Hoppy Easter!
The Office of Cultural Affairs will be closed for Good Friday, April 19. Normal business hours will resume on the following Monday.
The Office of Cultural Affairs will be closed for Good Friday, April 19. Normal business hours will resume on the following Monday.
On Saturday, April 20, the Jersey City Challenge Race returns to Jersey City with innovative obstacles by Force5 Equipment, the leaders in OCR obstacles & training equipment, new finisher's medals, new shirts, music on course, and so much more! Check in will take place at 7:30 am at Exchange Place Plaza. This event is open […]
The Walk for Team Walker is an annual fundraiser featuring a 1.5 mile scenic walk along the Hudson River, as well as food, music and fun! All proceeds from the Walk for Team Walker will go to benefit Team Walker's academic and recreation programs. Team Walker strides to improve the quality of life for the […]
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 and apparel vendors, face painting, and henna art. Gaming available for non-tournament attendees including video games and laser tag. There will also be special guest […]
Join JCFamilies for the annual Summer Camp Fair on Saturday, April 27 to learn more about Summer Camp for kids. The fair will take place at City Hall Plaza (280 Grove Street, Jersey City) from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. This is the only fair in Jersey City where you can get information about the […]
The Jersey City Parks Coalition (JCPC) will be celebrating Arbor Day at 10 Jersey City Parks on Saturday, April 27 in parks across Jersey City. The JCPC will be commemorating this year's Arbor day by planting Great White Oaks at the parks. These trees have been known to last for 300 years! Join the JCPC […]
As part of the 2nd Annual Jersey City Poetry Festival, United States Military Veteran poets Gerald McCarthy, Jenny Pacanowski, and Brian Turner will give readings at City Hall Council Chambers (2nd floor) in Jersey City at 2:00 pm. Doors open to the public at 1:30 pm. Hosted by poet, actor and artist Frank Messina. The […]
Artist & Maker Market brings in approximately 30 excellent vendors for a unique outdoor shopping experience at the Grove PATH Plaza! You will find local artisans with a wide variety of indie & handmade items from vendors in vintage, art, fashion, home décor, bath & body, jewelry, vinyl and more! Support your local artists!
On Saturday, May 4 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm at Square 1 Community Eatery (283 St. Pauls Ave), please join Canco Park Conservancy and your fellow JC Greenies for this FREE Meet & Greet #jcplantswap #jcgreenwave event! Bring rooted plants, cuttings, potted plants, seeds, etc. to swap or just bring your plant loving self. […]
Canco Park Conservancy and Mana Contemporary have teamed up for a weekly series of kid's art classes at Mana Contemporary, taking place every Saturday. Students ages 6-12 will work individually and in groups to create various works over the course of the program. They will be exposed to art works on display in the hallways, […]
The Leonard Gordon Park Conservancy's 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Leonard Gordon Park is set to take place on Saturday, May 4 from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm. Registration for the Egg Hunt begins at 10:30 am. 10:30 am - Egg Hunt Registration begins (by the Playground) 11:00 am - Event starts 12:00 pm […]
New York Road Runners is expanding into New Jersey! The New York Road Runners will be launching the NYRR Newport Fiesta 5K, which offers a unique race with an expansive course through downtown Jersey City. Festivities will be held throughout the day—including a Rising New York Road Runners event with free, shorter-distance races for younger […]
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.