Taste of Culture Thursday, April 28, 2022 6PM - 8PM Taste of Culture is our 6th Annual event that aims to feature and celebrate the cultural and ethnic diversity of Jersey City through the different cultural performances and ethnic food. Jersey City is named again and again as the number one most diverse city […]
The Aidan C. McMullen Chorale presents their annual spring concert with selections ranging from classical music to songs from the movies. The Chorale is the official choir of Saint Peter’s University. The concert is free and open to the public and presented as part of the Arts on Bergen spring season.
Join the Jersey City Free Public Library's Biblioteca Criolla in celebration of Día! El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), commonly known as Día, is a celebration of children, families, and reading that culminates yearly in April. Día is a nationally recognized initiative that emphasizes the importance of literacy for […]
Nimbus Dance in: ANIMA April 29th | 8 pm (special VIP afterparty post-performance) April 30th | 8 pm May 1st | 3 pm (post-performance panel discussion with Rutgers Scholar Julia Ritter) Nimbus Dance captivates in this stunning & emotional mixed bill. Featuring Samuel Pott’s iconic environmental diptych, Patch of Turf and Falling Sky (collaboration with […]
BOOK SWAP IN VAN VORST PARK April 30, 2022 10 am-2 pm (rain date May 7) near the chess tables Bring as many books (for kids or grown-ups) as you want, take as many as you want for free Bring your own bag! You can also drop off books at the gazebo on April 28 […]
The MUSEUM OF JERSEY CITY HISTORY (MJCH) will have an open house on April 30, 2022, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at its future home, the historic Apple Tree House, located at 298 Academy Street, just off Bergen Square, in Jersey City, NJ. The MJCH Board of Directors officially formed in December 2021 and […]
Into the Deep The Glass Gallery at Mana Contemporary 10 Senate Place, Jersey City, NJ April 30, 2022 Make a splash during this year’s Snow Ball Gala: Into the Deep! The Glass Gallery at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City will be transformed into the Midnight Zone. Underwater explorers will enjoy hors d'oeuvres, live music, and […]
Artist & Maker Market is an open-air bazaar featuring locally created fine art and premium hand-crafted goods while connecting artists and artisans with the metro NYC community. Founded in 2015 with only 5 dates and one location, we have grown to over 60 market event dates in 2022 in our Grove St. PATH Plaza location. […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs were proud to recognize the Consulate General of Israel, Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey, the Israeli American Council, New Jersey-Israel Commission and the Jewish community as we celebrate the 74th Anniversary of Israel’s Independence during the […]
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.
