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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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… 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
Exoneration Campaign Comes to an End
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,… Read More
Thank You
It’s been an extraordinary year since we announced the campaign to exonerate my grandmother in our spring 2016 newsletter.
Building Community Across Generations
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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… Read More
Meet Our New Staff
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