Our Team
We are Unplug Collaborative, the nonprofit organization behind the awareness campaign, Global (formerly National) Day of Unplugging.
Our Advisors
Speaker and youth digital advocate. Founder of LOG OFF Movement , and Co-Founder of Design it for Us and Tech(nically) Politics– a youth lobbying campaign dedicated to pushing forth Big Tech regulation.
Marketing professor at the College of Charleston, Researcher – Teacher – Consultant in Digital and Social Media Wellness.
Science journalist, speaker, consultant and author of books including The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again. Catherine is also the founder of ScreenLifeBalance.com
Author of Creative Coping Toolkit, Director and or Executive Producer of social impact films, Angst, LIKE & The Upstanders, Screenagers, Nevertheless, CEO & Co-Founder IndieFlix & founder IndieFlix Foundation.
More In Common co-founder, corporate culture consultant, podcast host and business development manager at Microsoft
More In Common co-founder, corporate culture consultant, podcast host and business development manager at Microsoft
Emmy-nominated filmmaker, founder of the Webby Awards and author of the best-selling book, 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day A Week.
Digital wellness coach, speaker and founder of Brick, a grassroots movement for people motivated to develop healthier relationships with screens and social media.
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at The City University of New York and Founder of Wise Therapeutics, a digital therapeutics company translating cutting-edge science into digital tools for behavioral health such as the app, Personal Zen.
Our Story
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.