Suffragette City Radio

DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid return to talk about female role models in the form of Mary Seacole and pioneering female Olympians. 

DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid discuss the new domestic violence bill and THAT Harper's Letter.  Whilst campaigners have welcomed much of the new domestic abuse legislation, some such as Southall Black Sisters have argued that it leaves migrant women with little to no access to justice. Should lorry drivers be sacked for inadvertently making alt-right dog whistle salutes?  We discuss interesting events such as the Women's Human Rights Campaign who host an online event every Saturday at 3pm looking at the impact of gender identity legislation globally; each week based in a different country If you are currently experiencing domestic abuse and need support you can find help here:  https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ If you like the show and want to buy us a coffee you can support our Patreon here.

This time DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid discuss maternal mortality rate and Yarlswood Immigration Detention Centre, two issues predominantly affecting black women in the UK. According to an audit by MBRRACE black British women are five times more likely to die in childbirth than white women. If you want the government to conduct more research into this pressing issue you can sign the petition here.  If you want to get involved you can support these great organisations. The Lesbian Immigration Support Group helps lesbian and bisexual asylum seekers and refugees in Greater Manchester. You can make a donation or help by signing one of their petitions.  If you want to learn about some great black British Feminists here is a great profile of Linda Bellos.  Another Make More Noise favourite is blogger Claire Heuchan, also known by her pen name Sister Outrider. Want something a little more brash? Lipstick Alley is the internet largest forum for African American women  If you want to attend an online seminar, this Thursday the 25th of June 2020, the Hackney Communist Party are holding an event Race and Class: Past and Present. 

Stella is a psychotherapist and public speaker based in rural Ireland. In 2018 she presented a documentary called ‘Trans kids, It’s time to talk, You can hear the producer, Olly Lambert, discussing some of the challenges that he faced producing that film here.  We first met Stella after she came to speak at our event - Detransition: The Elephant in the Room.  You can hear the panel discussion here.  She is part of a growing number of clinicians who have concerns about the treatment that we offer to children who identify as transgender. She produces a podcast with fellow psychologist and Jungian analyst Lisa Marchiano called Secrets of the Motherworld. They discuss a range of topics but have a particular interest in the phenomenon of transgenderism and its impact on family relationships. We caught up with Lisa a couple of months ago to discuss her research into gender dysphoria - causes and treatments. Lisa has been speaking out for a number of years as we discussed on this podcast, and you can read the article mentioned here. Also on this podcast we discussed the case of detransitioned woman Keira Bell, who began transitioning aged 16. She believes she was not properly informed of the risks involved in puberty blocking drugs or cross sex hormones. She is working with former Tavistock clinician Susan Evans, who is bringing a test case to the British courts to establish that children cannot give their informed consent to radical experimental medical treatment. If you want to support their case you can donate to the legal case here. If you have found any of the topics discussed on the podcast difficult and would like to speak to someone follow this link to the Samaritans. https://www.samaritans.org/ If you like what we do and want to support us you can sling us a few pennies at our Patreon.

DJ Lippy talks to Kara Dansky from WoLF about the Harris Funeral Homes Supreme Court case, drag queen story time and working with the Right. 

DJ Lippy has a good old chinwag with Dr. Julia Long about the state of feminism and the oppressiveness of femininity. 

Sobering Maid is back from her travels and chatting with DJ Lippy about the current corona virus pandemic and how it is affecting women's health and women in society.

In this episode DJ Lippy interviews social justice campaigner Helen Steel. She will be discussing her role in the McLibel case and her relationship with an undercover police officer in what has been dubbed the Spy Cops scandal. She also talks about the sustained campaign of harassment she has received from those within the radical activist community for her feminist beliefs.

DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid read the fax wars that occurred between Camille Paglia, Julie Burchill and various personnel at Modern Review in 1993. You can read the full exchange here: http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/08/the-battle-of-bitches.html

DJ Lippy interviews psychotherapist and Jungian analyst Lisa Marchiano about gender dysphoria, causes and treatments. 

DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid chat about what lead them to their peak trans moment and chat about the wider gender debate. 

Sobering Maid and DJ Lippy discuss the scheme to record misogyny as a hate crime in Greater Manchester and the Judicial Review on hate crime guidelines led by FairCop and Harry Miller (Harrytheowl) after receiving a visit from the police for retweeting a poem. 

Sobering Maid and DJ Lippy talk witches and the governments proposal's to address gender inequality. You can still get tickets for our event in Manchester The Elephant In The Room: Detransitioners. 

DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid give their roundup of the Filia 2019 conference in Bradford. What sessions they loved, what sessions they would have loved to attend and the take away from an amazing weekend with amazing women. 

DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid discuss the misogyny running through the Brexit debate and ask what the EU has done for women.

It's DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid with discussion about abortion and femicide and a brief run down of how climate change will affect women. 

DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid have a new nemesis in the form of Sisters Uncut Manchester! Listen to them talk about how this came about and read out the Sisters Uncut blog post where they declare their mission to oppose anything we do. 

DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid tell you how to put on a feminist talk and what it's like to navigate the murky waters of online dating when you're painfully aware of patriarchy. 

Listen to DJ Lippy speaking to another prominent feminist activist about the ReSister Network, who they are, what they are, how they sprung up and what they sprung up in reaction to.  Correction: DJ Lippy says Liverpool council spent £10 million on new toilet facilities when they actually spend £1.8 million. 

DJ Lippy and not-DJ Sobering Maid talk about the history of surrogacy, UK surrogacy law reform and identity politics.  Get tickets for our event Feminism: The Elephant in The Room here

Join us for some bonus content. DJ Lippy talks about her discussion with her MP, Angela Rayner about the Gender Recognition Act reforms and male violence. 

DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid talk about #metoo, where are we now? And Game of Thrones and its depiction of women and sexual violence.  Get tickets for the Make More Noise Women's Disco on 22nd July here! 

DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid are back and they are talking about their elephants in the room: men on the left and class.  Buy tickets to the Make More Noise Women's Disco on 22nd June here

DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid are back with exciting news from MMN HQ about upcoming events and some chat about women's refuges and whether women are allowed to be funny!

It's International Women's Day and DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid are back in episode four with news and discussions on sexism in the music industry and the unpaid labour of women. Read more about the Mary Quaile club here: https://maryquaileclub.wordpress.com

Episode three and we have a name! On Suffragette City Radio this time we talk about women in prison and the beauty industry. DJ Lippy's mixes https://www.mixcloud.com/Lippy_On_Mixcloud/ Charity supporting those with autism and acquired brain injuries https://www.thedtgroup.org/ Event - "Remembering resistance" at the Working Class Movement Library https://www.wcml.org.uk/whats-on/events/international-womens-day-event--remembering-resistance-a-century-of-womens-protest-in-the-north-of-england/

Episode two of the Make! More! Noise! Podcast! DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid chat New Year's Resolutions, the so-called "50 shades of Grey defence," pornography and how you can get involved with grassroots activism.

It's episode One of the as-yet-unamed MMN Podcast! DJ Lippy and Sobering Maid offer agony aunt advice, discuss articles and news items that have been making noise in their circles and chat about upcoming events.