September 13, 2011
40 years ago today, 39 inmates and hostages at the Attica Correctional facility were slaughtered, ending a rebellion that sought to improve horrific conditions at that maximum security prison. The RFC's Attica Prison Visit Program was endowed with funds won as compensation for some of the survivors of th... See More
June 19, 2011
Today is the 58th anniversary of my parents’ execution. But I’m focused more on the 60th anniversary of my first prison visit with them. After my parents’ arrests in mid-1950, the adults in charge of my brother and me felt it would be destructive for us to see our parents in prison. They hoped that ou... See More
April 21, 2011
Robert Meeropol and his wife Elli have teamed up in many ways around parenting and politics in their 40+ yrs of marriage, including building the RFC together, but they saved the biggest duet for last. Read about their recent collaboration on the "Out on a Limb Together" blog below. http://www.rfc.org/... See More
April 5, 2011
60 yrs ago today, Judge Irving Kaufman sentenced Ethel & Julius Rosenberg to death. His infamous speech blamed them for the Korean War, among other things. On this grim anniversary, their son writes about how the recent revelations by his parents' co-defendant Morton Sobell, have- and have not- changed h... See More
March 31, 2011
We've begun the final lap of our 20th Anniversary marathon. When we wrap up in June it will be 26 events in 21 months. Holding a large number of modest-size events takes a lot more effort than staging a couple of big ones. So why did we do it? Robert answers that question on the "Out on a Limb Together"... See More
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