Heritage

62 heritage for peace and reconciliation | manual for teacherContents• Are there objects on which you can all agree?• What would they mean to people in the future?2. History is often reduced to a list of wars and violations of human rights. Hegel evendeclared that ‘Periods of happiness are blank pages in history’.Try to find examples from history and from the present which could be used to constructa history of peace. Find examples of both individual actions and institutionalinitiatives.Ornamental caste iron gates of the Peace Palace, bearing classical depictions of the Charterideals of the United Nations. © UNA/Flanders3. Collect reports from the media (e.g. newspapers, television and the internet) thathave to do with human rights. Consider topics such as refugees, freedom of expression,the activities of the United Nations, discrimination, asylum seekers, war (includingcivil war) and human rights. With the class, choose two reports and attempt toanswer the following questions:• Which human rights are addressed in the report?• Are solutions mentioned in the report, or does it merely outline the problems?• What instruments do we have for doing something about this?• Is there any potential heritage that could result from these issues?• Could the report contain solutions for present and future generations?