The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, Office of Municipal Council and Office of Cultural Affairs are proud to recognize the Ukrainian National Home and the Ukrainian Community Center as we celebrate the 32nd Anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Thursday, August 24, 2023. The parliament of Ukraine added to the will of the Ukrainian people […]
Presented by: Mysterious Ways JC and The Other Side Dispensary Locations: The Heights in Leonard Gordon Park and Greenville in the Bethune Center. Over 500 Backpacks filled with school supplies. Children MUST be present to receive a backpack. Supported by SW3AT Wellness and Benedict's Supply
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs are proud to honor Copa Maribel Cancer Events, Inc. as we recognize the 5th Annual Childhood Cancer Awareness Month during the Flag Raising Ceremony and its night ceremony for the 6th Annual Light It Up Gold […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs recognizes the CHRISTIAN’S CHILDREN OF FAITH in Jersey City during the Flag Raising Ceremony on September 5, 2023 and the 45TH Annual Parade on Saturday, September 9th, 2023 with the objective of spreading a message of peace and goodwill […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop, the Municipal Council Members and the Office of Cultural Affairs are proud to honor and recognize the J.C. Deaf Community Awareness Month during the Flag Raising Ceremony on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. As the deaf population includes a wide range of individuals, from those who were born profoundly deaf and use American Sign Language (ASL) […]
Hispanic Heritage Month takes place between September 15 to October 15 every year as a time to recognize and celebrate the many contributions, diverse cultures, and extensive histories of the American Latino community. Beginning in 1968, Hispanic Heritage Month was originally observed as “Hispanic Heritage Week” under President Lyndon Johnson, but it was later extended […]
Steven M. Fulop, Mayor of The City of Jersey City, is proud to recognize New Jersey’s Blindness Awareness Month on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 during our flag raising ceremony and urge all our residents to publicly reaffirm our City’s strong and continuing commitment to enhancing awareness about ways to prevent, treat and cure blindness and […]
The Annual Egyptian Festival is Saturday, October 7, 2023 from twelve pm to six pm at Journal Square Path Plaza. There will be food, music, vendors and activities for children.
The Columbus Day Parade is October 7th from one pm to three pm. The parade marches down Newark Avenue from Dickinson High School to Jersey Avenue.
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.
