Rediscovering our Nightingale 'North Star'
as we prepare for the 2020 Nightingale Bicentenary...
as we prepare for the 2020 Nightingale Bicentenary...
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The Nightingale Initiative for Global Health — often called ‘NIGH’ — is a grassroots-to-global catalytic movement created — in Florence Nightingale's name — to keep her flame and bright spirit beaming throughout the 21st century and beyond. In her time, Florence Nightingale Nightingale followed her moral compass — beyond the battlefield — to address the social and environmental determinants of health. In our time, we can follow our moral compass to deepen and broaden our commitments to do the same.
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As we embark upon the 2020 Bicentenary Year of the birth of Florence Nightingale — we are taking the bold step to develop a series of 'Nightingale Story' multi-media projects — including a documentary, a multi-season ‘docudrama’ TV Series, and a related feature film called 'Legacy of Light' — as well as a participatory ‘Transmedia’ citizen-advocacy-campaign for NIGH's 2020 Vision. In 2018, we were pleased and privileged to welcome 'Supporters' — representing 20 million nurses worldwide — in promotion of this plan.
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To participate, already, in our 'Transmedia' citizen-advocacy-campaign, please sign our updated “Nightingale Declaration.” Since NIGH's founding, this ”Nightingale Declaration for A Healthy World” remains our worldwide credo as “We the nurses and concerned citizens of the global community... “ Now available En Francais and soon in all official UN languages, as well as many other popular language versions. Our original website — www.NIGHtingaleDeclaration.net — is remembered here. |
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As well, our Nightingale Prayer begins with these words:
“Today our world needs healing and to be rekindled with love.“ Crafted, in 1996—for the United Nations Habitat II Summit in Istanbul, Turkey — where Nightingale's famous work began — this Prayer remains keenly relevant to our time and for our challenges. This Prayer is excellent for your plans to celebrate the 2020 Bicentenary of Nightingale's birth. If you use it, please let us know & attribute this source. |
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In keeping with our Mission & Purpose, our 3 mandates are to: • mobilize public opinion to reach all 17 UN Global Goals • inform, involve and empower nurses and concerned citizens to participate in this advocacy — locally, nationally and internationally. |
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• understand that the actions we take to support our own health are relevant to the health of all nations.
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We are pleased and privileged to celebrate a major milestone of recognition in the history of NIGH! After more than a decade of focused work to advocate for achieving UN Global Goals, we have been granted ‘Special Consultative Status’ with the United Nations Economic & Social Council (UN ECOSOC)— to gather grassroots knowledge to share at global levels. |
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Here are our on-site offices and how how to reach us by email.
Here are our on-site offices and how how to reach us by email.
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NIGH World Headquarters
Centre International Réformé John Knox Chemin des Crêts-de-Pregny 27, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland and NIGH World in Canada's National Capital Region 1160 Chemin d'Aylmer • Suite 108 Gatineau, Quebec, J9H 0G5 |
NIGH USA
878 Paseo Del Sur Santa Fe, New Mexico. 87501 -8836 1601 18th Street NW, Suite 4 Washington, DC, 20009 |
Image Credits
Homepage candle graphic in the public domain, accessed from Pexels.com.
Florence Nightingale image in the public domain, accessed from Wikimedia.
'Today's Nurses Candlelighting' from NIGH's archives.
Candlelighting of 'Nurses Through The Ages' from NIGH's archives.
NIGH Logo in NIGH's archives and United Nations SDGs Color Wheel used with official UN Guidelines.
‘Milestone’ fireworks from Wikimedia, used with the GNU Free Documentation License.
Search box magnifying glass @ PublicDomainFiles.com.
Homepage candle graphic in the public domain, accessed from Pexels.com.
Florence Nightingale image in the public domain, accessed from Wikimedia.
'Today's Nurses Candlelighting' from NIGH's archives.
Candlelighting of 'Nurses Through The Ages' from NIGH's archives.
NIGH Logo in NIGH's archives and United Nations SDGs Color Wheel used with official UN Guidelines.
‘Milestone’ fireworks from Wikimedia, used with the GNU Free Documentation License.
Search box magnifying glass @ PublicDomainFiles.com.