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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Artist Partnerships Continue in 2018

2018 is shaping up to be another year of fruitful connections with generous, progressive artists. Over the summer RFC supporters in Brooklyn hosted a benefit featuring music by Grammy-nominated… Read More

Remembering the Rosenbergs in Havana

On June 19th, 2018, a crowd gathered at the memorial to the Rosenbergs in Havana, Cuba to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the couple’s execution. A singer performed a rendition of Ethel and… Read More

Another World is Possible

Who are the children of resistance receiving support from the RFC today? They’re preschoolers crying at night, separated from their immigrant parents. They’re youth protesting the people and policies… Read More

Family Separations Hit Close to Home

by Executive Director Jenn MeeropolImages of small children in cages, crying for their parents or holding signs protesting a parent’s detention or deportation flooded my email and social media this… Read More

Kathleen Chalfant Joins the Advisory Board

We’re thrilled to welcome the newest member of our Advisory Board, actress Kathleen Chalfant. Among her many honors and notable roles in theater and television, Kathleen was nominated for a Tony… Read More

See You Soon!

The RFC will be on the road in 2018, hosting events around the country. Once again we’re teaming up with generous activist artists to raise funds while we entertain and educate about our work. [Check… Read More

Uncertainty Ahead

2017 was a painful, exhausting year. Wide-spread resistance beat back some of the more egregious assaults on human and civil rights—challenging the Muslim ban, stopping attempts to repeal the… Read More

A Beautiful, Woke, Full of Love Weekend

With generous funding support from the Fineshriber Family Foundation and several anonymous donors, the RFC convened the latest Carry it Forward Gathering last August. Twenty-three of our college age… 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.

Seven New Families Join the RFC Community

NEW GRANTS Mother Harassed for Giving Prisoners A Voice $6000 for sports activities for the four siblings, ages 14 to 18, whose mother spoke out against inhumane treatment of prisoners while she was… Read More

Upcoming Art & Activism Events

We hope you can join us at our art & activism events coming up this fall. Visit www.rfc.org/events for more details on the programs below. Sat, Sep 9th: "Hip Hop and Activism" workshop with Rebel… Read More

Farewell Alli, Welcome Sophie

Our prior Granting Coordinator, Alli Langley, left the Rosenberg Fund for Children in August. She’s headed to law school, where she plans to continue to serve the progressive community. “I am honored… Read More

Executive Director's Report: 10 Years at the RFC

This summer marks my 10th year as a staff member at the Rosenberg Fund for Children. While I no longer feel like a new employee, it’s hard to believe I’ve worked here for a decade. I joined the RFC… Read More

The Art of Resistance

As RFC Advisory Board member Angela Davis has noted, “Artists are an integral part of any movement for justice.” Artists were among the most prominent supporters of the fight to save Ethel and Julius… Read More

"The most exciting weekend ever!"

We’re thrilled to announce that the next RFC Carry it Forward Gathering will be August 3-6, 2017. Held over a four-day period in western Massachusetts, Gatherings offer RFC beneficiary families and… Read More

Endowment Update

by Robert Meeropol, RFC Founder