gET InVoLVEd
for mixed teams within 2000 kilometers of
Montreal, or Europe’s 2008 national Frisbee
championships. These personalized RSS feeds
all we are saying...
can further be configured on ffindr and then
easily integrated in any website. Delivered from
Is give “ultimate peace” a chance
the ffindr server, high quality Frisbee event data
will then automatically fly into your website. BY jOSH WISEMAN
To conclude this introduction to the new
collaborative web approach that hopefully My name is Josh Wiseman. I’m an avid Ultimate player – played college
fosters development and organization of Frisbee disc at Stanford, and now playing club with Revolver. I am providing this update and
in general I’d like to invite you to participate! history of a new non-profit group called Ultimate Peace, in the hope that the Canadian Ultimate
The more we are the better ffindr’s service will community will get involved. We’ve already been in touch with a bunch of teams and leagues in
be. Add your team and any interesting Frisbee- the Canadian Ultimate community as well, and the Hamilton Ultimate Club was the first to join
related link to ffindr and share the tournaments as a “gold” affiliate.
in your region with the rest of the world. Signal With Ultimate Peace, we hope to encourage friendship and understanding for youth from
bugs, help translating the interface in languages different social and cultural backgrounds around the world. Our first event is this April, when
that are not yet covered, spread the word to we’ll be traveling to Tel Aviv to bring together nearly 150 disadvantaged Palestinian and Israeli
people that don’t know ffindr, or simply provide youth as part of a 12-team Ultimate clinic. We have about 20 player/coaches volunteering for
us with new ideas on how to improve the the trip, all passionate about Ultimate, and all passionate about the cause.
service. We hope to get the whole Ultimate community involved in this program as fans and supporters,
Plug into the blog to stay tuned and one of our major avenues is with our Ultimate Peace Teams Affiliation Program, or UPTAP.
(http://feeds.feedburner.com/ffindr) and to With it we seek to get existing Ultimate teams and clubs involved to raise awareness and
not miss the launch of the fully automated resources.
tournament subscription system, due for mid- Ultimate Peace is a young organization, yet we have high hopes of spreading the joy of throwing
2009. Thank you for reading and see you on a disc and playing ultimate on a global level, especially in areas where more understanding and
ffindr. ( http://www.ffindr.com ) »U cooperation are needed. Our first project is timely - we will begin our work in the Middle East in
April of 2009, with aspirations of planting seeds of peace in that region and eventually around
the world.
BACKGROUND
Ultimate peace was established by founders Dr. David Barkan (California), Dori Yaniv (Israel),
and Linda Sidorsky (Massachusetts) in the spring of 2008. The idea emanated from a trip to
Israel organized by David and Dori, in which an All-Star Ultimate team known as the Matza
Balls taught Israeli children and promoted the sport of Ultimate. While excited by the significant
momentum generated in the world of Israeli Ultimate by facilitating clinics and a tournament,
the Americans were dismayed by the realization that Ultimate was not being played in the
neighboring Palestinian sporting community. Members of the team wondered what it would be
like to have Palestinian and Israeli children sharing the joys of throwing and catching a soaring
Frisbee, playing on a team cooperatively, and settling on-field disagreements collaboratively.
This vision, shared by Linda (organizer of international youth Ultimate) for years, was pursued
vigorously since 2006 and ultimately led to the concept of Ultimate Peace, the partnership with
the Peres Center for Peace, and the event – Ultimate Peace in the Middle East.
APPROACH
• Our Mission: To build bridges of friendship, understanding and fun for youth from different
social and cultural backgrounds around the world.
• Our Tool: The unique sport of Ultimate Frisbee - a fast paced, physically exhilarating team
sport that distinguishes itself from other sports in revolutionary ways: personal responsibility,
mutual respect between opponents, and fair play are prioritized over winning.
• Our Belief: The way we play and the way we live are deeply intertwined.
• Our Dream: To see the youth touched by Ultimate Peace bring more harmony to a divided
world.
To read more, be sure to visit our website at www.ultimatepeace.org. »U
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