H2Ow Far Can You Walk: 5K Walk-a-Thon will take place in Liberty State Park on Saturday, June 25th. This special event aims to raise awareness about the growing water crisis in sub-Saharan Africa and raise funds to reconstruct 250 dried, abandoned, broken water wells in countries such as Chad, Nigeria, and Cameroon. These restored wells […]
This is a day which highlights the importance of HIV testing and early detection. In our efforts to create and increase awareness of HIV/AIDS in our community, we will provide FREE Health Screenings, Educational Info. , and Resources. Incentives , giveaways and music will add to this day of learning and self care.,
A show that's equal measures hilarious, educational and deeply personal. Scientist turned stand-up comedian Ben Miller takes you on a journey that explores everything from milk to the thermodynamics of refrigerators with a wit and humour that makes these topics both approachable and delightful. And you probably like that sort of thing, nerd. Come see […]
2ndAnnual Hope Rising Gospel Concert which will be held outdoors at The Mary McCleod Bethune Park Promenade on Saturday, August 20th, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. Live music, prayer, trivia, testimonies and vendors are all scheduled to be included in this amazing event that is free to the public. Some of the additional resources we […]
From global phenomenon to highly sought-after “secret”, Jersey City will host its very first Le Dîner en Blanc on August 25, 2022 in one of the city’s best-known public spaces. Le Dîner en Blanc - Jersey City is hosted by Art House Productions in partnership with the City of Jersey City and The Office of […]
The 3rd Concert of Música y Ritmos: Latin American Music Series, co-produced by Jersey City Arts Non-Profits Nimbus Arts Center and Segunda Quimbamba. The concert will occur on September 24 at the Nimbus Arts Center and will be free and open to the public. The Concert will offer performances by both local and international musical […]
Join local downtown Jersey City artist, Tarik Mendes at his open art studio at 150 Bay Street! Along with other artists at ART150, entrance located on Provost and 1st. Sponsorship by TelaModa & TelaModaPrints. Starting September 29, the four-day festival will feature over 1,000 artists at more than 140 locations spanning the entire city. JCAST […]
Drop by the Nimbus Arts Center on Friday, September 30th, 6-9 pm in celebration of our upcoming season of performances and events. Live dance performances featuring excerpts of Nimbus' new collaboration with Con Vivo: Chilltown Boogie, as well as music, and poetry/spoken word performances by Rashad Wright, and other special guests to be announced will […]
JCFRIDAYS Tarik Mendes Art Studio Friday, December 2nd, 4:00pm-10:00pm Tarik Mendes Art, Studio 219, 2nd Floor 150 Bay St. Jersey City, NJ 07302 A mix of Tarik Mendes Art Studio and exhibition located at 150 Bay Street 2nd Floor, Studio 219 in the Powerhouse Arts District. NOTE: Entrance lobby for the 2nd floor studios is […]
Nimbus Dance’s Jersey City Nutcracker returns in 2022 with 13 performances, beginning December 9th running through December 23rd, of this acclaimed production! Set to Tchaikovsky’s renowned orchestral score, Jersey City Nutcracker tells the story of two children’s city adventure, following them through fantasy, adversity, and celebration, with lessons about friendship and community along the way. […]
The New Americana showcases a medley of breathtakingly physical, emotional, and musical performances rooted in the American experience: past, present, and future. The program features the highly anticipated world premiere of Dawn Marie Bazemore’s The New Tide, Darshan Singh Bhuller’s 2018 duet Dew Point 68, and Nimbus Artistic Director Samuel Pott’s critically-acclaimed Spring, set to […]
Electrical Jungle at 304 Newark Avenue, Jersey City is pleased to present Acid Rain - a solo exhibit by Salvadoran born abstract expressionist artist Marisela Vanegas Alas. "With one taste, this neon flavoured fantasy will melt off your skin like morning dew on cotton candy..." The title of the featured collection is an allusion to […]
Free Art Show! Memoir of Colors is a solo exhibition showcasing many abstract works from 2019 until present moment. You'll be able to see the evolution and the stories behind many of these pieces.
Jersey City Writers honors home-grown wordsmiths with our 5th Annual Poetry Fest: Jersey Proud. Join us in welcoming poets from around the Garden State as we celebrate the words that shape us and the stories we can’t forget. We’ve recruited the poetic dream team. Don’t miss a word of it! The Hoboken Historical Museum poet-in-residence […]
Blurring the lines between pop and opera; visual and experiential; fantasy and reality; and everything in between with a never-before-seen performance titled “Giselle’s Florence Foster Jenkins Schubertiade Review” Saturday, May 13th at 8 pm at the Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC). As the title suggests, a celebration of music & the arts while parodying 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.
