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Ava Lowery is a 16-year-old homeschooled student and peace activist from Alabama who has created several dozen online anti-war, anti-Bush and anti-Republican animations.

Lowery is the creator of the website Peace Takes Courage, and she and it have received media attention in 2005 and 2006. She was the object of conservative criticism and is reported to have received anonymous death threats after her creation of an online animation, "WWJD" (which stands for "What Would Jesus Do?"). This flash-based animation displays photographs of wounded and bloodied Iraqi children while a child sings "Jesus Loves Me." Cindy Sheehan wrote an article of support for her "new friend... (who) is disgusted with the war and with the Bush regime."

In July of 2006 Lowery was awarded the BuzzFlash "Wings of Justice" award. She is also a person of considerable interest in the blog world, and was a guest at the 2006 YearlyKos Convention.

Disputes over Threats

The claims and counter-claims regarding death threats made against Lowery are contentious. Emails provided to reporters following the publication of "WWJD," while vulgar, obscene, hateful and inappropriate to be sent to a teenaged girl, may not be considered death threats. There is also confusion as to when, from where and in reference to what animation(s) certain threats were made. Documented death threats were made against Lowery in response to an earlier animation, though.

References

External Links

• Ava Lowery interviewed on CNN June 19, 2006
• 15-Year-Old Peace Activist Ava Lowery Talks with Progressive Democrats of America

• Anti-war activists
• American activists