National Poetry Month Open Mic Night
Join Growing in Jersey City and Crystal Letters on Tuesday, April 16 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at 107 Bowers Gallery and Artspace for a Women's Month and National Poetry Month […]
Join Growing in Jersey City and Crystal Letters on Tuesday, April 16 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at 107 Bowers Gallery and Artspace for a Women's Month and National Poetry Month […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.