Call for Board Members
As Textile prepares to incorporate as a nonprofit organization, we’re seeking dedicated individuals to join our inaugural Board of Directors. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the fut... Read more
Call for Submissions: The Walldog
About The WalldogThe Walldog is a project of Textile, a community-engaged arts collective focusing on mentorship and publishing. The Walldog is a critical arts writing and research platform grounde... Read more
Call for Submissions: New Hypermedia
New Hypermedia: Subverting Big Tech proposes new uses for web technologies to re-centre local relationships and playful creative expression. Hypermedia is a term that was first used in 1965 by Ted ... Read more
Publishers for Palestine: Statement of Solidarity
Please note this is a collective statement in solidarity with Palestine from publishers, editors, and writers around the world who stand for justice, first posted on Verso... Read more
Dreaming Into Collective Futures: Open Call
AboutThinking about how policing has impacted you can be challenging and have negative effects on your health and wellbeing. If you’d like to connect to support and reso... Read more
Call for Submissions: Recollections and Imaginings
AboutIn 2019, the Charles Street Bus Terminal in downtown Kitchener ended its local bus service, shifting the geography of public gathering spaces. Currently used as a COV... Read more
On "Diversity Cruisers"
For many communities, the presence of police cars is a precursor to negative interactions and a reminder of historical trauma. These vehicles have and always will be used ... Read more
Call for Submissions: Digital Storytelling
Call For Submissions for Coding Your Story: A Digital Storytelling Workshop SeriesTextile is working with Sam Nabi, a Kitchener-based web developer and community organizer, to offer a series of wor... Read more
A Statement on Police Violence and Black Lives
From the mainstream media, to medical and police reports, to speaking with friends and family, people use passive language to obfuscate police violence against Black people: Regis Korchinski-Paquet... Read more
New Magazine Aims to Diversify KW’s Stories
Lifetime Kitchener residents Fitsum Areguy and Andy Myles have recognized a gap in the voices that are telling Waterloo Region’s stories. Certain voices haven’t been given the platforms to shar... Read more