14]
^"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. September 16, 2009. ProQuest442600650.
^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. ISSN1486-8008. ProQuest329820754.
^"Diverse voices across Canada featured in new federal election blog on rabble.ca". Canada NewsWire. September 8, 2008. ProQuest453112672.