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Banksy releases limited edition t-shirt in support of the Colston 4
December 17, 2021
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Large queues formed as the T-shirts made went on sale. The Bristol-born artist announced on Friday night that the shirts would go on sale at locations in the city. The shirts quickly began appearing for resale online, with one seller asking for £9,000.

 

The four standing trial all deny criminal damage relating to the removal of the statue.  Colston was an English merchant and Tory Member of Parliament who was actively involved in the Atlantic slave trade. Colston's name was widely commemorated in Bristol landmarks, and a statue of him was erected in 1895.

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Humanitarian causes are important to the artist and previously, Banksy has also funded a rescue boat to save refugees encountering danger in the Mediterranean Sea. The boat, named the Louise Michel, was bought with proceeds from some of the Bristol street artist's works. The vessel features a painting depicting a young girl holding on to a heart-shaped safety float. Banksy repainted the former French Navy boat in distinctive white and pink and launched it under its new guise last week. The Louise Michel is named after a 19th Century French anarchist and is captained by a professional crew with a "flat hierarchy and a vegan diet". The vessel's mission statement is "to uphold maritime law and rescue anyone in peril without prejudice".

 

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"We on board the Louise Michel believe we are all individuals, nationality should not make a difference to what rights one has and how we treat each other," it says on its website.

 

"We answer the SOS call of all those in distress, not just to save their souls - but our own."


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