Leicester Secular Society
@leicsecularsociety.bsky.social
For an inclusive and plural society free from religious privilege, prejudice and discrimination.
Est. 1851: 75 Humberstone Gate, Leicester, LE1 1WB
#Secular #Secularism #Freethought
Est. 1851: 75 Humberstone Gate, Leicester, LE1 1WB
#Secular #Secularism #Freethought
⚖️ For our #HumanRightsDay talk, join us Sun 14 Dec, 6:30pm at Secular Hall for Dr Alejandro Sanchez’s talk arguing that ritual circumcision of boys is a human rights violation. In collaboration with @natsecsoc.bsky.social . Free entry via Eventbrite (link below)
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
⚖️ For our #HumanRightsDay talk, join us Sun 14 Dec, 6:30pm at Secular Hall for Dr Alejandro Sanchez’s talk arguing that ritual circumcision of boys is a human rights violation. In collaboration with @natsecsoc.bsky.social . Free entry via Eventbrite (link below)
What shapes who we are? 🤔
Join us Sun 7 Dec, 6:30pm at Secular Hall for Anthony Matthew’s talk on identity — exploring gender, race, class, culture, politics and how much of identity we truly choose. Free entry, tea & biscuits, all welcome!💜
Join us Sun 7 Dec, 6:30pm at Secular Hall for Anthony Matthew’s talk on identity — exploring gender, race, class, culture, politics and how much of identity we truly choose. Free entry, tea & biscuits, all welcome!💜
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
What shapes who we are? 🤔
Join us Sun 7 Dec, 6:30pm at Secular Hall for Anthony Matthew’s talk on identity — exploring gender, race, class, culture, politics and how much of identity we truly choose. Free entry, tea & biscuits, all welcome!💜
Join us Sun 7 Dec, 6:30pm at Secular Hall for Anthony Matthew’s talk on identity — exploring gender, race, class, culture, politics and how much of identity we truly choose. Free entry, tea & biscuits, all welcome!💜
📢 Join us Sun 30 Nov, 6:30pm at Secular Hall for “Neurodivergence & Women” with Dr Sara Lemos. A thoughtful talk exploring how awareness and visibility empower neurodivergent women, improve understanding, and strengthen our communities. Free entry; all welcome.💜
November 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
📢 Join us Sun 30 Nov, 6:30pm at Secular Hall for “Neurodivergence & Women” with Dr Sara Lemos. A thoughtful talk exploring how awareness and visibility empower neurodivergent women, improve understanding, and strengthen our communities. Free entry; all welcome.💜
📢 Women, Sex and Gender in the Early Church: Dr George Locke delves into how diverse early Christian communities debated sex, gender roles, identity, celibacy and purity. Sun 23 Nov, 6:30pm at Secular Hall. Free and all welcome with tea, biscuits and thoughtful discussion.
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
📢 Women, Sex and Gender in the Early Church: Dr George Locke delves into how diverse early Christian communities debated sex, gender roles, identity, celibacy and purity. Sun 23 Nov, 6:30pm at Secular Hall. Free and all welcome with tea, biscuits and thoughtful discussion.
Join us Sun 9 Nov, 6.30PM at Secular Hall for “Faith and Violence Against Women & Girls” — a talk by Vandana Aparanti on how faith, culture & caste intersect with gender-based violence.
🎟️ All welcome
☕ Refreshments provided
💜 Donations appreciated
🎟️ All welcome
☕ Refreshments provided
💜 Donations appreciated
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Join us Sun 9 Nov, 6.30PM at Secular Hall for “Faith and Violence Against Women & Girls” — a talk by Vandana Aparanti on how faith, culture & caste intersect with gender-based violence.
🎟️ All welcome
☕ Refreshments provided
💜 Donations appreciated
🎟️ All welcome
☕ Refreshments provided
💜 Donations appreciated
⚖️ The Role of Magistrates in Leicester with Martin Pantling & Suzi Felsted
Join us for a mock trial where YOU help decide the verdict!
