The Estivales were founded and are organized by a group of persons working actively to bring about a deep change in the relations between human beings and other animals. The purpose of the event is to encourage open discussion on these issues.
Those who agree with the project of the Estivales may participate in the organization and in the various tasks. The discussions concerning the organization take place (in French) on the Yahoo mailing list “estivales“; to subscribe, go to the homepage of the list.
The Estivales are organised under the formal responsibility of the association Éditions Sentience, 9 place Colbert, 69001 Lyon, France. However, the organization itself is independent from the Éditions Sentience.