Five Ultimate is the Official Apparel Sponsor of the 2013 Ultimate Peace USA Friendship Tour!
Thank you Five Ultimate!
Five Ultimate is the Official Apparel Sponsor of the 2013 Ultimate Peace USA Friendship Tour!
Thank you Five Ultimate!
Our Purpose
Ultimate Peace builds bridges of understanding and friendship between youth who live in communities divided by conflict, using the character building sport of Ultimate Frisbee as our tool.
Our Beginning
In late 2008, Ultimate Peace was conceived. In April of 2009, our first groundbreaking program brought Ultimate Frisbee (Ultimate) to the Middle East. First in their own villages, then all together In Tel Aviv, 120 Middle Eastern youth from Israel and the West Bank learned to play the game of Ultimate. Coaches who flew in from around the world taught them how to throw a forehand, how to work as a team, how to resolve an on-field disagreement. Arabs and Jews played on the same team. They practiced and socialized, sharing dance, language and music from their cultures and much more.
The idea of Ultimate Peace, the possibility and potential of using Ultimate to bring together youth from opposite sides of a conflict was no longer just a dream. A program was being born in the Middle East, where discs were being thrown, goals were being caught, and high fives were being exchanged between Jewish, Arab, and Palestinian youth for the very first time.
Today
Since 2009, Ultimate Peace has achieved many things, including not just becoming a program, but a movement. In the Middle East, the sport has gained immense popularity and official recognition, as many hundreds of youth continue to join and play in UP activities that work to break down rigid social and cultural barriers. In Colombia, Ultimate Peace led a multi-day clinic in 2011 that set the stage for an exciting event that will unite Ultimate Peace youth teams from around the world in Cali, Colombia for the World Games in the summer of 2013. More players, coaches, researchers, event organizers, and sponsors are forging exciting new partnerships with Ultimate Peace every day. And it is just the beginning. Please learn more about 3 of our major initiatives:
