During my pointing and clicking online, I ran into this video – imagine that. Imagine is a powerful song although it is simple – a voice and a piano. Yet, the song resonates. Dissent always interests me, so, conceptually, the location of the performance immediately drew me in. For over two weeks, citizens in Istanbul have gathered together to protest Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s plans to tear up Gezi Park in order to make way for a commercial development (of all things, a mall). In addition, prior to the park demolition, Erdoğan already announced plans to curtail the sale and use of alcohol in this Muslim, but secular, society. Over time, the protest evolved from outrage over plans to destroy one of the last public green spaces in Istanbul to an outraged national response to the Prime Minister’s authoritarian policy changes as other cities protested in solidarity. As more and more citizens take to public spaces to demonstrate dissent with their government, the dissent is met with policing reminiscent of Birmingham under Bull Connor. Yet, despite the photos of police using overwhelming force against dissenters, there also exists the underlying stories of the dissenters’ solidarity and non-violent resistance. The establishment of a people’s library with free books. Dissenters cleaning up the park after leaving. The establishment of an orderly tent city. The “Standing Man”. And last, but not least, this musical performance. Music is a powerful tool whose use can range from hard-driving music that can cause a riot to peaceful music that can unite disparate people in solidarity. This, obviously, is the latter.