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Ava Lowery is a 16 year old student and peace activist from Alabama perhaps best known known for her online antiwar animations, and the reactions and controversy they generated.

Lowery is the creator of the website Peace Takes Courage, and she and it have received considerable 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". "What Would JesusDo?" 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 totally inappropriate to be sent to a 15 year old girl, may not be considered death threats. Documented death threats were made against Lowery in response to an earlier animation though.

References

• Anti-war activists
• American activists