News & Events
RFC Granting: A New "Normal"
Newsletter
“Things have been so insane and hectic here,” a parent wrote to us recently. Maybe you can relate.
Guest Blog by Robert Meeropol: Her Sister's Tattoo
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My wife’s fourth novel, Her Sister’s Tattoo, was published in April. It’s the story of Esther and Rosa, whose arrests during an anti-Vietnam War protest tear the sisters apart. It’s fiction, but it… Read More
Celebrating the RFC's 30th anniversary with a virtual playlist
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While we wish we could have safely gathered together to celebrate the RFC's 30th anniversary in 2020, we were thrilled to be able to offer a virtual program to mark this milestone. The five videos… Read More
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn’ on HBO, a Fascinating Portrait of an American Villain
Press Coverage
The Gist: Meeropol’s interviewees reserve their choicest commentary for Roy Cohn: “He was a lawless madman.” “The personification of evil.” “Without conscience.” “Like Dracula coming out of his box… Read More
On the 67th anniversary of my grandparents' executions
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Kids wondering if their father will go to prison this summer for participating in a nonviolent demonstration.
Where Are Michael and Robert Meeropol Now?
Press Coverage
‘Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn’ is a look into the role Roy Cohn played in Julius and Ethel Rosenberg’s espionage trial, and how later he was tied to several prominent political… Read More
2020 Spring Grants
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This spring the RFC awarded:
67 grants totaling $149,610 to support 151 kids from 75 families, including a group grant for a music therapy program
An additional, special grant of up to $18,400 for… Read More
Update on RFC Spring Granting and 30th Anniversary plans
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Everyone at the RFC sends their love and sympathy to those of you who are experiencing hardship or loss related to the current crisis. I also want to thank the many of you who have sent us messages… Read More
Our Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Hello everyone,
I hope you, your families, and your immediate community are okay in this very trying moment. I’m sure that the worldwide upheaval from the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every member… Read More
New Named Fund Supports Prison Visits
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As my father and I shared in the cover story of our spring 2020 newsletter, The RFC at 30, this year is the RFC’s 30th anniversary. That means it’s also the 25th anniversary of one of our signature… Read More
The RFC at 30: Thoughts from Jenn & Robert Meeropol
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1990 – 2010 (by Robert Meeropol)
In September 1990, I founded the RFC and became its first Executive Director. In the previous year, three dozen donors responded to my effort to raise start-up funds… Read More
Join Angela Y. Davis to Celebrate 30 Years!
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The RFC will mark our 30th anniversary with a festive celebration on May 9th, 2020, headlined by our Advisory Board member, Angela Y. Davis, at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke, MA.
New Named Fund Supports Prison Visits
Newsletter
As my father and I shared in The RFC at 30, this year is the RFC’s 30th anniversary. That means it’s also the 25th anniversary of one of our signature granting programs, our Attica Prison Visits,… Read More
Twelve New Families Join RFC Community
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NEW GRANTS
Suspicious Fire at Social Justice Organization $5000 for a group grant for 19 kids from seven families to attend programming focused on leadership, justice and equity. Their parents are… Read More
2019 Year-end Report
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I’m writing this report at a time of great uncertainty and fear. We don’t know who the Democratic nominee for president will be in 2020, nor is there any certainty that the eventual candidate will… Read More
Guest Blog: Bridging Education and Activism
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(Guest blog by former RFC beneficiary Davíd Morales)
I remember the exact moment I received the email from school admin, a couple of days before my high school graduation, notifying me that I would… Read More
Group Grants Support Multi-Generational Activism
Blog Post
The RFC turns 30 next year. Many of our supporters have been with us for most, if not all, of the past three decades but I bet even some of them may not know about a small but vital grant program:… Read More
Bequest & "RMD" Support Critical
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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.