Dear rabble reader,

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And where there’s tear gas, there’s a rabble.

Before, during and after the G8 Summit meetings in Kananaskis, rabble.ca is the place to find the coverage you won’t get anywhere else. With daily, original, on-the-spot reporting and thoughtful analysis from activists in the know, ours is the view from the rabble.

With dozens of useful links, we’re your first stop for independent journalism and progressive commentary from across Canada. And you can even join the rabble in babble — our online discussion forum that connects you with activists everywhere.

rabble.ca debuted with dramatic coverage of the 2001 Summit protests in Quebec City (check it out in our archives, rubble). This year, we have writers and photographers on the ground in both Calgary and at solidarity protests in Ottawa, serving up the news behind the news.

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Click the above button to make a tax-deductible donation of $50, $100 or $200. You’ll be helping rabble continue to bring you the kind of news, discussion and commentary you’ve come to rely on.

Judy Rebick, publisher

Lisa Rundle, editor