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The following information concerning local news, activities, and events organized by groups other than the CCSJ is generally updated at the beginning of each calendar month. Please check with the originating organization to check on possible cancellations or changes that might have occurred since they were originally posted here. See WVU News for Social and Environmental Justice related activties and events organized or occurring at West Virginia University. See Regional News for non-CCSJ news, activities, and events organized and/or taking place outside the Morgantown area.
OLLI invites members and friends to join us for a meaningful and educational bus trip to the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument on Friday, May 22. This experience offers an important opportunity to learn about a deeply impactful and often overlooked chapter of U.S. history, guided by individuals whose families lived it. For more information go here.
The next regular meeting should be Thursday, May 14, at 6:30 p.m. You can get contact information for the commission, including information on filing complaint forms here. You can get copies of the agendas and minutes for the commission meetings here. You can find a calendar of annual human rights observances here. Observances for the current month are included in this website here.
With new appointments, the members of the Human Rights Commission are now:Annie Cronan Yorick, chair; Amanda Doty, Stephanie Hunt, vice chair; Daniel H. Trejo; Rashell Gonzalez, secretary; Lucy Allen; Tim Hairston, West Virginia Human Rights Commission liaison; Brian Butcher, city council liaison; Mimi Ferguson, WVU student government liaison; Officer Alex Boyles, Morgantown Police Department LGBTQ+ liaison; and Nikki Lauffer, City of Morgantown LGBTQ+ liaison. With the appointment of Caleb McClung, there are no vacancies on the commission for the first time in a long time.
Thanks to Cynthia Nelson, the new secretary of the LWV-MM, for this report:
Early voting for the 2026 Primary has started. The League of Women Voters West Virginia and Morgantown-Monongalia has been working diligently to get information on candidates to all voters. An informed voter is an empowered voter.
For the 4th consecutive year, a dedicated team from LWV followed the 60-day legislative session in Charleston. You may remember our Make Some Noise campaigns to address in real time support or opposition to bills as they were moving through the legislature. Those alerts are a direct result of this team staying on top of all bills that fall within our priorities of strengthening democracy, safeguarding equal rights, protecting children and families and creating a sustainable future.
The results of the session are now available in the LWVWV Legislative Scorecard. To see how your representatives voted, and how congruent to or opposed to the priorities listed above, their votes were, you can go here and use the sort functions to follow your representative, your district, all results and a link to the bill the score is rating. Actions speak louder than words so please use this tool to see how they are voting in comparison to their messaging, especially in an election year!
Candidates received the VOTE411.org questionnaire in April. Go here. Please enter your demographics to compare candidate responses. Not all candidates supplied email contact to the SOS when filing. Attempts to obtain correct contact information were exhausted, however, some did not reply.
Finally, be sure to vote your ENTIRE BALLOT. Using the tools above, can assist you to make an informed decision on races and referendums. To download or view your district ballot go here. If you do not know your district number, there is an interactive map to get you to that information.
The LWV of Morgantown-Monongalia County invites everyone to subscribe to LWV-MM’s Substackhttps://lwvmorgantown.substack.com . A subscription gets you automatic updates. And it’s free.
The next monthly board meeting will be via zoom on May 21, 2026 at 6:30pm. They encourage all members to participate in the monthly meetings! The Morgantown/Monongalia County League has been a member organization of CCSJ.
Follow this group on Facebook and contact them by email at lwvmorgantown@gmail.com. Interested in joining the League of Women Voters? Join online. The Morgantown/Monongalia County League has been a member organization of CCSJ.
You can follow GMIA on Facebook or on the web. Their email address is faulkeseve@gmail.com.
Follow the group on Facebook or their website. Email this group at morgantownnow@gmail.com.
The next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 19 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Contact the NAACP at 3241naacp@gmail.com for more information and to learn how to participate.
The branch has a Readings on Race and Rights group and does its work with a variety of committees, including Education, Political Action, Legal Redress, Criminal Justice, and Health.
