Matthew Shepard Memorial Goals
- Bring Laramie schools, businesses, community partners, city leaders and citizens together
in planning a range of activities that honor Matthew Shepard’s memory and foster shared
investment in furthering an inclusive and compassionate community and world.
- Share classroom and curriculum ideas with instructors who may be interested in teaching
students about Matthew Shepard’s story and prompting reflection about diversity, inclusion,
identity, and multiple forms of advocacy.
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Promote community and school resources for youth and/or adults who may benefit from
counseling, information, and community-building around issues of social identity and diversity.
- Raise awareness of the crucial details of Matthew Shepard’s story as well as the testimony
of the people and investigators closest to Matt’s case.
- Honor Matt’s legacy by emphasizing an understanding of social justice that is intersectional
in terms of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, class, etc.