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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

📢 Dravidian Politics & Secular Ethos in India Sun 29 March, 6:30pm, Secular Hall A conversation with @krvignesh.bsky.social & Karthick Ram Manoharan on Periyar, anti-caste politics, and how the Dravidian movement reshaped secularism as a mass politics of dignity, justice & democracy. All welcome 💜

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Elizabeth Heyrick – Leicester’s Forgotten Hero Talk by Joshua Thorpe 🗓️ Sun 22 March, 6:30pm 📍 Secular Hall Discover the life and impact of pioneering abolitionist Elizabeth Heyrick, her influence on Leicester and beyond, and why her legacy has faded. All welcome 💜

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

#InternationalWomensDay: Mission and Misogyny. Female subordination, “modesty” codes, violence against women — ideas charities should challenge, not promote. Megan, @natsecsoc.bsky.social, examines how charities promote these views under “advancing religion”. All welcome|8 March|6.30pm|Secular Hall

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

📷The God in Everything — A Walk Through My Photographic Archives Join us Sunday 1st March, 6.30PM at Secular Hall for a talk by Professor Lala Meredith-Vula, exploring decades of work from the Balkans, reconciliation ceremonies, and the realities of the Kosova war. All welcome! 💜

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

📢 War on Terror on Muslims in the Caucasus — talk by Mariam Shalvashvili. Exploring how US & Russian counter-terror narratives around Georgia’s Pankisi Valley shaped the securitisation and stigma of Muslim communities. 🗓️Sun 22 Feb 🕡 6:30pm 📍Secular Hall ☕💜All welcome

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

🧬Darwin Day Lecture: Tracing Earth’s Climate Beat 🌍 Join Dr Anna Joy Drury (@AstroAyJay) for a deep-time journey into how Earth’s orbit shapes climate rhythms using ocean sediment records and astronomical cycles. 🗓️ Sun 15 Feb 🕡6.30PM 📍Secular Hall 🎟️ All welcome 💜

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Atheism UK @atheismuk.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

EVENT - Unbelievable #DarwinDay Join us for an evening of debate and lectures in association with the @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social & #Unbelievable? #Leicester Secular Hall Friday, Feb 13 from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm GMT www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unbelievab... #Atheism #Christianity #Evolution #Debate

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Unbelievable Darwin Day

Join us for an evening of debates and expert lectures, recorded live for ‘Unbelievable?’

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National Secular Society @natsecsoc.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Ex-Muslims have shared their stories of being forced to wear the hijab at an event in Leicester that we supported - despite the hosts receiving complaints, and a police visit, over the event poster👇 @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social www.secularism.org.uk/news/2026/02...

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NSS supports ‘No Hijab Day’ discussion in Leicester

Event featuring ex-Muslim women required extra security following protests from Islamic groups. Read More »

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

National Secular Society ( @natsecsoc.bsky.social ) members are entitled to free entry to our #NoHijabDay event. For security reasons, registration via Eventbrite is required. Reserve your spot 👇 tinyurl.com/NoHijabDay

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

🧬Darwin Day: Evolution Revolution! Fri 13 Feb, 5.30–9.30pm at Secular Hall. Join us for an evening of thrilling debates, expert speakers, and big ideas on evolution, genomics, Intelligent Design, and atheistic & theistic perspectives. Collab w/ @atheismuk.bsky.social & @unbelievablefe.bsky.social

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

🎉 Celebrate 175 years of the Leicester Secular Society and Thomas Paine’s birthday on Feb 8, 6.30pm at Secular Hall. Live music from The Falling Angels, readings, poetry, great food, and guest speaker @polypartist.bsky.social, author of the Visual Biography of Thomas Paine. Tickets £12/£16.

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

📢No Hijab Day: Lived experiences of female ex-Muslims. Sun 1 Feb, 6:30pm, Secular Hall. Panel of ex-Muslim women sharing their stories, followed by a Q&A. Free for LSS members, £5 for non-members. Registration required. Hosted by Leicester Secular Society with Faithless Hijabi💜

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

🚲🌉 Join us for a talk by Hugh McClintock on the proposed foot & cycle bridge over the River Trent, exploring how safer, dedicated routes can boost active travel and better connect communities.✨ Sunday 25 Jan, 6:30pm, Secular Hall. Free entry. Donations appreciated. 🎟️☕💜

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

🏛️ Renewed Not Demolished: How Leicester’s Inner City Decay Was Halted. This Sunday Ned explores WWII housing decisions and why renewal beat demolition. Leicester Secular Society, Secular Hall, LE1 1WB. 🎟️ Free entry, all welcome. ☕🍪 Donations appreciated.

