NEW ANIMATION - "What Will You Do?"

[Ava]

Hey everyone, I just uploaded the new animation.

It's 3.62MB and somewhere around 2 minutes long. Check it out and let me know what you think:

http://www.peacetakescourage.com/whatwillyoudo.html

[titoresque]

1. Very good!

You're such an inspiration Ava!
Thank you for all your hard work! :hug:

[Ava]

3. thanks titoresque!

:pals:

[mdmc]

2. harsh

peace

[Ava]

4. harsh good or harsh bad?

[mdmc]

12. harsh, as I can only watch for a couple of seconds

so, too harsh for me.

Please keep in mind that as an artist, you must always stick to your vision. You cannot mold your art toward an audience. Your motivation for creation, your drive to express yourself, is yours alone. All art conveys a message. Your message needs to be told.

Please don't be discouraged by this. You are a very talented and motivated person. We are collectively fortunate that you express yourself, and allow us to see the results.

Let me tell you a story. I heard Arlo Guthrie ( www.arlo.net ) tell it.
Arlo has a "story telling" style of musical performance. Once he was setting up to sing a song, and he told a story about a guy that changes his mind. The story tells of a guy that had committed to a course of action, made a mistake, admitted it, and changed the course of his life. This was during the Vietnam war.

Arlo went on to explain that he had a lot of respect for people that learn from their mistakes and change the course of their behavior. He went on to state that sometimes families, towns, counties, and states sometime need to change course. Even powerful countries need to change course once in a while.

Without expressly stating that Nixon was wrong and anti-war hero John Kerry was right, Arlo placed the seed of thought in his audience. This is how he expressed his art.

Please keep doing what you are doing. Keep creating. Your style is your own, and should be cherished. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[Ava]

18. thanks mdmc

:hug: :pals:

[mdmc]

20. thank you Ava

peace.
Create!

:~) <-that is my artistic creation. :)

[Ava]

23. love the creation!

:P :pals:

[madokie]

5. Watch this for starters, knowing full well I will be pleasantly surprised

at the talent you continue to show. now without further ado
edit to add: Awesome

[Ava]

7. thanks madokie!

:pals:

[Mnemosyne]

6. Well Ava, you got the tears flowing again.

Great work sister!

:hug:

[Ava]

8. thanks vickiss!

:hug:

[yellerpup]

9. In tears again, Ava

How I wish the liar-in-chief had the patience to watch this video. Thank you for speaking out for peace by reminding us of what is lost.

[Ava]

11. thank you yellerpup!

:pals:

[SammyWinstonJack]

41. He's too busy catching perch to worry about the Hell he has unleashed on

the Iraqi people. And he doesn't care anyway, it means absolutely nothing to him, except of course when he pretends to care for purely political reasons. Otherwise, he 'worries' about where he can ride his mountain bike, etc..... I hope he one day gets what he so richly deserves by way of instant Karma.

[Ava]

60. well he doesn't watch or read the news anyways

does he?

:shrug:

[mikelewis]

10. You are too young to see this kind of truth...

That in itself is a reason to end this war. You shouldn't have to see our embarassing failures as a people or fret over your future.

Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Jesus

The wolf will live with the lamb,
the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling together;
and a little child will lead them.
Isaiah

[Ava]

15. hopefully my generation will have it right

:pals:

[tavalon]

32. She is too young to have such clarity

I believe in reincarnation. There will never be any proof, for that believe as for most spiritual beliefs but this beautiful young woman gives some credence.

[shadowknows69]

43. No doubt. Good call tavalon.

I've been fortunate to meet a few people Ava's age that definitely "get it" moreso than a lot of "adults" I know. It gives me hope. If they ever start cloning people en masse we have to push people like her to the head of the line.

[peace13]

13. Thanks for that Ava

The road to peace is so painfully slow. I like that you are asking everyone to take a step toward peace in this video. We still have our memorial in the front yard with 2400+ flags. It is tiring but I will stand by you and keep at it. Keep up the great work, you are an inspiration. Never give up. Peace, Kim

[Ava]

16. thanks kim!

:pals:

[Dhalgren]

14. Excellent, Ava! I am choked-up right now...

That was very well done. The Cash piece was a superb choice. Thanks and never give up...never give up...

[Ava]

17. thanks so much Dhalgren!

:hug:

[lonestarnot]

19. So sad.

:cry: We must end it! We must!

[Ava]

21. i know, i'm doing my best to try to do my part,

but it's hard :(

[lonestarnot]

22. I've been into so many parts, I don't know which is which any more.

[Ava]

59. hopefully we'll take back control in 'o6

:hi:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

24. Damn, girl, you have the touch!

I'm overwhelmed. The freepers will be outraged.

Good job. Keep it up, and stay safe!

[Ava]

27. thank you Prisoner_Number_Six!

:hi:

[Saturday]

25. I read all of the responses before I played your video.

I was prepared for the sadness but it overwhelmed me anyway. We so often count the US soldiers that have been killed and maimed, but there are so many more Iraqis!!!! Thanks for an excellent video Ava.

[Ava]

28. thanks so much yadayadayada!

:pals:

[bdamomma]

26. I don' t know what to say but

we are not out of the woods, very good Ava.

this war begun on a lie.

[Ava]

29. thank you alyce douglas

:hi:

[goclark]

33. Oh AaaVA! You were named a Tipping Point Patriot At DU!

Enjoy!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1081203

[Ava]

36. awesome! thanks so much!

:pals:

[tavalon]

30. Great Goddess Girl

You have the courage of Martin Luther King and the moral compass of Gandhi.

This animation, just like the others is painful and beautiful and I hope one day to meet you in real life. I would like to shake your hand.

Just keep your eye out for the crazies. Unfortunately, they see in you exactly what I do but they want it to be crushed. Be careful, we need you and even more so, your family needs you.

[Ava]

31. thanks so much tavalon!

you are far too kind! :pals:

[tavalon]

34. PS

Is it okay to disseminate with attribution or do you still have work you want to do on it? It seems perfect to me.

[Ava]

35. i'm done with it.

i don't think i'll do any more work on it unless you all think i should. :)

[shadowknows69]

39. It's perfect

any longer and I couldn't bear it. I had to stop watching and just listened about 1 and a half minutes in.

[goclark]

40. Ava it is perfection right now!

[Ava]

51. thanks so much goclark!

:pals:

[Chalco]

37. I can't stop crying. nt

[Ava]

55. here's a tissue!

:pals:

[shadowknows69]

38. I needed a good cry today (not) but thanks Ava

because it is necessary that we cry daily over this. Thanks for reminding us.

[Ava]

56. thanks shadowknows69

:pals:

[Beelzebud]

42. Something Hunter S. Thompson wrote. I'm starting to 100% agree with.

We have become a Nazi monster in the eyes of the
whole world--a nation of bullies and bastards who
would rather kill than live peacefully. We are not
just Whores for power and oil, but killer whores with
hate and fear in our hearts. We are human scum, and
that is how history will judge us...No redeeming
social value. Just whores. Get out of our way, or
we'll kill you.

Who does vote for these dishonest shitheads? Who
among us can be happy and proud of having this
innocent blood on our hands? Who are these swine?
These flag-sucking half-wits who get fleeced and
fooled by stupid rich kids like George Bush?
They are the same ones who wanted to have Muhammad Ali
locked up for refusing to kill gooks. They speak for
all that is cruel and stupid and vicious in the
American character. They are the racists and hate
mongers among us--they are the Ku Klux Klan. I piss
down the throats of these Nazis.

And I am too old to worry about whether they like it
or not. Fuck them.
-Hunter S. Thompson

[Ava]

57. i actually watched a documentary about Ali the other day

it talked about when he refused to go to Vietnam and how everyone turned against him. It was a really good movie.

[Pacifist Patriot]

44. Freepers want to know what DUers are doing to cut down on gas use...

I want to know what Freepers are doing to cut down on violence.

Powerful once again Ava. Thank you!

[Ava]

53. thanks Pacifist Patriot!

:pals:

[Autonomy]

45. Great job, Ava!

Great choice of song and images.

You have a musician's rhythm. I noticed that the quick pacing in the middle was to the beat of the bell, and the closing graphic was perfectly off the tempo change in the song, like a good jazz musician.

I did notice a few repeats of images from your other works in this one. I understand, though, that there are limited stock images due to the media blackout of reality in this war.

Keep up the great work!

[Ava]

54. thank you Autonomy!

:hi:

[Ava]

46. thanks everyone!

:grouphug:

[npincus]

47. AVA- I don't know if it's your bag

but an animation i'd love to see: George and Laura dancing to Neil Young's "Let's Impeach The President!"

Love ALL your work.

[Ava]

48. thanks npincus!

:hi:

[Ishoutandscream2]

49. I just...this has got to end...

So moving. I just don't know what to say...

You have an incredible talent.

Oh, and a very good choice in music. Cash's music really summed up the pictures, didn't it?

[Ava]

50. thanks so much Ishoutandscream2!

i love johnny cash and that song is beautiful. the NIN version was good, but the Johnny Cash version is so much better because it is more haunting.

[sakabatou]

52. Nice job!

One question: Source of pics? Or can it just be googled?

Follow up: Where do you get the Bush quotes/wav files?

[Ava]

58. thanks sakabatou

i spend hours looks for photos. sometimes i find them off of news websites. since the articles came out i've had a few photographers email me and say they would be glad to send me more photos.

i get the bush quotes from his speeches. i just have to edit it down to the part i want.