📅 Sun 2 Nov, 🕡 6.30PM
📍 Secular Hall
☕️ Free entry, all welcome, tea & biscuits provided
💜 Donations appreciated
Join us for a mock trial where YOU help decide the verdict!
📅 Sun 2 Nov, 🕡 6.30PM
📍 Secular Hall
☕️ Free entry, all welcome, tea & biscuits provided
💜 Donations appreciated
October 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
⚖️ The Role of Magistrates in Leicester with Martin Pantling & Suzi Felsted
Join us for a mock trial where YOU help decide the verdict!
📅 Sun 2 Nov, 🕡 6.30PM
📍 Secular Hall
☕️ Free entry, all welcome, tea & biscuits provided
💜 Donations appreciated
Join us for a mock trial where YOU help decide the verdict!
📅 Sun 2 Nov, 🕡 6.30PM
📍 Secular Hall
☕️ Free entry, all welcome, tea & biscuits provided
💜 Donations appreciated
📢📚Rahila Gupta (@rahilag.bsky.social) presents “Unholy Alliance: Religion & Patriarchy”, co-author of Planet Patriarchy. She argues religious shackles prevent women’s liberation—especially in Russia, El Salvador and Saudi Arabia. Sun 26 Oct, 6:30pm • Secular Hall: All welcome ☕ Donations welcome.
October 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
📢📚Rahila Gupta (@rahilag.bsky.social) presents “Unholy Alliance: Religion & Patriarchy”, co-author of Planet Patriarchy. She argues religious shackles prevent women’s liberation—especially in Russia, El Salvador and Saudi Arabia. Sun 26 Oct, 6:30pm • Secular Hall: All welcome ☕ Donations welcome.
We’re proud to host a special screening of Gail and Bharat (2025) 🎬 with director Somnath Waghmare, in collaboration with Dalit Solidarity Network UK.
📍Secular Hall
🗓️Tuesday 21 October |⏰6pm
🎟️Free, register on Eventbrite👇
✨Refreshments provided
Donations appreciated
Don’t miss this powerful event!
📍Secular Hall
🗓️Tuesday 21 October |⏰6pm
🎟️Free, register on Eventbrite👇
✨Refreshments provided
Donations appreciated
Don’t miss this powerful event!
October 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We’re proud to host a special screening of Gail and Bharat (2025) 🎬 with director Somnath Waghmare, in collaboration with Dalit Solidarity Network UK.
📍Secular Hall
🗓️Tuesday 21 October |⏰6pm
🎟️Free, register on Eventbrite👇
✨Refreshments provided
Donations appreciated
Don’t miss this powerful event!
📍Secular Hall
🗓️Tuesday 21 October |⏰6pm
🎟️Free, register on Eventbrite👇
✨Refreshments provided
Donations appreciated
Don’t miss this powerful event!
🌍Film Screening: Plan Z – From Lab Coats to Handcuffs🎥
Introduced by Dr Caroline Vincent, this documentary follows scientists who risk arrest & reputations to warn of climate breakdown.
📅Sun 19 Oct, 6.30pm
📍Secular Hall
🎟️Free admission
☕Refreshments provided
Donations welcome
Introduced by Dr Caroline Vincent, this documentary follows scientists who risk arrest & reputations to warn of climate breakdown.
📅Sun 19 Oct, 6.30pm
📍Secular Hall
🎟️Free admission
☕Refreshments provided
Donations welcome
October 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🌍Film Screening: Plan Z – From Lab Coats to Handcuffs🎥
Introduced by Dr Caroline Vincent, this documentary follows scientists who risk arrest & reputations to warn of climate breakdown.
📅Sun 19 Oct, 6.30pm
📍Secular Hall
🎟️Free admission
☕Refreshments provided
Donations welcome
Introduced by Dr Caroline Vincent, this documentary follows scientists who risk arrest & reputations to warn of climate breakdown.
