The Latin Jazz Festival series brings together Jersey City's diversified community, with a family friendly taste of Latin genre music. The event will take place from 6:00 - 10:00 pm on Grove Street (between Morgan Street and Bay Street).
Hudson West Folk Fest is a music festival with a unique approach. This all day festival presents nine outstanding bands that include Grammy award winners and many other of the finest musicians in North America. Come enjoy an eclectic list of performers, beautifully original stage backdrops and artwork throughout the venue - Free music workshops for musicians and just plain ol' […]
The HDSID's premier event! This yearly event features approximately 200 vendors selling everything from vintage clothes, jewelry and hand-poured candles to gyros, ice-cream and areas, a Kidszone area with rides, face painting, kid-friendly vendors, DJs and live music. Local bars and restaurants set up outdoor beer gardens and rum bars for the adults in the […]
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please email info@suratiinc.com
This Saturday, October 12th is the second annual Arts on the Hudson Fest at Hamilton Park in Jersey City. Join us from 12-6pm as we celebrate the arts in Jersey City with a selection of local musicians, painters, vendors, food trucks, and more! The event is free and benefits local arts non profit Arts on […]
The first annual Double Parked Music Festival will be open free to the public at noon on October 12, 2019, in Jersey City. Pet Shop and The Archer, two neighboring bars in downtown Jersey City, have announced that they are jointly presenting a first annual, Double Parked Music Festival, on Saturday, October 12th from Noon […]
JC Families is excited to present a day of celebrating the fall season and diversity in our city. There will be an array of fun activities planned for the whole family, including pumpkin painting, arts & crafts, musical acts, dancers, an art show and — of course — delicious food! This event is free and […]
Art House Productions and Friends of the Loew’s are proud to announce the 10th Annual Your Move Modern Dance Festival sponsored by The KRE group, Harwood Properties, and Point Capital Development. This year’s four-day festival will return to the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre (54 Journal Square Plaza, Jersey City), a historic venue in Jersey City […]
On December 6th, 2019, Art House Productions’ JC Fridays will be holding its seasonal multi-arts festival--featuring art events that take place in restaurants, galleries, stores, and event spaces in almost every neighborhood in Jersey City. All events are free and open to the public. As one of the preeminent art scenes in the tri-state area, […]
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.
