[Ansteorra] Roman re-enactors

[Owen Van Meter]

It's a shame that groups like this often times suffer when money problems
get bad. Especialy since the latin culture has such a big influence on the
Texas culture. We need more teachers like this.


Ld. Griffin

On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 7:35 PM, paul rieke <pdkrieke at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> The Legio XX website has links to other re-enactors and contact information
> for their different groups. Not sure how current it is, but it is a place to
> start.
>
> Regards,
>
> Fedelm ni Uidhir
>
> --- On Fri, 2/18/11, Sir Lyonel <sirlyonel at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Sir Lyonel <sirlyonel at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Ansteorra] Roman re-enactors
> To: "Inc. Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA" <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>,
> "Inc. Order of the Chivalry - Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA" <
> ansteorra-chivalry at lists.ansteorra.org>, "Barony of Bryn Gwlad" <
> bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: Friday, February 18, 2011, 3:37 PM
>
>
> Salut mes fras,
>
> Forgive me if the following is a bit long, but I need to provide some
> background.
>
> My daughter's high school, the Austin Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy
> (LASA) boasts one of the top Latin programs in the country, primarily due to
> the efforts of one man, their Latin teacher, Byron Browne. We're all still
> trying to understand the logic at work here, but due to looming statewide
> budget cuts, the principal of LASA is threatening to layoff Mr. Browne,
> which would end the LASA Latin program. Similar cuts threaten to end the
> Latin programs for Bowie and Austin High Schools. The LASA Latin students
> are fighting this lunacy, supported by their parents, LASA Latin alumni,
> many other LASA foreign language students, members of the UT Classics
> Department, and most of the  other Latin teachers in Austin (private and
> public schools alike). For ongoing efforts, the students are looking to
> create some buzz to garner as much media attention as possible. In politics,
> the squeaky wheel really does get the grease.
>
> Enough background? If you know anyone who takes part in Roman Legionnaire
> reenactment--preferably in or near the Austin area--or if you have
> authentic-looking Roman armor, fasces, standards, banners, or tunics, we'd
> like to get in touch.
>
> Merces.
>
> En Lyonel
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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