📅Sun 19 Oct, 6.30pm
📍Secular Hall
🎟️Free admission
☕Refreshments provided
Donations welcome
VETO! – Talk by Ian Myson (Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social ) on curbing abuse of the UN Security Council veto. How it fuels wars in Ukraine & the Middle East, and why reform is vital.
📍 Secular Hall
🗓️ Sun 12 Oct, 6.30pm
🎟️ Free, with refreshments + donations welcome
📍 Secular Hall
🗓️ Sun 12 Oct, 6.30pm
🎟️ Free, with refreshments + donations welcome
October 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
VETO! – Talk by Ian Myson (Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social ) on curbing abuse of the UN Security Council veto. How it fuels wars in Ukraine & the Middle East, and why reform is vital.
📍 Secular Hall
🗓️ Sun 12 Oct, 6.30pm
🎟️ Free, with refreshments + donations welcome
📍 Secular Hall
🗓️ Sun 12 Oct, 6.30pm
🎟️ Free, with refreshments + donations welcome
📢 How Did It Feel to Be in My Shoes? A Woman’s Journey from Silence to Strength.
Join us this Sunday, 5th Oct at 6:30pm at Secular Hall, for a powerful personal talk on navigating patriarchy, faith, and resilience in an Islamic Mediterranean society.
Join us this Sunday, 5th Oct at 6:30pm at Secular Hall, for a powerful personal talk on navigating patriarchy, faith, and resilience in an Islamic Mediterranean society.
September 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
📢 How Did It Feel to Be in My Shoes? A Woman’s Journey from Silence to Strength.
Join us this Sunday, 5th Oct at 6:30pm at Secular Hall, for a powerful personal talk on navigating patriarchy, faith, and resilience in an Islamic Mediterranean society.
Join us this Sunday, 5th Oct at 6:30pm at Secular Hall, for a powerful personal talk on navigating patriarchy, faith, and resilience in an Islamic Mediterranean society.
📢Can We Celebrate Religious Secularists? – Andrew Bolton
🗓️Sunday 28 Sept, 6:30pm
📍Secular Hall
✝️Anabaptists, Baptists, and Quakers once stood against Christendom and suffered for their stand. Were they the first religious secularists?
☕All welcome, refreshments provided. Donations appreciated.
🗓️Sunday 28 Sept, 6:30pm
📍Secular Hall
✝️Anabaptists, Baptists, and Quakers once stood against Christendom and suffered for their stand. Were they the first religious secularists?
☕All welcome, refreshments provided. Donations appreciated.
September 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
📢Can We Celebrate Religious Secularists? – Andrew Bolton
🗓️Sunday 28 Sept, 6:30pm
📍Secular Hall
✝️Anabaptists, Baptists, and Quakers once stood against Christendom and suffered for their stand. Were they the first religious secularists?
☕All welcome, refreshments provided. Donations appreciated.
🗓️Sunday 28 Sept, 6:30pm
📍Secular Hall
✝️Anabaptists, Baptists, and Quakers once stood against Christendom and suffered for their stand. Were they the first religious secularists?
☕All welcome, refreshments provided. Donations appreciated.
🎬Inherit the Wind — film screening
📅Sunday 21 Sept, 6:30pm
📍Secular Hall
Step back to 1925 and the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, where a teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution.
Based on real transcripts, this courtroom drama brings history to life.
✨All welcome
Donations appreciated
📅Sunday 21 Sept, 6:30pm
📍Secular Hall
Step back to 1925 and the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, where a teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution.
Based on real transcripts, this courtroom drama brings history to life.
✨All welcome
Donations appreciated
September 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🎬Inherit the Wind — film screening
📅Sunday 21 Sept, 6:30pm
📍Secular Hall
Step back to 1925 and the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, where a teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution.
Based on real transcripts, this courtroom drama brings history to life.
