Here’s the show on YouTube!
First up, hear Thistle greet the listener with an appeal for support to get the team at WLRN over to England this Fall for the FiLia conference. Learn more here: wlrnmedia.com/2025/03/28/filia/.
Next, stay tuned for WLRN’s world news segment written and delivered by aurora linnea in which she features stories from the UK, France, Mexico, and the USA.
The world news is followed by the song “Goodbye Mississippi” by Jess Hawk Oakenstar, a song suggested by our guest this month, Dianne Post. It’s a beautiful and sad song with heartfelt lyrics about a mother and daughter trying to escape male violence.
Following the song, hear the interview Thistle did with Ms. Dianne Post about the male bias present in the law in the United States and what feminist women need to do to combat it.
Dianne recommends the Coalition Against Trafficking and Melissa Farley as resources for women to check out if interested in getting involved in anti-prostitution activism.
Finally, stay tuned for the replay of Sekhmet’s brilliant commentary about female sexuality in the face of the commercial sex industry that seeks to exploit it for male gain.
Thanks for tuning in to feminist community-powered radio, WLRN! Below, find the featured image for this month and the artist’s statement. #prostitution #DiannePost #WLRN
From WLRN member, Margaret:
I based this month’s image on the song “Goodbye Mississippi” by Jess Hawk Oakenstar – which was suggested by our guest, Dianne Post. A woman and a young girl are running from the dark side and going towards freedom. I used a satellite image of Gulfport, Mississippi in the background and for freedom I included the torch from the Statue of Liberty. I added light to the little girl. And I made a path that suggests water – and the flow of life.
I intentionally overlapped the woman and the girl – because of the relationship of mothers and daughters, and also because even as adults we carry our young selves inside of us. I also emphasized the shadows – for visual purposes, as well as the symbolic shadow parts of ourselves – connected as they are with our experiences.
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