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Author: Alison
Alison is a graduate of The Ontario Collage of Art and Design and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of British Columbia. A working Artist/painter/sculptor/illustrator/Curator and the mother of two teenage boys (Phew I’m exhausted!) Alison has been an active member of the Toronto arts scene for many years, first as an actress and also a stand-up comedian. She has also worked in the film and television sector as an assistant, sound and film editor and story editor. She has written and illustrated several children’s books. She is presently the curator for 'The Lisa Brown Project' www.lisa-brown.com, a foundation that provides funding for opportunities in education in the arts.
Publisher-Creator Mikhail Saavedra began life down by the deepest tip of southern Latin America. He started life with a deep curiosity for all things, with music and books being at the forefront, a curious child by all accounts. As he grew and opened his eyes to the world, he developed a sense of justice and dignity in part as a reaction to growing up in a military dictatorship. Alas, this did not fill him with fear or cynicism but a more rebellious spirit, which led him to being incredibly popular at the principal’s office and the local riot police department….
Then came Canada and it was here that he was able to formulate his deep desire to learn about the world, with Toronto being the kind of multicultural soup that could engage his need to know and embrace. It started with writing, then moved on to what became Toronto’s first Latin Alternative radio show, followed by an all-English show in the same vein. It was this desire to find the true “crossover” among people, which led him to the concept of “Alternavox”
He is a lover of wine, good food, Neruda, Eduardo Galeano, rebel music, revolutionaries, dancing, family and beautiful people. Believes that kindness in this much too cynical world is revolutionary, that you are a better person when able to give a little without asking for the change and that on the same token you should laugh at yourself and the madness surrounding you as often as possible as you set out to change the world bit by bit. 