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Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] The 14th annual National Day of Unplugging 2023 is March 3-4
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Craig A Durfey
To whom it may concern
Request a resolution:
The 14th annual National Day of Unplugging 2023 is March 3-4
https://socialemotionalpaws.com/blog-post-1/f/the-14th-annual-national-day-of-unplugging-2023-is-march-3-4
National Day of Unplugging is an awareness campaign that promotes a 24-hour respite from technology
annually observed the first weekend in March. For more than a decade, schools, religious institutions and
businesses have used our resources to inspire healthy life/tech balance within their communities. Participation is
open to anyone who wishes to elevate human connection over digital engagement.
Join us by spending an hour or a full day away from technology on National Day of Unplugging,
(sundown-to-sundown) March 3-4, 2023.
National Day of Unplugging has been around for over a decade and is now a project of Unplug Collaborative,
a non-profit, membership organization formed in February 2020. Learn more about Unplug Collaborative here.
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National Day of Unplugging Membership is open to any educator, organizer, parent or individual who wants to
spread awareness about how to maintain healthy life/tech balance.
For the last decade, the NDU campaign has continued to grow at an impressive rate. To date, there are more
than 135,000 people who have participated in events hosted by over 1,000 schools, religious institutions and
businesses worldwide.
History of National Day of Unplugging
When NDU 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.
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Craig A Durfey
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