Movies in the Park: Canco Park presents E.T.
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Jersey City Parks Coalition are excited […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Jersey City Parks Coalition are excited […]
Gotta Go Gaming and The Royal Men Foundation are excited to host the 2019 All You Can Tournament, a gaming competition (Street Fighter). The event will feature live entertainment, food […]
Please join the Friends of Liberty State Park's first "Run for Liberty" on Saturday, June 15, with a chip-timed 5K USATF-sanctioned Run at 10:00 am, and Fun Run (1 mile) […]
"When everyone is colorful, no one is different," states Surati's motto, celebrating equality and brotherhood across boundaries. Surati Holi Hai is a day-long event will take place on Saturday, June […]
Get ready for another edition of the JC Record Riot! Over 30 tables of LPs, CDs, & 45s await you on the Grove Street PATH Plaza. Imagine a giant record […]
Celebrate Jersey City's dynamic food scene and enjoy a delicious three-course dinner in one of our beautiful parks. Each dinner will be created by a guest chef, and the event […]
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 […]
Come to the Grove PATH Plaza every Wednesday for an amazing, free, family friendly, weekly music series! The concert series features a wide variety of musicians, performers, local businesses and […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Jersey City Parks Coalition are excited […]
On Saturday, June 22 from 7:00 am - 6:00 pm, Jivamukti Yoga Jersey City will team up with the Historic Downtown Special Improvement District (HDSID), the City of Jersey City, […]
We want you to acknowledge your peers and help us show appreciation to the men and women who make a difference in Jersey City every day. Is that you? Your […]
THE JERSEY CITY PROJECT + the CITY OF JERSEY CITY will celebrate warm days, cool drinks and delicious eats with the annual Project: EATS on Saturday June 22 and Sunday, […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, the Office of Cultural Affairs, cosponsored by the Philippine-American Friendship Committee presents a PAFCOM parade and festival. […]
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.