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

🎄 Leicester Secular Society Xmas Social 🎶 Sun 21 Dec | 6:30pm | Secular Hall Desert Island Discs–style evening 🌴🎧 Bring drinks & nibbles to share 🍷🍪 Music, conversation & festive vibes — all welcome ✨

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

⚖️ For our #HumanRightsDay talk, join us Sun 14 Dec, 6:30pm at Secular Hall for Dr Alejandro Sanchez’s talk arguing that ritual circumcision of boys is a human rights violation. In collaboration with @natsecsoc.bsky.social . Free entry via Eventbrite (link below)

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

What shapes who we are? 🤔 Join us Sun 7 Dec, 6:30pm at Secular Hall for Anthony Matthew’s talk on identity — exploring gender, race, class, culture, politics and how much of identity we truly choose. Free entry, tea & biscuits, all welcome!💜

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

📢 Join us Sun 30 Nov, 6:30pm at Secular Hall for “Neurodivergence & Women” with Dr Sara Lemos. A thoughtful talk exploring how awareness and visibility empower neurodivergent women, improve understanding, and strengthen our communities. Free entry; all welcome.💜

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

📢 Women, Sex and Gender in the Early Church: Dr George Locke delves into how diverse early Christian communities debated sex, gender roles, identity, celibacy and purity. Sun 23 Nov, 6:30pm at Secular Hall. Free and all welcome with tea, biscuits and thoughtful discussion.

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Join us Sun 9 Nov, 6.30PM at Secular Hall for “Faith and Violence Against Women & Girls” — a talk by Vandana Aparanti on how faith, culture & caste intersect with gender-based violence. 🎟️ All welcome ☕ Refreshments provided 💜 Donations appreciated

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

⚖️ The Role of Magistrates in Leicester with Martin Pantling & Suzi Felsted Join us for a mock trial where YOU help decide the verdict! 📅 Sun 2 Nov, 🕡 6.30PM 📍 Secular Hall ☕️ Free entry, all welcome, tea & biscuits provided 💜 Donations appreciated

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

📢📚Rahila Gupta (@rahilag.bsky.social) presents “Unholy Alliance: Religion & Patriarchy”, co-author of Planet Patriarchy. She argues religious shackles prevent women’s liberation—especially in Russia, El Salvador and Saudi Arabia. Sun 26 Oct, 6:30pm • Secular Hall: All welcome ☕ Donations welcome.

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

We’re proud to host a special screening of Gail and Bharat (2025) 🎬 with director Somnath Waghmare, in collaboration with Dalit Solidarity Network UK. 📍Secular Hall 🗓️Tuesday 21 October |⏰6pm 🎟️Free, register on Eventbrite👇 ✨Refreshments provided Donations appreciated Don’t miss this powerful event!

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

🌍Film Screening: Plan Z – From Lab Coats to Handcuffs🎥 Introduced by Dr Caroline Vincent, this documentary follows scientists who risk arrest & reputations to warn of climate breakdown. 📅Sun 19 Oct, 6.30pm 📍Secular Hall 🎟️Free admission ☕Refreshments provided Donations welcome

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

VETO! – Talk by Ian Myson (Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social ) on curbing abuse of the UN Security Council veto. How it fuels wars in Ukraine & the Middle East, and why reform is vital. 📍 Secular Hall 🗓️ Sun 12 Oct, 6.30pm 🎟️ Free, with refreshments + donations welcome

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

📢 How Did It Feel to Be in My Shoes? A Woman’s Journey from Silence to Strength. Join us this Sunday, 5th Oct at 6:30pm at Secular Hall, for a powerful personal talk on navigating patriarchy, faith, and resilience in an Islamic Mediterranean society.

