Beating Domestic Violence

Beating Domestic Violence
Source: Just As Beautiful Magazine
Published: October 2009

October is the month set aside to raise awareness of domestic violence. Last year we brought you the story of Miss New York Plus, who was shot in the face and left for dead by a violent partner. Things like this do bring a tear to the eye, and government statistics on the issue are also quite shocking. There is no doubt that a lot needs to be done and at the forefront of tackling the problem is The National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV).

The NCDV recently held an exhibition of 10 paintings by the artist Adelaide Damoah, all telling stories depicting the problem from various perspectives. Speaking at the event Steve Connor, Founder of the Centre said: “What we are trying to do is to raise awareness of domestic abuse, and we thought that having artwork that could visually describe what people go through when they are in an abusive relationship is a good way to do that. So we commissioned Adelaide, who is an incredibly good artist to put on a display for us.”

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