Update: The Hundred Stories Project
The Hundred Story Project
AVALON RISING - THE HUNDRED STORY PROJECT
First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who has so generously donated so far - and apologies to everyone who has tried but who has been bounced back! IndieGogo are working on it from their end - it's something to do with their link to Paypal, apparently. I don't know how long this will take, so I am putting a 'donate' button in USD at the base of this post: I'll add any contributions to the campaign when we get it sorted out. You can contribute as little as you wish, by the way: there's no fixed minimum.
We're lucky. We live in Avalon - the setting for many stories, a magical place in the English county of Somerset. King Arthur is said to have been buried here. Morgan Le Fay, so legend has it, sailed to this land after Arthur's final battle. A fairy king is said to live under the Tor. Joseph of Arimathea brought his nephew Jesus here, so the story goes, and planted his staff in the ground so that it became a holy tree.
These are all wonderful legends. But what about the real stories behind Glastonbury, behind Avalon?
In 2006, my partner, Trevor, was diagnosed with throat cancer at an advanced stage. With the help of both modern and alternative treatment, he beat the disease, but it spurred him to return to university and to study. In 2010, he was awarded his BA in History and Classics. Now, he's studying at the University of Winchester, starting a Masters degree which will result in a community archaeology project in Glastonbury - involving local people, involving everyone who is interested in the stories behind this ancient land.
Involving you.
Community is no longer just the people you live alongside - it's global, and it extends both into the past and the future. In order to get this project started, and to fund Trevor's research, I'm starting the Hundred Stories Project. From January 1st, 2012, I'll be writing a story a day, about the people who have lived in and around Glastonbury from Neolithic times. You'll get 7 stories at the end of each week, plus the extra. They'll be short stories, a page for each person, and when the project is finished I'll be binding the stories for display.
Why is this important?
Glastonbury is a focus for many different spiritualities. People come here to find healing, to learn more about how our ancestors thought and worked. In a materialistic modern age, it's a place where magic still happens - and much of that magic comes from the stories and legends of the area. Community archaeology gives us an understanding of our own lives. It gives people from other parts of the world a place of their own in our community. It honours the dead. It means that people are not forgotten, that their stories get told - not just from the power of the human imagination, but from what we can learn from history and archaeology.
What We Need & What You Get
To get this project off the ground, we need $8000 - around £5000 in British currency. This will fund the first stage of the research and enable Trevor to bring members of the community on board, as well as setting up a team to start to look into potential archaeological sites. One possibility is to revisit the area around the Sweet Track, the 6000 year old causeway built across the Somerset Levels.
This platform gives you the option of contributing however little or as much as you want - if you click on the 'contribute now' button, it will give you the option of your own amount.
For your contribution, you'll get the Hundred Stories, from winter to spring of 2012. You'll get regular updates from Trevor on how the community project is progressing. If you can make it to Glastonbury, we'll give you a tour around the hidden places of Avalon: the places visitors don't usually get to see. You'll also get a copy of the archaeological report when it's done and an ongoing involvement in the community project
Other Ways You Can Help
Tell people about the Hundred Stories Project. If you have friends who are interested in history, archaeology, spirituality and stories, let them know!
AVALON RISING - THE HUNDRED STORY PROJECT
First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who has so generously donated so far - and apologies to everyone who has tried but who has been bounced back! IndieGogo are working on it from their end - it's something to do with their link to Paypal, apparently. I don't know how long this will take, so I am putting a 'donate' button in USD at the base of this post: I'll add any contributions to the campaign when we get it sorted out. You can contribute as little as you wish, by the way: there's no fixed minimum.
We're lucky. We live in Avalon - the setting for many stories, a magical place in the English county of Somerset. King Arthur is said to have been buried here. Morgan Le Fay, so legend has it, sailed to this land after Arthur's final battle. A fairy king is said to live under the Tor. Joseph of Arimathea brought his nephew Jesus here, so the story goes, and planted his staff in the ground so that it became a holy tree.
These are all wonderful legends. But what about the real stories behind Glastonbury, behind Avalon?
In 2006, my partner, Trevor, was diagnosed with throat cancer at an advanced stage. With the help of both modern and alternative treatment, he beat the disease, but it spurred him to return to university and to study. In 2010, he was awarded his BA in History and Classics. Now, he's studying at the University of Winchester, starting a Masters degree which will result in a community archaeology project in Glastonbury - involving local people, involving everyone who is interested in the stories behind this ancient land.
Involving you.
Community is no longer just the people you live alongside - it's global, and it extends both into the past and the future. In order to get this project started, and to fund Trevor's research, I'm starting the Hundred Stories Project. From January 1st, 2012, I'll be writing a story a day, about the people who have lived in and around Glastonbury from Neolithic times. You'll get 7 stories at the end of each week, plus the extra. They'll be short stories, a page for each person, and when the project is finished I'll be binding the stories for display.
Why is this important?
Glastonbury is a focus for many different spiritualities. People come here to find healing, to learn more about how our ancestors thought and worked. In a materialistic modern age, it's a place where magic still happens - and much of that magic comes from the stories and legends of the area. Community archaeology gives us an understanding of our own lives. It gives people from other parts of the world a place of their own in our community. It honours the dead. It means that people are not forgotten, that their stories get told - not just from the power of the human imagination, but from what we can learn from history and archaeology.
What We Need & What You Get
To get this project off the ground, we need $8000 - around £5000 in British currency. This will fund the first stage of the research and enable Trevor to bring members of the community on board, as well as setting up a team to start to look into potential archaeological sites. One possibility is to revisit the area around the Sweet Track, the 6000 year old causeway built across the Somerset Levels.
This platform gives you the option of contributing however little or as much as you want - if you click on the 'contribute now' button, it will give you the option of your own amount.
For your contribution, you'll get the Hundred Stories, from winter to spring of 2012. You'll get regular updates from Trevor on how the community project is progressing. If you can make it to Glastonbury, we'll give you a tour around the hidden places of Avalon: the places visitors don't usually get to see. You'll also get a copy of the archaeological report when it's done and an ongoing involvement in the community project
Other Ways You Can Help
Tell people about the Hundred Stories Project. If you have friends who are interested in history, archaeology, spirituality and stories, let them know!
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