Members of the branch are planning to attend the dedication of the Fairfax Slave Cemetery at Arthurdale. The program will be on Friday, June 19th at 11:00 a.m . “The memorial service and program will be held in Center Hall (18 Q Rd. Arthurdale, WV) with a short graveside service following at the cemetery. Local poets and musicians will perform, and Dr. Tamara Bailey, Associate Professor of History at West Virginia Wesleyan College, will offer the main address focused on the history of the cemetery as well as remembrance and oral tradition more broadly. Light refreshments will be served, and a shuttle service will be provided between Center Hall and the cemetery.”
This event is free, but please RSVP here.
Follow the NAACP on Facebook.
We appreciate the fact that the Branch shares the CCSJ Update with its membership and contributed to our Martin Luther King Jr. Day program this year.
The City of Morgantown is currently accepting applications for one vacancy on the Board, and you can get a link to the application and more information by going here. “The Board shall consist of nine members appointed by the City Council. Each member shall be a resident of the city or an active member of an organization that works within the city to promote purposes consistent with the purpose of the Board.”
The board meets the second Tuesday of each month at noon at the Morgantown Public Safety Building conference room. For links to agendas and minutes of past meetings, go here.
Services are in person or on Zoom at 10:30. For Zoom instructions, please go here.
The church has a Blessings Box outside the church at 464 Virginia Avenue, Morgantown, where you can drop off extra food you may have or take some if you need it, or swap food. Feminine hygiene products are also welcome.
Follow them at their website or on Facebook. The church is a member of the CCSJ.
First Day meetings are at 11:00 a.m. at 648 E. Brockway, Morgantown. Contact them at monquakers@gmail.com.
Monongalia Friends Meeting is a member organization of CCSJ.
The church is located at 456 Spruce Street. Adult Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. Online worship is at 10:00 a.m., and in-person worship is at 11:00 a.m. The church’s Facebook page is here and has details about the many activities. The church is a member organization of CCSJ.
"It is a value of First Presbyterian Church that when we gather, we welcome one another just as God loves us, without any conditions.
No matter who you are or where you’re fromNo matter where you live or workNo matter your family of origin or ethnicityNo matter who you love or how you identify, or wherever you are on your spiritual journeyWe welcome you just as God loves you, without any conditions.
Annual Spring Flower Sale! Now through May 3rd: Presbyterian Women are offering beautiful spring hanging baskets for sale. The baskets are provided by Modern Homestead in Reedsville, WV and will be available for pickup on April 30th in Reedsville with deliveries to FPC on May 3rd and 10th. Prices range from $24.99 to $27.99 per basket. Order forms are in the parlor and checks should be made payable to Presbyterian Women. The proceeds from the sale support the missions of Presbyterian Women.For pictures and descriptions of the baskets, go here
Information is available here and on their Facebook page.
Their webpage is here and their Facebook page is here. Join them for their monthly meetings at the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center on the campus of Fairmont State University. The meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m.
For information on this group go to their Facebook page or their website. Morgantown Pride also has an Instagram page here.
Drag Queen Bingo: Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, tickets $30. Connellsville Eagles, 116 S. Arch St, Connellsville, PA. Doors open @ 3 pm.
Block Party: June 13, 2026 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Block Party at Hazel Ruby MacQuain Park, Morgantown
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The Raising Trans Kids community group is for West Virginia parents, guardians, and families who are raising transgender or gender diverse kids (of any age), or have kids who might be transgender or gender diverse. Follow Morgantown Pride on Facebook.
Anyone interested in joining the meeting for the first time or to get more information can email raisingtranskids@gmail.com.
Project Rainbow provides shelter and support services to vulnerable young folks in the LGBT community who come from all across WV. They need our support. Follow this group on Facebook.
Osage Soul and Gospel Choir: The next meeting should be Monday, May 18 at the Ferry House at 6:00 p.m.
Follow this group at its website or on Facebook.
"Vegas is calling and so is Girls Night out 2026! This year’s theme is Lights, Glamour, Vegas ---and we can’t wait to bring the glitz, sparkle and unforgettable fun of the Boulevard right here to Morgantown. Tickets will be available soon. Grab your girlfriends and get ready for show stopping style and Vegas vibes; entertainment, auctions, and surprises; a night out that gives back to children in our community. Save the date: Saturday, May 30th. Location: The Erickson Alumni Center.
Follow this group on Facebook.
Mutual Aid Tabling, May 1, 2026 200 Block of High St, by Monkey Wrench, 1-3 pm.
Go here for information.
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