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Chris Millora

@chrismillora.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor, Goldsmiths University of London interested in the intellectual lives of youth & student activists in the Global South. Head of Programme, MA Social Justice in Education. www.gold.ac.uk/educational-studies/…

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Chris Millora @chrismillora.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
We’re running a seminar next week exploring the role of language in social justice issues! Led by my wonderful @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social colleague, Dr Cristina Ros i Sole! Join us & spread the word! 📅 12 June 2025, 9:30-10:30am Register: t.co/HIe09c07Dm
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Chris Millora @chrismillora.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
#NewPublication "Towards an alternative framework for family literacy in the Global South", co-authored with colleagues at the UNESCO Chair at @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social! Available open access 🙏 unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/p...
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Jenna Mittelmeier @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Pleased that we are co-sponsoring this event, focusing on 'Navigating intersectionality, policy, and activism: Queer international students in the Global North' 11 April, 6:00 to 7:30 PM GMT More details and registration: researchintlstudents.com/events/#11Ap... Wonderful speakers, please join!
This panel explores the nuanced challenges and resiliencies of queer international students within higher education and beyond. Four scholars will present recent research examining the negotiation of intersecting identities in an increasingly hostile and politicized environment for both queer people and international students. 

Speakers: Lisa Brunner, Anne Campbell, Mohit Dudeja, Fatemeh Gharibi, and Tori Yang
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Chris Millora @chrismillora.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Submitted my final report for my @leverhulme.bsky.social Fellowship, my 1st major research grant, developed my research profile & opened doors to new research partnerships! 3 years. 2 countries. Over 50 inspiring youth leaders. To all my collaborators in the Philippines & Chile, salamat y gracias!
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Harry Dyer @harrytdyer.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
UEA is trying to fire hundreds of my colleagues and insist that they "don't think that students and staff will notice... these are modest changes to our overall budget." I'm fighting with and for my colleagues at @uea-ucu.bsky.social to save those jobs and build a better future for HE
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Centre for HE Research and Evaluation @centreforhere.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Online CHERE event for the diary, 12th of May: Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it? Speakers include Kalpana Shankar (UCD), Susan Robertson (Cambridge), and @ronaldhartz.bsky.social (TU Ilmenau). This is a public event; details below, do share etc www.lancaster.ac.uk/educational-...
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Why is UK HE in crisis, and (how) can we fix it?, Monday 12 May, 12:30pm - Lancaster University
Four experts from different disciplines will provide their overview of why (or if) UK higher education is in a period crisis and what needs to change.
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Chris Millora @chrismillora.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
New Paper in Globalisation, Societies & Education. How can we understand the pandemic as a ‘critical juncture’ that caused shifts & recalibrations youth organising? What can these changes teach us about their growing influence in global education agenda-setting? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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‘We haven’t stopped working’: changing dynamics of youth and student organising in education at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is a critical juncture that has impacted various social and political processes, including youth and student activism. Drawing from semi-structured interviews with youth and s...
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Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Loving the new train lines - particularly this - the jugular vein of Black London ❤️🖤
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Chris Millora @chrismillora.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Launch is happening tomorrow, 19th December! ⏲️1:30 - 2:30PM UK time / 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM SAST 🔗Registration: bit.ly/4iIFr80 Join us and spread the word! :)
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: GCE 25TH Anniversary - Youth and student toolkit launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: GCE 25TH Anniversary - Youth and student toolkit launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Chris Millora @chrismillora.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
On #HumanRightsDay, we're putting finishing touches on our toolkit: “Meaningful Youth & Student Engagement in Education Campaigns”! 🌍📚 Developed w/ Global Campaign for Education & insights frm 60+ youth activists! Launching 17/12! 🙌🏼 @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social #EducationForAll
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Rowie Azada-Palacios (Rowena) @rowsterr.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
I went and wrote a book!
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Postcolonial Education and National Identity
Recognizing the strategic role that national identities play in post-colonial struggles for justice, this book conceptualizes a new approach to teaching nationa…
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Media, Communications & Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths @mediacomgold.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
From Absolutely Fabulous to Little Voice and Life is Sweet: Jane Horrocks recently shared fascinating insights into her 40-year career in film, TV, music & theatre with us in MCCS @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social 🎭🎬 Here's her two cents for graduates stepping into an adventurous career! 🌟
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Dr Ruby (she/her) @paperwhispers.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
**Black UK PhD students** Fully funded PhD study - fees and stipend -Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences -Faculty of Health and Life Sciences **Tell everyone** www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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Black heritage PhD scholarships | Study at Bristol | University of Bristol
We welcome applications for full scholarships to postgraduate research programmes starting in 2025.
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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Intercultural Futures - new podcast with Crisina Ros I Sole and myself www.gold.ac.uk/clcl/multili... www.gold.ac.uk/clcl/multili...
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Multilingualism
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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
To realise you have been misled For decades. To realise you have not been taught. To wake up slowly to denial And what your denial means. To not be to blame then But to be to blame now Because no one can say they did not know It’s genocide m.youtube.com/watch?v=WMwq...
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Yes, it's a genocide
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
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Chris Millora @chrismillora.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
On #IVD2024, it was exciting to kick off a new project exploring climate change, activism & education in collaboratiom with youth & student activists. Today we had our first research working group meeting w/ our youth advisory board! 🌿
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Chris Millora @chrismillora.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
👋 New to this app, hoping to find my online academic/practice community! I work with youth & student activists to explore how they learn & share knowledge in/through activism – so education & literacy studies, youth studies, social movement studies! Current project: www.literaciesofdissent.com
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Literacies of Dissent
Learning, youth activism and social change
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