Events

A Discussion with Professor Ravikant Kisana (aka Buffalo Intellectual) Available on Zoom ID: 856 6301 7127 Pass: 019219 What does it mean to live in a society where the doors look open—but aren’t? Who gets to belong, and who gets left outside?     Join us for an unflinching conversation with cultural theorist and educator Professor Ravikant Kisana, widely known as the Buffalo Intellectual, as we discuss his groundbreaking new book, Meet the Savarnas.     The book turns the spotlight on India’s privileged upper-caste millennials and how their unexamined advantages have shaped the country’s institutions, culture, and future. In this event, we’ll explore themes of caste privilege, mediocrity disguised as merit, and the quiet ways exclusion operates in everyday life—from education to media to personal relationships.   📍 Leicester Secu...

The showing of the Film - Inherit the Wind - has been postponed   Join us for an unforgettable cultural evening with Sambhaji Bhagat , a renowned Ambedkarite singer, poet, and performer known for his powerful anti-caste and social justice songs. Blending traditional folk rhythms with sharp political commentary, Bhagat brings the spirit of resistance alive through music that speaks to both the heart and the conscience. Performing primarily in Hindi, his songs confront inequality, injustice, and oppression—offering messages of hope, dignity, and solidarity. Sambhaji Bhagat’s performances are stirring, thought-provoking, and deeply rooted in the Shahu-Phule-Birsa-Ambedkar- Periyarite value system . This is a rare opportunity to witness music that transcends entertainment—music that challenges, inspires, and calls for change. For more details and tickets, please click the link  https://tinyurl.com/ bdrkct5h For pay-at-the-door or bank transfer, please contact...

Sunday 13th July 6.30pm LSS Library 150th Anniversary To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Secular Society Library there will be readings from a few of the nearly 2,000 titles. This event will launch the revamped library, catalogue and access for members. It has the largest selection of books and pamphlets about Secularism, Freethought and Humanism outside of London as well as many books devoted to radical causes and ideas. All welcome - admission free . Tea & biscuits. Donations welcome.   Image by Manuel Rios from Pixabay

Join us at Secular Hall for a talk exploring the rich and often overlooked history of Rationalist thought in India. The evening will begin with a talk tracing the roots of Indian Rationalism from ancient times to the present, highlighting key figures who challenged orthodoxy with reason and critical inquiry.    This will be followed by a representative of the Asian Rationalist Society of Britain, who will present the history, mission, and current work of the Society in promoting secular, rational values within the British-Asian community.   All welcome - admission free . Tea & biscuits. Donations welcome - £5 suggested to cover speaker and other costs.

Sunday 29th June 6.30pm The Ghost Signs of Leicester and Leicestershire Colin Hyde   Colin will give an illustrated talk on painted advertisements, known as Ghost Signs, on the walls of local buildings. Leicester has a variety of ghost signs that advertise everything from foodstuffs and pubs to clothing and shoes, funeral directors and car repair to engineering and manufacturing.    Once you know to look for them, they are hard to miss. Colin Hyde manages the East Midlands Oral History Archive. He also has a passion for photographing Leicester’s buildings and streets All welcome - admission free . Tea & biscuits. Donations welcome - £5 suggested to cover speaker and other costs.    

  In his book The Six Ways of Atheism Geoffrey Berg provides six succinct but profound arguments for Atheism. He does this in a way that has never been done before to prove that belief in God is actually contrary to Logic. Geoffrey is a libertarian, rationalist thinker, keen to develop an innovative, economically right-wing version of politics. He endeavours to fundamentally challenge the present centre-left academic and media near-consensus. All welcome - admission free . Tea & biscuits. Donations welcome - £5 suggested to cover speaker and other costs.  

Sunday 15th June 6.30pm FILM - Power Without Responsibility?   This film explores the consequences of a press that wields significant power but lacks accountability This film, produced by Hacked Off , examines how the press has fuelled discrimination, misreported on climate change, and intruded into private lives, all under the oversight of a press-controlled complaints body, IPSO.   All welcome - admission free . Tea & biscuits.  Donations welcome - £5 suggested to cover costs.