What we're about

It's clear to many that we are living through a time of tremendous socio-cultural upheaval, and many of us are trying to make sense of this and our particular place in it all. But we need a space to do this with others, and away from social media hysterics and the interwebs echo chamber.

Enter "Estuary." Estuary is about the intermingling of various ideas and perspectives for the purpose of cultivating communities which help people do “sense-making.”

Through this Meetup, we will seek to build an online and in person discussion group that attempts to address what's been called the "meaning crisis" of the 21st century. And we will do this in the context of a concrete community where we can know and be known from across perspectival divides.

At our meetups (virtual and in-person), we will deliberately engage in meaningful conversation, but will avoid confrontational debates. We will have a chance to share our perspectives and stories, and give space for everyone to be heard. We will be given the opportunity to test and freely articulate our thoughts, in order to clarify and sharpen them for ourselves and for others. We may even share a few meals and have a few drinks together.

If you want to be part of an intentional community that is contributing to the grassroots development of better societies, come out to one of our events and see if you’d like to join us.

Upcoming events (4+)

Open Discussion

The Royal Oak - Bank at Gloucester

Hey everyone, let's keep these discussions going; whether we go back to topics untouched previously or open up to new ones. We'll be in the back private room ("Roxy Room") of the Royal Oak under a reservation for "Stephen".
The hope for these meetings is to cultivate a space where there can be free dialogue and a mutual sharpening of our sense-making frameworks, all the while building community. Think of it as a forum for dialogue about meaningful things with a (somewhat eclectic) group of people.
The structure will be as before, but for anyone new or as reminder:

  • We'll go around the table answering “what have you been thinking about 1) intellectually/academically, 2) personally/existentially, or 3) contextually/culturally/in-the-news that in dialogue with those around us we can better understand the question and approach the truth?
  • Then we'll go around again and let everyone say what, of those topics brought up or one brought up in previous meetings, would interest them to discuss.
  • From that point on, we’ll allow the conversation to grow.

These conversations and done in good faith with an objective of sense-making and truth-seeking, not looking towards debates or arguments. We look forward to interesting and fruitful connections and conversations!

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Open Discussion

The Royal Oak - Bank at Gloucester

Hey everyone, let's keep these discussions going; whether we go back to topics untouched previously or open up to new ones. We'll be in the back private room ("Roxy Room") of the Royal Oak under a reservation for "Stephen".
The hope for these meetings is to cultivate a space where there can be free dialogue and a mutual sharpening of our sense-making frameworks, all the while building community. Think of it as a forum for dialogue about meaningful things with a (somewhat eclectic) group of people.
The structure will be as before, but for anyone new or as reminder:

  • We'll go around the table answering “what have you been thinking about 1) intellectually/academically, 2) personally/existentially, or 3) contextually/culturally/in-the-news that in dialogue with those around us we can better understand the question and approach the truth?
  • Then we'll go around again and let everyone say what, of those topics brought up or one brought up in previous meetings, would interest them to discuss.
  • From that point on, we’ll allow the conversation to grow.

These conversations and done in good faith with an objective of sense-making and truth-seeking, not looking towards debates or arguments. We look forward to interesting and fruitful connections and conversations!

Open Discussion

The Royal Oak - Bank at Gloucester

Hey everyone, let's keep these discussions going; whether we go back to topics untouched previously or open up to new ones. We'll be in the back private room ("Roxy Room") of the Royal Oak under a reservation for "Stephen".
The hope for these meetings is to cultivate a space where there can be free dialogue and a mutual sharpening of our sense-making frameworks, all the while building community. Think of it as a forum for dialogue about meaningful things with a (somewhat eclectic) group of people.
The structure will be as before, but for anyone new or as reminder:

  • We'll go around the table answering “what have you been thinking about 1) intellectually/academically, 2) personally/existentially, or 3) contextually/culturally/in-the-news that in dialogue with those around us we can better understand the question and approach the truth?
  • Then we'll go around again and let everyone say what, of those topics brought up or one brought up in previous meetings, would interest them to discuss.
  • From that point on, we’ll allow the conversation to grow.

These conversations and done in good faith with an objective of sense-making and truth-seeking, not looking towards debates or arguments. We look forward to interesting and fruitful connections and conversations!

Open Discussion

The Royal Oak - Bank at Gloucester

Hey everyone, let's keep these discussions going; whether we go back to topics untouched previously or open up to new ones. We'll be in the back private room ("Roxy Room") of the Royal Oak under a reservation for "Stephen".
The hope for these meetings is to cultivate a space where there can be free dialogue and a mutual sharpening of our sense-making frameworks, all the while building community. Think of it as a forum for dialogue about meaningful things with a (somewhat eclectic) group of people.
The structure will be as before, but for anyone new or as reminder:

  • We'll go around the table answering “what have you been thinking about 1) intellectually/academically, 2) personally/existentially, or 3) contextually/culturally/in-the-news that in dialogue with those around us we can better understand the question and approach the truth?
  • Then we'll go around again and let everyone say what, of those topics brought up or one brought up in previous meetings, would interest them to discuss.
  • From that point on, we’ll allow the conversation to grow.

These conversations and done in good faith with an objective of sense-making and truth-seeking, not looking towards debates or arguments. We look forward to interesting and fruitful connections and conversations!

Past events (39)

Open Discussion

The Royal Oak - Bank at Gloucester