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This program features our newest member, Danielle Whitaker from Atlanta who greets listeners before the world news written and delivered by Damayanti, WLRN's youngest member from India. Next you'll enjoy music by Gaelynn Lea and her song "Someday We'll Linger in the Sun" before Thistle's interview with our guest Ellana Crew, a blind lesbian from Baltimore. Then, enjoy Johnnie Mae Dunson's song "I'm a whole lotta woman" that leads into Robin Long's interview with Tara Ayers, a disability rights activist and long time producer of women's cultural events, theater and concerts. Finally, we are happy to feature another stellar commentary by our resident female-separatist, Sekhmet SheOwl. Please listen, like and share widely! We are a grassroots feminist community powered program that relies on our followers for ever wider audiences and distribution.

Song listing: Animal Dreams Sticky Red Egg Corpse Bike Lane Bella Ciao Jezebel Michigan Sister Voices This special edition of the WLRN Music Hour features our own Thistle Petterson. DJ Phoenixx's selection of songs from Thistle's discography gives you taste of the strong and sincere womon who started what is Women's Liberation Radio News. Listen as she introduces and connects with each song in her own words. The recent events of the past few years that have sought to erase Thistle's work, connection, reputation, and effectiveness as an activist have not stopped our fearless amazon. Thistle's music is heartfelt, and tells the truth - truth cannot and will not be stopped. Enjoy this hour of wimmin's music from WLRN's unstoppable leader. The featured picture is of Thistle playing in Madison with an old bass player friend in 2010.

Lee Lakeman, a dedicated activist since 1973 and a long-standing member of the Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter, shares her insights on combating violence against women. She reflects on the École Polytechnique massacre's impact on feminist activism and discusses the urgent issue of violence against Indigenous women in Canada, spotlighting systemic failures. Lakeman also addresses the complexities of feminism's relationship with prostitution and trans identities, emphasizing unity and resilience as vital for ongoing women's liberation efforts.

Dive into the pressing issue of censorship facing radical feminists. The conversation emphasizes the vital need to protect these voices in the current climate of free speech threats. Listeners will learn about the proactive steps being taken, including a fundraiser aimed at enhancing media security. This discussion is a rallying cry for solidarity and empowerment in the quest for women's liberation!

Lee Lakeman, a founding member of the Vancouver Rape Relief Center and women's rights activist since 1978, discusses the organization's history and ongoing efforts against gender-based violence. Laurel McBride shares insights into the shelter's operations and the importance of advocacy. Spoken-word artist Dominique Christina captivates with "The Period Poem," addressing societal stigma around menstruation. Together, they emphasize resilience in feminist activism and explore the critical need for community support and solidarity among women.

Welcome back sisters to another hour of women’s liberation music on WLRN! I’m Phoenixx and it is the end of January 2019. Someone said the other day that it felt like the 74th of January! In some ways the month has felt interminable--like it’s just not passing quickly enough. And that it’s just been two Januarys of insanity, violence, hate and abuse and still no impeachment!!!! Luckily, we still have these airwaves of radical women’s liberation feminist thought, action and music as refuge for us refugees fleeing from the continual onslaught of misogyny and male supremacy. A few months ago I put out a call for current women’s music that take on real issues relevant to us as radical feminists and Lesbians. Songs that include such themes like sexism, male supremacy/violence, female revolution, the war on women and girls. Recently I was gifted the album Cronesong released in June 2018 by The River Hags: Lizzie Yee-Haw, Sally Starflower, Lili Yee and Melanie Gorguny! I first encountered the river hags at Ohio Lesbian Music Festival last September. What caught my attention was a comment they made on stage about their anti-pornography position! Later I met one of them handing out anti-pornography stickers! What a sigh of relief to know there were performers at that festival who openly took that political stance and spoke about it. They earned my immediate respect. This next hour I feature their radical feminist americana/folk music with teeth. Enjoy! Please support these wimmin artists; download their Cronesong album: www.riverhags.bandcamp.com Song list: background music: To Soestre VOX 11 River Hags' song in the following order: Burn it Down NAMALT Motherland Amazing Amazons Bring Them HOme Two Sets of Rules Outsiders Flight of the Goddess Let 'Em Fly Yes, We Can Burn it Down (again) Reading of Mary Oliver's poem "A Thousand Mornings" from collection with the same name

