Today the Shelby County Commission failed to approve a measure supporting the proposed plan to move the Rape Crisis Center under the jurisdiction of County Government. This is a sad turn of events for the victims of this horrible crime. The Mid-South Peace and Justice Center remains firmly committed to adding the voices of the Community to the discussion of this issue.Jackson Baker's article
As you read this we are reactivating our phone banking operation tonight as well as Thursday night from 6-9 pm and Friday night from 6-8pm. We are calling those registered voters in County Commission districts 1,2 and 3. We are calling areas with the highest concentrations of sexual assaults and urging them to support MSARC becoming a function of County Government. We are in the process of planning a new Canvass set for this Saturday June 13th from 10-1pm to hand out new materials about the Rape Crisis Center situation and how those neighbors can contact their County Commissioners to make their voices heard. We also invite all concerned parties to attend the full meeting of the Shelby County Commission this Monday June 15th at 1:30pm to make your voice heard on the issue of the Rape Crisis Center.
If there are any questions or if you'd like to volunteer to phone bank or canvass this weekend please contact Brad Watkins at Brad@midsouthpeace.org
Call your County Commissioners and ask them to support the Rape Crisis Center becoming a function of County Government.
If you do not know your district please click Here
Remember that you are a constituent of all the Commissioners that serve your district.Please call each of them.
County Commission District ONE
Commissioner George Flinn
901-545-3158
Commissioner Mike Ritz
901-545-4308
County Commission District TWO
Commissioner Henri Brooks
901-545-3158
Commissioner J.W. Gibson
901-545-4312
Commissioner Deidre Malone
901-545-4307
County Commission District Three
Commissioner James Harvey
901-545-4310
Commissioner Sidney Chism
901-545-4310
Commissioner Joe Ford
901-545-4312
Call them and leave a message right now.
Brad Watkins
Organizing Coordinator
Mid-South Peace and Justice Center
901-725-4990-office
901-495-0818-cell
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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2 comments:
Why is Mike Carpenter not listed and why are you just calling these districts
We are specifically calling those districts with areas of high concentrations of Sexual assault.
Mike Carpenter while having some concerns of his own about this deal, was and is a strong proponent of County takeover of MSARC. We spoke with him earlier today, and I feel confident that he will at the end of the day cast his vote in a manner that puts the needs of the victims first.
We understand and can respect some of the concerns of the Commissioners, and urge the administration to reach out an answer these concerns. However, we do support the County transfer of MSARC, and will continue in our efforts to activate and involve the public in this issue.
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