The Estuaire library
We created this library to bring together the resources that nourish our practice and inform the way we work. Here you'll find articles, podcasts, tools, and poems that have guided us – and continue to guide us – as touchstones and sources of inspiration throughout our journey.
Tags
- apprentissage & humilité 23
- co-construction & participation 3
- facilitation & concertation 7
- gouvernance partagée 2
- imagination & exploration 9
- innovation sociale 4
- mesure d’impact 2
- pluralité des savoirs 4
- stratégie 3
- systèmes & interdépendance 13
- territoire & relations 9
- transparence & responsabilité 8
- économie sociale 3
- équité & justice sociale 17
A River, Briefly Parallel to an Eight-Lane Super Highway
A poem by Matthew Olzmann. The river doesn’t justify itself: it moves, meets something larger than itself, and continues on.
Quand je ne dis rien je pense encore
A poetry collection by Camille Readman Prud’homme about those moments in conversation when what we want to say stays inside, as it feels too uncertain or too “strange” to share.
Emergence Magazine — Podcast
A podcast from Emergence Magazine, led by Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, offering stories and conversations on ecology, culture, and our relationship with the living world.
Journal of Radical Permission
A guided journal by Sonya Renee Taylor and adrienne maree brown, designed as a daily companion for following your soul’s calling and supporting a learning-and-healing journey.
Imagination: A Manifesto
A book by Ruha Benjamin that argues for imagination as a collective, political capacity, essential for moving beyond “default” futures and designing more just alternatives.
Active Hope
A book by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone offering a motivating approach to meeting today’s crises, grounded in creative power and collective action.
Beloved Economies
A book by Jess Rimington and Joanna L. Cea that offers a practical vision of what work can look like when well-being, meaning, connection, and resilience are treated as core measures of success.
A Leader’s Perspective on Reconnecting with Our Creative Selves through Seasonal Work Cycles
A reflection on how an organization can push back against “urgency culture” by structuring the year around seasonal work cycles, with explicit periods for pausing, debriefing, and creative rest.
