Below is all the Government actions, and media clippings I have been able to collect concerning MSARC. If you have a blog post that you would like to include, please email me at:
sross1972 at gmail dot com.

Government Actions

We hope to have earlier City Council and County Commission audio up soon.

Memphis City Council Executive Session Audio 6/2/09

Roll Call :42 | Mayor Herenton’s Opening Comments 24:16 | Councilman Boyd 7:50
Councilman Flinn 5:44 | Councilman Strickland 6:45 | Councilman Conrad 6:09
Councilwoman Halbert 8:30 | Councilwoman Ware 6:05 | Councilman Collins 2:34
Councilwoman Fullilove 2:08 | Councilman Conrad’s additional comments 1:13
Councilman Flinn’s additional comments 1:29 | Mayor Herenton’s Closing Comments 5:09
Norma Lester 4:05 | Deborah Clubb 2:36 | Brad Watkins 3:11
Terre Fratesi 4:21 | Nancy Williams 2:17 | Dr. Winter 2:23 | Closing Business 16:14

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County Resolution to Adopt MSARC

Community Action

Mid-South Peace and Justice Center Canvass and Phone Bank Flyer

Newspaper and TV Coverage

(All rticles listed are in the order they were published)

Commercial Appeal

Staffing short at Memphis rape crisis center
Memphis rape crisis center funding studied
Editorial: A crisis in management
Memphis rape crisis center official’s exit puts hold on tests
Voids at rape crisis center to be more probable
Letters to the Editor: MSARC staff not ‘just nurses’
Troubled Memphis rape crisis center gets new director, nurses
Break-in and rape draw 49-year sentence
Letters to the Editor: What really happened at MSARC
Memphis government’s residency rule creates inequities
Councilman wants audit of local rape crisis center’s finances
Editorial: Can of worms at the rape crisis center
Herenton: Le Bonheur to conduct Memphis rape crisis center exams
Bond set at $250,000 for Bartlett man accused of assaulting 14-year-old girl
Letters to the Editor: Wrong location for the right road
Editorial: New approach at the rape crisis center
Talks to shift control of rape crisis center to Shelby County intensifying
‘Hot Button’ readers respond: Should the county oversee MSARC?
Editorial: Hasty move at MSARC
Otis L. Sanford: Smokescreen blows over rape crisis center queries
Analysis: Inaction on rape crisis center widens pain
Letters to the Editor: It’s time for citizens to step up
Le Bonheur begins program to treat young sexual assault victims
Memphis mayor Herenton says rape crisis center will remain with city
Editorial: Wedge issue for Mayor Herenton
Bartlett dispatch tapes affirm rape emergency
City, county leaders try to secure MSARC’s future
Memphis Police now say they, too, had problems getting help at assault center

Memphis Daily News

Rape Center Management Tops Council Agenda
UPDATE: Herenton Defends Handling Of Rape Crisis Center
Herenton Defends Damage Control Effort At Rape Crisis Center
Disputes Continue Over MSARC Storm

Memphis Flyer

MSARC Turned Over to City Attorney’s Office
More MSARC
More on the Sexual Assault Crisis Center Fiasco
MSARC-related
Nursing Shortage
County to Consider Taking MSARC
Mayor Says MSARC will Stay with City
Strickland Proposes Moving MSARC to the County
El Mayor Supremo: Willie Herenton
Split Service
Council Cuts Funding to MSARC

WREG Channel 3

Shortage Causes Problems at Sexual Assault Resource Center
Councilman Wants Audit of Money at Rape Crisis Center
Council Member Asks Mayor To Audit Sex Assault Center
State Auditors In Town For Sexual Assault Center
Grassroots Effort to Save Rape Crisis Center
County Commission Takes On Controversial Issues
Le Bonheur Partners With Child Advocacy Center For Rape Care
Mayor Brings Race & Politics Into Rape Crisis Center Discussion
Race and Outrage: Reaction to Mayor’s Comments to the Council
Will Council Make Move Against Herenton Tonight?
Council Votes to Cut Funding For Rape Crisis Center
Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center May Turn Into Political Showdown

WMCTV Channel 5

Staff shortage delays assistance for victims at rape crisis center
New nurses staff city’s troubled rape crisis center
Nursing shortage at rape crisis center reignites residency debate
Nurse worried about center’s staffing
Former nurse explains problems at rape crisis center
Community leaders fight to repair rape crisis center
Founder says rape crisis center treated as ‘a political football’
LeBonheur providing services to young rape victims
DA Dunavant voices his concern about rape center crisis
Tension, walkout during council MSARC discussion
Closed-door meeting at MSARC
Proposal would hand MSARC over to county
Nurse says he was turned away from volunteer opportunity at MSARC
LeBonheur takes over MSARC’s child cases
Herenton blasts council over MSARC
Advocates upset over mayor’s MSARC remarks
Memphis City Council votes to eliminate funding for MSARC
Future of MSARC funding unclear

WHBQ Channel 13

Rape Center Staffing Crisis
Rape Crisis Center Sees Controversy
MSARC Sparks Heated Exchange from Mayor
City Council Votes to End MSARC Funds
County Cries Politics in MSARC Funding
Dispatch Tapes Challenge MSARC Response
Rape Victim Sees Problems at MSARC

WPTY Channel 24

Not Enough Nurses At Memphis Rape Crisis Center
Memphis Rape Center Hires Director, Nurses
Memphis Rape Crisis Center in Financial Trouble: Where Did The Money Go?
Bartlett Man Accused of Raping 14 Year-Old: Case Brought To Light Problems at Rape Crisis Center
Le Bonheur to Partner With Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center
City Attorney’s Office Now in Charge of Rape Crisis Center
Funding At Rape Crisis Center Questioned: State Asked To Perform Audit
DA Looking Into Finances At Memphis Rape Crisis Center
County May Take Over Memphis Rape Crisis Center
Heated Exchange: Memphis Mayor Answers Council’s Rape Crisis Center Questions
Memphis City Council Votes to “Not Fund” Rape Crisis Center

Independent Blogs About MSARC

(Ed. Note – vibincblog.com does not necessarily endorse or support the positions of other writers included in this list. The list is provided to give a diverse perspective on the issue. All opinions are those of the writers. The opinion of vibincblog is ONLY represented in the posts from vibincblog.

MSARC Needs Y/Our Help – The Privy Syndicate, May 13, 2009
My Island of Idiots – RANDOM BITS OF AUDREY-NESS, May 20, 2009
It’s about the Victims – vibincblog, May 29, 2009
Playing Politics with MSARC – vibincblog, June 2, 2009
herenton — he never ceases to amaze… – Random Thoughts, June 3, 2009
Friends of MSARC Canvass THIS WEEKEND! – Confessions of a West Tennessee Liberal, June 4, 2009
On Messages in a Rape Kit (MSARC) – Mediaverse, June 4, 2009 (this post will update with new developments)
More on MSARC – vibincblog, June 4, 2009
Herenton Should Be Recalled, But…. Annoyed in Memphis, June 5, 2009