3PM Reception 3:15PM Screenings 4:40PM Q&A with Gregg Biermann In partnership with the Film-Makers’ Cooperative New Jersey-based experimental filmmaker and video artist Gregg Biermann introduces a survey of his works completed over the last decade. Often incorporating footage from Hollywood classics like the Wizard of Oz (1939), Rear Window (1954), and North by Northwest (1959), […]
Join performers J. Bouey, Elena Demyanenko, Javier Padilla, and Marion Spencer in a community setting, as they share new work developed in their Gibney choreographic residencies at Mana. The performers showcase new ideas in the field of dance and engage in cross-pollination between creative communities in New York and Jersey City. The works interrogate a […]
Beginning Again is an Non-For-Profit organization that focuses on transformation of life during and after incarceration. Various presenters who was once prodigal sons, will share their stories of separation, hardship and the joys of reuniting with family and community. In addition, those who assist returning citizens will explain how you can help them, their families, […]
A clear, concise artist statement helps communicate an artist’s intention and the type of work they create to a broad audience. Join Shama Rahman, integrated marketing manager at the Wall Street Journal, to learn the basics of writing and editing artist statements. Rahman covers the components of creating effective personal narratives, tangible tips for keeping […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, the Office of Cultural Affairs, cosponsored by the Bakka Corp., the Egyptian Festival Committee and the Egyptian American Community presents the Egyptian Flag Raising. The flag raising will be held in City Hall Council Chambers on Monday, January 27 at 4:00 pm. This event is FREE […]
~SMUSH Gallery Presents~ Heart Echoes: Paintings by Marta Blair January 25 - February 15, 2020 Preview January 25, 12-4p Opening Reception January 30, 6-9p Gallery Hours Thursdays 5-8p, Saturdays 12-4p Heart Echoes: Paintings by Marta Blair combines large loose canvases and small mixed media works created through a process of transformation and addition, removal, erasure, […]
If you haven't been to the museum in quite awhile or if you are not familiar with Meadowlands Museum, you should be. We are the only museum in the area preserving the history of the meadowlands. Please come to visit us at the museum for our Annual Chocolate Tasting event. Meet with other local people […]
Please join Mayor Steven M. Fulop, Council President Joyce Watterman, The Jersey City Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs to celebrate Black History Month. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please email Kia Deadwyler at kdeadwyler@gmail.com or call (201) 547-5108.
Join us for a night of poetry at the Apple Tree House for poetry that reflects on women's rights past and present. The evening will feature Rashad Wright and Chante Stewart-Wallace of Jersey City Slam and St. Peters University's Literary & Poetry group, PAVAN. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP your Tickets here!
Zines have grown from an underground medium into their own art form, while holding experimentation and quick dissemination at their core. Low cost, and artist designed and produced, they are valuable ephemera for artists and collectors alike. During this hands-on zine making workshop, participants use materials on hand to create a dummy copy of their […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs are proud to host the 2020 Black History Month Group Exhibition. On display February 4th – 29th. Rotunda Gallery, 2nd floor Artist reception Tuesday, February 11th, 6-8pm. Light refreshments will be served. Exhibition features work from 20 emerging […]
Yoga at Art House - Feb. 11-Mar. 10, 2020 from 6:30pm-7:30pm Join Allison Stovall for Yoga @ Art House - A Pay What You Can Weekly Yoga Program in the Art House Gallery. For more information, please contact Allison at allisonstovallyoga@gmail.com, Instagram: @allisorrigby The Art House Gallery is located at 262 17th Street, Jersey City, […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, the Office of Cultural Affairs, cosponsored by the Jersey City West Indian Community presents the Guyana Republic Day Flag Raising. The flag raising will be held in City Hall Chambers on Tuesday, Feb 18th, from 3:00 - 5:00 pm. This event is […]
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.