✨All welcome
Donations appreciated
📅Sunday 21 Sept, 6:30pm
📍Secular Hall
Step back to 1925 and the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, where a teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution.
Based on real transcripts, this courtroom drama brings history to life.
✨All welcome
Donations appreciated
📢✨ Leicester's Victorian Infidels – Ned Newitt ✨📚
Discover Leicester’s 19th-century “heretics” & radicals: free speech, secularism & the fight for the vote.
📍Secular Hall
🎟️All welcome, admission free
☕Tea & biscuits, donations appreciated.
Discover Leicester’s 19th-century “heretics” & radicals: free speech, secularism & the fight for the vote.
📍Secular Hall
🎟️All welcome, admission free
☕Tea & biscuits, donations appreciated.
September 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
📢✨ Leicester's Victorian Infidels – Ned Newitt ✨📚
Discover Leicester’s 19th-century “heretics” & radicals: free speech, secularism & the fight for the vote.
📍Secular Hall
🎟️All welcome, admission free
☕Tea & biscuits, donations appreciated.
Discover Leicester’s 19th-century “heretics” & radicals: free speech, secularism & the fight for the vote.
📍Secular Hall
🎟️All welcome, admission free
☕Tea & biscuits, donations appreciated.
📢Discover Leicester's radical past at Secular Hall (@secularhall.bsky.social), a hub for free thought since 1881! Join us on 14th Sept, 10am-4pm, for guided tours, exhibitions, and more. ✨Explore this historic landmark—one of the UK's only purpose-built secularist buildings!
#HeritageOpenDay
#HeritageOpenDay
September 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
📢Discover Leicester's radical past at Secular Hall (@secularhall.bsky.social), a hub for free thought since 1881! Join us on 14th Sept, 10am-4pm, for guided tours, exhibitions, and more. ✨Explore this historic landmark—one of the UK's only purpose-built secularist buildings!
#HeritageOpenDay
#HeritageOpenDay
📖 Book discussion by renowned scholar & activist @surajyengde.bsky.social on his new work Caste: A Global Story.
🗓 Sat 6 Sept, 6PM
📍 Leicester Secular Hall & via Zoom (ID: 856 6301 7127 | Pass: 019219)
Dive into how caste operates as a global system of inequality.
🗓 Sat 6 Sept, 6PM
📍 Leicester Secular Hall & via Zoom (ID: 856 6301 7127 | Pass: 019219)
Dive into how caste operates as a global system of inequality.
September 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
📖 Book discussion by renowned scholar & activist @surajyengde.bsky.social on his new work Caste: A Global Story.
🗓 Sat 6 Sept, 6PM
📍 Leicester Secular Hall & via Zoom (ID: 856 6301 7127 | Pass: 019219)
Dive into how caste operates as a global system of inequality.
🗓 Sat 6 Sept, 6PM
📍 Leicester Secular Hall & via Zoom (ID: 856 6301 7127 | Pass: 019219)
Dive into how caste operates as a global system of inequality.
📖 Book discussion with renowned scholar & activist @surajyengde.bsky.social on his new work Caste: A Global Story.
🗓 Sat 6 Sept, 6PM
📍 Leicester Secular Hall
Don’t miss this chance to engage in Q&A with one of today’s leading anti-caste voices.
🗓 Sat 6 Sept, 6PM
📍 Leicester Secular Hall
Don’t miss this chance to engage in Q&A with one of today’s leading anti-caste voices.
September 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM
📖 Book discussion with renowned scholar & activist @surajyengde.bsky.social on his new work Caste: A Global Story.
🗓 Sat 6 Sept, 6PM
📍 Leicester Secular Hall
Don’t miss this chance to engage in Q&A with one of today’s leading anti-caste voices.
🗓 Sat 6 Sept, 6PM
📍 Leicester Secular Hall
Don’t miss this chance to engage in Q&A with one of today’s leading anti-caste voices.
