LIGHTS! MUSIC! FUN! This time, the Bike JC Light-Up Ride visits Lincoln Park and the West Side. A little informal slow-roll and glow with friends on a summer night! Gather at 8:00 (NOTE the earlier time) outside Grove PATH. Free; no registration required; just show up. Weather permitting. Click here to learn more.
GREEN VILLAIN and Writer's Bench are hosting a BLOCK PARTY this Saturday, July 21st, from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM at VYV, 474 Warren Street. Join your friends and neighbors for a festive afternoon of music, delicious snacks, and amazing mural art creations. 15 local & invited artists will be transforming 3,000 square feet of […]
In conjunction with Journal Squared and Journal Square SID, Marketplace JC is joining forces to bring a curated selection of 20+ artisans, crafters, chefs and vintage sellers to the neighborhood. Come on down to the newest pop-up location located in the newly renovated plaza behind Journal Square PATH (the plaza facing Magnolia Avenue) and adjacent […]
Head on down to the river for a free performance every Thursday this month! Presented as part of the Summer in the City Cultural Event Series with Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs. SUMMER DANCE SERIES 2018 July 12: Heather Warfel Sandler & Guests July 19: […]
Head on down to the river for a free performance every Thursday this month! Presented as part of the Summer in the City Cultural Event Series with Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs. SUMMER DANCE SERIES 2018 July 12: Heather Warfel Sandler & Guests July 19: […]
In conjunction with Journal Squared and Journal Square SID, Marketplace JC is joining forces to bring a curated selection of 20+ artisans, crafters, chefs and vintage sellers to the neighborhood. Come on down to the newest pop-up location located in the newly renovated plaza behind Journal Square PATH (the plaza facing Magnolia Avenue) and adjacent […]
Labor Day pays tribute to the labor movement, including the contributions and achievements of American workers. It was created in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894. The Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs will be closed today in honor of Labor Day.
For three decades, Meredith Lippman (1952-2015) dedicated herself to the arts of Jersey City and Hudson County. She was admired for her artistic curiosity and willingness to learn. As a teacher, advocate, mentor, and unifier in the arts community, Meredith’s impact was widespread on local arts organizations and individual artists. She served as President of […]
In conjunction with Journal Squared and Journal Square SID, Marketplace JC is joining forces to bring a curated selection of 20+ artisans, crafters, chefs and vintage sellers to the neighborhood. Come on out for the newest pop-up location located in the newly renovated plaza behind Journal Square PATH (the plaza facing Magnolia Avenue) and adjacent […]
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.
