Between climate change, struggles for power, and resulting violence, Planet Earth is heating up. People are left with no choice but to leave their homes in search of peace and stability in the UK — yet those in power restrict movement and complicate processes for the families seeking safety. What can we do to extend a hand of welcome? In this episode of People Over Power, Jacob Berkson explains how we can share what we have to support forced migrants.

Credits: Music by The Joy Drops via Free Music Archive (CC BY 4.0). Logo and episode art by Maria McCoy.

Other sounds: Bell.wav by Ryding (CC BY 4.0). Cartoon Fall by plasterbrain (CC0 1.0).

Data sources: Annual Report 2024, Thousand 4 £1000. Asylum statistics, House of Commons Library (2026). Global North Is Responsible for 92% of Excess Emissions, Eos. Top facts from the latest statistics on refugees and people seeking asylum, Refugee Council.

Take Action: Make a monthly contribution to Thousand 4 £1000. Offer a spare room to someone forced to flee their country. Learn what you can do to resist immigration raids.