📢 Join us at Leicester Secular Hall on 2 Sept, 7–8pm for a livestreamed @natsecsoc.bsky.social briefing on Marriage Inequality 💍
Speakers: Helen Nicholls, @meganmanson.bsky.social & @sandbergrlaw.bsky.social
Why UK marriage law needs reform ➡️ Don’t miss it!
#MarriageEquality #Secularism
Speakers: Helen Nicholls, @meganmanson.bsky.social & @sandbergrlaw.bsky.social
Why UK marriage law needs reform ➡️ Don’t miss it!
#MarriageEquality #Secularism
August 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
📢 Join us at Leicester Secular Hall on 2 Sept, 7–8pm for a livestreamed @natsecsoc.bsky.social briefing on Marriage Inequality 💍
Speakers: Helen Nicholls, @meganmanson.bsky.social & @sandbergrlaw.bsky.social
Why UK marriage law needs reform ➡️ Don’t miss it!
#MarriageEquality #Secularism
Speakers: Helen Nicholls, @meganmanson.bsky.social & @sandbergrlaw.bsky.social
Why UK marriage law needs reform ➡️ Don’t miss it!
#MarriageEquality #Secularism
📢Secularism as Sarva Dharma Sambhav (Equal Respect for All Religions)
with Dr. @arvindkumar.bsky.social Kumar, Political Scientist & Visiting Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire.
📅Sunday 7th Sept, 6:30pm
📍Secular Hall
💻Also on Zoom
ID: 856 6301 7127
Pass: 019219
All welcome.
with Dr. @arvindkumar.bsky.social Kumar, Political Scientist & Visiting Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire.
📅Sunday 7th Sept, 6:30pm
📍Secular Hall
💻Also on Zoom
ID: 856 6301 7127
Pass: 019219
All welcome.
August 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
📢Secularism as Sarva Dharma Sambhav (Equal Respect for All Religions)
with Dr. @arvindkumar.bsky.social Kumar, Political Scientist & Visiting Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire.
📅Sunday 7th Sept, 6:30pm
📍Secular Hall
💻Also on Zoom
ID: 856 6301 7127
Pass: 019219
All welcome.
with Dr. @arvindkumar.bsky.social Kumar, Political Scientist & Visiting Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire.
📅Sunday 7th Sept, 6:30pm
📍Secular Hall
💻Also on Zoom
ID: 856 6301 7127
Pass: 019219
All welcome.
🌈 The Leicester Secular Society will have a stall at Leicester Pride in Abbey Park this Saturday, from 12–6 pm! 🎉
Come find us, look out for our banners, and stop by to say hello — we’d love to see you! ✨
#LeicesterPride #LeicesterSecularSociety #Pride2025 #AbbeyPark
Come find us, look out for our banners, and stop by to say hello — we’d love to see you! ✨
#LeicesterPride #LeicesterSecularSociety #Pride2025 #AbbeyPark
August 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🌈 The Leicester Secular Society will have a stall at Leicester Pride in Abbey Park this Saturday, from 12–6 pm! 🎉
Come find us, look out for our banners, and stop by to say hello — we’d love to see you! ✨
#LeicesterPride #LeicesterSecularSociety #Pride2025 #AbbeyPark
Come find us, look out for our banners, and stop by to say hello — we’d love to see you! ✨
#LeicesterPride #LeicesterSecularSociety #Pride2025 #AbbeyPark
The Leicester Secular Society will have a stall at the Leicester Mela in Abbey Park this weekend, from noon to 7 pm. We’ll be sharing it with the Asian Rationalist Society of Britain - South Asian Rationalists UK.
If you’re around, look out for our banners and come say hello! :)
If you’re around, look out for our banners and come say hello! :)
August 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Leicester Secular Society will have a stall at the Leicester Mela in Abbey Park this weekend, from noon to 7 pm. We’ll be sharing it with the Asian Rationalist Society of Britain - South Asian Rationalists UK.
