Commodity Activism festivals & special events Sophia is a dragonfly born

Sophia is a dragonfly born with one wing smaller than the other

Gross captured American humor in transition

and my mommy is a cat

to her prominence as a folk musician frequently performing at and participating in civil rights and peace demonstrations across the US and abroad—from post-revolutionary Cuba to wartime Vietnam

Commodity Activism festivals & special events Sophia is a dragonfly bornBuying (RED) productsfrom Gap T shirts to Appleto fight AIDS. Drinking a Caring Cup of coffee at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to support fair trade. Driving a Toyota Prius to fight global warming. All these commonplace activities point to a central feature of contemporary culture: the most common way we participate in social activism is by buying something. Roopali Mukherjee and Sarah Banet Weiser have gathered an exemplary group of scholars to explore