Banksy funds Refugee Rescue boat

[urbanwear]

So he did buy a rescue boat.

"Now the patrol boat is crossing the Central Mediterranean to rescue migrants fleeing Libya. Banksy wanted it all pink and white. A floating work of art that with its almost 30 knots of maximum speed will arrive with the engine full forward on boats in difficulty, giving a hard time to the so-called Libyan coast guard."



www.web24.news/u/2020/08/libya-the-first-civil-patrol-boat-arrives-banksy-signed.html

[kaos]

Bravo! Banksy.

[hnkpnk]

Aug 23, 2020 9:07:40 GMT 1 @shadowman said:

Where's the stencil from and where/how did you find it? Banksy?

[artdelight]

Wow AMAZING!!!! A man with a big heart!!!

[hnkpnk]

Aug 23, 2020 12:15:26 GMT 1 @shadowman said:

Aug 23, 2020 11:49:30 GMT 1 hnkpnk said:

Where's the stencil from and where/how did you find it? Banksy?

From 2016
Banksy has a way of thinking or designing something to be used many years down the line.

Is it a confirmed Banksy and from where? And is it Louise Michel?
Edit: There are no results for a reverse image search.

[Dexter Bulldog]

Did he borrow the paint from mr brainwa sh?

[mojo]

That is absolutely incredible! Art that saves lives...Bravo Banksy

I've just been reading about Louise Michel and will definitely be reading more!

LOUISE MICHEL LINK

Considering she lived between 1830 – 1905 this statement is as relevant today as then!

"It is indeed time that this old world die since no one is safe any longer... We can no longer live like our Stone Age ancestors, nor as in the past century, since the series of inventions, since the discoveries of science have brought the certainty that all production will increase a hundredfold when these innovations will be used for the general good, instead of letting just a handful of vultures help themselves in order to starve the rest."

VIVA BANKSY

[My Name is Frank]

[eyectopus]

Article from The Guardian about the boat: www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/27/banksy-funds-refugee-rescue-boat-operating-in-mediterranean

www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/27/banksy-funds-refugee-rescue-boat-operating-in-mediterranean#img-2

[eyectopus]

[vvk]

Aug 27, 2020 18:10:00 GMT 1 eyectopus said:

and to think  he could of bought a  luxury yacht, and cruised around the hamptons. 

[urbanwear]

From instagram

[Pipes]

Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities

The British street artist Banksy has financed a boat to rescue refugees attempting to reach Europe from north Africa, the Guardian can reveal.

The vessel, named Louise Michel after a French feminist anarchist, set off in secrecy on 18 August from the Spanish seaport of Burriana, near Valencia, and is now in the central Mediterranean where on Thursday it rescued 89 people in distress, including 14 women and four children.

It is now looking for a safe seaport to disembark the passengers or to transfer them to a European coastguard vessel.



The crew, made up of European activists with long experience in search and rescue operations, had already assisted in two other rescue operations involving a total of 105 people, who are now onboard the NGO vessel Sea-Watch 4.

Painted in bright pink and featuring Banksy artwork depicting a girl in a life vest holding a heart-shaped safety buoy, the Louise Michel sails under a German flag. The 31-metre motor yacht, formerly owned by French customs authorities, is smaller but considerably faster than other NGO rescue vessels.

Banksy’s involvement in the rescue mission goes back to September 2019 when he sent an email to Pia Klemp, the former captain of several NGO boats that have rescued thousands of people over recent years.



“Hello Pia, I’ve read about your story in the papers. You sound like a badass,” he wrote. “I am an artist from the UK and I’ve made some work about the migrant crisis, obviously I can’t keep the money. Could you use it to buy a new boat or something? Please let me know. Well done. Banksy.”

Klemp, who initially thought it was a joke, believes she was chosen by Banksy due to her political stance. “I don’t see sea rescue as a humanitarian action, but as part of an anti-fascist fight,” she told the Guardian.

She has made clear that Banksy’s involvement in the operations is limited to providing financial support. “Banksy won’t pretend that he knows better than us how to run a ship, and we won’t pretend to be artists.”

With a top speed of 27 knots, the Louise Michel would be able to “hopefully outrun the so-called Libyan coastguard before they get to boats with refugees and migrants and pull them back to the detention camps in Libya”, said Klemp.

Continued here...

www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/27/banksy-funds-refugee-rescue-boat-operating-in-mediterranean

[mik]

Here is the homepage of the boat mvlouisemichel.org/

[Matt]

Nothing short of amazing

He truly is something else

Not to mention this must have been a f’n legal nightmare to sort

The name Louise Michel » is quite cool

[Rouen Cathedral]

Soooo what happens if no one lets him drop off the refugees....

[Gentle Mental]

They could auction this boat off and buy 10 more. Easy.
😅

[Deleted]

So beautiful and kind of B

[Pipes]

Looks as if there was some tarps/tarpaulin over the girl to hide her:

http://instagr.am/p/CEPL25rHo4z

[GMA]

It's amazing to see how his plan has finally come together. I love the fact It's faster also, to help get them to shore rather than back in the hands of the Libyan coastguard. Bravo Banksy.

