Reconciliation and Reparation

Societies (TRC, etc.) as well as individual forgiveness.

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A World Made New: Human Rights After the Holocaust This lesson encourages students to explore the historical basis for the modern human rights movement born in the aftermath of the Holocaust and deepens understanding of the Charter for the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).	Lesson Plan	03/16/2008 - 23:52
An Indonesian Artist uses her Canvas to Unite a Nation In the article, "An Indonesian Artist uses her Canvas to Unite a Nation," Grace Siregar tries to unite opposing groups through art in Indonesia. Siregar believes her calling "is helping the country to vent on canvas instead of at one another.	Facing Today	10/23/2008 - 18:19
Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Education in a Democracy Conversation, discussion, and debate are central not only to universities but also to democracies. Such exchanges depend on a free and independent press that takes its responsibilities seriously. They also depend on informed citizens willing to listen to and learn from one another.	Facing Today	02/24/2008 - 11:04
Colombian Educator Eduardo Escallon Explains the Value of Facing History For His Country Colombian educator Eduardo Escallon speaks about the value of Facing History and Ourselves, both in its subject matter and its approach, for his country.	Video Clip	07/18/2008 - 10:25
Confronting September 11 In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, many people began to explore the complex issues of identity and religion. Accepted democratic ideals have begun to collide with issues of national security, creating a tension between neighbors and nations.	Facing Today	02/24/2008 - 11:23
Confronting September 11: A Vision of the World In the aftermath of the September 11th atrocities many scholars have commented that states and nations have become less important. What do we need to live in a world where, as political scientist Benjamin Barber notes, "it could hardly escape even casual observers that global warming recognizes no sovereign territory, that AIDS carries no passport, that technology renders national borders meaningless, that the internet defies regulation, that oil and cocaine addiction circle the planet like twin plagues.	Facing Today	02/24/2008 - 12:17
Confronting September 11: Introduction from Marc Gopin One of the cornerstones of civil society is the capacity to live with more than one identity. People speak to us so much when we are young about finding our identity, or the search for our identity.	Facing Today	02/24/2008 - 11:27
Confronting September 11: Not in My Name September 11th was not the first time violence has been clothed in religious rhetoric, but as University of Virginia Islamic Studies professor Abdulaziz Sachedina writes in an essay, "Where Was God on September 11th?" the combination of religion, terror and politics was very painful.	Facing Today	02/24/2008 - 12:05
Confronting September 11: Prayers for Peace In the wake of the September attacks, many religious leaders tried to use their position to help heal the world and to advocate for peace and social justice. This reading highlights a few of those responses.	Facing Today	02/24/2008 - 12:03
Facing the Truth with Bill Moyers Study Guide This study guide accompanies Facing the Truth with Bill Moyers, an extraordinary documentary about the efforts of South Africans to deal with their past-specifically the years of apartheid. The film focuses on the stories of some of the individuals who testified before the nation's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), established in 1995 to investigate gross violations of human rights in South Africa and beyond its borders between 1960 and 1994.	Publication	02/23/2008 - 19:21