Remember Matthew, said the marquee at the Garde Arts Center in the days after Matthew Chew, a pizza cook and artist, was fatally stabbed about a block away from the theatre as he walked home from work on Oct. 29, 2010.
Six teens and young men of color, one of whom later told police the group was bored, had randomly attacked Chew, a 25-year-old white man, as he walked home from work on Huntington Street.
The incident challenged the community and The Day to do better.
We both rose to the challenge, but it s a work in progress.
On Thursday, 550 people attended the premiere of Those People at The Garde. The documentary, produced by Peter Huoppi of The Day and Curtis Goodwin, chronicles the New London Talent Show, which was created by Goodwin and others to provide a positive outlet for young people in the aftermath of Chew s death.
Jun. 5—"Remember Matthew," said the marquee at the Garde Arts Center in the days after Matthew Chew, a pizza cook and artist, was fatally stabbed about a block away from the theatre as he walked home from work on Oct. 29, 2010. Six teens and young men of color, one of whom later told police the group was "bored," had randomly attacked Chew, a 25-year-old white man, as he walked home from work .
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