Judy Rebick

Ursula Franklin a pioneer feminist, pacifist, scientist and social justice fighter

Judes — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 14:41:51 +0000

"Feminism isn't an employment agency for women; it's an alternative way of ordering the social space, in which women are the prototype rather than men. It is based on collaboration rather than competition. As a youngster, I still remember my feeling of joy that one could look at the earth differently. That's feminism; everything is differently oriented. Seeing the same world with different eyes." -- Ursula Franklin

This quote from Ursula Franklin introduces the chapter on the 1970s in my oral history of the women's movement. It most perfectly expressed the idealism of early second wave feminism and Ursula Franklin herself, who lived her life according to these principles until her death at the age of 94 on Friday.

rabble's 15-year history as a voice for new movements

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Back in 1998, I posted a column on the then brand-new CBC website that questioned Canada's role in the bombing of former states of Yugoslavia. I did something too few journalists were in a position to do at the time: ask questions.

A last-minute proposal: Think before you jump. This election is even more unpredictable than it seems.

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The issues and progressive organizations that are making a difference in this election

rabble staff — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 12:41:53 +0000

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What we need is a giant leap forward

Judes — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:14:25 +0000

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Just when I thought I couldn't bear one more word of politics after listening to a revolting panel of so-called political strategists on my favourite radio show The Current, I was revived by a smart, diverse, powerful group of people reading the Leap Manifesto in downtown Toronto.

You didn't read about it in The Globe and Mail

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July 5 was a historic day for climate action and our jobs future in Canada.

Join the March for Jobs, Justice, and the Climate on July 5

rabble staff — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:06:39 +0000

The March for Jobs, Justice, and the Climate led by Indigenous contingents will be the start of a new movement bringing together major forces in the struggle for transformative change.

Beyond teamsters and turtles: Jobs, justice, climate

Judes — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:10:29 +0000

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Quebec City: Huge march raises temperature

Judes — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 15:44:51 +0000

in a wide swath of red, thousands upon thousands of people hit the streets in quiet Quebec City last Saturday with a cacophony of chants, drums and quiet conversations snaking through the tiny ancient streets of the old city emerging into a park. There organizers distributed large, square red construction paper. As one, we raised our voices and our red squares forming a giant thermometer as seen from the sky. A meme instantly appeared on social media under the thermometer: "We are reaching the boiling point, so has our planet." It was a combination of genius and good organizing.

'We don't hire girls in the newsroom': Reflections on 50 years of reporting while female

Judes — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 21:29:27 +0000

It is traditional on International Women's Day to celebrate the advances we have made as women. As I began my on-again off-again career as a journalist in the 1960s, it is easy to look back and see monumental advances.

December 6: A reminder to uproot our culture of misogyny

Judes — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:25:19 +0000

Violence against women was epidemic, but it wasn't until December 6, 1989 that the veil covering misogyny was lifted through an act of such fury and hatred it could not be explained any other way. That terrible act of violence allowed many of us to remember, to admit to ourselves or to speak to others about the violence we had suffered at the hands of men.

In that way, the aftermath of the Montreal Massacre 25 years ago had similarities to the unprecedented discussion of sexual assault and sexual harassment unleashed after the Ghomeshi scandal that we are experiencing now.

Toronto Election: The left has some work to do

meagan perry — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 19:34:04 +0000

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

What the heck happened in the Toronto election? Judy Rebick talks about what she saw happening and what the Left needs to do to regain voter confidence.

For the first time in decades I worked in a Toronto election.

I thought that Olivia Chow would make a great mayor and I was worried that Rob Ford could win, but I was also concerned about the anyone-but-Ford movement. We have seen a strong move to strategic voting in most of the last few elections but in this case it made absolutely no sense. We had an excellent candidate for mayor in Olivia and John Tory is a Tory, true blue. So why on earth would anyone progressive vote for him?

Where are we three years after Occupy?

rabble staff — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 19:40:37 +0000

It's the third anniversary of the Occupy protests. rabble is launching a new series that kicks off with this piece by Judy Rebick.

Long Live Occupy: Occupy, three years later

rabble staff — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:00:13 +0000

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

On the third anniversary of a Canada-wide march in solidarity with Occupy protestors, Judy Rebick presents the first piece in a rabble.ca series on what has sprung from the Occupy movement.

This post by Judy Rebick is the first in a rabble.ca series, Occupy is Dead. Long live Occupy. The series will look at what has grown out of the Occupy movement:

Even though the last three years have seen almost a continuous uprising of people demanding more democracy and less corporate control, with most of it taking place in public squares and much of it calling itself Occupy, people still say that Occupy has disappeared.

Most recently, Occupy Central with Peace and Love was one of the key groups organizing the powerful occupation of the financial district in Hong Kong demanding real democracy.