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I enjoy mixing everything together, especially food. mastodon.social/@gruffmadrigal

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Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Jan 18

Mastodon is quiet, so I am here to see if I can find more folk to join me there. 😅

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · 15d

THE BETHS TONIGHT 🥰🥰🥰

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · 27d

G.T.D.F!

decolonialfutures.net

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Aug 22

Wells, K. et al. (2024) ‘Israel’s war on Gaza and the violation of children’s rights’, Children’s geographies, 22(2), pp. 197–200. Available at: doi.org/10.1080/1473....

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Aug 2

Humans are diverse, yet this drive to standardise differences which may stem from fear, wanting security and control do not encourage real criticality.

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Aug 2

real*

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Aug 2

I cannot stand being fearful, so I think I have been constantly churning bravery - grateful for the kind words, the humility and compassion shown to me. Mostly by my parents - I hit the jackpot there, and I feel thankful. They have their own faults but, they were the best parents for me. I miss them

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Aug 2

I am in a strange fork-road, driven by compassion but also, sudden discernment that power dynamics exist everywhere. It exists, because it is what is being reproduced constantly.

Those that take without inherently understanding or awareness, will always keep taking. So, boundaries matter.

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Aug 2

'We project something we made up. There are different ways of knowing, different ways of being..".

carolblack.org/schooling-th...

Schooling the World — Carol Black

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Jul 27

Away with the rain,
Stared until heard
I find wishes aglow
Moreover and thereafter
None the same
The Sun shines again
And my heart thinks
Peeled, healing.

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Jul 13

"Theft"

Scratch my skin
With your time
Lost in the seconds
Wave,
I sigh
Never ending flow,
Be the thief
Bereft.

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thank you for inviting me to chat with you in June's PRAXIS podcast, @melalygreen.bsky.social , and to @openuniversity.bsky.social , particularly Paulette Johnson for the opportunity to participate in the 2024-2025 reciprocal mentorship programme.

open.spotify.com/episode/1VlE...

Have you heard of reciprocal mentoring? | Mel Green SFHEA

Have you heard of reciprocal mentoring? It's an approach the The Open University's Access, Participation and Success team have adopted in an attempt to turn traditional academic hierarchies ...

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Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · May 19

♥️💚🤍🖤

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · May 12

Passive Aggression is something I will never understand as an EAL speaker in the UK. I work hard trying to be clear and concise and it gets 'read' out of context by those who assume that it's passive aggression. If I wished to express aggression, I would not waste my time saying otherwise. Pucha.

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · May 2

Constantly, on repeat. Finally seeing them, soon!

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · May 1

No module this term for me to read but, keeping my study habits active by reading articles.

Wells, K. 2011. The politics of life: governing childhood. Global Studies of Childhood, 1(1) available at journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2304/...

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Apr 25

Micrarium / 1880 THAT

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Apr 19

Walked to Camden Town via the canal today. Saw monkeys 'near' the aviary, really felt sorry for them. Pub lunch and watched a canal boat go through a lock (round of applause). Food shop afterwards. Potatoes, carrots and parsnips were 15p in Sains. Broccoli, carrots, potatoes, 8p in Aldi! 🤯

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Apr 19

Final essay submitted, in time for the Easter break.

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Apr 16

Nayak, S. (2022) ‘An intersectional model of reflection: is social work fit for purpose in an intersectionally racist world?’, Critical and radical social work, 10(2), pp. 319–334. Available at: doi.org/10.1332/2049....

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Apr 13

The past week has been a blur.Finally heading home to London via a Rail replacement bus from Colchester, then back to critical reading and writing my last assignment for #EducationPowerAndResistance re: 'Critical Unschooling and the role of Parental and Community engagement as Acts of Resistance'.

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Apr 12

First time in Newcastle, @newcastleuni.bsky.social, academic conference and presenting to non-OU folk. Grateful to @openuniversity.bsky.social for the chance to champion EHE children and give them a voice in research. But, the project belongs to my co-researchers: Ell, Ann, Lori and Ari. #BCUR2025

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Apr 9

My project abstract for #BCUR25 at @newcastleuni.bsky.social

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Apr 9

Missed our train as Lumo didn't have the platform up on the board or via the Trainline app and no staff around to help us early in the morning.

Had a choice of forking out new train tickets or getting the 1040am train but will miss my presentation slot.

Now enroute to Newcastle! 🫠

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Apr 8

Pleasantness that advocates "local spaces for local people". Preserving the idyllic whiteness. Old fashion traditions of Englishness.
And I switched off.
Too tired, have to pack, prep for an early journey to Newcastle tomorrow. And do errands.

Gruff @gruffmadrigal.bsky.social · Apr 8

Normalised Micro-aggressions: Our uber driver was pleasant, but he focused on engaging with my white (male presenting) partner despite the account belonging to me, which is fine until he started talking about villages beginning to be overcrowded due to people relocating from the city.