News & Events
Reunite Families: Replenish the Attica Fund
Newsletter
For years beneficiaries and their families have raved about our Attica Prison Visit Program. They’ve described the importance for children of reconnecting with loved ones and the enormous joy the… Read More
Activists in the Crossroads: from the Rosenbergs to Wikileaks
Press Coverage
Host Kathy Partridge interviews Robert Meeropol on "Connections" on KGNU Community Radio in Boulder, CO, about the connection between his parents and Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange; his visit and… Read More
Another $350,000 Awarded to the Children of Targeted Activists!
Newsletter
This fall we awarded 69 grants totaling $178,566, bringing the total for our 20th Anniversary year to $350,000. Four are new awards and 65 are renewals.
Great News from Our Community
Newsletter
A stunning legal victory. A joyful family reunion for an activist imprisoned for more than 30 years. And a young activist shares the settlement from her unlawful arrest with other RFC families...
Hundreds Come Together to Celebrate 20 Years
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Last October, the RFC hosted our 20th Anniversary Gala in Northampton, MA. The event was fantastic: close to 250 people — traveling from around the region and as far as California — filled the venue… Read More
The Gathering Program is Back!
Newsletter
Thanks to extremely generous support from several foundations and RFC contributors, we are happy to announce that after a three year absence we are re-instituting the Gathering Program!
Executive Director's Report: An Old Nemesis Reappears
Newsletter
Recently I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and public speaking about the Espionage Act of 1917. I view this law as a lifelong nemesis. My parents were charged, tried and ultimately executed after… Read More
15,000 Unexpected Guests
Newsletter
It started when Robert Meeropol posted a blog about how the Espionage Act of 1917 links his parents to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (see Executive Director's report here for related article).
Speaker eyes WikiLeaks
Press Coverage
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
By BRIAN STEELE
bsteele@repub.com
AMHERST - Robert H. Meeropol was 6 years old when his parents were executed as spies. Now he is offering his perspective on WikiLeaks,… Read More
In Northampton, linking legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. to contemporary action
Press Coverage
By SUZANNE WILSON
Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
NORTHAMPTON - ...Robert Meeropol, executive director of the Rosenberg Fund for Children in Easthampton, linked the fate of his birth parents… Read More
Robert Meeropol, son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, assails federal government at Northampton Martin Luther King Day ceremony
Press Coverage
Published: Monday, January 17, 2011, 3:47 PM Updated: Monday, January 17, 2011, 6:24 PM
By Sandra Constantine, The Republican
Digital Divide interview with Robert Meeropol regarding WikiLeaks and our right to information-
Press Coverage
program: The Digital Divide
program date: Fri, 01/14/2011
Rabia Yeaman interviews Robert Meeropol, attorney and the son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. We'll discuss the governments attempts to stifle… Read More
The fight to protect Julian Assange
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The US Espionage Act of 1917 is a threat to an open society; used to send dissenters to prison for voicing their opinions, transforming dissent into treason, argued Robert Meeropol. Will WikiLeak’s… Read More
Son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: "My Parents Were Executed Under the Unconstitutional Espionage Act—Here’s Why We Must Fight to Protect Julian Assange"
Press Coverage
December 30, 2010- As the Justice Department considers charging WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act of 1917, we speak with Robert Meeropol, the son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg—… Read More
My Parents Were Executed Under the Unconstitutional Espionage Act -- Here's Why We Must Fight to Protect Julian Assange
Press Coverage
The Espionage Act is a huge danger to our open society; it's been used to send hundreds of dissenters to jail just for voicing their opinions, transforming dissent into treason.
December 29, 2010
Activist Levasseur Speaks in Northampton
Press Coverage
Raymond Luc Levasseur was a militant activist who was acquitted of sedition during a trial in Springfield in the 1980s. He was convicted on other charges stemming from the Ohio seven's bombing of… Read More