113 The Black Lives Matter movement is a key example to understanding ‘dissonant heritage’ as it points out to problematic historic monuments and widespread unresolved issues around heritage, identity, place and belonging in the public space. Protest and debate about examples such as the statues of King Leopold II in Belgium, whose rule killed more than 10 million Africans, highlight how current day inequalities are experienced as deeply rooted in the histories and heritage of local places and the people who live in them. Heritage often plays a pivotal role for articulating identities and meanings used as arguments to justify political interests, igniting and perpetuating conflicts. However, the strong emotional element and capacity to generate stories (collective or individual) that cultural heritage has, makes it a perfect vehicle and tool to mediate that conflict and to better understand the past. A good local governance of dissonant heritage acknowledges pluralism in worldviews and the right of each person to understand, create, relate and dialogue around the past. Cultural heritage will be an engine for sustainable local development when its potential to change narratives is recognised and activated.