SINGING FOR JUSTICE reveals the story of Faith Petric (1915-2013), a San Francisco-based political radical, musical organizer, and joyous performer who united folk music and activism through almost a century of American social movements. Over her long and purposeful life, Petric combined group singing and progressive politics, inspiring all to take responsibility for social change, women and elders to defy stereotypes, and everyone she met to sing along. SINGING FOR JUSTICE provides a compelling portrait of this American original–a worker, social critic, single mother, perennial protestor, and traveling grandmother who reached across generations to encourage musical and political engagement. Told largely by Faith herself, the film draws upon a treasure trove of sources – her extensive life-long collection of photos and artifacts, performance and interview footage across the decades, and insights from historians, musical colleagues, and family members. Historical footage provides context for a life in which Faith Petric was not abstractly affected by world events but chose to make her mark upon them – from her log-cabin origins to political radicalization during the Great Depression; from her work as a Rosie the Riveter and participant in the first Greenwich Village folk revival in the 1940s to her post-war life as a single working mother in San Francisco; and from marching in Selma in 1965 to reinventing herself as a post-retirement troubadour. Faith Petric’s story shows how committed networks of people sustain resistance to inequality and conformity in America – through speaking up and singing out. In telling Petric’s story, SINGING FOR JUSTICE probes the personal motivations and the historical circumstances that generated her exceptional dedication to creativity and community building. The film asks what legacies her life offers for those seeking social justice in our own times. Along with providing a social history of modern America through musical history, we hope that SINGING FOR JUSTICE will empower audiences young and old to create music and multi-generational communities, aspiring to the kind of civic engagement that Faith Petric modeled over her lifetime.