Weapons of Mass Instruction
| | Our Weapons of Mass Instruction campaign was launched in 2006. |
An award-winning campaign
Motivated by our experience and research showing that knowledge is cheaper than wasted lives, Crisis was calling for the Government to do much more.
This award-winning campaign was made powerful by the participation of thousands of Crisis e-campaigners. We celebrated one of the key demands of our Weapons of Mass Instruction campaign became reality in 2007 when the then Housing Minister Yvette Cooper announced £70 million in new Places of Change funding for for homeless people to help them rebuild their lives.
In response to the announcement Leslie Morphy, Chief Executive of homelessness charity Crisis, said: "We warmly welcome this new funding. We look forward to working with the Department of Communities and Local Government to help more homeless people in more places across the UK to find a route of homelessness and transform their lives."
Learn more about the campaign
To learn more about the campaign download:
- Our Weapons of Mass Instruction campaign briefing
- Hidden Potential: Opening up learning for homeless people, a 16-page report on the campaign
- Missed opportunities, a research summary outlining the case for investment in learning and skills for homeless people
- Homeless People and Learning and Skills - participation, barriers and progression, research involving over 250 homeless people in Newcastle, Birmingham and London, exploring the extent to which homeless people are involved in learning and skills activities.
