Class / Presentation / Discussion Descriptions

2024 Detailed session descriptions are shown in the tables below sorted in various ways.
After the tables, there are detailed descriptions of the sessions sorted by the session's start time.  

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Detailed Session Descriptions

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Accessibility on social media - creating 'better' flyers/announcementsSCA ceremonies

Start Time & Duration: 10:00 AM - 1 hour
Session Track: Gules
Presenters: Siobhan ni Seaghdha, OP
Description: We will review some flyers/posters/event announcements and talk about why some seem better than others and how the expected medium (wall poster vs phone for example) might affect what we do.
Notes: Session will be recorded
Tags: #Accessibility, #DEIBgeneral

Safer Spaces through better behavior and mutual understanding

Start Time & Duration: 11:00 AM - 1 hour
Session Track: Tenné
Presenters: Nisaa Karahisari (she/her),  Baronnes Cholmon and Baron Sean Tracy 
Description: How do we encourage new people to join the SCA and promote a safer space? How do we keep the members we have and better understand one another? This will include a discussion about volunteers and burnout from a DEIB perspective.
Notes: Session will be recorded
Tags: #DEIBgeneral, #Safety

General West Kingdom DEIB discussion

Start Time & Duration: 1:00 PM 30 minutes
Session Track: Tenné
Presenters: Nisaa Karahisari (she/her)
Description: Come meet the West Kingdom DEIB Officer! How can we make the West Kingdom more accessible, diverse, equitable, and inclusive? How do we make people feel like they belong? If you can't make this, you can always email dei@westkingdom.org
Notes: Session will NOT be recorded
Tags: #DEIBgeneral

Grief Support and boundaries

Start Time & Duration: 1:30 PM - 1.5 hours
Session Track: Vert
Presenters: Kennari Cempestrae i Holtasjona (she/her)
Description: There are a lot of different types of events that cause grief. This presentation will cover both how to support people who are grieving, and learning how to not 'grief-dump' on them.
Notes: Session will be recorded
Tags: #GriefSupport #DEIBgeneral #Participation Barriers

Rapier from a wheelchair

Start Time & Duration: 3:30 PM - 1 hour
Session Track: Azure
Presenters: The Noble Rose Erembourc (they/them)
Description: Rapier from the perspective of someone in a wheelchair.  This will touch on not just fencing from a wheelchair but also heavy combat and finding a way to standardize a basic set of rules for the future.
Notes: Session will be recorded
Tags: #Accessibility, #DEIBgeneral, #Participation Barriers

History of Clan Blue Feather

Start Time & Duration: 4:00 PM - 1.5 hours
Session Track: Purpure
Presenters: Joshua the  Imperfekt
Description: Clan Blue Feather is the research, social, networking, and support group for the SCA's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, asexual, non-binary, and related gender and sexual minority communities and their allies. Started in 1988, the Clan and the symbol of the blue feather have since become vibrant and important parts of the SCA throughout the entire Society, from local groups to Pennsic and more. Come learn about what's been happening over the past 30+ years, what we're doing today, and what the future may hold.
Notes: Session will be recorded
Tags: #LGBTQIA