About This Lesson
<p>Interview with film director Ken Loach who changed the way the world sees homelessness with his film Cathy Come Home. Made in the mid 1960’s, it was developed by a journalist who was doing research into homelessness. The point of the film was to say ‘this is not acceptable’. As a result of the film, councils, who formerly didn’t have to house husbands, only wives and children, changed their policy. See page 10 of the pdf file for activity ideas.</p>
