Judy Rebick

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Judy Rebick
Born (1945-08-15) August 15, 1945 (age 78)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
OccupationWriter, journalist, activist
NationalityCanadian
Period1970s–present
Notable worksrabble.ca, Ten Thousand Roses, Occupy This, Heroes in My Head

Judy Rebick (born August 15, 1945) is a Canadian writer, journalist, political activist, and feminist.[1]

Early life

Born in

Revolutionary Workers League, and wrote articles[3] for the RWL's newspaper, Socialist Voice, until she left the organization in the early 1980s.[4]

Career

1980s

Rebick first gained prominence in her role as spokesperson for the Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinics, a

pro-choice
group, in the 1980s.

In 1983, when a man attacked Henry Morgentaler with garden shears outside of his Toronto abortion clinic, Rebick blocked the attack, and Morgentaler escaped unharmed.[5] Augusto Dantas was charged with assault and with possession of a weapon dangerous to the public good.

She became active in the mid-1980s with an internal group within the

Liberal cabinet minister Elinor Caplan
.

Rebick also worked for

The Canadian Hearing Society
during the 1970s and 1980s as special projects director.

1990s

Rebick became a nationally known figure as president of the

CBC Online.[6]

2000s

With

New Democratic Party to refocus it as an activist party. The NPI's platform was rejected at the 2001 NDP convention in Winnipeg. She initiated the wind down of the NPI in 2003, claiming that many of its ideals had been embraced by new party leader Jack Layton
.

In 2005, she published

Toronto, Ontario.[7]

Rebick, who is Jewish, took part in protests against the

2009 Gaza conflict.[8]

2010–present

Rebick in Judy Versus Capitalism (2020)

After the conclusion of the

Black Bloc protestors who caused property damage, stating at the time, "What they could have done is arrest the Black Bloc at the beginning before they had a chance to be part of the bigger crowd, and that's what they didn't do."[9]

Rebick began visiting Occupy camps starting with Zuccotti Park in New York on October 16, 2011, after the movement had exploded in growth overnight and camps had been established in cities throughout the US and Canada. She began promoting the Occupy movement, and in March 2012 her book Occupy This was released by Penguin Canada.[10][11]

Her memoir, Heroes in My Head, was released in 2018.[12] The book formed part of the basis for Mike Hoolboom's documentary film Judy Versus Capitalism, which was released in 2020.[13]

In March 2022, she was amongst 151 international feminists signing Feminist Resistance Against War: A Manifesto, in solidarity with the Feminist Anti-War Resistance initiated by Russian feminists after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[14]

References

  1. ^ York University - Media Releases
  2. ^ "face off cover page (archived, copying Toronto Star article)". Archived from the original on December 3, 2003. Retrieved December 8, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ personal communication January 4, 2018
  4. ^ "International support grows for Hansen fund" (PDF). The Militant, page 11. Vol. 42, no. 9. Socialist Workers Party. March 9, 1979. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  5. ^ Vue Weekly : Edmonton's 100% Independent Weekly : NO ACCESS, NO CHOICE Archived January 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Judy Rebick to present public lecture at Laurentian University[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Index - Social Justice - Ryerson University". Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  8. ^ Emily Mathieu, "Jewish women arrested in Toronto consulate protest", Toronto Star, January 8, 2009, accessed September 4, 2009.
  9. ^ Sunny Freeman, "Black Bloc tactics alarm police"[permanent dead link], Canadian Free Press, June 28, 2010.
  10. ^ "Judy Rebick: Inside Occupy". March 21, 2012.
  11. ISBN 9780143184096
    | March 8, 2012 | Penguin Canada
  12. ^ MacDonald, Gayle (April 10, 2018). "In new memoir, Judy Rebick reveals how childhood abuse led to mental health struggles", The Globe and Mail. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  13. ^ Norman Wilner, "A documentary about activist Judy Rebick reframes mental health". Now, October 13, 2020.
  14. ^ "Feminist Resistance Against War: A Manifesto". Specter Journal. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

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