The minutes from September Curia are now available for download.
Author: Roya
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From the King and Queen
Greetings Avacal,
We have enjoyed our time serving Avacal as her Sovereigns! Our time is drawing to an end as your Crown, and we hope you will join our last court and the Coronation of our heirs, Kvigr and Svava, in the Barony of Montengarde.
As the fall harvest and winter draws near, we may see less of each other. Have no fear; we will all be looking forward to spring and summer when we can gather safely again, raise our glasses, and shout, âAvacal! Together We conquer!â
Enjoy yourselves, and above all else, be kind to each other!
Until we meet again,
Wernar II and Sadb I
King and Queen
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Avacal Advocacy Council
Avacal is seeking 2-6 people for the position of Advocate Council. The Avacal Advocacy Council will address situations when a member of the populace needs help understanding their options should they feel they are being mistreated. The role of the Advocacy Council is to support the populace member in addressing their concerns respectfully to support a healthy culture within Avacal. This support can help members to navigate kingdom laws and policies, listen to concerns, offer advice such as SCA policy and procedure options, and assist with conflict resolution.
One member of the Advocacy Council shall be the Avacal DEI officer.Responsibilities of the Advocacy role:
- Be willing to be approached during events, meetings or outside SCA formal events to assist with managing interpersonal conflict between populace members in an advisory role.
- Actively listen to the concern of the populace member and validate facts by asking clarifying questions.
- Offer feedback, where appropriate, and, if needed, support the design of scripting to address conflict by focusing on facts and the situation’s impact.
- They may be present with the populace member when they approach the other party in the efforts to resolve the conflict.
Considerations for this position:
- Be considered by others to be approachable, open and willing to engage in dialogue.
- Feels confident to partner with the DEI office, as required.
- Comfortable with conflict, the ability to be objective, listen for facts and assumptions, and offer coaching to address the issue at hand.
- Enhanced interpersonal skills and the ability to manage conflict without creating barriers
- Be non-judgemental and keep the confidence of the people involved
- Receive direction from the Kingdom Seneschal as per the grievance procedure/bullying and harassment policy requirement, etc.
- Dependable access to email and phone.
- Strong ability to build and maintain relationships across all peerages.
- We are skilled at working collaboratively with all leadership across Avacal, including the Crown, Kingdom Seneschal, Baron and Baronesses, all group-level seneschals, etc.
- Attend training to become skilled in Advocacy Training which includes: active listening, effective feedback, and managing conflict.
All officer positions must be paid by members of the SCA.
Please submit your mundane and SCA resume to the Kingdom Seneschal at seneschal@avacal.org.
Applications will be received until January 31, 2023.
Thank you!
Wernar and Sadb
King and Queen
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Amendment to COVIDSafe Policy effective 1 December 2022
On 29 August 2022 the Board of Directors amended the SCA Inc. COVIDSafe policy.
The SCA Board of Directors has aimed to balance getting Society participants back to doing the things we love with measures that support Kingdoms in minimizing risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our COVIDSafe Resolutions have provided a flexible, risk-based framework that allows Kingdoms in the United States and Canada to put in place a core set of requirements that event organizers and individuals must adhere to, based on their current risk levels as well as public health directions and advice.
As more information becomes available, the Board reviews and updates its resolutions where necessary, in line with its responsibility to act diligently, with due care, and in good faith. This is never more important than with issues related to the health and safety of our participants. In line with this approach, and in light of recent changes to the national strategies in both the US and Canada to addressing the COVID-19 outbreak shifting from a focus on containment and prevention to treatment of symptoms to minimize the risk of serious illness and death, the Board has resolved the following:
After December 1, 2022, all prior requirements, including social distancing, masking, vaccinations, and testing under the COVIDsafe policy shall be lifted, including those previously left to the Kingdoms to determine, except that the following language is still required to appear on all event notices, flyers, online announcements, and advertisements, as well as being posted in multiple locations (including gate) at any and all SCA-sponsored functions going forward:
Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.
Participants who have tested positive at any time in the ten days preceding their intended entrance to an SCA event should not attend any SCA event.
The Board recommends that anyone experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID or who has been exposed to COVID within the five days preceding an event, should self-test the morning of their intended arrival at an event.
Anyone experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID at an SCA event should leave the event immediately.
The Society Seneschal, in consultation with the Society President, may enact any or all previously approved COVIDsafe policies as needed in any Kingdom in the US or Canada, and present such changes or variances for Board approval at the next scheduled Board meeting.
Questions or comments should be sent directly to president@sca.org and seneschal@sca.org, or your Kingdomâs Board Ombudsman.
A copy of this resolution is available at: https://www.sca.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/COVIDSafe-Resolution-8-2022.pdf
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From the King and Queen
Greetings Avacal,
What a lovely Fall Crown! Congratulation to our heirs, Kvigr and Svava. Their coronation will take place in the Barony of Montengarde.
To everyone who entered our lists, well done! The heat of the day indeed showed your intent and skill. Thank you to the event team for doing a brilliant job making Fall Crown a fun and successful event!
Please join us in welcoming Isidore Illegitimus and Amya Lyghtfot, who will become Baron and Baroness of Myrganwood at MW Anniversary.
We want to remind our populace that we would love to recognize those worthy of reward. We were hoping you could send in recommendations as we do not see all our populaceâs great words and deeds.
Wernar II and Sadb I
King and Queen
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Avacal Has Heirs! Crown Prince Kvigr and Crown Princess Svava
The Labour Day weekend saw Avacal turn out (approx-imately 240 people!) for the Fall Crown Tournament, at the recreation field in Warburg, Alberta, hosted by the Barony of Borealis. The weather was HOT, and so was the action in the eriks.
The tournament saw 31 fighters and their inspirations vying for the top spot – the semi finals saw Count Kvigr versus HL Donnan Sionnach and Count Elias with the bye fight. The finals were a best of three between Kvigr and Elias. Kvigr won the first fight, Elias the second, and after a re-fight of the 3rd, Kvigr was victorious for his inspiration, Countess Svava. Other highlights of the event included the vigil and elevation of Medb Polestripper to the Order of the Pelican, with several out-of-Kingdom guests having come to share the day and ceremony, and Raoul, Baron of Myrgan Wood was placed on vigil for entrance into the order of Chivalry!
Their Highnesses step up as King and Queen on November 12th in Montengarde at the Avacal Coronation and Samhain event, detailed right above this article. Come and share Their Highnesses day with tournaments, feast and revelry!