1. How did you first become acquainted with rabble.ca?
Through Judy Rebick – I ran into her at the Quebec Summit of the Americas, on the day that rabble.ca launched in 2001.
2. What do you think is unique about rabble.ca as a publication?
So. Much. Certainly its broad coverage of social movements – feminism, anti-racism, indigenous, including a focus on news from and about the labour movement. Its central coverage of national politics through the Parliament correspondent – I think that shows a gravitas from the national journalism perspective. Many publications are single issue – and rabble carries on a broader perspective of progressive news for progressive readers.
I also think it is unique as a woman-led publication, and the feminist approach – it has only ever had female publishers.
And I think the focus on telling the stories behind the stories in the mainstream media – rather than rushing to get on the breaking news bandwagon.
3. Tell us about one of your best rabble-related memories?
It has to be 9/11 – when those planes went down, babble was one of the only on line places people could share news of what was happening. It was the first moment where you really saw the power of the social elements of internet
4. What do you think is the most important part of rabble’s coverage? Labour? Feminism?
Indigenous issues? The environment?
I would say it is the intersection that is so important. Labour is critical because it is so under attack and affects everyone across all the movements – the other side of labour news – business news – is so dominant and is a bias that informs most mainstream journalism.
a. Why is rabble’s contribution to this coverage important in your eyes?
Labour coverage can and should come from a feminist lens, an indigenous lens, an anti-racist lens, for instance. Not easy but it doesn’t need to be either or.
5. What should rabble focus on for the future?
I think the intersections of indigenous issue, environmental issues, and labour are going to be at the forefront of news in our future.
6. How would you describe rabble.ca’s legacy in one sentence?
Groundbreaking.
Kim Elliott, former publisher, rabble.ca
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