East Kingdom Gazette

Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA

BOD Announces Next Sovereign of Arms

by East Kingdom Gazette

badge HeraldThe Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Jennifer Smith (Baroness Emma de Fetherstan, OP) as Laurel Sovereign-Elect. Jennifer/Emma will assume the position from current Laurel Sovereign Julia Smith (Julianna de Luna) at the close of her tenure on October 31, 2020.

The Laurel Sovereign of Arms (Laurel) is the principal heraldic officer of the Society and the head of the College of Arms. Laurel is responsible for fostering the study and practice of heraldry, and for establishing rules and making determinations regarding names and armory, royal and noble titles, and geographical designations to be approved for use in the Society. (more…)

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Announcing A Scribal Fundraiser

by East Kingdom Gazette

It’s the summer’s biggest NON-EVENT! It’s your chance to turn dollars into both art and full-face protective masks AT THE SAME TIME! It’s like the Met Gala, but instead of celebrities it’s ILLUMINATION AND CALLIGRAPHY! It’s a scribal artwork display, and you’re not so busy with everything else going on so you can actually go peruse it …

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BoD Announcement – Creation of A Social Media Committee

by East Kingdom Gazette

Greetings, The Board of Directors, in direct response to the increasing issues of Social Media, has decided to form a Social Media Committee to discuss and address the following: Clearly defined scope of review for SCA Social Media. Established Social Media bright-lines for what constitutes unacceptable social media behavior. Corrective action guidelines for Crowns and …

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A statement from the Kingdom Seneschal

by East Kingdom Gazette

To the Populace of the East Kingdom and our friends in the Known World, I have been in several conversations in which people fear that the Society’s bullying and harassment policy has become a weapon to be wielded by anyone who wants to harm those with opposing views. There is talk of thought police and …

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East Kingdom Ethereal Court Today (June 28) at 4 pm

by East Kingdom Gazette

East Kingdom Ethereal Court will be held today, June 28, at 4 pm. Please join us! The complete announcement for the Court can be found here: https://www.eastkingdom.org/event-details/?eid=3661 East Kingdom Court is broadcast via YouTube, and anyone with access to YouTube may watch. For quick reference, the East Kingdom Ethereal Courts are viewable on the EK …

The Webministry Announces a Scheduled Polling List Outage

by East Kingdom Gazette

Greetings from the Webministry of the East Kingdom! On Thursday, July 2, from 10:00 AM to Noon, we will be upgrading the mailing list software that supports the polling order mailing lists. Messages sent to the lists during the outage should wait at your email provider to be handed off to us when the services …

Petition to the Crown from the Order of Chivalry

by East Kingdom Gazette

En Français We, the undersigned members of the East Kingdom Order of the Chivalry, condemn the recent speech, made on social media, by a member of our Order, Sir Sichelgeita von Halstern (Sichel). As we, the members of the order, condemn these actions as unacceptable and see a necessity for consequences, we request that the …

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A Message from Her Majesty About Civil Discourse Online

by East Kingdom Gazette

Greetings to the populace of the East Kingdom, In this time when members are expressing the urgent political matters of their daily lives more widely within the Society, We wish to address several related concerns which have been brought to Us recently. We remind everyone that Our message is not about political views. The diversity …

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