News & Events
The Unity Concert for The Black Hills Initiative
Blog Post
[guest post by RFC Communications Director, Amber Black]
"Idle no more! We will stand together forever. Stand up for what is right. We will unite! Sing, dance and pray. Idle no more."
Bequests Fund the Future
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. The Rosenberg Fund for Children honors that… Read More
Five New Families and Two New TAY Join the RFC Community
Newsletter
This spring the RFC awarded 68 grants totaling just under $188,000. Seven are new awards and 60 are renewal grants. An additional special grant supported the costs of the 2014 Family Gathering that… Read More
Executive Director's Report: Almost 20 Years of Prison Visits
Newsletter
While June 19th is an anniversary we always mark at the RFC, last month another significant milestone passed without fanfare. August 1, 1951 was the first time my dad and uncle were able to see their… Read More
Ferguson & Militarized Police
Blog Post
In July 2012, my father wrote a blog about the post-9/11 militarization of the police and the seemingly endless instances of them turning their arsenal on peaceful protestors.
For Love and Liberty
Blog Post
[guest post by RFC founder, Robert Meeropl]
For Love and Liberty, a collection of photographs of Tom Manning’s paintings was released last week. I was eager to see the finished product. I have a… Read More
Seeger Fest Photo Essay
Blog Post
From July 17th-21st, 2014, thousands of people came together at locations around New York City and NY state to take part in Seeger Fest, a celebration of the lives, work, activism and music of… Read More
Five-Day Seeger Fest Steps Off July 17th, Includes Livestreaming 7/20
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[guest post by Amber Black, RFC Communications Director]The five-day, multi-city Seeger Fest, honoring Pete and Toshi Seeger and created by their grandson Kitama Cahill-Jackson, with help from Gina… Read More
The RFC Community Remembers June 19, 1953
Blog Post
This June 19th was the first anniversary of my grandparents’ executions I observed as the Executive Director of the RFC. While I’ve been here for other anniversaries, this was the first time… Read More
June 19, 2014
Blog Post
My grandparents were executed 61 years ago today. In their final letter to my father and uncle they wrote they “were comforted in the sure knowledge that others would carry on after us.” (Click… Read More
Carrying it Forward at Left Forum 2014
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[guest post by Amber Black, RFC Communications Director]
From indigenous artists using hip hop and digital media to fight colonization, to how the War on Terror is criminalizing entire communities;… Read More
RFC Sponsors Seeger Fest
Blog Post
I am thrilled to announce that the RFC will co-sponsor Seeger Fest (www.seegerfest.org), a five day celebration (July 17 – 21) of the lives, work, activism and music of Pete and Toshi Seeger.
See Angela Davis, Eve Ensler, Rosenberg/Meeropol family members, and others on screen in Berkeley May 14th and NYC May 31st in CARRY IT FORWARD: Celebrate the Children of Resistance
Blog Post
In the next few weeks, the RFC will bring our CARRY IT FORWARD: Celebrate the Children of Resistance film to both the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City. Coming up first is the west coast… Read More
Robert Meeropol, former chief of Rosenberg Fund for Children in Easthampton, to be honored
Press Coverage
By Lu FeorinoApril 18, 2014
EASTHAMPTON — The Massachusetts Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild plans to honor Robert Meeropol, former executive director of the Rosenberg Fund for Children in… Read More
Why I’ve Served on the RFC Board for Almost Two Decades
Blog Post
[Guest blog by Rafael Rodríguez Cruz]
As I read the Winter/Spring issue of Carry It Forward, I realized that I have been a member of the RFC Board for almost 17 years. I still remember my first… Read More
Finding Community in Difference
Blog Post
My book group almost exclusively reads fiction; usually political fiction, often written by women.
Grants Top $5 Million!
Newsletter
This fall the RFC awarded over $165,000 to 62 families to aid 131 children, plus two group grants supporting dozens of additional families and youth. Six are new awards, the remaining 58 are renewal… Read More