If you’re around, look out for our banners and come say hello! :)
If you’re around, look out for our banners and come say hello! :)
📚The Glass Door – Caste, Privilege & Exclusion in Modern India
📍Leicester Secular Hall
📺Also on Zoom | ID: 856 6301 7127 | Pass: 019219
🗓Wed, 23 July | 🕢 7:30 PM BST
Join Prof. Ravikant Kisana (aka buffalo_intellectual) for a talk on caste, merit & power.
For info, please visit tinyurl.com/487nz333
📍Leicester Secular Hall
📺Also on Zoom | ID: 856 6301 7127 | Pass: 019219
🗓Wed, 23 July | 🕢 7:30 PM BST
Join Prof. Ravikant Kisana (aka buffalo_intellectual) for a talk on caste, merit & power.
For info, please visit tinyurl.com/487nz333
The Glass Door: Caste, Privilege, & Exclusion in Modern India
Explore caste, privilege, and exclusion in modern India with Prof. Ravikant Kisana. Also on Zoom.
Zoom ID: 856 6301 7127
Pass: 019219
tinyurl.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📚The Glass Door – Caste, Privilege & Exclusion in Modern India
📍Leicester Secular Hall
📺Also on Zoom | ID: 856 6301 7127 | Pass: 019219
🗓Wed, 23 July | 🕢 7:30 PM BST
Join Prof. Ravikant Kisana (aka buffalo_intellectual) for a talk on caste, merit & power.
For info, please visit tinyurl.com/487nz333
📍Leicester Secular Hall
📺Also on Zoom | ID: 856 6301 7127 | Pass: 019219
🗓Wed, 23 July | 🕢 7:30 PM BST
Join Prof. Ravikant Kisana (aka buffalo_intellectual) for a talk on caste, merit & power.
For info, please visit tinyurl.com/487nz333
🎵🎶 Join us for Songs of Justice with Sambhaji Bhagat—an evening of powerful music rooted in Ambedkarite values, anti-caste resistance, and social justice.
📅 Sun 20 July | 6.30–8 PM
📍 Leicester Secular Hall
More info and tickets: tinyurl.com/bdrkct5h
📅 Sun 20 July | 6.30–8 PM
📍 Leicester Secular Hall
More info and tickets: tinyurl.com/bdrkct5h
July 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🎵🎶 Join us for Songs of Justice with Sambhaji Bhagat—an evening of powerful music rooted in Ambedkarite values, anti-caste resistance, and social justice.
📅 Sun 20 July | 6.30–8 PM
📍 Leicester Secular Hall
More info and tickets: tinyurl.com/bdrkct5h
📅 Sun 20 July | 6.30–8 PM
📍 Leicester Secular Hall
More info and tickets: tinyurl.com/bdrkct5h
📢 Join us at Secular Hall on Sun 13 July, 6:30pm, to celebrate 150 years of the Secular Society Library 📚! Enjoy readings from a selection of books reflecting secularism, humanism, freethought, radical ideas & more. Launching our revamped library & catalogue. Free entry, tea & biscuits!
July 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📢 Join us at Secular Hall on Sun 13 July, 6:30pm, to celebrate 150 years of the Secular Society Library 📚! Enjoy readings from a selection of books reflecting secularism, humanism, freethought, radical ideas & more. Launching our revamped library & catalogue. Free entry, tea & biscuits!
Join us Sun 6th July, 6.30pm at Secular Hall for a talk by the Asian Rationalist Society of Britain on the rich history of Indian Rationalism, from ancient to modern. Explore thinkers who challenged orthodoxy. Free entry, all welcome. Tea & biscuits provided.
July 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Join us Sun 6th July, 6.30pm at Secular Hall for a talk by the Asian Rationalist Society of Britain on the rich history of Indian Rationalism, from ancient to modern. Explore thinkers who challenged orthodoxy. Free entry, all welcome. Tea & biscuits provided.