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Dennis A Francis

@dennisafrancis.bsky.social
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| migrant | queer and racial justice activist | yogi wannabe | french bulldog whisperer | kurta aficionado | professor |

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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful and blessed Eid filled with love, peace, and happiness.
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
What a treat Waiting for Godot at the citizens theatre
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Happy LGBT History Month. My lecture yesterday: LGBT+ Youth, Violence & Political Activism
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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LGBT+ Youth, Violence & Political Activism
LGBT+ Youth, Violence & Political Activism
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Recently, the concept ‘queer joy’ has gained interest in LGBT+ scholarship in the West. I use this scholarship as an entry point to explore how school-attending LGBT+ youth express joy and how joy se...
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Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Thank you to the very wonderful @dennisafrancis.bsky.social and @amyyichen.bsky.social ❤️ team #Leading #AntiRacism and to the many inspirational colleagues who support and contribute to #LAR @khadijamohammed.bsky.social @drannlopez.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/alison...
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#lar #leading #antiracism #dennisfrancis #phd #seonaidhblack #antiracism | Alison Mitchell
Thank you to the wonderful #LAR #Leading #AntiRacism team. It has been an absolute privilege to co-lead this programme with #DennisFrancis, from whom I have learned so much, supported by #PhD student ...
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
The International Network for Hate Studies - 5th Biennial Conference: “Dynamics of Hate: Examining Interdisciplinary Perspectives”. Co-hosted by the University of South Africa (UNISA) and the Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA).
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Leading Anti-Racism LAR Session Two is tomorrow and we have a fabulous programme. Looking forward to seeing you all @amyyichen.bsky.social @amyyichen.bsky.social
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Our brilliant doctoral student @msnatashaboyce.bsky.social just won the Scottish education Research Association (SERA) poster award. @max-antony-newman.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social @khadijamohammed.bsky.social
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Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Welcome #LeadingAntiRacism Cohort 2! @edisglasgow.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgcp.bsky.social @dennisafrancis.bsky.social @amyyichen.bsky.social @msnatashaboyce.bsky.social @drannlopez.bsky.social @khadijamohammed.bsky.social @navangovender.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/alison...
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#leading #antiracism #dennisfrancis #seonaidhblack #michellesmith #sabihahasif #leading #antiracism #diversity #knowledge #experience #ideas #learning #unlearning #relearning | Alison Mitchell
#Leading #AntiRacism Cohort Two. Welcome to 65 participants from Glasgow City Council Schools and ELCs and University of Glasgow School of Education. It is a privilege to co-facilitate this programme ...
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Read book 18 in 2025
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TIE @tie.scot · 18/11/2024
We are delighted to share that Education Scotland has officially endorsed Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the ‘Delivering LGBT Inclusive Education’ Professional Learning for teachers which we deliver on behalf of the Scottish Government. 📖 Access the course: tie.scot/professional...
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Education Scotland endorse ‘Delivering LGBT Inclusive Education’ professional learning programme - Time for Inclusive Education
Time For Inclusive Education
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Leading Anti-Racism LAR Cohort two just kicked off, and what a fabulous first session with a brilliant, rocking team, Seonaidh Black. @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social @amyyichen.bsky.social
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TIE @tie.scot · 22/10/2025
We provide free and high quality professional learning for teachers across Scotland covering key topics. 📝 This includes the national LGBT Inclusive Education CPD on behalf of the Scottish Government, as well as the Digital Discourse Initiative CPD to counter the effects of online hate in schools.
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Teachers - Time for Inclusive Education
Time for Inclusive Education
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Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Looking forward to Cohort Two of #Leading #AntiRacism starting on Thursday with over 60 participants! @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @dennisafrancis.bsky.social @uofgheadship.bsky.social @seralisen.bsky.social @douglashutchison.bsky.social @drannlopez.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/alison...
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Happy Diwali/ Deepavali / Deepawali
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Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
I am still looking for Canadian and Scottish teachers to talk about their lifelong experiences of engaging with parents. If interested, send me an email to max.antony-newman@glasgow.ac.uk @centcs.bsky.social @dennisafrancis.bsky.social
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Read book 17 for 2025.
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
BERA
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
To emphasize a point!
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Congratulations and so well deserved @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Congratulation to my dear friend and colleague @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social a deserved winner of a SAMEE award. I am so privileged to know you co-facilitate LAR with you. Continue to inspire us all with your anti racism and social change work ❤️
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Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Only five places remaining on our @edisglasgow.bsky.social #EPA in partnership with @edisglasgow.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @rushtondr.bsky.social @markrpriestley.bsky.social @annadbeck.bsky.social @sineadgormally.bsky.social @dennisafrancis.bsky.social @uofgheadship.bsky.social
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
“Education leads to enlightenment. Enlightenment opens the way to empathy. Empathy foreshadows reform.” ― Derrick A. Bell, Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism
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Future of Headship @uofgheadship.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
There is still time to sign up for the last few places on #Leading #Anti-Racism Cohort Two, a partnership between @edisglasgow.bsky.social and @uofgsocsci.bsky.social, with participants from both in the same collaborative learning space. @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social @dennisafrancis.bsky.social
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
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It’s not just ‘good genes.’ It’s a dark reminder of history.
Outrage over the "good genes" ad comes in a time of heightened concerns about white supremacy and its historical ties to eugenics.
