Leicester Secular Society

THE FIRST SECULAR SOCIETY IN THE WORLD - FOUNDED 1851

Campaigns

Since its foundation in 1851 Leicester Secular Society has campaigned for secularism and against all religious privilege. We are for separation of church and state, and against sectarian state schools.

Inclusive Civic Ceremony

Support our petition to establish an inclusive annual celebration of the City of Leicester.

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Non-sectarian education

We campaign against 'faith schools' and for inclusive state education.

Hall Improvements

We need to provide the diverse groups that use Secular Hall with accessible toilets and a kitchen fit for the 21st century. Our fundraising campaign began with a Woody Guthrie evening with Tom Mycock on 24 March.
Watch for future events and activities.

Thought for the Day

Non-religious points of view are banned from Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4. But you can hear LSS member Eleanor Davidson's humanist TFTD broadcasts for BBC Radio Leicester (and more) here ....

Past Campaigns

2011 Census Campaign: Tick NO RELIGION on your census form.; Census data is used by religious organisations to justify their privileges and funding. More ...
More on our History pages

National and international campaigns of interest to secularists

Leicester Secular Society members are a very diverse group. Many are active in a variety of political, humanitarian and charitable organisations and campaigns. We can't list them all here, but include some in which secularism is central.

Organisations we are affiliated to: Leicester Secular Society is affiliated to but independent of the National Secular Society (NSS) and the British Humanist Association (BHA).
One Law for All: Campaign against the institutionalisation of Sharia and all religious laws and to guarantee equal citizenship rights for all.
Other organisations of interest: See our Links pages