Banksy Funded Rescue ship (near Libya) in Trouble

[arista]

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8676619/Banksy-funded-refugee-rescue-boat-s-calls-help-ignored.html


https://news.sky.com/story/banksy-funded-migrant-rescue-boat-nearing-state-of-emergency-in-mediterranean-sea-12059020

[The crew on a rescue boat funded by British street artist Banksy
say they cannot move after rescuing more than 200 migrants off Libya's coast.]

Italy helped out.

[Italian navy has since told Sky News one of its ships
has taken on board 49 "of the most vulnerable" refugees.]
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[Kizzy]

So if they hadn't picked them up would they have died?... :/
Was going to post about this yesterday, when it comes to fishing they're our waters..but when lives are at risk?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Does he not support British charities??

[arista]

So if they hadn't picked them up would they have died?... :/
Was going to post about this yesterday, when it comes to fishing they're our waters..but when lives are at risk?



Some may have yes.
They only took 49 off the over packed ship

[Oliver_W]

To be fair having a ship in the Med isn't a bad idea, to house the migrants. It would save them a long journey, and reduce the burden on European countries.

[Crimson Dynamo]

To be fair having a ship in the Med isn't a bad idea, to house the migrants. It would save them a long journey, and reduce the burden on European countries.

yes and they could deliver them back to where they got on and tell them to get a refund from the traffickers

although im guessing they didnt get receipts?

[Niamh.]

Does he not support British charities??

In support of British healthcare workers in then challenging times of the COVID-19 crisis, Banksy shipped his work Game Changer to Southampton General Hospital in May 2020, (from where someone attempted to steal it), along with a note that read:

“Thanks for all you’re doing. I hope this brightens the place up a bit, even if it’s only black and white.”

The painting depicts a young boy wearing a facemask, playing with his new superhero: a nurse doll with a red cross on her apron, symbolically Batman and Spiderman have been ditched to the wastepaper basket to the side. The artwork is currently on view for patients and staff on Level C of the hospital.

Our experts expect the work to fetch an impressive sum when it goes to auction, upwards of £5 million, of which all proceeds will go to the NHS. Considering the price realised for Devolved Parliament at £9.9 million in October 2019 this won’t be a long shot. Banksy continues to be one of few steady markets to escape the financial crisis of Covid-19, and for a good cause at that.


Banksy created a powerful mural at Christmas in 2019 in Birmingham, two reindeers pulling a bench with a homeless man -Ryan – sleeping upon it. A film accompanying the piece appeared on Banksy’s social media along with his praise for people giving Ryan some food and drink while they were making the video: “God bless Birmingham. In the 20 minutes we filmed Ryan on this bench passers-by gave him a hot drink, two chocolate bars and a lighter – without him ever asking for anything.”

The following day, it turned out Banksy has created T-Shirts and merchandise for a concert to raise money for homeless charities in Bristol, including The Wild Goose, 1625 Independent People, Feed the Homeless Bristol and Somewhere to Go.

In April 2014, a Banksy mural appeared on the doors of a youth club in Bristol facing closure. Mobile Lovers depicts a couple embracing while, it’s been suggested, they are taking selfies. The mural was moved inside the club by its owner and available to view for optional donations, however, within days the police confiscated the work and handed it over to the council.

Banksy however officially handed over the work to the youth club’s owner in a letter, who in turn sold Mobile Lovers for an undisclosed sum to a private collector with all profits going to Broad Plain Working With Young People. The sale for over £400,000 was able to sustain the club, serving as evidence for Banksy’s commitment to providing support and space for youth, especially since the artist himself is also from Bristol and has shown continuous engagement for the city’s community.

https://www.myartbroker.com/blog/banksy-the-benevolent-10-times-banksy-has-done-something-for-charity/

[Crimson Dynamo]

then he is a very nice chap

whoever he is

:spin:

[arista]

Yes but that boat with 150
illegal migrants are running out of time
they need a port to go to.


I say drop them back in Libya.
Back on Land