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Ava Lowery is a peace activist from Alabama.

PeaceTakesCourage.com and the WWJD Controversy

Lowery is the creator of the website Peace Takes Courage, which received media attention in 2006. She was the object of conservative criticism from websites such as Conservative Underground and claimed to have received anonymous death threats after her creation of an online work, "WWJD". 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 was also a topic of considerable debate in the blog world, and was a guest at the 2006 YearlyKos Convention.

Disputes over Alleged Threats

Lowery's claims of having received death threats remain controversial. Emails given to reporters following the publication of WWJD, while vulgar, inappropriate, and culturally insensitive, are not specifically threatening. Documented death threats were made against Lowery in response to an earlier animation and were apparently conflated into an article discussing the right-wing response to WWJD

Other Resources

CNN interview with Ava Lowery

References

• Anti-war activists
• American activists