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In The End, Winning On And Off The Field
This past Saturday, UP held it’s season ending event: UP Games. Teams from UP communities from across the region came together at a field in suburban Tel Aviv for a day of game. Players played as community teams against other communities. This marked the end of a packed year where a dozen different communities had […]
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Hat Tournament Creates Space
I embarked on my first Ultimate Peace experience last weekend. This has been an organization with which I’ve been infatuated with since I heard about its launch in 2009. Middle Eastern conflict resolution was a smattering of oversimplified, idealistic theories I’d studied from a safe and privileged seat in an American classroom; and I’d heard […]
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Summer Camp Beginnings
Dani Glass writes about the ins and outs of getting Ultimate Peace’s summer camp up and started.
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The Big Day
Elliot Blumberg writes about disappearing anxieties and the excitement of meeting campers for the first time.
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Building Culture, Building Friendships
Preparation for UP Training Camp has reached a fever pitch with campers due to arrive in mere hours. Folks around the campus are scurrying about, taking care of last minute tasks and getting ready to welcome the busses as they roll in through the gate. And there is excitement in the air, the anticipation of […]