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The Freethinker Magazine is promoting a new Freethought History Webinar series.  These free webinars, hosted by Daniel James Sharp, editor of The Freethinker, will feature expert guest speakers discussing aspects of freethought history and its enduring relevance. Viewers will have a chance to ask them your questions at the end of the talks. The webinars will also be recorded and uploaded to our YouTube channel.  The next webinar, 'Freethought and Evolution—and Darwinian Erasure? With Eoin Carter', will takes place on 15 April at 7 pm UK time via Zoom. You can register directly here and find out more about the webinar (and the series in general) here. freethinker.co.uk FB: freethinkermag editor@freethinker.co.uk Visit the free digital archive of the Freethinker, 1881-2014  

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

 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

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.  

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

The Society's Spring Programme can now be downloaded.