Contributors
rabble.ca was first founded by Judy Rebick, who took on the role of the publisher, and Judy Macdonald as the editor-in-chief. In Our Times in March 2001, MacDonald wrote about the venture thus: “An exciting new online magazine, called rabble.ca, is now in development as a non-profit venture. The magazine will feature cutting-edge news coverage from our writers, and other progressive online information sources. We'll be presenting debates, visual art features and in-depth policy analysis. Our site will also highlight work generated by alternative radio stations, galleries, magazines, artists, think tanks and political cartoonists.” Other original contributors included commentators Naomi Klein and Francine Pelletier, anti-globalization strategists Anna Dashtgard and Patty Barrera, and aboriginal activists Priscilla Settee and Sandra DeLaronde.
Judy Rebick retired in 2006 to be replaced with the current publisher is Kim Elliott. Elliott comes from an extensive background in social awareness and activism, as she is a long-time member of Amnesty International, was involved in the formation of their Co-Group for Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples, and was a founding member of the Canadian-Palestinian Educational Exchange.
Murray Dobbin, a Senior Advisor to the Rideau Institute on International Affairs, is the guest senior contributing editor for rabble.ca. Dobbin has been a columnist for the Financial Post, guest editorial contributor to The Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star, and a board member and researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
The Advisory Committee of rabble.ca is composed of Dave Mitchell, Fred Wilson, John Urquhart, Linda McQuaig, Lynn Coady, and Sharon Fraser.
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