The Arts Professional Development Series
Are you a part of the Arts Community? Join New Jersey City University in partnership with Jersey City Art & Culture, Jersey City Arts Council and Rising Tide Capital for […]
Are you a part of the Arts Community? Join New Jersey City University in partnership with Jersey City Art & Culture, Jersey City Arts Council and Rising Tide Capital for […]
Midnight Market arrives back in Jersey City on February 8 at the Harborside Atrium, and offers a one-of-a-kind night market experience for foodies! Midnight Market is an exciting take on the […]
The Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs will be closed today for Lincoln's Birthday. Happy B-Day Abe!
Studio 438 Mana Contemporary RSVP You’re a professional; your work should look professional too. Over thirty years, photographer Matthew Septimus has delivered vivid images of everything from museum installations to […]
The Lincoln Association of Jersey City cordially invites you to participate in its annual tribute to Abraham Lincoln on the anniversary of his birth, Tuesday, February 12, 2019. At Noon, […]
The Educational Arts Team, in partnership with the City of Jersey City, the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs and the Jersey City Free Public Library, will host an engaging […]
“Black History Month Group Exhibition” During the month of February, the Rotunda Gallery is set to feature a group exhibition exploring and celebrating Black History and African-American identity, culture, and […]
Creativity is the dance of those that are heard. This is a place to dance, sing, celebrate, and create. ManaMic is an event hosted, curated, and organized by Rashad Wright, […]
JCFamilies presents a Sleep Success and Potty Training Workshop for parents with Miss Megan! The event will take place on Thursday, February 14 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm at Zaniac […]
The Educational Arts Team, in partnership with the City of Jersey City, the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs and the Jersey City Free Public Library, will host an engaging […]
Art at Night JC is excited to celebrate Joe Sulsenti, a Jersey City artist and active member of the LGBTQ community. Festivities for VIP guests will begin at 7:30 pm […]
The Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs will be closed today for President's Day.
The George Washington Commemorative Society is proud to host a President's Day Wreath Laying Ceremony on Monday, February 18, 11:00a at the Apple Tree House (298 Academy Street). This event […]
The Educational Arts Team, in partnership with the City of Jersey City, the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs and the Jersey City Free Public Library, will host an engaging […]
Mana Contemporary 888 Newark Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306 RSVP Mana Contemporary’s exhibitions director, Rezarta Seferi, presents a workshop on common group hanging techniques including straight-line, grid, and salon style. […]
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.