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 15/07/2025
🆕🚨 New statutory Relationships and Sex Education guidance published today will: - Restrict schools from using materials that "encourage pupils to question their gender" - Teaches children the laws about "biological sex" - Removes all references to the word transgender What we know so far 🧵
Logo of the Department of Education. Title: Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education. Subtitle: Statutory guidance for governing bodies, proprietors, head teachers, principals, senior leadership teams, and teachers. Dated July 2025
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Steph Paton @stephpaton.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Funny how much "encouraging pupils to question their gender" sounds like Section 28's "promoting homosexuality".
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Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Delighted that our abstract, 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 @dennisafrancis.bsky.social @uofgheadship.bsky.social has been accepted for the 6th Annual International Conference of the @oiseuoft.bsky.social Center for Leadership and Diversity in October 2025 @drannlopez.bsky.social
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a drawing of angela davis with a quote about a racist society
ALT: a drawing of angela davis with a quote about a racist society
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
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Making with Pride
Making with Pride is a month of queer-led workshops celebrating joy, resistance, and history through craft. We stitch, print, and create in solidarity — reclaiming space, sharing stories, and honourin...
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Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Privileged to participate in this #ISATT2025 symposium with such inspiring colleagues: Taking Stock: A Diverse and Anti-Racist Teaching Profession in Scotland @dennisafrancis.bsky.social @khadijamohammed.bsky.social #ChereenRain #AsifChisti @uofgheadship.bsky.social @isatt2025.bsky.social
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Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Thank you for this nomination! I am privileged to be listed with such fabulous colleagues who are committed to #AntiRacism 🥰 @dennisafrancis.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgheadship.bsky.social
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Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Happy #Pride month 2025! This year’s theme is “Activism and Social Change”, recognising the historical contributions of #LGBTQ+ individuals to advancing social change, and the ongoing struggle for equality! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @tie.scot @uofgheadship.bsky.social
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
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“Nae problem here”: Troubling race and racism in Scottish education
This article examines how Scottish schools perpetuate racism and uphold White normativity. It troubles frameworks which buttresses colour-evasive form…
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
The Supreme Court’s ruling on gender raises serious questions for schools theconversation.com/the-supreme-...
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The Supreme Court’s ruling on gender raises serious questions for schools
New guidance states schools must not permit trans pupils to use the bathroom of their identified gender, but they still have a duty to safeguard them.
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Future of Headship @uofgheadship.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Wonderful pupils from St Francis of Assisi Primary School and their Headteacher, a participant from #LAR Cohort One, on BBC Reporting Scotland tonight talking about the importance of their #anti-racism charter. @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @dennisafrancis.bsky.social
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Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
We are delighted at the uptake for #LAR, a collaboration between @uofgsocsci.bsky.social & @edisglasgow.bsky.social now recruiting for Cohort 2. Sign up via CPD Manager for #GCC colleagues and via @uofgheadship.bsky.social @dennisafrancis.bsky.social for #UofGEducation colleagues #LeadingAntiRacism
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
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The Supreme Court refused to listen to trans voices. We brought them to the Supreme Court.
YouTube video by Good Law Project
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Future of Headship @uofgheadship.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Inspirational keynote from Prof. Sinead Gormally @sineadgormally.bsky.social at the final session of Leading Anti-Racism (C1). “Leadership as Activism for Social Change” Beautiful poem to conclude! www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social @dennisafrancis.bsky.social
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Here's to the disruptors: a poem for the development community
Writer Jennifer Lentfer has a message to inspire development workers all over the world during this time of reflection and contemplation
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Future of Headship @uofgheadship.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
We look forward to the final session of Leading Anti-Racism Cohort 1 this Thursday where we are delighted to be joined by Prof. Sinéad Gormally, presenting her keynote: “Leadership as Activism for Social Change”. @sineadgormally.bsky.social @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social @dennisafrancis.bsky.social
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Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Do not miss our parent engagement webinar with Dr Jacqui Getfield on May 21 at 10am EST/3pm GMT to know more about challenges & successes of Black mothers' engagement w/educators in spec education context bit.ly/41TJ0QR @victorerikray.bsky.social @dennisafrancis.bsky.social @thewoodbug.bsky.social
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Prescribed Partnerships in Public Education. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
It is widely accepted that Family Engagement is foundational to student success. That which is less widely known: Black parents, in particular Black mothers, are said to be regularly dis/engaged by we...
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Future of Headship @uofgheadship.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
📣 Leading Anti Racism (LAR) Cohort Two (2025-2026) is now open for registration on CPD Manager! Course Id: 90277 Course Ref: LAR/C2 @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social @edisglasgow.bsky.social @dennisafrancis.bsky.social @mariemcquade.bsky.social #Leading #AntiRacism
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Future of Headship @uofgheadship.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
📣 Leading Anti Racism (LAR) Cohort Two (2025-2026) is now open for registration on CPD Manager! Course Id: 90277 Course Ref: LAR/C2 @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social @dennisafrancis.bsky.social @mariemcquade.bsky.social @douglashutchison.bsky.social #Leading #AntiRacism
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Dennis A Francis @dennisafrancis.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
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Full programme announced for DIG 2025, the international festival that will illuminate Glasgow with dance
Read about Tramway's Dance International Glasgow festival programme for 2025
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