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Ava

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About Me

I'm a peace activist and video producer from Alabama. In 2005 I created PeaceTakesCourage.com. I'm obsessed with politics, current events, and "deep" discussions. I can ramble on for hours about religion, the war in Iraq, different political issues, and any other interesting topic you bring up.

I like to create videos for my website Peacetakescourage.com and I'm currently working on my first documentary. I also like to watch movies, especially if they have good cinematography. I'm a peace activist and raging liberal working for peace and justice.

My Interests

I'm obsessed with politics, current events, and "deep" discussions. I can ramble on for hours about religion, the war in Iraq, different political issues, and any other interesting topic you bring up. I like to create videos for my website www.peacetakescourage.com and I'm currently working on my first documentary. I aslo like to watch movies, especially if they have good cinematography.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who wants peace and justice, people who are interested in art, music, and film, and/or anyone else!

Music:

This list could go on forever, but if i had to narrow it down(and trust me, this is the narrowed down version) it would have to be: The Who, The Kinks, The Clash, Blondie, Franz Ferdinand, Strokes, the Hives, the Libertines, CCR, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Queen, the Cranberries, Greenday, Weezer, the Killers, Coldplay, the Dave Matthews Band, The Sex Pistols, The Offspring, the Bravery, Oasis, Johnny Cash, Moby, the Wallflowers, RX, Radiohead, Beastie Boys, NIN, RATM, Nirvana, the Wallflowers, the Cure, Jimi Hendrix, Three Dog Night, Bob Marley, The Nightwatchman

Movies:

Charade, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Platoon, Amadeus, Collateral, Donnie Darko, Garden State, Kill Bill v. 2, Napoleon Dynamite, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Darjeeling Limited, The Matrix, The Sixth Sense, Forrest Gump, Good Night and Good Luck, Breakfast on Pluto, The Pianist, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Ghost World, The Shawshank Redemption, My Cousin Vinny, Roger and Me, 12 Angry Men, Hotel Rwanda, Raising Arizona, Pieces Of April, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Edward Scissorhands, Little Miss Sunshine, The U.S. vs. John Lennon, Life Is Beautiful, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, The Breakfast Club, Journeys with George, Driving Lessons, Melinda and Melinda, and O Brother Where Art Thou? just to name a few.

Television:

I like any "Law and Order" series, especially SVU. Boston Legal, Heroes( my guilty pleasure TV show), ER, House, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and of course Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Unfortunately my favorite TV show is over - Extras.

Books:

Fahrenheit 451, 1984, Anthem, The Stranger, Lord of the Flies, The Giver, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place, America's Women: Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines, Hatchet, The Midwife's Apprentice, and The Witch of Blackbird Pond to name a few.

Heroes:

I have too many heroes to list, so instead I'll list a few of my favorite quotes:"Men without hope, resigned to despair and oppression, do not make revolutions. It is when expectation replaces submission, when despair is touched with the awareness of possibility, that the forces of human desire and the passion for justice are unloosed." -- Robert F. Kennedy"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." -- Abraham Lincoln"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." -- Douglas MacArthur"It is time for all people of conscience to call upon America, come back home, come home America. Omar Khayyam is right: 'The moving finger writes, and having writ moves on.' I call on Washington today, I call on every man and woman of good will all over America today, I call on the young men of America who must make a choice today. Take a stand on this issue, tomorrow may be too late. The book may close." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

My Blog

Let me tell you a little bit about my Mom

My Mom was a single mom who raised me and my brother. She worked nights as a nurse, went to law school during the day, and still found time to spend with us every single day. I was raised to be open m...
Posted by Ava on Sun, 11 May 2008 06:36:00 PST

Pretty Please? With Sugar on top?

To my awesome myspace friends, if you haven't already voted could you please go vote for "Fallout" in the FYI short film festival? i'll love you forever if you! please rank it a 10 to vote for it and ...
Posted by Ava on Sat, 10 May 2008 03:55:00 PST

Virgin Voters - Coming soon to DC

Be part of it! In October first time "virgin voters" and all voters who are passionate about the election in November will come together in DC to bring awareness to the issues that matter to us! First...
Posted by Ava on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:48:00 PST

Short Film - FALLOUT: Coming Home From the War in Iraq

A short film by Ava Lowrey about the war in Iraq and its effects on our returning troops. Pro-war or anti-war, we should all take the time to listen to what our returning troops have to say.Watch It: ...
Posted by Ava on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:55:00 PST

I Care. Do You? - My Video Response

My "I Care" video response: You can post your video response here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0wvywelfcY- Avahttp://www.peacetakescourage.comhttp://www.avasarmy.com.. .
Posted by Ava on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:35:00 PST

I Care. Do You? - Youth Collaboration Video

Too often we as young people are talked down to and criticized for our lack of concern about the state of the world today and our lack of involvement in current events and politics. However,...
Posted by Ava on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:41:00 PST

New PeaceTakesCourage Video: 5 Years Too Many

..Watch Video: Windows Media Player | QuickTime | YouTubeWith the 5th Anniversary of start of the war in Iraq approaching we all need to take a moment to think about what this war has cost us: Almost ...
Posted by Ava on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:28:00 PST

Super Tuesday - Whats Up for Grabs today?

Voters in 24 states are heading to the polls today for Super Tuesday, which is virtually a national primary day. What, more more accurately where, is up for grabs today? Delegate-rich states lik...
Posted by Ava on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST

Super Tuesday.. TOMORROW!

I'm sure that all of my fellow political junkies will agree that tomorrow is like Christmas morning for us! With the Democratic race as close as ever, today is an important campaigning day for both no...
Posted by Ava on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:59:00 PST

Edwards Drops Out... the day after I post a video about him!

And I'm left with a video about a Presidential candidate that no longer exists. Quick, I'm going to post a video about the team that I think is going to win the Superbowl so that everyone knows who no...
Posted by Ava on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:24:00 PST