[Rubys]

What a guy!

[Rubberneck]

mvlouisemichel.org/

Direct link to the boat to keep up to date, donate etc..

[Dice]

So the boat is rescuing people but doesn’t actually have a right to drop them off in any particular country. Are they relying on goodwill from Italy or Greece to take the people rescued?

[Javier]

Aug 28, 2020 12:20:00 GMT 1 Dice said:

So the boat is rescuing people but doesn’t actually have a right to drop them off in any particular country. Are they relying on goodwill from Italy or Greece to take the people rescued?

No rescue boat can legally “unload” in any of those countries. Nor Malta or Spain. But at the end, someone finally let people enter their country
But in any case they most important thing is done. They don’t drown in the Mediterranean

And goodwill could come from other countries too, not just us, the “Pigs”

[Matt]

Aug 28, 2020 12:53:32 GMT 1 Javier said:

Aug 28, 2020 12:20:00 GMT 1 Dice said:

So the boat is rescuing people but doesn’t actually have a right to drop them off in any particular country. Are they relying on goodwill from Italy or Greece to take the people rescued?

No rescue boat can legally “unload” in any of those countries. Nor Malta or Spain. But at the end, someone finally let people enter their country
But in any case they most important thing is done. They don’t drown in the Mediterranean

And goodwill could come from other countries too, not just us, the “Pigs”

Actually two important things are done : they did not drown, and huge awareness is being raised

Heavily inspired by Greanpeace tactics I would say. They have not saved many whales, but a few were spared and their encounters with whalers are shared across the world

[irl1]

www.lovewelcomes.com/blogs/news/banksy-funds-refugee-rescue-boat?mc_cid=0d680a8880&mc_eid=7e364e277d

[Big Bad Mo]

Aug 28, 2020 12:20:00 GMT 1 Dice said:

So the boat is rescuing people but doesn’t actually have a right to drop them off in any particular country. Are they relying on goodwill from Italy or Greece to take the people rescued?

The boat has collected unknown people, from unknown origin. No government is going to pre approve any arrival in that manner. Governments are actively stopping these boats quite aggressively. All you can do is see if they will refuse you when people are on your boat. It’s a big risk but hugely honourable, especially when the alternative is to leave the boat at dock or just do nothing.
Best of luck to all involved and fair play to Banksy and co for bringing the specifics of this issue to the forefront. It’s quite a bold move but it has my full backing.

[silvermyn]

Aug 28, 2020 14:24:50 GMT 1 Big Bad Mo said:

Aug 28, 2020 12:20:00 GMT 1 Dice said:

So the boat is rescuing people but doesn’t actually have a right to drop them off in any particular country. Are they relying on goodwill from Italy or Greece to take the people rescued?

The boat has collected unknown people, from unknown origin. No government is going to pre approve any arrival in that manner. Governments are actively stopping these boats quite aggressively. All you can do is see if they will refuse you when people are on your boat. It’s a big risk but hugely honourable, especially when the alternative is to leave the boat at dock or just do nothing.
Best of luck to all involved and fair play to Banksy and co for bringing the specifics of this issue to the forefront. It’s quite a bold move but it has my full backing.

It would be quite interesting to see how many people in the UK would give their “full backing” to Banksy sponsoring a boat to rescue migrants from the Channel and bring them into UK waters seeking permission to dock.  

Anonymous poll anyone...?

[FЯ]

Aug 28, 2020 15:23:08 GMT 1 silvermyn said:

Aug 28, 2020 14:24:50 GMT 1 Big Bad Mo said:

The boat has collected unknown people, from unknown origin. No government is going to pre approve any arrival in that manner. Governments are actively stopping these boats quite aggressively. All you can do is see if they will refuse you when people are on your boat. It’s a big risk but hugely honourable, especially when the alternative is to leave the boat at dock or just do nothing.
Best of luck to all involved and fair play to Banksy and co for bringing the specifics of this issue to the forefront. It’s quite a bold move but it has my full backing.

It would be quite interesting to see how many people in the UK would give their “full backing” to Banksy sponsoring a boat to rescue migrants from the Channel and bring them into UK waters seeking permission to dock.  

Anonymous poll anyone...?

probably not the majority.

the interesting question would be if banksy collectors give it their full backing.
Probably the same outcome.

[silvermyn]

Aug 28, 2020 15:27:52 GMT 1 FЯ said:

Aug 28, 2020 15:23:08 GMT 1 silvermyn said:

It would be quite interesting to see how many people in the UK would give their “full backing” to Banksy sponsoring a boat to rescue migrants from the Channel and bring them into UK waters seeking permission to dock.  

Anonymous poll anyone...?

probably not the majority.

the interesting question would be if banksy collectors give it their full backing.
Probably the same outcome.

Makes you think dunnit.

How about; would Banksy give his full support to an initiative in the Channel? I think that would put too many noses out of joint back home but you never know with Mr B. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.