Jon Norman-Mason

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...

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

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

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

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...

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!

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.

A Welcome Video! | Jon the Storyteller Get more from Jon the Storyteller on Patreon

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!

Short-snouted Seahorse

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

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...

🚨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...

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...

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!

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...

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...

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

Absolutely! MUST be allowed to stand.

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!

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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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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!

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

Eurovision: united by... war crimes? URGENT: Click here to ban Israel until this dirty war ends

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/...

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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

Block Trump from addressing Parliament I've just signed 38 Degrees' petition calling on Trump to be banned from addressing the UK Parliament during his state visit later this year. Will you join me and add your name too?

38d.gs/hzo3

Nearly there! Time to SAVE THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE! The BRIGHTON TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURE: interactive #storytelling for all the family. #brightonfringe 3/4 May 11am - all hands needed to save EVERYWHEN! www.brightonfringe.org/events/the-b...

‘Spiral of silence’: climate action is very popular, so why don’t people realise it? Researchers find 89% of people around the world want more to be done, but mistakenly assume their peers do not

I love this! Whatever we might think, 89% of global population actually agree we need action on #climatechange! We are not alone - and talking about it makes a difference: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Essay - Erland Cooper's Mythic Mountains - Mount Killaraus - BBC Sounds A medieval voyage to Ireland, in search of the origins of Stonehenge

Listen to me on BBC Radio 3's The Essay! Composer Erland Cooper is presenting a series on Mythic Mountains - and I was invited to talk about the medieval legends of Mount Killaraus in Ireland, from which Merlin transported the Giants' Dance - Stonehenge - to Britain...! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

YouTube video by Jon Norman Mason TRAILER: The Brighton Time Travel Adventure!

Trailer launched for THE BRIGHTON TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURE! youtube.com/shorts/lWH3M... Come save the City, in an interactive #storytelling race through Brighton's past, present AND future! 3/4 May, Spiegel Gardens, #brightonfringe. All help needed! www.brightonfringe.org/events/the-b...