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

📢Can We Celebrate Religious Secularists? – Andrew Bolton 🗓️Sunday 28 Sept, 6:30pm 📍Secular Hall ✝️Anabaptists, Baptists, and Quakers once stood against Christendom and suffered for their stand. Were they the first religious secularists? ☕All welcome, refreshments provided. Donations appreciated.

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🎬Inherit the Wind — film screening 📅Sunday 21 Sept, 6:30pm 📍Secular Hall Step back to 1925 and the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, where a teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution. Based on real transcripts, this courtroom drama brings history to life. ✨All welcome Donations appreciated

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

📢✨ Leicester's Victorian Infidels – Ned Newitt ✨📚 Discover Leicester’s 19th-century “heretics” & radicals: free speech, secularism & the fight for the vote. 📍Secular Hall 🎟️All welcome, admission free ☕Tea & biscuits, donations appreciated.

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

📢Discover Leicester's radical past at Secular Hall (@secularhall.bsky.social), a hub for free thought since 1881! Join us on 14th Sept, 10am-4pm, for guided tours, exhibitions, and more. ✨Explore this historic landmark—one of the UK's only purpose-built secularist buildings! #HeritageOpenDay

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

📖 Book discussion by renowned scholar & activist @surajyengde.bsky.social on his new work Caste: A Global Story. 🗓 Sat 6 Sept, 6PM 📍 Leicester Secular Hall & via Zoom (ID: 856 6301 7127 | Pass: 019219) Dive into how caste operates as a global system of inequality.

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

📖 Book discussion with renowned scholar & activist @surajyengde.bsky.social on his new work Caste: A Global Story. 🗓 Sat 6 Sept, 6PM 📍 Leicester Secular Hall Don’t miss this chance to engage in Q&A with one of today’s leading anti-caste voices.

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

📢 Join us at Leicester Secular Hall on 2 Sept, 7–8pm for a livestreamed @natsecsoc.bsky.social briefing on Marriage Inequality 💍 Speakers: Helen Nicholls, @meganmanson.bsky.social & @sandbergrlaw.bsky.social Why UK marriage law needs reform ➡️ Don’t miss it! #MarriageEquality #Secularism

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

📢Secularism as Sarva Dharma Sambhav (Equal Respect for All Religions) with Dr. @arvindkumar.bsky.social Kumar, Political Scientist & Visiting Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire. 📅Sunday 7th Sept, 6:30pm 📍Secular Hall 💻Also on Zoom ID: 856 6301 7127 Pass: 019219 All welcome.

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

🌈 The Leicester Secular Society will have a stall at Leicester Pride in Abbey Park this Saturday, from 12–6 pm! 🎉 Come find us, look out for our banners, and stop by to say hello — we’d love to see you! ✨ #LeicesterPride #LeicesterSecularSociety #Pride2025 #AbbeyPark

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The Leicester Secular Society will have a stall at the Leicester Mela in Abbey Park this weekend, from noon to 7 pm. We’ll be sharing it with the Asian Rationalist Society of Britain - South Asian Rationalists UK. If you’re around, look out for our banners and come say hello! :)

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

📚The Glass Door – Caste, Privilege & Exclusion in Modern India 📍Leicester Secular Hall 📺Also on Zoom | ID: 856 6301 7127 | Pass: 019219 🗓Wed, 23 July | 🕢 7:30 PM BST Join Prof. Ravikant Kisana (aka buffalo_intellectual) for a talk on caste, merit & power. For info, please visit tinyurl.com/487nz333

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The Glass Door: Caste, Privilege, & Exclusion in Modern India

Explore caste, privilege, and exclusion in modern India with Prof. Ravikant Kisana. Also on Zoom. Zoom ID: 856 6301 7127 Pass: 019219

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

🎵🎶 Join us for Songs of Justice with Sambhaji Bhagat—an evening of powerful music rooted in Ambedkarite values, anti-caste resistance, and social justice. 📅 Sun 20 July | 6.30–8 PM 📍 Leicester Secular Hall More info and tickets: tinyurl.com/bdrkct5h

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

📢 Join us at Secular Hall on Sun 13 July, 6:30pm, to celebrate 150 years of the Secular Society Library 📚! Enjoy readings from a selection of books reflecting secularism, humanism, freethought, radical ideas & more. Launching our revamped library & catalogue. Free entry, tea & biscuits!

