SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
ESSAYS
Mining Blackness in Briarpatch Magazine
Peer And Grief Support For Outreach Workers in The Community Edition
With Shehnoor Khurram. Disarming the people without disarming the state in Briarpatch Magazine
COVID-19 and the threat of “community policing” in Briarpatch Magazine
The Ocean Between Jeju’s Island Natives and Mainland Newcomers in Korea Exposé
The Black Man’s Sanctuary in The Community Edition
EXPERIMENTAL & POETRY
“circling ever closer,” curatorial essay in Search of a Loss of Self: The Language of Alterity, exhibition co-curated by Mélika Hashemi and Soheila Esfahani, McIntosh Gallery (forthcoming)
“beyond the fridge,” In Poetry in Place, an anthology edited by Deborah Bowen and Noah Van Brenk, Guernica Editions (in-press)
“Exploring the Boundaries of Critical Pedagogy in New Sociology: Journal of Critical Praxis
INVESTIGATIONS & ANALYSIS
‘Treated Like Machines’: Open Letter Reveals Inhumane Conditions For Migrant Farm Workers In Brantford, Ontario in ByBlacks
Leaked report accuses Canada of covering for mining companies in war-torn Ethiopia in The Breach Media
How the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism is shielding Israel from criticism in Canadian Dimension
With Jeff Outhit. COVID-19’s second wave washes over crowded, Black neighbourhoods in Waterloo Region Record *
Cambridge rally shows anger about drug users, harm reduction in Waterloo Region Record
With Jeff Outhit. Does COVID attack equally? The answer is, ‘No’ in Waterloo Region Record *
*Stories were runner-ups for the 2020 Ontario Newspaper Award in COVID-19 Opinion/Analysis Writing
REPORTING
Scholarships recognize achievements of Black students in Waterloo Region in Toronto Star
Mental and physical impact of pandemic on educators focus of COVID-19 study in CBC/Radio-Canada
Ontarians can share their COVID-19 stories on new website to get policymakers thinking in CBC/Radio-Canada
Local disability rights advocate leaves a lasting legacy in Waterloo Region Record
Undocumented people in Waterloo Region falling through the cracks in Waterloo Region Record
Toxic drug supply and COVID-19 measures increase overdose risks in Waterloo Region Record
‘Storytelling is the root of who we are’ in Waterloo Region Record
Cambridge rally shows anger about drug users, harm reduction in Waterloo Region Record
Innovative refugee program combines work and language classes in Waterloo Region Record
Vigil to pay tribute to victims of Beirut blast in Waterloo Region Record
Hundreds gather for ‘Land Back’ rally in Waterloo in Waterloo Region Record
What happened to escalate arrest on July 5? in Waterloo Region Record
ACADEMIC
Areguy, F. (2024) Constellations of Co-resistance: Lithium Extraction in Brazil. In The Dark Side of Green: A Narrative Atlas of the Costs and Cautions Behind our Renewable Energy Utopia, edited by Matthew Seibert. Routledge. Forthcoming.
DaViera, A. L., Bailey, C., Lakind, D., Kivell, N., Areguy, F., & Byrd, K. (2023). Identifying abolitionist alignments in community psychology: A path toward transformation. American Journal of Community Psychology.
Switzer, S., Nsobya, A., Wong, V., Kufner, L., Azmila, A., Areguy, F., Berg, L., and Short, K. (2023). Aligning Diverse Community Needs for a Youth Harm Reduction Program Model. A Community-Based Evaluation of Trip!. Waterloo, Ontario: Centre for Community Based Research.
Areguy, F. (2020). Exploring the Boundaries of Critical Pedagogy. New Sociology: Journal of Critical Praxis, 1(1), 37-49.
Areguy, F., Mock, S. E., Breen, A., Van Rhijn, T., Wilson, K., & Lero, D. S. (2019). Communal orientation, benefit-finding, and coping among young carers. Child & Youth Services, 40(4), 363-382.
Areguy, F. (2017). Process and reflection on participatory action research with young carers in a community context. Youth Engagement in Health Promotion, 1(3).
PROJECTS
Co-founder & Project Director
Textile (formerly Textile Magazine) is a hyper-local arts collective in Waterloo Region, Ontario. Launched in 2019, Textile works with emerging writers and artists, with a focus on supporting historically excluded and marginalized groups through a social practice that includes publishing, mentorship, curation, and residencies.
The Creek Collective was founded in the summer of 2023 during Inter Arts Matrix’s “A Hole in the Ground” artist residencies by multimedia environmental artists Deborah Carruthers and Syd Lancaster, along with place-based nonfiction writer Geoff Martin. They discovered a shared fascination with Schneider Creek and invited other local artists to join the Collective to develop community-focused programming around Schneider Creek in 2024.
Advisory Committee member
The ACB Network of Waterloo Region is a grassroots initiative forged by Black leaders to confront systemic oppression and build community power. The network engages in systems-level advocacy and organizing, challenging structural barriers and racial inequities faced by the Black community in Waterloo Region. Through collective action, the Network aims to dismantle oppressive systems and create pathways for Black liberation and self-determination.
Collaborator, informant, advisor (archived)
Into the Light: Living Histories of Oppression and Education in Canada is a project led by Re•Vision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice at the University of Guelph. This initiative explores the nuanced histories of oppression and education in Canada, aiming to shed light on these critical issues through artistic and social justice lenses.
Project Facilitator & Co-chair (archived)
In partnership with the Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program (MAREP), the Young Carers Project of WR was a community collaborative aimed at educating the public about the existence and needs of young carers and motivating community action. Using a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, this joint project co-created three key knowledge mobilization products: the By Us For Us© "Support Matters" guidebook, an online resource, and a documentary, which were shared with researchers, policy-makers, and advocates internationally.