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Racial minority women blocked from local politics by religious community leaders.

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A report from Muslim Women's Network UK has found that some religious 'community leaders' act as "a barrier" to women trying to enter local politics and that caste discrimination together with  sectarian bigotry obstruct women, in particular from Muslim communities, from being elected as local councillors and retaining their seats. Modified image by Aurel Cham from Pixabay

Need for Diverse School Communities

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 Leicester Secular Society supports this call by Humanists UK which recommends the Government reinstates the requirement for Ofsted to inspect how schools contribute to community cohesion, a requirement that was removed in 2011.    Image by kp yamu Jayanath from Pixabay

Freedom of Thought Report 2024

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Humanists International have launched the 2024 Key Countries edition of the Freedom of Thought Report which you can download from their website . This year they have returned to the theme of “blasphemy” which continues to loom heavily over the lives of non-religious and religious people alike in many parts of the world.  

Prevent increase in selective faith schools

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Leicester Secular Society supports the call by the National Secular Society to ensure that the schools bill does not become "a vehicle for greater religious discrimination and segregation"   Image by WikimediaImages from Pixabay

Spring Programme 2025

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The Society's Spring Programme can now be downloaded.  

Reject calls for new "blasphemy" laws

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Leicester Secular Society supports the call by the National Secular Society urging the Government to protect freedom of speech by rejecting calls to reintroduce "blasphemy" laws. Read more Image by Ali Burhan from Pixabay

The Society's Bluesky Conversation

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