NOW magazine hosts North American alt-weekly conference in Toronto

NOW magazine and the City of Toronto today begin hosting a three-day conference of the Asssociation of Alternative Newsweeklies conference. The association represents 130 alt-news organizations from across North America, with a combined weekly circulation of over 6.6 million and 17 million in print readership. 

The keynote speaker today is Maher Arar, and a release notes that for many of the U.S. delegates it will be the first time for them to hear his story of rendition, imprisonment and his struggle to clear his name.

Michael Hollett, the editor and publisher of NOW, says:

"We're pumped to be hosting this year's AAN Conference right here in Toronto. With members like the Village Voice and LA Weekly set to converge on Toronto for three days, Toronto's alternative voice is about to get a whole lot louder."