Curated by Kristin DeAngelis, Curator for SILVERMAN Buildings and Midori Yoshimoto, Gallery Director and Associate Professor of Art History, New Jersey City University Opening Reception: Due to COVID19 restrictions, a […]
On Friday, September 11, Virtual JC Fridays will take place on Zoom! All participating venues will come together in one online event showcasing all that Jersey City has to offer, […]
Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs are proud to announce The Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibition On display September 15 to October 15th, at […]
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 […]
Starting in October and continuing the remainder of the pandemic Kennedy Dancers will be offering Hybrid Classes. These classes will have both in person and remote attendees. Sign up for […]
January is all about FILM for Speranza, and YOU are invited! We have two livestream events to launch our VOTES FOR WOMEN film adaptation on the Stellar Tickets platform. Join from the comfort […]
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Jersey City's Vanity Ray hosts 4 rounds of online bingo using Zoom. Every game includes fierce performances by Vanity Ray herself! Prizes include gift certificates to local businesses (including Jersey Social), bingo boards, and cash* for the final round! Virtual […]
The City of Jersey City, the Office of Cultural Affairs and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities present this historical lecture. Please CLICK HERE for more information and […]
“Black History Month Group Exhibition” Exploring and celebrating Black History and African-American identity, culture, and life from all perspectives. 2nd floor "New Frames Of Reference" Organized by Catalina Aranguren A […]
Celebrate love at Virtual Drag Bingo on Friday, February 5 at 8:00pm EST on Zoom. You bring the champagne and roses; we will bring the fun! Jersey City's Vanity Ray […]
Join Art House Productions Sunday, February 7 at 3:00pm EST on Zoom for a virtual panel discussion about the actual Black Tom explosion. Featuring historians Janet Akhtarshenas of Liberty State Park, John […]
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The City of Jersey City and the Office of Cultural Affairs Presents: A Poetry Performance and Workshop Curated by Reg E Gaines on February 11th at 7pm TO REGISTER CLICK HERE
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.
