[MR] Fwd: [Keep] [Announcements] Corpora IV.B.1 - Revision

[Seneschal, Kingdom of Atlantia]

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Date: Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 10:17 AM
Subject: [Keep] [Announcements] Corpora IV.B.1 - Revision
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 The Board of Directors of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. would
collectively like to thank everyone who took the time to write to us
regarding the proposed changes to Corpora that would provide Crowns the
option to allow same-sex couples to compete in Crown/Coronet Lists.  This
topic is clearly one that people feel very strongly about, as the
opportunity to fight or be fought for in the Lists is at the heart of our
Society.



To gain a more quantitative understanding of the issue the Board tasked the
2010 SCA Census Committee with surveying the populace on this topic.  The
SCA census results were divided almost evenly between those that did not
want such changes, those that did want such changes, and those that had not
given an opinion either way.  As further background to the issue, one
Kingdom had formally requested a variance to Corpora for a specific Coronet
List, and the Board is of course aware of the broader social and political
trends wherein the topic of same-sex marriage has not only been on ballots
in multiple US states in recent years, but has also been addressed as a
human rights issue in several non-US countries.  The Board felt that
requesting additional commentary would provide a deeper set of information
from the membership, such as specific concerns people had, alternate
wording options, and a better sense of what this proposed change or the
retention of the current restriction would mean to people in our
organization.



The individual members of the Board come from varied backgrounds and
experiences within the SCA - so as to provide broad representation at that
level of the organization.  Directors are fundamentally just seven members
of our Society, each with our own strongly held opinions on this topic (and
many others), just like every other member of our Society – though we are
tasked with an obligation to make decisions in the best interest of the
organization as a whole.  The topic of same-sex consorts, and the
implications and needs of both today’s and tomorrow’s Society have been
discussed in-depth at every quarterly meeting and many conference calls in
the last months.  As with any potential change to Corpora, changes only
happen after the opinions of the membership have been requested and fully
reviewed, and the change is approved by a majority (at least 5 out of 7)
vote of the Board.



Two variants of proposed wording changes to provide the option to Crowns to
allow same-sex couples to compete in Crown/Coronet Lists were sent out to
the membership for commentary, the second commentary period ending Dec. 1,
2012. An additional proposed change to restrict each member of an entering
couple to be either fighter or consort is still out for commentary until
March 1st, 2013.



At the Dec 4th, 2012 conference call, the following Board action was taken:



*Motion by Tim Jennings to approve the following change to Corpora IV.B.1,
effective immediately:*



*Each competitor in a Royal List must be fighting for a prospective consort
of the opposite sex unless the Crown has elected to permit a competitor to
fight for a prospective consort of the same sex.*

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*Seconded by Lisa May.  In favor: Mark Faulcon, John Fulton, Denise
Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Max Nelson.  Opposed: None.  Chairman
Leslie Vaughn exercised her option to vote and did so in favor of the
motion.  Motion carried.*



Crowns now have the ability to accept entrance into their Lists by any and
all pairs acceptable to the Crown.   As the saying goes, “With great power
comes great responsibility.”  With this change, the Board places its trust
in the Crowns, both current and future, to use this tool in a manner that
best meets not only the wants and the needs of Their kingdoms and populace,
but the Society as a whole.



Yours in Service,



The Board of Directors



Leslie Vaughn, Chairman

Baronessa Isabeau della Farfalla (OP)

Mark Faulcon, Vice Chairman

Duke Martin Lochner (KSCA, OP)

John Fulton, Director

Duke John the Bearkiller (KSCA, OP)

Denise Hundley, Director

Countess Denise Duvalier (OP)

Tim Jennings, Director

Garraed Galbraith (OL)

Lisa May, Director

Countess Margaret ni Conner (OP)

Max Nelson, Director

Baron Maximilian Von Halstern


Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas,  CA 95036

You may also email comments at lists.sca.org.

This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for
Creative Anachronism , Inc.  Permission is granted to reproduce this
announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic
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