The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs, virtually present the Twenty sixth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratory Contest. This 3 day contest, begins on Wednesday, February 24th at 2:00pm. Students will compete for the best memorized oration of one of King’s writings […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs were honored to recognize Juan Pablo Duarte Association and the Dominican-Americans on their 177th Anniversary of Independence of Dominican Republic during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Friday, February 26, 2021. Anthems of both nations were played. The […]
The City of Jersey City, Office of Municipal Council, and Office of Cultural Affairs were proud and honored to celebrate Women’s History Month during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Monday, March 1, 2021. The National Women’s History Month is an annual celebration honoring the contributions of women to American history, culture, and society. […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, Office of Municipal Council and Office of Cultural Affairs congratulate the Progressive Ghanaian Association of Jersey City and Ghanaian Americans on the 64th Anniversary of Ghana’s Independence during the Flag Raising ceremony on March 5, 2021 and urge all our residents to celebrate with the appropriate ceremonies […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, and the Office of Cultural Affairs present an International Women’s Day Celebration. This is to honor our City Directors for their continuous diligent work especially during this unprecedented pandemic of Covid-19 in keeping the City of Jersey City going. This year, the theme for International Women’s […]
The City of Jersey City, Office of the Municipal Council and Office of the Cultural Affairs were proud to recognize the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Committee of Jersey City during the Feast of Saint Patrick’s Cultural and Religious Celebration through the annual Flag Raising Ceremony on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. National Anthem of both nations were […]
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Join artist Jin Jung lead a virtual arts and crafts workshop themed, "Women in the Arts.
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, Office of the Municipal Council and Office of the Cultural Affairs were proud to celebrate the Bicentennial Anniversary of Greece Independence with the Greek community during the annual Flag Raising Ceremony held on Thursday, March 25, 2021. National Anthem of both nations were played one after the other. The grandeur the ancient […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, Office of The Municipal Council, Office of the Cultural Affairs and the Mayor’s LGBTQ+ Taskforce were honored to present the 1st Trans Pride Flag Raising for Transgender Day of Visibility held on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. As one of the most diverse cities in the country, […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Office and the Office of Cultural Affairs were proud and honored to recognize The Whole Spectrum Autism Foundation, Smile Pre School Nursery and Historic Downtown Special Improvement District (HDSID) during the 1st Autism Awareness Flag Raising Ceremony held on Thursday, April 1, 2021. The Whole Spectrum Autism Foundation is a […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs do hereby congratulate the Senegalese Community of New Jersey on their 61st Anniversary of Senegal Independence during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Monday, April 5, 2021. National Anthems of both nations were played. The territory of modern Senegal […]
This event is inspired by World Refugee Day on June 20th, Jersey City kids are asked to show us a representation of the theme: "What Home Means to Me" for a new exhibit at the Morgan Library in Jersey City, NJ. This U18 open call is open to artists under 18 years of age, all […]
A big crowd gathered in City Hall Plaza on Saturday April 10th, to support the Stop Asian Hate rally! This was initiated by the Championing Political Change Organization in collaboration with Jersey City Municipal Council and Office of Cultural Affairs. Young and old of diverse communities in attendance including multiple Asian American organizations like […]
The Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) launches the second episode of the new talk series, “Black Space,” an ongoing series of intimate and candid conversations exploring the experiences of a diverse group of black artists in the world today. The talks are led by Ashley Nicole Baptiste, JCTC’s Associate Artistic Director. Baptiste will lead […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, the Office of Cultural Affairs were honored to commemorate The Chadian Independence today Friday, August 11, 2023. The Chadian Community of New Jersey has directly contributed to the diversity and positive growth of Jersey City in various fields, including education, entrepreneurship, government as well as all aspects of life throughout the United States and abroad. Today the City of Jersey City and members of the Chadian community commemorate this day August 11, 2023 by proudly displaying the flags of the United States and the Republic of Chad together, high above City Hall in recognition of the socially adopted culture and ethnic diversity of our community of Jersey City.
The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west. Chad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city N’Djamena.
Beginning in the 7th millennium BC, human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbers. By the end of the 1st millennium AD, a series of states and empires had risen and fallen in Chad’s Sahelian strip, each focused on controlling the trans-Saharan trade routes that passed through the region. France conquered the territory by 1920 and incorporated it as part of French Equatorial Africa. In 1960, Chad obtained independence under the leadership of François Tombalbaye. Resentment towards his policies in the Muslim north culminated in the eruption of a long-lasting civil war in 1965. In 1979 the rebels conquered the capital and put an end to the South’s hegemony. The rebel commanders then fought amongst themselves until Hissène Habré defeated his rivals. The Chadian–Libyan conflict erupted in 1978 by the Libyan invasion which stopped in 1987 with a French military intervention (Operation Épervier). Hissène Habré was overthrown in turn in 1990 by his general Idriss Déby. With French support, a modernization of the Chad National Army was initiated in 1991. From 2003, the Darfur crisis in Sudan spilt over the border and destabilized the nation. While many political parties participated in Chad’s legislature, the National Assembly, power laid firmly in the hands of the Patriotic Salvation Movement during the presidency of Idriss Déby. After President Déby was killed by FACT rebels in April 2021, the Transitional Military Council led by his son Mahamat Déby assumed control of the government and dissolved the Assembly. Chad remains plagued by political violence and recurrent attempted coups d’état.
Today’s flag raising reflects the camaraderie built between the United States and Republic of Chad and our enduring love for freedom, liberty and democracy that today the world is still inspired by.
