The Shabbath Manifesto

The Shabbath Manifesto was drafted by Re-boot, a group of Jewish artists looking to integrate modernity with tradition. The Manifesto calls for people to unplug once week. Although based on the idea of the Jewish Shabbat experience, the Manifesto has reached across all people groups and religions. Its ideas have been featured in USToday, CNN, and PBS. Below is information from their website: http://www.sabbathmanifesto.org/about including the National Day of Unplugging on March 4.


The Sabbath Manifesto was developed in the same spirit as the Slow Movement, slow food, slow living, by a small group of artists, writers, filmmakers and media professionals who, while not particularly religious, felt a collective need to fight back against our increasingly fast-paced way of living. The idea is to take time off, deadlines and paperwork be damned.

Sundown, Friday, March 4 to Sundown, Saturday, March 5

Are you ready to join us for the National Day of Unplugging?
Can you take the unplug challenge and put down your cell phone, sign out of email, stop your Facebook and Twitter updates? For 24 hours, starting at sundown Friday March 4, 2011, people across the nation will reclaim time, slow down their lives and reconnect with friends, family, the community and themselves. Can’t resist the temptation? We’ve created cell phone sleeping bags.

The Sabbath Manifesto’s principles were created for individual styling, but for one day we are asking you to take on the challenge of Principle Number 1: AVOID TECHNOLOGY.
Now what?
Unplug and give back: Click here to be connected to volunteer opportunities in your local community.
For more info about how to use the Sabbath Manifesto and events leading up to NDU 2011 sign up here.