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Join us Sun 6th July, 6.30pm at Secular Hall for a talk by the Asian Rationalist Society of Britain on the rich history of Indian Rationalism, from ancient to modern. Explore thinkers who challenged orthodoxy. Free entry, all welcome. Tea & biscuits provided.

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

"Today's landmark vote affirms the right of mentally competent, terminally ill adults to make a voluntary and informed decision about the time and manner of their death, free from the constraints of others' religious dogma.” — @stephenmevans.bsky.social A landmark step for dignity and choice.

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

📢 Join us at Secular Hall on Sun 29 June, 6.30pm for The Ghost Signs of Leicester and Leicestershire—an illustrated talk by Colin Hyde exploring old painted ads on local buildings. Discover the stories behind them. Free entry. Tea & biscuits probided. Donations welcome.

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

📢 Join us at Leicester Secular Hall on Sun 22 June at 6.30pm for Geoffrey Berg's talk on The Six Ways of Atheism — six original and profound arguments that challenge belief in God using logic. Free entry, all welcome. Tea & biscuits provided. Donations appreciated.

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National Secular Society @natsecsoc.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

It was a pleasure to co-host a panel discussion with @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social on ending caste discrimination. Huge thanks to the speakers @sahdaish.bsky.social, Elizabeth Joy, Santosh Dass, Annapurna Waughray, Sat Pal Muman & Amar for their expertise! www.secularism.org.uk/news/2025/06...

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Experts at NSS event discuss how to end caste discrimination

Event co-hosted by Leicester Secular Society brings together campaigners to raise awareness of caste discrimination Read More »

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

We’re excited for next week’s panel discussion on caste discrimination in the UK with @natsecsoc.bsky.social Join us for this important event! Speakers include Santosh Dass, Dr Elizabeth Joy, Sat Pal Muman, Sahdaish Pall BEM, and Prof. Annapurna Waughray. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/caste-in-t...

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Caste in the UK: We need to talk about it

A panel event exploring how caste discrimination and prejudice affect the lives of people in the UK and potential legal solutions.

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

📣⚖️Rethinking Law and Religion with Prof. Russell Sandberg @sandbergrlaw.bsky.social 📅Sun 8 June, 6.30pm 📍Secular Hall & Zoom How does English law deal with religion? To what extent does it treat non-religious beliefs equally to religious ones. Meeting ID: 856 6301 7127 Passcode: 019219 Open to all!

📣 ⚖️Rethinking Law and Religion with Prof. Russell Sandberg
📅 Sun 8 June, 6.30pm
📍 Secular Hall & Zoom

How does English law deal with religion? To what extent does it treat non-religious beliefs equally to religious ones.

Meeting ID: 856 6301 7127
Passcode: 019219
Open to all

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

"I Am on the Hit List" — a live Zoom talk with author Rollo Romig on the life and assassination of Gauri Lankesh, and what it reveals about threats to journalism and democracy in India. 📍Secular Hall + Zoom 🗓️ Sun 1 June, 6:30pm BST 🆓 Free | Tea & biscuits Zoom ID: 856 6301 7127 Passcode: 019219

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The Earth, Overconsumption & Us – Talk by Jamshed Patel Sun 25 May, 6.30pm at Secular Hall ⏰ Explore climate change, inequality & the moral cost of overconsumption 🌍⚖️ All welcome | Free entry ☕🍪 Tea & biscuits Donations appreciated

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Leicester Secular Society @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

The New Theism w/ Daniel Sharp, Editor of the @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social Today, 6.30pm. A new counter-Enlightenment is rising—defending religion, not as true, but as useful. Join us at Secular Hall or online. Zoom ID: 856 6301 7127 Passcode: 019219 Free entry. Tea & biscuits provided.

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Apostate Alex - Scientology activist @apostatealex.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Scientology have tried (and failed) to get my talk at the @leicsecularsociety.bsky.social tomorrow cancelled. Here's how despite the national media attention, this so-called 'church' continues to harass me & anybody I associate with. www.youtube.com/live/a64qoix...

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Scientology tried to get my talk shut down

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