Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs invites Grades 3-5 to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Contest on , Wednesday February 19th, from 3:30 - 6:00 PM.
Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs invites Grades 6-8 to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Contest on Thursday, February 20th, from 3:30 - 6:00 PM.
Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs invites participating public schools to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Contest Final Competition on Friday, February 21st, from 3:30 – 6:00 PM.
We the immigrants and citizens of Jersey City would like to share with you all, an ancient gem of a classical language Sanskrit ! No need of prior experience or exposure. Just come join us with a passion for world languages and cultures. This day long workshop is offered FREE of cost to you. Its […]
Join OpenRoad Poetry for the 2020 season kickoff event! Performers are welcome to share their preferred medium, the floor is yours! (poetry, spoken word, singing, music, monologues, comedy, bellydancing, sitar, etc.)Benefiting: Jersey City Writers (JCW) First come, First to perform We will be adhering to a strict 5-minute timeline to respect every performer. Sign-Up: 12PM. […]
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED There is never a shortage of worrisome news. It is good to equip yourself and your loved ones with the personal resources to do well, especially when the going is tough. The second workshop in this series, "Resilience: Strengthening Coping Skills" is scheduled for Thursday, March 19th. […]
Art House Productions is accepting submissions for the Jersey City Community Poem Project. To celebrate National Poetry Month, Art House will create an original, digital, crowdsourced community poem with the theme “Life in the Pandemic and Beyond: Quarantine, Devastation, and Hope for the Future.” Jersey City’s Poet Laureate, Rashad Wright will curate the poem. The […]
"An Afternoon with Author J.M. Kelly" June 6, 2020, 2:00 PM Join us for a stellar reading and workshop with author and educator J.M. Kelly. James will read excerpts from his latest book in the Bobby Holmes series for young adults: Monster on the Moors, discuss his creative process with NJCU Director of the […]
Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) presents Our Times: Uprising, a virtual reading series of plays, poetry & other writings by Black American Authors. Beginning on Monday July 13, the series runs three weeks on consecutive Mondays and provides an original overview of African American history and culture while exploring issues of race, oppression and injustice […]
Join us for the first Bloom Virtual Summit, four days of workshops, 7/16 -7/19, networking and performances -- all to support women artists of color through COVID-19. Bloom is the annual fundraiser for In Full Color, our award-winning theatrical event featuring women of color sharing their stories, in their own voices. We are preparing for […]
The non profit organization Woke Empowerment is a Community organization Empowering & exploring social justice through music, poetry and conversation. Voice to the voiceless Wokeempowerment@gmail.com We’re hosting virtual open community forum on Zoom
Canco Park Conservancy is proud to host the Kick Off event for the JC LGBTQ+ PRIDE FESTIVAL 2020 11:00am - Drag Queen Story Hour with Harmonica Sunbeam encourages the creativity and boundless energy and excitement of child's play as they relate to both gender neutrality and non- conformity while promoting positive LGBTQ role models. […]
NJCU Center for the Arts, Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs, Jersey City Arts Council and Rising Tide Capital host a bi-weekly call for artists and arts organizations. We will be joined by Diana St. John, Director of Community Economic Development for the Borough of Carteret, who will talk about hyperlocal marketing. Join Zoom Meeting https://NJCU.zoom.us/j/91439678976?pwd=T2FRenBuUkxXdzBwcUg1cVNBRjFWdz09 Meeting […]
Three more performances added! Wed 9/23 @ 6pm - Lincoln Park, Jersey City (gazebo near fountain) Thurs 9/24 @ 6pm - Columbus Park, Hoboken (south side of gazebo) Fri 9/25 @ 6pm - West Hudson Park, Kearny (gazebo near Devon Street) To reserve your seats please visit Speranza Theatre Company Please adhere to the socially-distancing […]
Wednesday September 23rd, 1:00pm to 2:30 pm, Zoom webinar. Learn how to make your organization more inclusive and to better comply with the requirements of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at a special webinar hosted by HCOCHA/TD and featuring experts from the New Jersey Theater Alliance. Please register in advance for this meeting at: ADA […]
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.
