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(This is NOT a Secular Society event but may be of interest.)  Are you worried about the Far Right in Leicester, or wherever you live? Are you disturbed by the St George’s England flag flying everywhere over the last year? Cheering on England footballers is one thing, but is it troubling for you how it is being used politically or in a racist way? Do you perhaps find it personally intimidating? Above all, are you trying to make sense about what is really going on? Then you are warmly invited to a discussion/seminar/conference: WHOSE FLAG IN  LEICESTER? (or wherever you live) - Coming together to talk 9:30am-1pm Saturday 26th September 2026 Frassati Centre Holy Cross Priory, 45 Wellington Street, Leicester, LE1 6HW We anticipate a very good discussion helped by thoughtful panellists: Natasha Boyce – doing a PhD on Black girls experience in secondary schools Zain Hafeez – Citizens UK Leicester community orga...

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Gentle People, We write as members of the Leicester Secular Society who respect the many contributions Sikhs have made to Britain and to the wider world. The Sikh tradition has long been associated with courage, service, integrity, and a willingness to stand against injustice. As we understand it the Khalsa emerged during a period of oppression, when ordinary people could not rely upon the state to protect them from tyranny. The instruction that Sikhs should be prepared to bear arms was not a call to aggression, but a call to defend the weak, uphold justice, and resist oppression. History records many examples of Sikhs living up to these ideals. Sikh soldiers served with distinction in the World Wars and numerous other conflicts. In Britain, Sikhs have repeatedly demonstrated public spirit and courage, including during periods of civil unrest when members of the community have helped protect businesses, places of worship, and neighbourhoods from disorder. The Sikh community...