The Italian rapper Fedez, during an interview with the Muschio Selvaggio podcast, expressed his desire to buy a ship to help rescue migrants in the Mediterranean.
The goal, the rapper said, is to want to raise public awareness of difficult situations that many people have to deal with in the search for a better future away from their homeland.
I want to see how much a ship costs, I want mine too just to put my face on it and show it to scare
Fedez
The Mediterranean, a sea of tragedies
The Mediterranean has become a place of tragedy for many people who try to cross it to reach Europe by fleeing countries of conflict or extreme poverty.
According to the International Organization for Migration, in recent years there have been over 20.000 killed or missing at sea, and the problem seems to be getting worse.
The solidarity of the artists
Fedez is not the first artist to commit himself to the cause of migrants. In 2020 Ghali donated a ship to rescue the shipwrecked in the Mediterranean, while Banksy funded a rescue operation for the NGO SOS Mediterranée.
Fedez's initiative demonstrates that the solidarity of artists continues to grow and to find feedback from the public.
The power of visibility
Fedez's ship has a twofold objective: not only to save migrants, but also sensitize the public on the dramatic situation in the Mediterranean.
His declaration of wanting to put his face on the ship it is significant: The power of visibility can help to break the silence and to draw attention to an issue that would otherwise risk going unnoticed or even manipulated to reach consensus at the cost of human lives.
