Screening: Singing for Justice

Join KQED Live and the Roxie Theater for a screening of the new PBS documentary about a joyous performer who united folk music and activism across nearly a century, singing to change the world — and herself.

Singing for Justice reveals the story of Faith Petric (1915-2013), a San Francisco-based political radical, musician, mother, worker and grandmother who united folk music and activism through almost a century of American social movements. She aided migrant workers in California during the Great Depression, built Liberty Ships during World War II, faced Cold War-era FBI surveillance, and marched for racial justice in Selma, AL. Over her long and purposeful life, Faith inspired all to take responsibility for social change, women and elders to defy stereotypes, and everyone she met to sing along. 

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the two directors (historian/filmmaker Estelle Freedman and filmmaker Christie Herring), along with special guests and a singalong! 

Singing for Justice will be presented by KQED for broadcast on PBS for Women’s History Month.

Co-presented by the Roxie and the San Francisco Folk Music Club, and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at San Francisco State.