Hello Kennedy Dancers Family! While we are unfortunately still unable to open our doors for regular classes, we are very excited to announce that we will be continuing our Online Zoom Dance Class Videos through our Virtual Summer Dance Camp Program. We are also taking donations to continue providing FREE online Zoom Classes. Since March […]
Harmonica Sunbeam will host 4 rounds of bingo online using Zoom. Donations are greatly appreciated. As in regular bingo, you can use the same board for all 4 games or buy more to increase your odds! Boards will be emailed after registration. Registration closes when all boards sell out. Each round winner gets a prize, […]
The Conference on Movement and Computing, hosted by Rutgers University in collaboration with Mana Contemporary, aims to gather academics and practitioners interested in the computational study, modelling, representation, segmentation, recognition, classification, or generation of movement information. The Conference is positioned within emerging interdisciplinary domains between art and science. In its seventh iteration, the Conference will […]
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 […]
Dog Days of Summer - Join us for a paw-ty celebrating the heat of summer! Grab your sunglasses, bring your favorite pooch, and play Bingo! Harmonica Sunbeam will host 4 rounds of bingo online using Zoom. As in regular bingo, you can use the same board for all 4 games or buy more to increase […]
They will be raising money for the New Jersey Non-Profit KEYED UP. KEYED UP! is a program that brings together underused performance venues, between-gig jazz musicians, and, in certain cases, under-utilized pianos. This event will be hosted at the Brightside Tavern Outdoors and stream live on Facebook.
Pretty in Pink - Grab a glass of rosé, dust some blush on your cheeks, and drape yourself in pink! Harmonica Sunbeam will host 4 rounds of bingo online using Zoom. As in regular bingo, you can use the same board for all 4 games or buy more to increase your odds! Each round winner […]
Join us for Indigenous, A Live Stream show presented by No Peeking. July 25th at 8:00pm. The show is Free to the public and all donations will go towards artists. No Peeking Theatre - "With the current climate of activism for human rights on several fronts, I wanted to provide something beyond physical aid...we are […]
Part dance party, part friendly competition, Virtual Drag Bingo is the most fun you'll have on a Friday night (in or out of quarantine). Jersey City's favorite queen Harmonica Sunbeam hosts 4 rounds of bingo online using Zoom. Each round winner gets a prize, with a cash prize for the final round! This week's theme […]
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. […]
Admission is free; donation greatly appreciated. Advance registration required to receive the Zoom link. See below for Zoom login instructions. This week's theme is Coming Out Stories: In celebration Pride Month, we'll share LGBTQ+ coming out stories! This story slam is a chance for folks to share personal stories in a supportive forum. This event […]
Part dance party, part friendly competition, Virtual Drag Bingo is the most fun you'll have on a Friday night (in or out of quarantine). Jersey City's favorite queen Harmonica Sunbeam hosts 4 rounds of bingo online using Zoom. Each round winner gets a prize, with a cash prize for the final round! 3...2...1...BLAST OFF - […]
Come out and join us for the Virtual Jersey City Comedy Festival: PRIDE NIGHT on August 12, 2020. The shows will feature LGBTQ & ally comedians from Jersey City and beyond in this epic night of stand up, sketch & improv comedy! Stay late for a free mix & mingle event, hosted by Rich Kiamco! […]
Thursday, August 13th, The Jersey City Comedy Festival will feature: 7:00pm - the Sketch & Improv Showcase will include New Team Honeybear: Sketch Comedy, Mercy Santos: Improv Comedy, and Model Majority: Sketch Comedy. 8:30pm - the Stand Up Showcase will include Caitlin Reese, Malorie Bryant, Erik Terrell, Ish Gupta, Phil Sweet, Alexander Payne, Leo Volf, […]
7:00pm - The Sketch & Improv Showcase will include Hallway Baby: Sketch Comedy, Bird & Friends - Cosmic Unity: Improv Comedy, and To Karen, With Love: Sketch Comedy. 8:30pm - The Stand Up Showcase will include Ben Fisher, Tina Sieben, Keith McGill, Johnny Azari, Michael Freedman, Ryo Hayashi, Audrey Mora, Craig Lottner, and Robby Leon. […]
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.
