{"id":7650,"date":"2026-09-30T15:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T02:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/hope-stream-5-universities-refuge-struggle-action\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T10:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:13:54","slug":"hope-stream-5-universities-refuge-struggle-action","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/hope-stream-5-universities-refuge-struggle-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Universities as sites of refuge, struggle and action"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n:root{--symp-blue:#075aa6;--symp-green:#1f7a4d;--symp-deep:#173a2d;--symp-ink:#2a2a2a;--symp-soft:#f5f8f5;--symp-line:#dfe6e1}\n.hope-subhero{height:210px;overflow:hidden;background:#e8eee9}\n.hope-subhero img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center}\n.hope-symposium-nav{position:sticky!important;top:0!important;z-index:50!important;background:rgba(255,255,255,.97)!important;backdrop-filter:blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--symp-line)!important;box-shadow:0 5px 18px rgba(32,49,43,.05)!important;padding:0 20px!important}\n.hope-symposium-nav>div{min-height:62px!important;display:flex!important;align-items:center!important;justify-content:center!important;gap:8px 24px!important;flex-wrap:wrap!important}\n.hope-symposium-nav a{color:#333!important;text-decoration:none!important;font-weight:700!important;font-size:.95rem!important;padding:19px 0!important}\n.hope-symposium-nav a:hover{color:var(--symp-green)!important}\n.hope-symposium-nav~h1{max-width:1050px;margin:64px auto 24px!important;padding:0 24px;font-size:clamp(2.45rem,5vw,4.6rem)!important;line-height:1.05!important;letter-spacing:-.035em!important;color:var(--symp-deep)!important;text-transform:none!important}\n.hope-symposium-nav~p{max-width:1050px;margin:0 auto!important;padding:0 24px 20px;font-size:1.08rem!important;line-height:1.78!important;color:var(--symp-ink)!important}\n.hope-symposium-nav~hr{max-width:1050px;margin:36px auto!important;border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--symp-line)}\n.hope-symposium-nav~p:last-child{padding-bottom:80px}\n@media(max-width:760px){.hope-subhero{height:155px}.hope-symposium-nav>div{justify-content:flex-start!important;flex-wrap:nowrap!important;overflow-x:auto!important}.hope-symposium-nav a{white-space:nowrap!important}.hope-symposium-nav~h1{margin-top:46px!important;padding:0 18px}.hope-symposium-nav~p{padding-left:18px;padding-right:18px}}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"hope-subhero\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Waitarere-Beach-scaled.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"hope-symposium-nav\" style=\"background:#ffffff;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.06);padding:16px 20px;position:relative;z-index:10;\">\n<div style=\"max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:10px 26px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/pedagogies-back-room\/\" style=\"color:#333;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/pedagogies-of-hope-about\/\" style=\"color:#333;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">About<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/pedagogies-of-hope-programme\/\" style=\"color:#333;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Programme<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/how-to-take-part\/\" style=\"color:#333;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">How to take part<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/hope-keynotes\/\" style=\"color:#333;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Keynotes &amp; Workshops<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/pedagogies-of-hope-participant-information\/\" style=\"color:#333;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Participant information<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/pedagogies-contact-us\/\" style=\"color:#333;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto;padding:60px 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/pedagogies-of-hope-streams\/\" style=\"font-weight:700;\">\u2190 Back to all streams<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Universities as sites of refuge, struggle and action<\/h1>\n<p>Contributions examining how universities can both counteract and reproduce broader inequalities and harms, and how university classrooms can serve as spaces of sanctuary, community engagement, and meaningful action, prompting questions about what kinds of hope are possible within institutions marked by contradiction.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top:36px;padding:22px;background:#f7f7f7;border-left:4px solid #1c9c26;\">\n<p><strong>Participant contributions will appear here during the symposium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This page will bring together the images, stories and reflections contributed to this stream. 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