{"id":8148,"date":"2026-10-27T18:55:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T05:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/?page_id=8148"},"modified":"2026-11-09T20:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T07:55:11","slug":"nurturing-hope-mutuality-action-gift-of-listening-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/nurturing-hope-mutuality-action-gift-of-listening-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurturing Hope: Mutuality, action, and the gift of listening"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>body.page-id-8148 .x-container.max.width,body.page-id-8148 .x-container.width,body.page-id-8148 .entry-wrap,body.page-id-8148 .site .x-container{max-width:none!important;width:100%!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;box-shadow:none!important;border:0!important}body.page-id-8148 .entry-header,body.page-id-8148 .entry-title,body.page-id-8148 .x-header-landmark{display:none!important}body.page-id-8148 .entry-content{margin-top:0!important}body.page-id-8148 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This stream explores how hope can be nurtured collectively through listening with others, creating relationships, and exploring practical possibilities, while also attending to the differences in power and structures that shape the possibilities and limits of collective hope.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:20px 0 24px\">To join the discussion for this group of images, click <a href=\"#join-the-discussion\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are three pages of images in this stream. View the other pages <a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/nurturing-hope-mutuality-action-gift-of-listening-2\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/nurturing-hope-mutuality-action-gift-of-listening-3\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hope-test-grid\">\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/John.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/John.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image contributed by John F. Forester\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>John F. Forester<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1rIRFZFIvBbrBhJMe2y5bdGpAveuEuLz2\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Gevorgyan.png?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anna-Gevorgyan.png?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The image shows a minimalist style hotel with concrete walls and red chairs at the end of the hallway.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Anna Gevorgyan<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Written-reflection_Anna-Gevorgyan-Anna-Gevorgyan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jacquelyn-Febbo.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jacquelyn-Febbo.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\u201cPracticing Hope: Pedagogical Listening as a Starting Point\u201d combines original classroom board photographs with an organized summary of contributions from two community college management classes. Students identify what supports engagement, what makes engagement harder, and what helps people persist, including teacher passion, community, encouragement, accountability, and fears of judgment.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Jacquelyn Febbo<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Practicing-Hope-Pedagogical-Listening-as-a-Starting-Point-Jacquelyn-Febbo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Kannan-Maharajan-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Kannan-Maharajan-scaled.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A group of first-year pharmacy students take part in an induction ceremony, marking the start of their journey into the pharmacy profession.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Kannan Maharajan<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Supporting-Students-in-Becoming-Kannan-Maharajan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Kathryn-McGuigan.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Kathryn-McGuigan.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Collage of photos, flowers, ivy, cherry blossom, pond, and words Diverse Minds.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Kathryn McGuigan<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/What-does-hope-mean-in-your-educational-work-Kathryn-McGuigan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Kay-Harrison-%E2%80%93-Panel-1A-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Kay-Harrison-%E2%80%93-Panel-1A-scaled.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A sunflower collage interspersed with colonial postage stamps\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Kay Harrison<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reflections-of-hope_KH-Kay-Harrison.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Komal-Kaushik-%E2%80%93-Panel-1A.png?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Komal-Kaushik-%E2%80%93-Panel-1A.png?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A three-part image showing hope in education, with a sunrise representing new beginnings, a teacher and student connecting online to show how technology brings people together, and a small plant growing from an open book to represent learning, hope, and growth.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Komal Kaushik<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1IfneWRUcU-WIoLHQXHTmUjHusVje1aM6\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Hope-project-Kirsten-Price-Kirsten-Price-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Hope-project-Kirsten-Price-Kirsten-Price-scaled.jpeg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image contributed by Kirsten Price\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Kirsten Price<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1YsTEvA_NjbLRngCRzIumdxguSobrFIxo\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/macarena.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/macarena.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image contributed by Macarena Gordillo de Paz\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Macarena Gordillo de Paz<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Reflection_From-Encounter-to-Action.-Global-Conversations-as-a-Pedagogy-of-Hope.-Dr-Macarena-Gordillo-de-Paz.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nigel-Pearson-%E2%80%93-Panel-1A-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nigel-Pearson-%E2%80%93-Panel-1A-scaled.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Students' collaborative analyses of what makes the creation of essays and presentations similar and different.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Nigel Pearson<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hope-at-the-Interface-Nigel-Pearson-Nigel-Pearson.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Rachel-Epp-Buller-%E2%80%93-Panel-1A.png?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Rachel-Epp-Buller-%E2%80%93-Panel-1A.png?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A group of students seen from behind, walking on a path beneath green trees\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Rachel Epp Buller<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Pedagogies-of-Hope-conference-submission-2026-Rachel-Epp-Buller.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Roos-Gerritsma-%E2%80%93-Panel-1A.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Roos-Gerritsma-%E2%80%93-Panel-1A.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"From Place Grief to Belief: holding space for profound urban change. My graduation student Jenny Lin and I came up with this Time Tunnel. It invites people to think of they want to let go off in this particular neighborhood and what they would like to take with them into the future.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Roos Gerritsma<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reflection-R-Gerritsma-Roos.Gerritsma@INHOLLAND.nl_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ruvini-Wickramasinghe-%E2%80%93-Panel-1A.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ruvini-Wickramasinghe-%E2%80%93-Panel-1A.jpg?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The image represents hope in education as the nurturing of an ESOL learner\u2019s growth, confidence and independence through supportive, purposeful teaching practices.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Ruvini Wickramasinghe<\/figcaption><div class=\"hope-test-reflection\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Reflection-Ruvini-Wickramasinghe.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read reflection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"hope-test-image hope-participant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stephanie-Elizabeth-Beckman-%E2%80%93-Panel-1A.png?ssl=1\" class=\"hope-lightbox-link\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stephanie-Elizabeth-Beckman-%E2%80%93-Panel-1A.png?w=1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"This image is a collage representing an undergraduate research photovoice study about student sense of belonging on a community college campus including recruitment, analysis, and presentation data; 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