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Helping the children of targeted progressive activists and targeted activist youth since 1990. Founded and run by the family of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg and Abel Meeropol. Learn more and support us: www.rfc.org
This admin is firing on all cylinders to deny human rights, attack people in their homes, work places, places of worship, schools and hospitals and cut off vital resources that help people survive. Here's one creative way a dear friend of the RFC is pushing back. www.axios.com/2025/07/16/d...
16.07.2025 18:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Organizers for liberatory movements have always faced intense suppression, surveillance and elevated charges for their activism. But in the last few months we have observed a marked escalation to the threats and harassment families in our community are facing. We are standing firm to support them.
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Our members and organization have had a history of being targeted by political repression.
Trump's actions are nothing new, in an ever increasing and openly fascist government.
The Rosenbergs were wrongfully executed at the height of the McCarthy era—now 47 is thrusting the U.S. back into the Red Scare days. The recent unlawful arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, the targeting of Yunseo Chung & too many others is a warning sign. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/14/o...
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A jury ruled Greenpeace liable for $660M in Energy Transfer’s baseless SLAPP suit. They want to erase Indigenous leadership at Standing Rock, but we know the truth—our movement was born from prayer, led by Native women + youth. No corporation can silence us. #WaterIsLife #WeWillNotBeSilenced
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a large crowd of protestors in a city square holding signs, most prominently a sign saying "JEWS FOR JUSTICE"
speakers gathered on steps in the city square. banners with white on black text read: "Jewish & Palestinian Safety Are Intertwined", "First They Came For Mahmoud", and "Safety In Solidarity, Not Authoritarians". In the foreground, we see press photographers from the back, facing the speakers.
an elderly woman speaking at a mic, behind her are three other people looking solemn, and a banner that reads "First They Came For Mahmoud"
A large assembled crowd in front of a government building with stone columns
HAPPENING NOW: 1000+ U.S. Jews are outside ICE headquarters in NYC demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil and protest the Trump-Musk deportation agenda.
We are Jews for freedom and democracy saying #FreeMahmoud
This is one more example of an alarming rise in the crackdown on free speech, protest and dissent.
“In my six decades of legal practice, I have never witnessed a trial as unfair as the one against Greenpeace that just ended in the courts of North Dakota."
‘I am a political prisoner’: Mahmoud Khalil says he’s being targeted for political beliefs
18.03.2025 21:28 — 👍 784 🔁 218 💬 18 📌 24If you'd prefer to speak with us on a different communication platform, just let us know.
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"It isn’t clear in the moment which actions will work. Many didn’t seem to. But it was the ability to step forward and act again and again amid that fear and uncertainty that made the difference. It did then, and it will today." jacobin.com/2025/03/civi...
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On Mary 7, 1965, 600 civil rights protesters attempted a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, the state capital, to draw attention to the voting rights issue. Led by Hosea Williams (at right front in dark raincoat) and John Lewis (at right in light colored coat), the marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River on their way to Montgomery. There they encountered Alabama state troopers and local police officers who gave them a two-minute warning to stop and turn back. When the protesters refused, the officers tear-gassed and beat them. Over 50 people were hospitalized. Photo taken by Spider Martin. National Archives photo (National Archives Identifier 16899041)
Today marks 60 years since the brutal attacks on Civil Rights marchers in Selma, Alabama (known as "Bloody Sunday") in protest of Jim Crow era Black voter suppression. Today we remember the marchers and lift up all who continue their fight to end racial discrimination and protect voting rights.
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RFC staff are available to answer questions about the grant application process by email (granting@rfc.org) or via video meetings, which you can schedule here: calendly.com/rfcgranting/...
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The RFC (www.rfc.org) provides for the educational & emotional needs of kids whose parents have been harassed, injured, lost jobs or died due to their progressive activism. The RFC also provides grants for the educational & emotional needs of targeted activist youth.
26.02.2025 17:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0▶️ Las solicitudes e información también están traducidas al español.
▶️ Les demandes et informations de base sont aussi disponibles en français.
Applications avaialble at www.rfc.org/node/4217
A beneficiary of the Rosenberg Fund for Children poses like a starfish in front of a large aquarium tank featuring fish and coral. Text with the image reads "Due March 21 / RFC Spring Grant Applications / Funds for the educational & emotional needs of kids of targeted activists & youth activists / Apply Now! / Rosenberg Fund for Children"
Applications for the RFC's spring grants are now open! (Due March 21) If you are a young person or a parent who has been targeted for your progressive activism, we encourage you to review our guidelines and apply at www.rfc.org/grants. Youth under 25 are eligible.
26.02.2025 17:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0▶️ Las solicitudes e información también están traducidas al español.
▶️ Les demandes et informations de base sont aussi disponibles en français.
Applications avaialble at www.rfc.org/node/4217
Thank you for all your support!
21.02.2025 20:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0From her family and our foundation, thank you.
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Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier and family
These are dark times. Violent, racist, misogynistic and xenophobic rhetoric has taken hold. We’re faced with an increased assault on civil liberties. Progressive activists in the US are facing repression and their families are suffering as a result.
That’s where we come in.
Learn more: www.rfc.org
