Bergen Square Day, a celebration of the rich, diverse culture and history of Jersey City, will be celebrated Saturday, September 10th. from 12:00 noon until 6:00 p.m. on The celebration, hosted by The Journal Square Community Association and the Bergen Square Historical Society, together with the Journal Square Special Improvement District and Jersey City Office […]
The 3rd Concert of Música y Ritmos: Latin American Music Series, co-produced by Jersey City Arts Non-Profits Nimbus Arts Center and Segunda Quimbamba. The concert will occur on September 24 at the Nimbus Arts Center and will be free and open to the public. The Concert will offer performances by both local and international musical […]
Rain or shine artist studios are open! Shuttle tours depart on October 1 and October 2 12:30pm and 3:30pm from JCAST headquarters 50 Dey Street.
Join local downtown Jersey City artist, Tarik Mendes at his open art studio at 150 Bay Street! Along with other artists at ART150, entrance located on Provost and 1st. Sponsorship by TelaModa & TelaModaPrints. Starting September 29, the four-day festival will feature over 1,000 artists at more than 140 locations spanning the entire city. JCAST […]
JCFamilies is excited to announce the 8th Annual Cultural Diversity Festival in Jersey City. This year our 8th Annual Cultural Diversity Festival will be together with our Harvest Festival. It will be a day of celebrating the fall season and diversity in our city. There will be an array of fun activities planned for the […]
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.
