[MR] Do You Agree with This?

[jbrmm266 at aol.com]

The SCA Board of Directors is intending to establish a Mission Statement, Business Statement, and Values Statement. 

The intended texts are as follows: 



Mission statement: The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA) is an international organization devoted to the research and re-creation of pre-seventeenth century life, encouraging its participants to employ a knowledge of history to enrich their lives and the lives of others through events, demonstrations, and other educational venues. 



Business statement: As a 501.c.3 corporation the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA) provides the necessary business structure for the operation of its official branches, for the coordination of centralized policies and practices, and for the dissemination of information to its international constituency of participants. 



Value statement: As an organization the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) values the principles of chivalry, honor, personal integrity, and artistry idealized in pre-Seventeenth century culture and society. 

The article from which this is taken appears on the SCA website: 
http://sca.org/BOD/announcements/commentary.html?id=25 

Do you agree with this? Do you agree with the entirely open-ended "pre-17th century" description, without any "earlier" time frame and no geographical references? 

If you agree, do nothing. The Board will take your silence as consent. 

If you disagree, as I do; if you think there should be an early cut-off date and some geographical identification, don't bother posting it on here. 

Send your comments to the Board. Make your dissent known. 

Will it change anything? Maybe not, but at least you'll let them know that not everyone agrees. 

The Directors request comments from the membership regarding this proposed revision no later than April 1st, 2008. 

Please send them to: 


Mission Statement 
SCA Inc. 
Box 360789 
Milpitas CA, 95036 
email: comments at sca.org

Your servant aye
Donal Mac Ruiseart
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