We’re Launching a New Series on Community Activism

In addition to sitting on the Board of The Independent, Robin Whitaker has contributed to the Indy on issues ranging from electoral reform to shared-use trails. She and Elizabeth Yeoman are co-editors of Making Connections. In her day job, she works as an anthropologist at Memorial University and is active in her union, MUNFA, which she served as president from 2017-2019. Robin is currently President of the Canadian Association of University Teachers and President of the National Union of CAUT. Robin grew up in Portugal Cove and now lives in St. John’s. She can often be found on a bicycle.