https://fitsum-areguy.com fitsum-areguy Sun, 03 Jan 2021 21:15:43 +0000 https://fitsum-areguy.com en https://fitsum-areguy.com/home Sun, 03 Jan 2021 21:15:43 +0000 fitsum-areguy https://fitsum-areguy.com/home Fitsum Areguy is a writer, journalist, and scholar-activist. He is the co-founder and co-director of&nbsp;Textile, a hyper-local arts collective and press based in Kitchener, Ontario.<img width="1500" height="1478" width_o="1500" height_o="1478" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/53da3a9c2821d4a81727be28427085885a800eb807a0e8953a4969ea3b9ce4d7/000039030007_RGB.jpg" data-mid="93802295" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/53da3a9c2821d4a81727be28427085885a800eb807a0e8953a4969ea3b9ce4d7/000039030007_RGB.jpg" /> His creative and critical writing can be found in Briarpatch Magazine, Guernica Editions, New Sociology, The Community Edition, ByBlacks, The Breach Media, Canadian Dimension, Waterloo Region Record, and Toronto Star, among other places. With funding from the Ontario Arts Council and Waterloo Region Community Foundation, Fitsum is working on a collection of essays detailing family histories in Ethiopia and Eritrea, while providing on-the-ground reportage into Canadian mining projects across the Horn of Africa. For consultations, projects, or collaborations, email fareguy@pm.me or on&nbsp; InstagramLinkedIn&nbsp; <img width="1080" height="300" width_o="1080" height_o="300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/043bd98bf33d11b5f6117d82e042cb6f5879146d5e0af1e3d7caa52016bf9c2f/OAC_Logo_black.png" data-mid="228332487" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/043bd98bf33d11b5f6117d82e042cb6f5879146d5e0af1e3d7caa52016bf9c2f/OAC_Logo_black.png" /> <img width="3600" height="1440" width_o="3600" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6dd1d03291d7e346ff54898751dc29db24b54bed7676725acc83bc79fa557549/ON_POS_LOGO_BLACK_RGB.png" data-mid="228332458" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6dd1d03291d7e346ff54898751dc29db24b54bed7676725acc83bc79fa557549/ON_POS_LOGO_BLACK_RGB.png" /> <img width="2186" height="883" width_o="2186" height_o="883" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b47d828ce6660637d4096de1c89ea94bd8362d196780d98e56c5d5d69558a685/WRCF_Logo_Colour.png" data-mid="228332621" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b47d828ce6660637d4096de1c89ea94bd8362d196780d98e56c5d5d69558a685/WRCF_Logo_Colour.png" /> https://fitsum-areguy.com/writing Sun, 27 Sep 2020 17:54:30 +0000 fitsum-areguy https://fitsum-areguy.com/writing SELECTED PUBLICATIONS ESSAYS &amp; POETRY “beyond the fridge,” In Poetry in Place, edited by Deborah Bowen and Noah Van Brenk, Guernica Editions 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&nbsp;Korea Exposé The Black Man’s Sanctuary&nbsp;in&nbsp;The Community Edition INVESTIGATIONS &amp; 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&nbsp;Canadian DimensionWith 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 Mental and physical impact of pandemic on educators focus of COVID-19 study in CBC/Radio-CanadaOntarians 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&nbsp;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&nbsp;‘Storytelling is the root of who we are’ in&nbsp;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&nbsp;Waterloo Region Record&nbsp; Hundreds gather for ‘Land Back’ rally in Waterloo in&nbsp;Waterloo Region Record&nbsp;Scholarships recognize achievements of Black students in Waterloo Region in Toronto Star What happened to escalate arrest on July 5? in&nbsp;Waterloo Region Record ACADEMIC Areguy, F. (2025). 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., &amp; 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., &amp; Lero, D. S. (2019). Communal orientation, benefit-finding, and coping among young carers. Child &amp; 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). https://fitsum-areguy.com/projects Sun, 27 Dec 2020 04:20:58 +0000 fitsum-areguy https://fitsum-areguy.com/projects PROJECTS <img width="2280" height="464" width_o="2280" height_o="464" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9dde5f07be24065fa24e2ae5d4b0c597021121184548d3834ff2afae38f9a0fd/textile_master_horizontal_pngtransp.png" data-mid="217169430" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9dde5f07be24065fa24e2ae5d4b0c597021121184548d3834ff2afae38f9a0fd/textile_master_horizontal_pngtransp.png" /> co-founder &amp; co-director Textile (formerly Textile Magazine) is a hyper-local arts collective supporting writers and artists with connections to Waterloo Region, Ontario, particularly those from historically excluded and marginalized groups. Our scope of practice includes publishing, mentorship, curation, and residencies. We’re drawn to projects that are grounded in urgent questions animating our communities, and creative work that (re)imagines public memory. Stay in touch via Instagram: @textilemag__ and our newsletter, here. <img width="2400" height="2411" width_o="2400" height_o="2411" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/47d1c2adb7cacf1ccba65bdec2dc04f06382e67873046086eca91a9cff5488eb/CC-Logo-300dpi-colour-transparent.png" data-mid="217437870" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/47d1c2adb7cacf1ccba65bdec2dc04f06382e67873046086eca91a9cff5488eb/CC-Logo-300dpi-colour-transparent.png" /> member &amp; collaborator 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.&nbsp; <img width="924" height="377" width_o="924" height_o="377" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4aff63d24e4553f2ca671afb70c789a427c02d78a69c8954311dddd4e4e0f5ba/ACB_Logo.png" data-mid="128021799" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/924/i/4aff63d24e4553f2ca671afb70c789a427c02d78a69c8954311dddd4e4e0f5ba/ACB_Logo.png" /> 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. &nbsp;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.