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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Exoneration Campaign Comes to an End
Winter Spring 2017
How are we measuring the success of the campaign to exonerate Ethel Rosenberg? The petition to President Obama garnered 60,000 supporters, both from within the ranks of RFC donors, and beyond. It… Read More
Thank You
Winter Spring 2017
It’s been an extraordinary year since we announced the campaign to exonerate my grandmother in our spring 2016 newsletter.
Building Community Across Generations
Winter Spring 2017
Providing safe havens and a sense of community for our beneficiaries is one of our primary missions at the Rosenberg Fund for Children. We also strive to remember the work of activist families from… Read More
Bequests Can Help Fund our Future
Summer Fall 2016
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.
RFC Grants Top $6 Million!
Summer Fall 2016
NEW
Mother Attacked In Home $4159 for music and sports activities and summer camp for the three siblings, ages 11 to 17, whose mother organized against government corruption in her home nation. She… Read More
In Memoriam: Michael Ratner
Summer Fall 2016
By Robert Meeropol
My old friend Michael Ratner died on May 11th at the age of 72. He was the President Emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR). Their press release summarizes his… Read More
Notes from Our Community
Summer Fall 2016
Throughout the course of our work—whether in applications, letters, emails or phone calls—we receive communications from both beneficiaries and their parents about the ongoing impact of the targeting… Read More
Exec. Director's Report: More than 20 Years of Prison Visits
Summer Fall 2016
Last year we celebrated the RFC’s 25th anniversary, but another significant milestone passed without fanfare: 20 years of our prison visit grants.
Help us Exonerate Ethel Rosenberg
Summer Fall 2016
Earlier this year, the Rosenberg Fund for Children – in concert with the Meeropol family – launched a petition at www.rfc.org/ethel calling on President Obama to exonerate Ethel Rosenberg before he… Read More
Meet Our New Staff
Winter Spring 2016
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
Winter Spring 2016
by RFC Founder, Robert Meeropol(photo credit Shiloh Crawford III)
Gina Belafonte Joins Advisory Board
Winter Spring 2016
(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
Winter Spring 2016
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
Winter Spring 2016
By Executive Director, Jennifer Meeropol(photo credit: Bud Korotzer, Desertpeace)
Thank You!
Summer Fall 2015
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
Summer Fall 2015
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
Summer Fall 2015
NEW GRANTS