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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, April 16, 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:
Eligibility to vote in the May 12, 2026 deadline is rapidly approaching! The last day to register to vote is Tuesday April 21, 2026. You can do this online atsos.wv.gov . We are encouraging all voters to use this website to verify your voter registration is active and on file before this deadline. You can also see your district and Election Day poll location. Remember your approved voter identification card when voting in person at the early voting or polling location!
The LWV-WV vote411.org team has been actively working for months to verify candidate filings in all races across the state and formulating survey questions for every race’s candidates. Please use this free resource to learn about the candidates in your races. If a candidate you are looking for information has not replied to the questionnaire, contact and inform them that their participation helps you learn about their platform. The questions are designed to gain insight into their positions on matters important to voters. Candidates will receive the questionnaire pertaining to the office they are seeking in the next few days.
The following offices will be elected to the position in the May 12 election:
● WV Supreme Court of Appeals Division 1 and 2
● Circuit Court Judge Circuits 6, 13, and 15
● Family Court Judge Circuit 10
● Intermediate Court of Appeals
● Conservation District Supervisor
● Political Party Executive Committees
● Any vacancy in a non-partisan office that requires a special election
Voters in Monongalia County will also determine continuation of the Excess Levy for schools. A full breakdown of the allocation of excess levy funds can be found here.
Early voting will be April 29 to May 9 at the Mountaineer Mall Election Center on Greenbag Rd. or Mason Dixon Park in Core. If you are absentee voting, make sure all instructions are carefully followed including the inclusion of voter identification and signature requirements. If any instructions are incomplete or incorrectly followed, your ballot may be contested and not counted. Also, a reminder that the US Postal Service no longer post marks on date mail is received. They do not postmark until the date it begins processing. (Keep this in mind for your April 15 tax deadlines also).
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 Thursday April 16, 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, April 21 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.
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.
As is traditional with the Church of the Brethren, Love Feast will be celebrated on Thursday, April 2, beginning at 6:00 p.m., and all are invited to experience any part of the service. It includes a simple meal, a foot or hand washing ritual, and communion. This takes place in the Fellowship Hall at 464 Virginia Avenue.
Easter Sunday, April 5, will begin with a festive breakfast potluck to precede the 10:30 service. People are invited to bring flowers, which will find a use in the service.
Services are in person or on Zoom at 10:30. For Zoom instructions, please go here https://www.morgantowncob.org/.
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.
Save the Date: Block Party, June 13, 2026, 12 pm – 5 pm Hazel Ruby McQuain Park, Morgantown, WV
"We are currently holding monthly meetings to determine what other initiatives are under way in our community, and will eventually decide where our efforts are best concentrated.
For more information about the group please go to their website or Facebook or email dismantlingracismtogether@gmail.com or contact rebeccarodd@yahoo.com.
For information on this group go to their Facebook page or their website. Morgantown Pride also has an Instagram page here.
Save The Date: June 13, 2026 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Block Party at Hazel Ruby MacQuain Park, Morgantown
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, April 28 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.
Go here for information.
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