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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Evidence Exonerates Ethel Despite Biden Inaction
Last fall, the sons of Ethel Rosenberg forced the release of newly declassified documents related to her case, including the bombshell NSA memorandum – dated eleven days after Ethel’s arrest in 1950… Read More
Executive Director’s Report: Announcing the Bruce Miller Legacy Fund
Last summer the RFC lost a founding member of the Board and a dear friend when Bruce Miller died after a battle with cancer. Bruce served on the Board for more than 30 years, from 1990 until his… Read More
Recent Grants: Nine New Families Join the RFC as Granting Approaches $9.5 Million
In the shadow of the election, the RFC awarded over $220,000 in fall grants to targeted activist families, awarding over $450,000 for the second year in a row to provide as much critical support as… Read More
Statement from Rosenberg Sons Robert & Michael Meeropol
While Robert and Michael Meeropol were disappointed that President Biden left office without exonerating their mother Ethel Rosenberg before he left office in January, they also were deeply grateful… Read More
Thank you!
The RFC joins Rosenberg sons Robert and Michael Meeropol in thanking the numerous allied organizations and thousands of people who supported the exoneration campaign. You signed and shared the… Read More
We Need Your Help
As we face increased attacks on activists, threats of crackdowns on those fighting for reproductive health care, rights for trans children, DEI efforts in schools and workplaces and a host of other… Read More
Bequests: Justifying Their Certainty
From Executive Director, Jenn Meeropol: "My father often described the RFC, especially in our early days, by explaining that if it was going to take generations to bring about true, meaningful change… Read More
Call for Art: Celebrating the RFC’s 35th Anniversary!
As the RFC moves into its 35th year, we hope to celebrate with our larger community. We invite all interested artists (particularly those engaged in using art for progressive social change) to create… Read More
Behind the Numbers
This spring, the RFC reached a new, incredible milestone: we have now awarded over $9 million in grant support since our first modest grants in the spring of 1991. As a small organization, we are… Read More
Recent Grants: RFC Granting Tops $9 Million
Already this year the RFC has awarded over $230,000 to almost 200 children as four new families joined our community. Recent grants supported young activists from the Stop Cop City movement, as well… Read More
Executive Director's Report: The Importance of Things
Executive Director Jenn Meeropol and her father (RFC Founder) Robert Meeropol spent time going through RFC papers and mementoes to get organized and rediscovered some real treasures, like a beautiful… Read More
Upcoming Fall Events
Sept 13th, Beneath the Mountain: An Anti-Prison Reader Book Release
At Forbes Library (Northampton, MA), featuring co-editors Mumia Abu-Jamal and Jennifer Black & other panelists, plus… Read More
New Developments in Exonerate Ethel Campaign
In 2022, Rosenberg sons Robert and Michael Meeropol filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of the National Security Agency (NSA) asking for declassification and release of the agency’s… Read More
The RFC Approves New Strategic Plan
The RFC spent 18 months in 2023 and 2024 engaged in a strategic planning process. The resulting document identifies key goals, as well as strategies and resources, for the next five years of the RFC… Read More
“Secure in the sure knowledge that others would carry on after us”
Our community has the power to justify Ethel and Julius' faith in continuing progressive activism by making a bequest to the RFC. Such a gift honors the Rosenbergs' legacy and ensures that we will be… Read More
RFC Granting in a Time of Deepening Resistance
As activists across the country fight back against restrictive laws targeting reproductive health care, accurate portrayals of history in schools and colleges, appropriate care for trans youth and… Read More
Executive Director's Report: Building & Maintaining Community In a Changing World
In 2017 the RFC embarked on what became a deeply engaging 18+ month strategic planning process. It began with a survey of current and former Board, staff and consultants and resulted in a plan that… Read More
Fall 2023 grants: Record-breaking $450,000 in grants awarded as 21 new families join the RFC community in 2023
Granting summaries from the RFC's fall 2023 awards. Recent grants supported young activists from the Stop Cop City movement, the children of racial justice and LGBTQIA+ inclusion advocates, the… Read More