Join us at City Hall for the Menorah Lighting on the First Night of Hanukkah Hanukkah is a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. This year Hanukkah is December 10 - December 18 / It is also known […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs were proud and honored to recognize Impala Soccer Club and the Kenyan-Americans as we celebrated the 57th Anniversary of the Republic of Kenya’s Independence Day during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Friday, December 11, 2020. The Star-Spangled […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, The Jersey City Municipal Council, and The Office of Cultural Affairs welcome all of our event organizers to join us for this year's Special Event Permitting Virtual Open House. Meet Cultural Affairs staff, and learn about updates to the special events permitting process, and start planning […]
January is all about FILM for Speranza, and YOU are invited! We have two livestream events to launch our VOTES FOR WOMEN film adaptation on the Stellar Tickets platform. Join from the comfort of your own couch (popcorn optional). It's the next best thing to being in a theatre with you! Register below for both events: KICKOFF 1/11/21 AT […]
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Jersey City's Vanity Ray hosts 4 rounds of online bingo using Zoom. Every game includes fierce performances by Vanity Ray herself! Prizes include gift certificates to local businesses (including Jersey Social), bingo boards, and cash* for the final round! Virtual Drag Bingo continues on the following dates: January 15 at 8pm EST | Roaring 20's January 22 at 8pm EST | Pool Party January 29 […]
Free Friday Youth Zoom Classes throughout January! Hello Kennedy Dancers friend and Family, We are still offering our FREE Friday Zoom Classes for children ages 7 thru 17 until January 31, 2021. If you've been thinking about trying dance classes but don't know where to start, this is the perfect opportunity to try two […]
Have you ever wanted to be a comic book artist or book illustrator? NJCU has gathered some of the best artists for an afternoon of conversation and art. Join them for an inside look at the world of creation, publishing and promotion to fans! Please CLICK HERE for more information and to register
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs were proud and honored to recognize The Egyptian Festival Committee and the Egyptian American community on the 10th Anniversary of Egypt’s Revolution Day during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Monday, January 25, 2021. National Anthems of both […]
The City of Jersey City, the Office of Cultural Affairs and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities present this historical lecture. Please CLICK HERE for more information and to register
“Black History Month Group Exhibition” Exploring and celebrating Black History and African-American identity, culture, and life from all perspectives. 2nd floor "New Frames Of Reference" Organized by Catalina Aranguren A 20 day Kids Photo Challenge 3rd floor These exhibitions will be on display February, 4-28, 2019 Please contact Greg Brickey at BrickeyG@jcnj.org to schedule a viewing […]
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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.
