Guest Speaker: Dr. Robyn C. Spencer, CUNY, Author of "The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland" About this Event This lecture analyzes the role of African American women as leaders in the movement for political rights for African Americans in the long 1960s. Starting with women who were […]
~SMUSH Gallery Presents~ 12 hours February 21 & 22 | 9a-9p Sarah Rose, in collaboration with Janet Cesarotti, Alexandra Lance, Mia Martelli, and Sydney Parker, revisit and reinvent their present and past selves across two consecutive days of 12-hour movement and visual design installations. Guests gain entry for the whole day and may come when […]
Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs invites participating public schools to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Contest Final Competition on Friday, February 21st, from 3:30 – 6:00 PM.
Jersey City Week – Annual weeklong celebration of everything that makes Jersey City one of the greatest cities in the USA! This year we are centering celebrations around Jersey City Local Businesses.
We the immigrants and citizens of Jersey City would like to share with you all, an ancient gem of a classical language Sanskrit ! No need of prior experience or exposure. Just come join us with a passion for world languages and cultures. This day long workshop is offered FREE of cost to you. Its […]
Jersey City Day – Annual Anniversary Celebration of when Jersey City was made independent of township of Bergen with Dudley S. Gregory as first mayor, February 22, 1838. Kickoff at Jersey City Library - Location pending.
Join OpenRoad Poetry for the 2020 season kickoff event! Performers are welcome to share their preferred medium, the floor is yours! (poetry, spoken word, singing, music, monologues, comedy, bellydancing, sitar, etc.)Benefiting: Jersey City Writers (JCW) First come, First to perform We will be adhering to a strict 5-minute timeline to respect every performer. Sign-Up: 12PM. […]
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances the location of the play has been changed. The new location is: Franklin L. Williams Theater (Middle School #7) 222 Laidlaw Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07306 Five blocks from the original location in Journal Square, with A FREE PARKING LOT!
The Living Room is a lively, quarterly program hosted by guest artists. In this variety show iteration, James Jackson, Jr. curates an evening with artists who are thinking about the questions: How many pieces does it take to make a self? Can I do it alone? Do these heels make my art look fat? This […]
The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass Saturday, February 22, 8:00pm The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass is composed of some of America’s top brass musicians who perform music ranging from the streets of New Orleans to Baroque and to pop. This show presents a look at music styles from many cultures including a Mardi […]
Saint Peter's Athletics will once again be hosting a Jersey City Basketball Day in conjunction with the anniversary of Jersey City's incorporation (February 22, 1838). In honor of the city's 182nd birthday, Saint Peter's will be hosting the game on Sunday, February 23, when the men's basketball team faces in-state rival, Rider University. The Saint […]
“One Year After” Work by HAMLET MANZUETA- March 7-28 JC Fridays Preview Reception: Friday, March 6 from 6pm-7pm All gallery shows are free and open to the public. One year after his death, Hamlet still lives on in the hearts of the Jersey City art community and on the walls of many of its residents. […]
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 7 from 6pm-9pm Gallery Hours are Saturdays & Sundays from 12pm-3pm. Can't make it during posted gallery hours? Appointments are available, email gallery@arthouseproductions.org. All gallery shows are free and open to the public. One year after his death, Hamlet still lives on in the hearts of the Jersey City art community […]
Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, the Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Juan Pablo Duarte Association, presents the Dominican Flag Raising. The flag raising will be held in City Hall Chambers on Thursday, February 27, from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. This event is FREE and open to the public. For additional […]
Mille Kalsmose and Caroline Silverman revisit fleeting memories and past experiences through the use of tactile materials. Family structures and notions of home appear throughout their practices. Using fiber-based materials in different ways, both artists explore the sentimentality of textiles. Join Kalmose and Silverman for an opening reception of their Features installation, with refreshments and […]
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.
