What is Ava's Army?
Welcome to Ava's Army where you get the chance to say what you're thinking. Ava's Army is blogging and networking site with the goal to inform and empower young people. Too often we as young people have our opinions and views ignored when it comes to political issues and current events. Right now we are seen as the generation of pop culture but together we can change that and become a generation of activism and passion about the world around us and the issues that effect us on a day to day basis. Here at Ava's Army your opinions matter and can make a difference. The only person who can keep you silent is you. Never let anyone shut you up.

Who is Ava?
Ava Lowery is the 18 year old peace activist from Alabama behind the website, PeaceTakesCourage.com. She has created videos on PeaceTakesCourage that have earned her awards(NOW 2007 Woman of Action Award, Casey Sheehan Young Peace Activist Award, Wings of Justice Award) and media acclaim (NYT, CNN, MTV, The Rolling Stone, Nick News, etc...). Ava also received strong support from friends in the blog world, and received a warm welcome at the highly successful Yearlykos Convention. In 2007 Ava began creating a new networking and blogging website for young people who are interested and involved in social and political activism.

How do I start blogging?
First you have to register which you can do here: http://avasarmy.com/user/register.
After you register select "New Blog Entry" from the menu. It's as simple as that.

Who blogs on Ava's Army?
You should see a list of all registered bloggers on the menu to your right. Click on a name to view that blogger's profile and blog.

How can I customize my profile?
Select "My account" from the menu to your right. Once on your profile page you should see a link to "edit" your profile. From their you can edit both your account settings and your personal information(the stuff that shows on your profile).

How do blogs get featured on the front page?
Featured blogs are chosen by the Ava's Army mod team and Ava. These blogs may be chosen because of their popularity, subject, or the blogger's writing. We try our best to be fair and rotate our featured blogs so that the same bloggers are not featured every day and all bloggers get a chance. If you have a blog you'd like to suggest to be featured on the front page contact us with a link and the reason you think the blog should be featured.