PARJE HISTORY

PARJE began in 2021 after the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests in Old Saybrook. Reverend David W. Good helped bring together a group of concerned citizens including Rev. Jack Madry, Nancy Gladwell, Maryam Elahi, Jac Lahav, Kimberly Monson, George Willauer, Shiela Hayes, and Eddie Long along with many others from the Lyme / Old Lyme communities. Together this group came up with the idea of fighting for racial justice through art, developing many public art projects.

Early PARJE Makeup

Founders
The Rev. Jack Madry
The Rev. David W. Good

Steering Committee Members
Co-Chair, Nancy Gladwell
Co-Chair, Eddie Long
Secretary, Jac Lahav
Asst. Secretary, Kimberly Monson
Shiela Hayes
Tiffani Gavin
George Willauer

Advisors
Wendy Bury, Southeastern CT Cultural Coalition
Curtis Goodwin, New London City Councilman
Maryam Elahi, President Community Foundation Eastern CT
Morgan Tuck, Director Franchise Development CT Sun

Volunteer Consultant
Michelle Dunlop

Fiscal Sponsor: PARJE began with the fiscal sponsorship of The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut. We are very greatful for all the hard work they do to make projects like this a reality.