Heritage

Contentsassessment points for peace education based on heritage63A close-up of one of the promotional posters at the celebration of Human Rights Day 2012,on the theme, ‘My Voice Counts’, in the UN’s Human Rights Council chamber, in Geneva,Switzerland. © Jean-Marc Ferré / UN PhotoHistory needs to be preserved, on land and under thesea. Without history we have no past. Without anypast, we have no future.Hugo, England, 12Empathy and solidarityAntidote to indifferencepa Pedagogical approachRemembrance and peace education stimulate historical empathy. Using primarysources and heritage sites is essential in this context. Indeed, the aim is to portraythe people involved, as much as posible, as human beings rather than statistics. Understandingthe dreams, ideas, feelings and plans of others is an effective antidote toaloofness and indifference.