Get ready, fashion lovers! Jersey City is gearing up for an exciting fashion event on September 6th! The Jersey City Day of Fashion, presented in collaboration with Mana Fashion Service and Man Contemporary, promises to put JC on the global fashion map. Experience a day filled with insightful fashion panel discussions and runway shows showcasing […]
JC Fridays is back on September 8, 2023! Jersey City’s premiere quarterly arts festival, which is free and open to the public, will showcase a variety of events including visual art exhibitions, music performances, studio tours, and more hosted at local businesses, galleries, studios, and arts organizations. Visitors are encouraged to travel from place to […]
This year’s festival continues its diverse musical taste with Americana, Folk, Gospel/Soul, New Orleans Jazz/Brazilian and traditional Celtic music. Along with 10 performing groups, Hudson West Fest has gorgeous stage backdrops - original art creations. Wonderful, homemade foods, including Afghan and Eritrean, will be served and a bar is available for drinks. As always, the […]
OCTOBER 12TH - 15TH ART FAIR 14C OCTOBER 13TH - 15TH 34TH ANNUAL JERSEY CITY ART & STUDIO TOUR OCTOBER 15TH 12PM - 6PM MANA CONTEMPORARY OPEN SUTDIOS OCTOBER 10TH - 15TH INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE CENTER ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Join Jersey City Ballet Theater and The Garden State Philharmonic as we present the classic folktale Peter and the Wolf, brought to life through dance, music and live narration. Followed by two divertissements, Umoja by celebrated female African American composer Valerie Coleman and Tico Tico by the Brazilian composer Zequinha De Abreu. This is a […]
Dante’s Renaissance by Ravin Patterson / Directed by Jessica Brater Assistant Director: Mary Gray Production Dramaturg: Ronni Hom Assistant Production Dramaturg: Gianna Scalcione Stage Manager: Elli Caunitis Assistant Stage Manager: Griffin O’Connor Production Assistants: Xavier Vassallo, Lattrell Wagner & Cindy Zhang Cast: Stella Berrettini, Jack Blair, Quran Butler, Caroline Cook, Ani Darakhvelidze, Henry Edwin, John […]
Please join Mana Contemporary as our Future Art Leaders will be leading tours of Dan Flavin, John Chamberlain, Andy Warhol Original Screen Prints, and Rammellzee. December 20th 10:00am - 1:00pm at Mana Contemporary 888 Newark Ave Jersey City, NJ 07306 This program has been strengthened by the public funds of the Jersey City Arts and […]
Dumb Funny Comedy Come hang out for a hilarious night filled with laughs at the Dumb Funny Comedy show! Dumb Funny features professional comics from all over the country, including comedians from the world famous Comedy Cellar. This in-person comedy extravaganza will take place on Thursday, Jan 25 2024 . DOORS: 7:00pm SHOWTIME: 8:00pm Our […]
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.
