I stumbled across a small mention of this comic strip and the fact that she will be running intermittent strips through November which discuss domestic violence. I ran across this in a article that actually is putting Sandra Bell-Lundy down for doing this. So I went searching to find out what is going on with this and how she is portraying it.
Below is one of the articles that I found. Looks to me like she is doing this as a good way to get the info out there! This is great as far as I am concerned, get awareness out to those that may not be able to get it any other way. Brilliant!!
Between Friends' Strip Addresses Spousal Abuse By E&P Staff Published: September 15, 2008 12:45 PM ET NEW YORK Sandra Bell-Lundy's "Between Friends" comic is addressing spousal abuse in a storyline that will run intermittently through November. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in every four women will experience domestic violence at some point. "A friend of mine was involved in this type of situation when she was in her early 20s," said Bell-Lundy. "She confided in me years later...." To gain more insight into domestic abuse, the Canadian cartoonist met with staff at women's shelters. Early response to the storyline has been very positive, according to King Features Syndicate, which distributes "Between Friends" to nearly 140 newspapers. It's primarily a humor strip. An example of a "Between Friends" spousal-abuse episode can be seen here.
Original Article: Between Friends' Strip Addresses Spousal Abuse
By clicking the word "here" above you are taken to just one example, however you can click on the calendar dates below that to see more. The strips referring to DV start in August and as far as I could tell the last one is Sept. 6th, but keep an eye on this; she is going to be writing the DV strips into the story line all the way through November.
I feel that we should follow this and we should support her and show her that this does matter and thank her for doing this! To view her blog go here. In one of her blog posts she says that she is in the process of making an archive with all the DV related strips to put up on her web site and will blog the link to it when she is finished.
