Ottawa Fests A-Go-Go

West Fest:
Saturday, June 13th, 2009:
Saleema Nawaz - 1:00pm
Luna Allison - 2:30pm
Cost: FREE!!! :-D

Blues Fest:
July 11, 2009: Loreena McKennitt -- 8pm, Rogers Stage (location: Between parkway and museum, across from food venders and first-aid tents).
July 12, 2009: Ani DiFranco - 9pm, Hard Rock Cafe Stage (location: Near Bike-Path, Not too close to museum).
Festival Map.
Weekend-passport = $99.00.

Links of the Day

On Breast-Feeding:
Why Exactly is Breastfeeding Under Attack?
AND
More on Breastfeeding, from Pandagon.


In other news:
Bisexual Headline FAIL (from Feministing).


On GRS Funding (or Lack-Thereof) in Alberta.


On Marriage in the UK. Boo Fucking God-Damn Hiss (From Shakesville).


From A Softer World:
Is It a Boy or a Girl? Maybe.
AND
For the Tall Girls.
AND
For the Survivors.


Also from Pandagon:
Fucking Up Kids' Heads in Seventh Grade Debate! FUN!
AND
Dude Probably Thinks He's Doing Woman a Service. Are you fucking kidding me? :-P


All that being said, from the department of awesome we have:
The Social Construction of Gender. Very nicely done. :-D