Archives of "Carry it Forward"

Carry it Forward, the RFC's newsletter, is published twice a year in March and September.  Each edition describes every grant made in the most recent granting cycle, as well as recent events and other RFC news.

 

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The RFC at 30: Thoughts from Jenn & Robert Meeropol

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!

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

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

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

Redesigned Website Adds New Features

We’re busy working on the final stages of a completely redesigned website.

Bequest & "RMD" Support Critical

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.

Spring Grants Bring Total Awarded to More than $7 Million

NEW GRANTS Pipeline Protestor Imprisoned $4500 for school tuition for four children, ages seven to 13, whose environmental activist father shut down a pipeline to bring attention to the harm… Read More

Sales of Limited Edition Photo of Pete Seeger Benefit RFC

In celebration of the 2019 centennial of Pete Seeger's birth, fine art photographer Robert Floyd has produced a limited edition of nine, 13” x 19” prints of his candid 1979 photo of Pete Seeger at a… Read More

Welcome on Board!

During the past year, three new members joined the RFC Board. Claudia Quintero came to us last fall.

Group Grants Support Multi-Generational Activism

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

Remembering Pete Seeger

May 3, 2019, was the 100th anniversary of Pete Seeger’s birth. Pete was a beloved part of the RFC community, a generous founding member (with his wife Toshi) of our Advisory Board, and prior to that… Read More

MA in March, DC in April

This spring we’ve got two exciting events planned which promise to be uplifting for attendees while raising funds for our work helping the children of resistance. Both dates will feature activist… Read More

Ongoing Harassment Makes Support Critical

Along with the inspiring and affirming messages from supporters highlighted in our cover story, we also receive a steady stream of communication from our grantees. These updates come from parents of… Read More

Follow the Strange Fruit & Rosenberg Mentions of the Day

If you follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, we invite you to look for the Strange Fruit and Rosenberg Mentions of the Day (#StrangeFruitMOTD and #RosenbergMOTD).

Thank You for Writing

Day in and day out, we receive touching, feisty and amusing notes from our supporters. They arrive via email and surface mail; printed, typed and handwritten; accompanying monetary or other donations… Read More

Bequests Can Help Fund Our Future

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.

Nearly $200,000 Awarded as Requests Pour In

NEW GRANTS Dad Targeted while in Sanctuary $5447 for computer equipment, sports programs and summer camps for four children, ages nine to 19, whose father is an immigrants’ rights leader. Since being… Read More