rabble is a bright light in the dark spaces of mainstream media and a great mechanism for developing community, solidarity, and citizen intelligence ~Anonymous

Ahhh, love letters. We admit, we like a compliment or two and last year when we did our visitor's survey we got some nice notes like the ones in this post. And you know what else warms our hearts? Pledges of support. With Valentine's Day less than a week away we encourage you to show some love and pledge your support to rabble.

I love rabble and trust it more than today's CBC, which is fighting to survive, but making massive compromises in the meantime ~Anonymous

It takes a community to keep community media going. And our community this week involves encouraging words from a dragon, a giving couch, and a no tote bags promise. Please take a listen and share these short (30 sec) promos for rabble.ca's donation drive. We're told they make a good tweet and a nice FB post.

Happy New Year! And speaking of years, for over 10 years, rabble has been bringing "news for the rest of us" to, well, the rest of us. With the new year here we invite you to take a look at rabble's look over the years. Check out some historic screenshots of rabble and some of the stories we covered on screenshots.com. This site has almost two dozen rabble.ca screenshots, the first dating back to September 9, 2006 (a few months short of our 5th birthday).

Dear rabblers,

Elections matter -- and the one upcoming matters like perhaps none other in recent history. Recognizing that independent election coverage is essential at election-time, rabble.ca has launched a special federal election section -- which we hope you've all been following. The section features coverage from seasoned journalists, activist organizations, civil society and citizen reporters. We are proud of this coverage but we need support to keep it up.

Here is some of what you'll find in our election coverage:

Dear Friend of the Canadian Boat to Gaza Project,

What if you could bring real tidings of comfort and joy to the people of Palestine? And what if you could do it with the click of a button?

Rabble radio is the flagship show of the rpn. It's a bi-weekly collection of some of the best interviews and news the rabble podcast network has to offer.

This week, rabble radio unveiled a special gift given to the show by none other than composer, filmmaker, and producer Bob Wiseman.

"I like to help, in my way as an artist, groups that are doing work that I think is important," said Wiseman in a telephone interview. "Because I tour a lot I listen to a million podcasts, basically. The rabble radio podcast is one of the significant ones that I check."

Over 100,000 people are believed dead after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, on Tuesday afternoon. The quake buried countless buildings, from shantytowns to the presidential palace. All hospitals in Port-au-Prince have been leveled or abandoned. The United Nations headquarters and the city’s main prison have collapsed as well. Thousands of residents are homeless and without food, water, or electricity.

On the ground in Port-au-Prince