PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD
RAPE CRISIS CRISIS
You can help repair the Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center.
Contact your city council member between now and Tuesday.
And on Tuesday COME TO CITY HALL to the meeting of the
Public Services and Neighborhoods Committee, 11 a.m. Council Conf Room 501
WE ARE ASKING THAT:
1. All funds generated by sexual assault victim exams be allocated to the operation of sexual assault victim services.
UPDATE LINK
2. Sexual assault victim services should be fully staffed with all shifts covered and that all victim needs are met for examination, collection of evidence, counseling, advocacy and community outreach, by June 30 and that staffing not drop below 90 percent thereafter.
3. A Victim Services Board be established and appointed to advise and support operation of sexual assault victim services, its membership to include survivors and its recommendations to go directly to elected officials who appoint it.
4. Sexual assault victim services be transitioned out of City of Memphis jurisdiction to Shelby County government where all other local victim services, criminal justice, health care and most regional service collaborations reside.
Go here to see the district map if you need to check on who your council members are:
http://memphistn.gov/framework.aspx?page=692
Go here to click on their faces and find their contact info:
http://memphistn.gov/framework.aspx?page=690
COME TO CITY HALL TUESDAY AT 11 A.M.
NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!!
Deborah M. Clubb
Executive Director
Memphis Area Women's Council
Project Coordinator
Memphis Women's Economic Security Collaborative
901-378-3866
dclubb@memphiswomen.org
www.memphiswomen.org
www.erasedomesticcrime.org
Convene Collaborate Communicate = Change
Friday, May 15, 2009
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WE ARE ASKING THAT: All funds generated by sexual assault victim exams be allocated to the operation of sexual assault victim services.Is that not already the case? A little background on this would be in order.
I added a link about that to the body of the post.
How you doing Auto?
the regular local news covered (somewhat) the outrage that occurred yesterday. Were there any bloggers in the audience to get to the parts that didn't make TV? I was one of the audience that didn't get a chance to speak.
The 2 main MSARC perps didn't show up, some of the council members walked out, there was an E-board meeting which either was or wasn't open to the public, and the public was "invited back" at 3:30. I waited 2 hours while other business was conducted and all I got for filling out a speaker's card was a followup call and invitation to come back next time.
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