Out on a Limb Together

Activists go out on a limb when they fight for social justice. Their children can be left out on a limb when these parents are targeted. The RFC is a community stepping out on that limb together, and enveloping vulnerable activist families in a network of support.

In the Out on a Limb Together blog, the RFC's founder, Robert Meeropol, discusses his personal opinions on matters related to the RFC and beyond. (Opinions expressed on this blog are those of the author not those of the Rosenberg Fund for Children.)

 

Fitting New Pieces Together
Feb 02, 2012

Last week I made a quick trip to Southern California. My busy schedule did not permit me to see Hunger: In Bed With Roy Cohn, a new play that recently premiered in L.A. Yet while I was there, I was able to meet with the playwright, the producers and some of the actors after one of the performances.

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The New Jim Crow
Jan 27, 2012

The New Jim CrowI just finished reading The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander, with a forward by Cornel West (The New Press, 2012). I urge people to read this essential book.

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Occupy Wall Street Protester Guilty of Lynching?
Jan 20, 2012

This morning I read that an ardent member of the Occupy Los Angeles movement has been arrested and charged with lynching.  You might think the protester, Sergio Ballesteros, attacked and hanged someone.

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2012
Jan 13, 2012

I wish to thank the people who have commented on my last blog about the current administration’s policies and the looming environmental catastrophe. I received many thoughtful observations from a variety of sources including the RFC’s website, Facebook and the online site OpEdNews.

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Why I won't vote for Obama in November
Jan 05, 2012

I have no intention of voting for Obama in November. Based on what I’ve learned about environmental sustainability and the military industrial complex, as well as a series of discussions I’ve had with my wife, Elli, about this over the last year, I’ve come to understand that:

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