Alice Klein

Alice Klein is the co-founder, editor and CEO of Toronto's longest-running free alternative newsweekly, "NOW Magazine" and NOW Communications Inc.

Klein was conceived in Mexico by parents who fled wartime Europe, born in New York City and grew up mostly in Toronto. She has a BA in social history from the University of Toronto. In 2000, she was named one of the 100 Alumni of the Century. She is on the Board of the Toronto Arts Council, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and is a founding member of Green Enterprise Toronto (GET).

In 1981, Klein co-founded "NOW" with Michael Hollett and several others. "NOW" has remained independent ever since. Although a number of alternative weekly newspapers had been attempted in Toronto without success in the past, "NOW"'s early decision to be distributed without charge proved to be crucial in its success.

NOW is one of the largest independent media organizations in Canada.

As an accomplished writer and passionate observer of social movements, Klein has covered a breadth of subjects ranging from Canada and the global economy to behind the scenes at the Dalai Lama’s Kalachakra initiation. As an original thinker, her comfort zone is writing on the connections between politics, economics, and the archetypal.

In 2007 Klein wrote, directed and produced her first documentary feature film "The Call of the Hummingbird" about a group of 13 Moon Calendar followers and permaculture experts who work towards a do-it yourself action plan to make the world a better place in 13 days. The film screened at SXSW and HOTDOCS as well as numerous other international film festivals.

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[http://callofthehummingbird.com The Call of the Hummingbird]

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