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'''rabble.ca''' is an alternative [[Canada|Canadian]] online magazine founded in 2001.<ref name=torpor>"Rabble.ca may rouse us from torpor". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', April 14, 2001.</ref> ''rabble.ca'' works in partnership with the [[Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives]] and the Centre for Social Justice.<ref name=torpor/> It features podcasts, videos and a [[Internet forum|discussion board]] called ''babble''.<ref>"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.</ref>

== History ==

[[Judy Rebick]] founded rabble.ca on 18 April 18, 2001.<ref name="Rempel2007">{{cite news|last=Rempel|first=Shauna|title=Fostering political activism; The Internet is now the new launchpad for social mobilization|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=August 9, 2007}}</ref> The launch coincided with the [[3rd Summit of the Americas|Summit of the Americas]] in [[Quebec]].<ref name=torpor/> This was the first event which rabble covered and its reporting style established a pro-activist setting for future writing.

[[Anti-globalization]] activist [[Jaggi Singh (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.<ref>"Summit protester Jaggi Singh granted release". ''[[Sault Star]]'', May 8, 2001.</ref>

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Upon its launch, the website raised $200,000, which included $120,000 from the [[Atkinson Foundation]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kuitenbrouwer|first=Peter|title=Rabble-rouser: Publisher Judy Rebick's new online magazine offers a forum for leftist thinkers and those descending on Quebec this week|newspaper=[[National Post]]|date=April 19, 2001}}</ref>

On 7 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]].<ref>"Diverse voices across Canada featured in new federal election blog on rabble.ca". ''[[Canada NewsWire]]'', September 8, 2008.</ref>

== Content ==

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[[Judy Rebick]], [[Naomi Klein]], [[Francine Pelletier (journalist)|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.<ref>"Ready for the rabble". ''[[Canada NewsWire]]'', April 17, 2001.</ref>

Judy Rebick retired in 2006 and was replaced by [[Amnesty International]] member Kim Elliott.<ref>[[Antonia Zerbisias]], "Women on top of anti-war wave". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', May 6, 2009.</ref>

Former ''[[Financial Post]]'' columnist Murray Dobbin is the guest senior contributing editor for ''rabble.ca''.<ref>Sarah Boesveld, "Blue but not Tory; Left lets loose with vitriolic rants online". ''[[National Post]]'', May 4, 2011.</ref>

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,<ref>Shauna Rempel, name="Fostering political activism; The Internet is now the new launchpad for social mobilizationRempel2007". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', August 9, 2007.</ref> while journalist Colby Cosh dismissed it as "a hobby for Judy Rebick [...] on the Canadian left" and a "vanity web project".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Cosh|first=Colby|title=Don't get left behind|journal=Report Newsmagazine|date=April 15, 2002|id={{ProQuest|214877120}}}}</ref>

== References ==