These songs are meant to carry us down and into our cores. Many of them are from a Tuvan throat singer Sainkho Namtchylak who was born in far south Siberia. According to patriarchal tradition as reported by patriarchal research, women in Tuva were forbidden to throat sing because it was believed the female voices could hurt male relatives or could cause childbirth problems(no comment necessary). In spite of the taboos, Sainkho’s grandmother taught her much of her traditional repertoire from which Sainkho has produced many albums. There is only one all-female folk ensemble who performs Tuvan throat singing: Tyva Kyzy directed by Choduraa Tumat. Unfortunately, I was not able to access their music. Also included in this hour is a sister duo called Ibeyi whose music I heard on the website for one of the first returning gatherings this Summer on MichFest’s land. Ibeyi is a French (with Cuban, Venezuelan and Tunisian origins) musical duo consisting of twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz. The duo sings in English, French, Spanish and Yoruba, a Nigerian language spoken in West Africa by their ancestors before being taken to Cuba as slaves in the 1700s. Ibeyi means ‘twins’ in Yoruba language. Finally, I’ve included a song by Saodaj’ suggested by a listener! Thank you! I love their sound. The group is from La Reunion Island; they create their own interpretation of Maloya, the typical musical genre of this French island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Maloya is sung in Creole, and is born out of the rhythms brought by the Malagasy and Eastern African slaves. I hope you enjoy this weaving of melodic and deeply entrancing female vocals. Introduction background: Naked Spirit Sainkho Namtchylak BaDJirgal's Wish Sainkho Namtchylak Inuit Wedding Sainkho Namtchylak Midnight Blue Sainkho Namtchylak From Me to You Sainkho Namtchylak Long Way Home Sainkho Namtchylak Valley of Shadows Sainkho Namtchylak Siber-Shaman Sainkho Namtchylak To the Master Hunashtar--Ool Sainkho Namtchylak Dance of the Eagle Sainkho Namtchylak Ritual Virtuality Sainkho Namtchylak Oya Ibeyi River Ibeyi Pokor Ler SaodaJ Lihkahusat/Entranced Mari Boine

In this interview, WLRN member Robin speaks with Meghan Murphy about her start in radio, her path to Feminist Current, and her recent experiences with online censorship and harassment. Meghan Murphy is a radical feminist writer and journalist who was recently banned from Twitter for posting public information about a man in the news. On January 10th, 2019, Meghan will be appearing at he Vancouver Public Library for a discussion on the effect of gender ideology on women’s and girls’ civil rights. Tickets are available through Eventbrite.

Happy New Year! Sisters, let us start the year right. Let's hit the ground running. Let's speak out and stand up. Women will NOT be silenced. Join the revolution, and take a listen to our freshest edition on the misogynist censorship of women. Our 33rd show begins with an introduction by our newest member, Robin. Then Damayanti's world headlines are followed by "Your Revolution" by Sarah Jones. Julia speaks with Natasha Chart, board member of Women's Liberation Front, about the Wordpress blog Gender Identity Watch. After that interview, Jennifer Lopez's song "Let's Get Loud" segues into Robin's interview with Meghan Murphy, a feminist writer who was banned from Twitter for using male pronouns in reference to a male pedophile. Finally Sekhmet reads the collectively-written commentary to round out the hour. Thank you to all of our fabulous listeners for all your support. We love hearing from you, so let us know what you think. Reach out, and speak up!

Way to the Well Keruna Aye Kerunene Keruna Zamuci se Bozja Majka (Serbian) Kitka Collage of Koleda Carols (Bulgarian) Kitka A gute vokh (Yiddish) Kitka This week I'll continue to read from Sally Miller Gearhart's classic feminist novel The Wanderground: Stories of the Hill Women while interspersing chapter readings with music from Keruna and Kitka. Hope you are moved to a deep and powerful remembering of your power as women unto yourselves.