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Jon Norman-Mason

@jonthestoryteller.bsky.social

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#Storyteller, #educator & PhD #researcher (folklore, myth, history, culture, psychogeography, literature) plus music fan, husband, father & armchair activist ✊

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Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Aug 14

New online course! Legends in the Land: British History Through #Myth & #Folklore - join me to explore what legends can tell us about lives and beliefs from #prehistory to #medieval Britain and beyond. Six 1hr sessions, no experience needed! Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/legends-in...

Legends in the Land: British History Through Myth & Folklore

An online course for all those who love myths, legends and learning about the past. Weekly Zoom sessions for ages 16 and up!

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · 10d

I've just used Good Law Project's tool to tell Keir Starmer that his ID scheme is a recipe for repression. Will you do the same? goodlaw.social/364f2b

Tell Keir Starmer to scrap his ID card scheme

With his government in turmoil and Nigel Farage breathing down his neck, Keir Starmer has reached for the panic button, announcing a scheme for ID cards that would be compulsory to prove your right to...

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Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · 17d

I've just used Good Law Project's tool to let Virgin Active know they're following transphobes, not the law. You can do it too here: goodlaw.social/638d25

Virgin Active: Stop following transphobes, follow the law

After a legal threat from GB News presenter Michelle Dewberry, Virgin Active turned their back on a long record of inclusion and enforced a changing room and bathroom ban on trans people across all th...

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Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · 25d

Students in Gaza, against all odds, have secured places to study at 31 of the UK’s top universities. British Govt is now obstructing them because it will not adapt visa requirements for present circumstances. Join international lawyers' call for change: www.change.org/p/evacuate-g...

Sign the Petition

Evacuate Gaza's UK-inbound students! Excuse biometric visas for their studies now

www.change.org

Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · 27d

Hello folks! Still time to book for Legends in the Land - #online course on British history through myths, legends and #folklore. Six sessions, no expertise needed! Starts Tues 16/9 - still time to book! eventbrite.com/e/legends-in... Come and play where stories and history overlap.

Legends in the Land: British History Through Myth & Folklore

An online course for all those who love myths, legends and learning about the past. Weekly Zoom sessions for ages 16 and up!

eventbrite.com

Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Aug 29

Hello! News! I have a Patreon page - if you want regular videos sharing #folklore, #myth and research on both, please do sign up! Plus downloads, WIP news and more: www.patreon.com/posts/welcom... Seeya there!

A Welcome Video! | Jon the Storyteller

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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · Aug 28

Our ‘protected’ chalk reef is set to have sediment dumped on it for another 10 years – so we’re seeking a judicial review. It’s a fight not only for the Sussex coast, but for of all 91 Marine Conservation Zones around the English coast.

buff.ly/GEfcxEz #StopDumpingOnOurReef

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Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚨First Past the Post is broken - and even though the government has scrapped it for Mayors, it might be used to elect Sussex's new Mayor in 2026.

Tell your MP you want the first Sussex Mayor to be elected through a fair system, NOT FPTP: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Tell your MP you want the first Sussex Mayor to be elected through the SV system NOT FPTP

There is currently a very real risk that a new Mayor will be elected for Sussex next year who has only minority support across the county. This is because on current plans the proposed election will u...

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Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Aug 17

Some worrying stuff about what #Meta will allow on their chatbots - linked Reuters article says the stuff on #race is unresolved.

action.eko.org/a/tell-the-e...

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Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Aug 14

Legends in the Land: British History Through Myth & Folklore

An online course for all those who love myths, legends and learning about the past. Weekly Zoom sessions for ages 16 and up!

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Aug 14

Really good reminder that people power works and good changes can be made: tinyurl.com/yk837w9n @cbffjuk.bsky.social

From grief to justice: we've changed government policy

Dear friends, We have a really important update. Our campaign is working, and it is down to you. Because of you, the Government has not only implemented 8 out of 10 of the Covid Inquiry’s module 1 re...

www.change.org

Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Aug 4

Absolutely! MUST be allowed to stand.

Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Aug 4

ONLINE GIG TONIGHT!!! Last-minute announcement: I will be joining my wonderful friends Pog for a live-streamed music-and-storytelling mix to raise money for the Josh Evans Trust Fund, supporting children with diabetes. Beaming out at 6:30pm from here: www.facebook.com/pogbrighton - join us there!

Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Jul 30

Fantastic music SO CLOSE to being fully backed! 17hrs and only £60 to go - gaahn, chip in, you'll get a cracking album of heartfelt melodic folk-punk: www.kickstarter.com/projects/chu...

Chuck SJ - Adrift and Amplified

I’m seeking support as I cruise across the Great Ring while creating a new album - making music on a 245 mile journey through 175 locks

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Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Jul 26

Should you like heartfelt, high-energy, probing acoustic folk-punk: I just backed Chuck SJ - Adrift and Amplified on @kickstarter.com, and I recommend you do too! www.kickstarter.com/projects/chu...

Chuck SJ - Adrift and Amplified

I’m seeking support as I cruise across the Great Ring while creating a new album - making music on a 245 mile journey through 175 locks

www.kickstarter.com

Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Jul 23

Outsourced Mitie workers at Sellafield are fighting for fair pay, while their CEO earns £14.7 million - 575 times the average worker's salary! Sign the worker's petition
@GMBNWI

megaphone.org.uk/petitions/su... via
@megaphoneuk

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Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Jul 1

Another practical way we can help - please sign! secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

Let baby milk into Gaza!

Newborns in Gaza are dying before they’ve even had a chance to live. With mothers too weak from hunger to breastfeed, these babies need life-saving formula, fast. Sign the urgent call to let baby milk...

secure.avaaz.org

Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Jun 23

Welcome bit of good news: improvements to employee rights in zero-contract jobs and more. Let's sign to encourage the Lords to pass it in full! Please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...

Pass the Employment Rights Bill – in full, without delay

The biggest upgrade in workers’ rights in a generation is within reach. But Tory peers and big business want to water it down. Add your name now to demand the House of Lords passes the Employment Righ...

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Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Jun 17

@sianberry.bsky.social Please do support the assisted dying bill - it is indeed all about compassion and dignity.

Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · Jun 17

This Friday, MPs will vote on the assisted dying Bill.

It all comes down to this - Tag your MP and ask them to vote yes.

If it passes, the Bill continues its journey in the House of Lords - if not, it falls.

This could be our last chance to secure a compassionate law.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · Jun 15

I always love how quaint the old horror masters were. Cushing painting miniatures, Price doing cooking shows, Lee murdering nazis in covert operations during WWII

Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · Jun 15

Peter Cushing and his 'army of over 5,000 soldiers'.

Video here
youtu.be/BGag8Qllgnw

man in cardigan pointing at a glass display cabinet full of model soliders etc

man in cardigan on floor wargaming with terrain and soldiers

man on floor wargaming with terrain and soldiers

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Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Jun 5

Support Marseille dockworkers blocking a shipment of arms to the Israeli govt: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · Jun 2

This coming Sunday! #Storytelling for hope, inspiration and Making a Difference in these gloomy times: fb.me/e/6oQn2YN5R. Proceeds to @doctorswithoutborders.org. OODLES of amazing tellers: @jasonstoryteller.bsky.social , Carl Gough, Cath Edwards, @davetonge.bsky.social, Rosalind Buck and me!

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Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · May 27

Gig news! Stories to Bring Light in the Darkness, #online 8/6: fb.me/e/6oQn2YN5R A HORDE of storytellers gathered by @jasonstoryteller.bsky.social to raise money for @msf.org. #Storytelling and a good cause! Join us there!

A collection of photos showing storytellers performing.

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Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · May 13

Hello! #Folklore news: I am giving a paper on WATER HORSES at Imaginative Landscapes and Otherworlds 2025 14/6 - join me! It's FREE and ONLINE: www.eventbrite.com/e/imaginativ... This annual event is always wonderful, come hear loads of researchers share work. @CanterburyCCUni @UniofExeter

Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · May 12

I know this is always controversial, but it's humanitarian more than ideological: 2 months with no aid. 50,000+ civilians killed. Why is @Eurovision still giving Israel a global stage? Sign and share to #BanIsraelFromEurovision until this war ends: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

Eurovision: united by... war crimes?

URGENT: Click here to ban Israel until this dirty war ends

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Jon Norman-Mason @jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · May 2

The Chronoscope awaits! Help me find all the lost pieces, before nefarious villains doom our past, present and future... in The Brighton Time Travel Adventure!! Sun 4th May 11:00, #spiegelgardens - book now: www.brightonfringe.org/events/the-b... #family #storytelling Brighton Fringe

A shiny metal device with a glowing blue light.