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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RFC Awards Record-Breaking $230,000+ in Grants
Immigrants’ Rights Whistleblower Targeted $6000 for virtual learning supplies for three children, ages nine to 15, whose mother lost her job and faced threats for exposing flagrant disregard for… Read More
New Ethel Rosenberg Biography in 2021
We’re eagerly anticipating St. Martin’s Press’s June publication of New York Times best-selling author, Anne Sebba’s, newest book, Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy. RFC Founder Robert Meeropol… Read More
Stay in Touch
The RFC staff are continuing to work remotely for the start of 2021 and the foreseeable future. Here are the best ways to reach us.
RMD & Bequests for the RFC
By Robert Meeropol, RFC Founder
It’s been over seven years since I retired as RFC Executive Director. Now I’m getting used to being a senior citizen. Like many aging people, especially in this… Read More
Building a Virtual Community
COVID-19 has drastically changed the way we connect with each other, but building community remains a high priority for the RFC. While we may be unable to host Gatherings and other in-person events… Read More
New Year, New Staff
The end of 2020 saw new faces joining the RFC as we welcomed Tori Montemurro and Rachel Harb to the staff.
Executive Director's Report: Working for Better Days Ahead
By Jennifer Meeropol, RFC Executive Director
Record-Breaking Fall for the RFC
In a year of overwhelming need marked by a global pandemic, economic hardship and escalated targeting of progressive activists, the RFC responded by awarding a record-breaking $230,000+ during our… Read More
RFC Loses Staunch Supporters
By Robert Meeropol, RFC Founder
The COVID-19 pandemic has sadly taken the lives of two vibrant, long-time supporters with special ties to the RFC; and a third beloved member of our community died… Read More
Bully. Coward. Victim.: The Story of Roy Cohn Now Available on HBO
Ivy Meeropol’s documentary, “Bully. Coward.
The RFC at 30: Join the Virtual Celebration!
While we wish we it would have been possible to gather safely with members of our community to celebrate the RFC's 30th anniversary, we were thrilled to be able to offer a virtual program to mark… Read More
Goodbye Amber
After more than 20 years on staff, the RFC’s Communications Director, Amber Black, left the organization this summer. Originally hired as the Public Relations Coordinator, Amber was an integral part… Read More
Executive Director's Report: Making Sense of Extraordinary Times
Unprecedented. Extraordinary. Global Crisis. Pandemic. How quickly these terms have become clichés as we all try to capture the current moment. And yet, despite how overused they already are, they… Read More
RFC Granting: A New "Normal"
“Things have been so insane and hectic here,” a parent wrote to us recently. Maybe you can relate.
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