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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Carry It Forward

        “We rededicate ourselves to fight our government’s war-making abroad and repression at home. We will not name names. We will not keep quiet. Like Ethel and… Read More

Join Us Online: Get the Latest Info!

If you have email, or are on Facebook or Twitter, you can get timely updates about the CARRY IT FORWARD: Celebrate the Children of Resistance event, plus other RFC news and alerts.

Join Us Online

During the two weeks surrounding this past June 19th, RFC news items were viewed by various Facebook users more than 8000 times. During that same period, dozens of our Twitter posts were retweeted,… Read More

Save the Date!

On Sunday, June 16, 2013, the RFC will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Rosenbergs’ executions with an event at The Town Hall in New York City.

A Word From Our Sustainers

In 2011, the RFC received nearly $12,000 in contributions from Sustainers — supporters who have established a monthly or quarterly recurring gift to the RFC. Here, several donors explain why they… Read More

Community Voices

We often receive letters, calls and emails from members of our community, letting us know how the RFC impacts their lives. Here are three that arrived recently.

See You in New York

Although June 16, 2013 is over a year away, we want all our supporters to know that we’ll hold a very special event on that date, at New York City’s Town Hall theater, to commemorate the 60th… Read More

Ten New Beneficiary Families Join the RFC Community!

This spring we awarded 75 grants totaling $190,487. Ten are new awards and 65 are renewals. We received more new requests for aid than we have in almost a decade, while continuing to support existing… Read More

Remembering Attica 40 Years On

September 9th, 2011 marked the 40th anniversary of the uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York that resulted in the death of 39 people, many of them inmates. After decades of… Read More

Join the Conversation

Did you know that our Twitter following (@wwwrfcorg) is our fastest-growing online network?

Ray Returns! A Special Guest for our October 17th Gala

Twenty years ago, an unfulfilled corporate lawyer in Springfield, MA, with a remarkable personal history, sat up in bed and realized what he wanted to do with his life. That lawyer was Robert… Read More

2 for 20

Help the RFC mark its 20th anniversary by ensuring it will be there for future generations of targeted activists and their children. Pledge to get 2 friends to spend 2 minutes each to join the RFC’s… Read More

Talk to Us!

In our ongoing quest to reach out to new constituencies and to stay current with the technology our community is using to keep in touch, the RFC recently launched several online forums where you can… Read More

Attica Prison Visit Program in Trouble

In 2001, our Attica Prison Visit Fund became self-sustaining thanks to two very generous donors. As Robert Meeropol knows from his own experience, these visits are very therapeutic for the children… Read More

Online Giving Arrives

If you’ve been to the RFC’s website, you probably noticed the “DONATE NOW” button at the top and bottom of each page. Clicking this button will allow you to support the RFC with a contribution made… Read More

RFC Launches New Website

The RFC has taken major steps to enhance our online technology to better serve our supporters, beneficiaries, and other members of our community. Along with this redesigned website, we are moving… Read More

Email Address Request

You’ve Got Mail! Have you provided your email address to the RFC, or let us know us if it has changed?

New Named Memorial Fund

Clinton E. Jencks Memorial Fund Muriel Sobelman-Jencks has established an annual grant of $1000 in memory of her husband, Clinton E. Jencks (1918-2005), “El Palomino,” organizer for United Mine, Mill… Read More