Pubdate: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 Source: Ottawa Sun (CN ON) Copyright: 2014 Canoe Limited Partnership Contact: http://www.ottawasun.com/letter-to-editor Website: http://www.ottawasun.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/329 Author: Doug Hempstead Page: 10 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?420 (Cannabis - Popular) GONNA GET HIGH ON THE HILL 10,000 to Celebrate Pot at 420 Ottawa Sunday To be blunt, I've got the right name for this article. One of the largest "peaceful celebrations" in Canada happens on Parliament Hill Sunday at noon, and it has nothing to do with Easter. It's 420 Ottawa - Fill The Hill. Thousands - as many as 10,000 - of pot smokers and pot smoker-supporters will gather to light up for an afternoon, showing their desire for the discrimination of marijuana. It's not, however, a political info-session. While these folks, on most days, would be a great resource for perspective on the pros of cannabis - Sunday will be a festival atmosphere. A free concert with a load of weed, essentially. "We'll have hula hoopers and bubble blowers," says organizer Claude Galipeau. "Lots of swag, T-shirts and 1,000 free slices of pizza. It's for the crowd. An appreciation for people's desire to change cannabis policy." The event, which runs from noon to 5 p.m., is guest-hosted by stilt-walker Precious Chong, the daughter of Tommy Chong from the weed-happy comedic movie duo Cheech and Chong, She's also a writer and actor in her own right and works with Toronto's Zero Gravity Circus and is a founding member of the circus performance troupe, Roy John's "Girls on Stilts" and has performed with them all over the world, from corporate events for Mercedes Benz to appearing with band Jane's Addiction at the Hollywood Bowl. 420 Ottawa also features performances from Dynamite Motel, Eric Mandala, Prufrock Shadowrunner, Marky Lyrical, Lindy, and Les Mosquitos. The date, Sunday April 20, is tied to the name of the event: 420, or 4/20. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom