Be prepared.
When you go out to protest, read up ahead of time and have a clear understanding of the challenges ahead of you, especially when you may face a challenge to your first amendment rights.
Protesters’ Rights
https://www.acluofnorthcarolina.org/en/know-your-rights/demonstrations-and-protests
These are great simple tips for going out to protest. The key one for me I hadn’t thought about was ensuring someone else NOT at the protest knows where I am going.
https://www.hrc.org/resources/tips-for-preparedness-peaceful-protesting-and-safety
Here’s a great infographic from Amnesty International (hat tip to my friend Dr. Jeffrey Huo)
Here’s where I am going on April 5th https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/765702/
Who’s with me?
Announcing a private fundraiser I’m running with some help from my friend Countess Meggie of the East Kingdom. See the announcement text below:
Announcement
With support from the Order of Defense in the East Kingdom, Dame Sophia The Orange of Atlantia is running a private fundraiser to help make it easier for women and gender minorities who wish to compete in the East Kingdom’s Spring Crown Tournament.
Support from this fundraiser will take the form of hand delivered gas gift cards.
For Combatants
If you have submitted your letter of intent for EK Spring Crown Tournament, been accepted into the tournament, and you would like to receive support, please send an email to Countess Meggie (East Kingdom) at marguerite.lachlainn AT gmail.com giving the SCA name under which you have submitted your letter of intent. Combatants are encouraged to accept support.
How we’re doing it:
All monies raised will be distributed. The total amount of funds collected will be divided by the number of requests for support received by Countess Meggie. That number, minus any required processing fees, will determine the value of the gas cards.
This is a private fundraiser and is not an official SCA activity. If you would like to support this effort, please donate at the GoFundMe link above. Participation is more important than the amount of donation, so please donate a small amount to demonstrate your support of women and gender minorities fighting in Crown Tournament. The total number of people donating, number of combatants receiving support, and total funds raised will be publicly reported after the tournament.
If you have a cadet or a provost who meets the criteria and has submitted their letter of intent, please encourage them to drop Countess Meggie an email.
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Countess Marguerite inghean Lachlainn, OR, OP, OL, OD
She/Her
Please share!
(I’d like to ask for some help from my friends promoting this private fundraiser. We can’t post this in official SCA venues. It must be shared via personal contacts. – Sophia)
Lara Coutinho-Dean can be found on LinkedIn for insight into to world of Knowledge Management. KM is the intersection of technology, people, and processes. THIS BLOG, however, is for: Social Activism, Emotional Growth Support, Community Theater, Commedia dell' Arte, Shakespeare, and SCA hobby stuff. I play a character in the SCA named Dame Sophia the Orange in the Kingdom of Atlantia. I'm currently serving as the Kingdom Minister of Arts and Sciences. Please subscribe for announcements!
