Refugee Week

Spare a Thought is the podcast for curious minds exploring creativity, culture and stories from the margins. About this episode To celebrate Refugee week (15th - 21st June), Tom brings together voices from three previous episodes of the show. Rosa Brown of the Welsh Refugee Council reflects on Wales's Nation of Sanctuary approach and the small daily acts that make welcome real. Dr Samantha James, an NHS doctor who volunteered with German rescue charity Sea-Watch in the Mediterranean, talks about what drives someone to act. Professor Karen Jacobsen, Henry J. Lear Professor of Global Migration at Tufts University and author of Host Cities, explores how refugees don't just survive in the cities that receive them, they reshape them. And the Cardiff University chaplains, Reverend Delyth Liddell, Reverend Jo Smith and Father John Patrick Thomas, revisit one of the oldest refugee stories in our lexicon. Refugee Week events are taking place across the UK — find out what's happening near you at refugeeweek.org.uk Find out more about Sea-Watch, the Welsh Refugee Council and Professor Jacobsen's book Host Cities. This episode was edited, produced and presented by Tom Spare. Clips were selected by Leonora Cartman. Keep up-to-date with Tom's work Keep up to date with Tom's work via his Substack: https://tomspare.substack.com/ Get the latest news on the podcast via the Spare a Thought Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spareathoughtmedia/ You can listen to all previous episodes wherever you get your podcasts or head to: https://spareathought.podbean.com/ Spare a Thought is a Be the Change. Media Network production. The views and opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Be the Change. Media Network or its partners.