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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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
Liz Fink: Crusading Lawyer, RFC Inspiration
by RFC Founder, Robert Meeropol(photo credit Shiloh Crawford III)
Gina Belafonte Joins Advisory Board
(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
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
Thank You!
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
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.
Join Us For Our "Artists as Activists" 25th Anniversary Celebration
The RFC grew from an idea that led to our first grants for $800 to help two kids go to summer camp, into an organization that 25 years later has a devoted community behind it and has awarded over $5.… Read More
My Mother at 100
By Robert Meeropol
September 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of my mother, Ethel Rosenberg’s, birth.
At the height of the McCarthy period this woman, with two young children, was executed along with… Read More
Major Rosenberg Case News
In July as the print version of this newsletter went to press, the previously-secret grand jury testimony of David Greenglass had just been released to the public. This material shows that David's… Read More