News & Events
Guest Blog: Exonerate Ethel
Blog Post
by Robert Meeropol
originally published on Robert Meeropol's blog, Still Out on a Limb
In March the Rosenberg Fund for Children launched an online petition campaign to exonerate my mother, Ethel. I… Read More
Activists, Artists & Parents: the Revolution Starts at Home
Blog Post
It might be hard to imagine a music video that shows a young father singing about love and hopes for his toddler son, behind scenes of the family changing diapers, break dancing, and marching with… Read More
RFC at RebLaw
Blog Post
Last week I presented at the 2016 Rebellious Lawyering Conference at Yale University. The largest student-run public interest law conference in the country, RebLaw “seeks to build a community of law… Read More
Meet Our New Staff
Newsletter
If you interact with the RFC around grants, you’ll soon be communicating with a new staff member (if you haven’t already). After five years of dedicated service, Julie Johnson left the RFC at the end… Read More
Liz Fink: Crusading Lawyer, RFC Inspiration
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by RFC Founder, Robert Meeropol(photo credit Shiloh Crawford III)
Gina Belafonte Joins Advisory Board
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(photo credit joshreynoldsphoto.com)We’re thrilled to welcome the newest member of our Advisory Board, Gina Belafonte, who co-directs Sankofa.org, and was one of three activist artists who headlined… Read More
Celebrating Art & Activism
Newsletter
This past October, 300 members of the RFC community from around the country - donors, beneficiaries, Board, staff, and volunteers - gathered in the RFC’s home town of Easthampton, MA to celebrate 25… Read More
Exonerate Ethel
Newsletter
By Executive Director, Jennifer Meeropol(photo credit: Bud Korotzer, Desertpeace)
"Dear RFC,"
Blog Post
I recently received two striking letters at the RFC. Although they are very different in almost every regard - tone, content, and the personal histories of the authors - taken together I believe they… Read More
Beneficiary Guest Post: Retreat, Come Forth
Blog Post
My name is Jacob Rivas, I’m a graduate of Oberlin College and a proud grant recipient of the Rosenberg Fund For Children. I’d like to share my story to thank the RFC for everything they’ve done for… Read More
The RFC Turns 25!
Blog Post
I am thrilled to report that the RFC’s 25th anniversary celebration on Saturday, October 17th, was a huge success.
Ethel at 100 (part 6): Lessons for Supporting the Children of Today's Targeted Activists
Blog Post
This is the sixth and final blog in this series which uses "Unknown Secrets," a collage by Martha Rosler*, as an organizing principle to explore how the popular press, the prosecution, the defense,… Read More
Activist Artists Join the RFC's Advisory Board
Blog Post
As we gear up for our 25th anniversary celebration of Artists as Activists on October 17th, I am thrilled to announce two exciting additions to the Rosenberg Fund for Children’s Advisory Board who… Read More
A New Look for the RFC at 25
Blog Post
As you hopefully already noticed, we updated our materials this fall. As part of our year-long 25th anniversary celebration, we created a new logo (below), updated this website and redesigned the… Read More
Thank You!
Newsletter
In our two and a half decades, the generosity of our donors, volunteers, and members of our Board of Directors and Advisory Board, has allowed us to help thousands of children and youth by providing… Read More
Bequests Can Help Fund Our Next 25 Years
Newsletter
In their final letter to my father and uncle, my grandparents wrote that they were comforted in the sure knowledge that others would carry on after them.
From the Fight for $15 to Environmental Justice, RFC Aid Reaches a Broad Community
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NEW GRANTS
"What the RFC does is totally unique, lending financial and in many ways spiritual support to the people who lay everything on the line for the betterment of our world. It gives us a great sense of pride to be aligned with such a noble and vital organization." -Mike + Ruthy, RFC Advisory Board Members