East Kingdom Gazette

Unofficial Court Report: Owlsherst Country Twelfth Night

January 31, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

Being the Court of Their Majesties Ivan and Matilde held on January 20, A.S. LII (2018) in the Shire of Owlsherst at Owlsherst Country Twelfth Night

Court Heralds: Lady Marian Kirkpatrick, Baroness Christina Jenevra de Carvalhal, Padraig O’Bradaigh, Charlotte Ingen Mhuiraeg

Reporting Heralds: Master Malcolm Bowman and Lady Marian Kirkpatrick

1. Siobhan inghean ui Ghadhra – Award of Arms
(scroll by Mari Clock van Hoorne with words by: Mistress Alys Mackyntoich)

2. Brendon of Silver Rylle – Order of the Gawain
(no scroll)

3. Céline Elisabeth de Meaux – Order of the Silver Rapier
(scroll by Mairi Crawford with words by Eldrich Gaiman)

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SCA, Inc.: Addendum – Board Statement on Hate Speech

January 30, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

The following message was published today by the SCA, Inc. Board of Directors:

In our zeal to craft a statement to show where the Board stands on the subject of hate speech, the word “Religion” was inadvertently left off. We apologize for the oversight.

Paul Lancaster
Chair, Board of Directors
Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.

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Unofficial Report on East Kingdom Curia

January 29, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

East Kingdom Curia was held on Sunday morning after the Market Day at Birka event in the Barony of Stonemarche. Their Majesties Ivan Ivanov syn Dimitriov vynuk Tzardikov and Matilde de Cadenet presided, accompanied by Their Highnesses Brennan mac Fearghus and Caoilfhionn inghean Fhaolain and Mistress Katherine Barr, the Kingdom Seneschal.

The full agenda for the Curia can be read on the Kingdom Seneschal’s website: http://seneschal.eastkingdom.org/docs/EKCuria20180128agenda.pdf

Results will be official when published in Pikestaff, the East Kingdom newsletter, and will then be available at http://seneschal.eastkingdom.org/index.php as well.

The meeting opened with brief reports from the various kingdom officers.

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Call for Applicants – Society Communications Officer

January 28, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. is seeking candidates for the position of Board Communications Officer, which will be a 3-year warranted term of service. The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for external and internal communications from the Board of Directors and Corporate Officers Key Responsibilities Create and curate posts, press releases, and official …

SCA, Inc.: Board Statement on Hate Speech

January 27, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

The Society for Creative Anachronism strongly condemns hate speech in any form by any officers and participants of this organization. The SCA was founded on and continues to be governed by the concepts of chivalry and honor, and strives to include and be respectful of all people, regardless of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, and …

SCA, Inc.: Request for Commentary – Mission Statement

January 27, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

Currently open for commentary is a proposal to expand the Society’s Mission Statement. The Mission Statement currently reads as follows: The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA) is an international organization devoted to the research and re-creation of pre-seventeenth century life, employing knowledge of history to enrich participants’ lives and the lives of others through …

Planned web page downtime at SCA.org

January 27, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

“SCA.org will be offline (due to) a planned hardware migration starting Friday, February 9, 2018 around 22:00 (10:00 pm) Central Time. We expect to be back online by Saturday, February 10 by 9:00 am. We apologize for any inconvenience.”

Web Migration Updates and Useful Links

January 27, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

“Greetings once again from the Webministry of the East Kingdom! It’s been a while since my last update on the migration of the mail services of the Kingdom to Google for Non-Profits, and much has happened in the interim. By the end of January 40 of 61 branches will be migrated, along with 7 entire …

Word from Æthelmearc: A&S at Ædult Swim

January 24, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

The Æthelmearc Gazette has made an announcement regarding an expansion of Arts and Sciences activities at the upcoming Ædult Swim event . It can be found by clicking here.

January BoD Meeting Agenda Published

January 23, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

Per membership request, the Board of Directors would like to provide the following agenda for its upcoming meeting on January 27, 2018. Please note that this is a tentative agenda and does not contain confidential items. This agenda may be changed without notice.

Please contact the Leslie Luther-Fulton, Executive Assistant to the Board of Directors at ea@sca.org, should you have questions regarding this preliminary agenda.

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Board of Directors Meeting for the

Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.

Milpitas, California

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