Same campaign…a more expansive name
Global Day of Unplugging 2024 is March 1-2.
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When the National Day of Unplugging awareness campaign started in 2009, very little academic and clinical research had been conducted about the long term impact of smartphone use on mental health. Recognizing the need for awareness of what might become a bigger problem, the Jewish arts and culture non-profit Reboot launched in partnership with Sabbath Manifesto, a project designed to slow down lives in an increasingly hectic world. What was once a small group of people gathering for tech-free Shabbat dinners turned into thousands of world-wide community partners organizing live unplugged events, year after year.
National Day of Unplugging would not have been possible without the creative spirit and dedication of Dan Rollman, founder of Sabbath Manifesto, and Jessica Tully, the artist who designed the original Cell Phone Sleeping Bag for Reboot.