The Social Light Movement Manifesto

'Light is a right, not a privilege'
'People before places'

The Social Light Movement (SLM) is a philanthropic movement and has been founded in order to create a network for lighting designers and other interested parties to collaborate on the issue of improving lighting for people: particularly those who are unlikely to have access to good quality illumination within their environment.

The SLM exists:

to demonstrate and to design well lit environments for social and underprivileged housing areas and people
to involve the community in the actual design of their own environment
to encourage other designers to work in similar environments and use similar methodologies
to educate housing associations, housing management teams and social housing ownership bodies about the benefits of good lighting
to gain the support of city administrations, urban planners, architects, landscape designers, electrical engineers, lighting designers and other associated disciplines
to create attention, arouse public opinion, influence politicians and decision makers
to promote responsible energy use within lighting design
to persuade people that they have the right to expect good lighting
to never use sodium

Vive La “Light Revolution”!