The following information concerning state-wide and area news, events, and activities is 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 Local News for non-CCSJ events and activities organized and/or occurring in the Morgantown area. See WVU News for Social and Environmental Justice related activties and events organized or occurring at West Virginia University.
For information on everything you need to know about registering, voting, or running for office, go here. You can still register now for an absentee ballot until May 6. Pay attention to deadlines and, if necessary, go to the post office to be sure something is postmarked on time.
Early voting continues through May 9, every day except Sunday. In Morgantown there will be early voting at the Mountaineer Mall on Greenbag Road, plus other sites to be announced. Any registered voter in Monongalia County can vote at any early voting site. On Election Day, you must vote at your precinct to be sure your vote will count.
West Virginia NOW has a Facebook page and a web page. Or email Amanda Ray, the state NOW president, at amandajray@yahoo.com.
Kanawha Valley NOW: Follow them on Facebook. The members will be at the East End Yard Sale on Saturday, May 9th, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Piedmont Elementary School 203 Bradford Street, Charleston. “All proceeds support local organizing for women right here in the Kanawha Valley. But we’re more than just a yard sale stop! Come chat with us about what we’re working on, learn how to get involved, and sign up for our mailing list or become a member. Whether you’re a lifelong activist or just curious about women's advocacy in our community, you are so welcome at our table.”
Huntington NOW: Follow them on Facebook. Their May meeting will be Thursday, May 7th , at 6:30 p.m., at the Atrium at the John Deaver Drinko Library at Marshall University.
Huntington NOW: Follow them on Facebook.
See more about ACLU West Virginia here or Facebook. Email them at mail@acluwv.org.
The ACLU of West Virginia has posted its 2026 Legislative Candidate Questionnaires here.
“Ahead of the 2026 Election, we sent questionnaires to candidates running for the WV House of Delegates and the WV Senate. There are 100 House of Delegate seats and 17 State Senate seats on the ballot this November.
“The ACLU of West Virginia sent questions to all candidates to gauge their positions on ICE, the death penalty, voting rights, and other issues.
“These responses have been provided by the candidates and have not been edited by us. The ACLU is non-partisan. We do not endorse candidates, and these responses are for voter education only.”
Fairness West Virginia is a civil rights advocacy organtization dedicated to the fair and equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender West Virginians.
“Fairness West Virginia, the state’s leading LGBTQ+ civil rights organization based in Charleston, seeks a full-time Communications Director to help guide our communications strategy, publicize our work throughout the state, and advance our public education programs in West Virginia. The Communications Director will report directly to Fairness West Virginia’s Executive Director. . . . Applicants are encouraged to apply by May 15 for priority consideration. We will continue to accept applications until the position is filled. Fairness West Virginia is an equal opportunity employer.” The easiest way to find the details and application information is to go to the Facebook page above and click on the link with this notice.
Several communities are starting to post their PRIDE events for June 2026 on their webpage.
The June 6th event will be from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Slack Plaza, 182 Summers Street, Charleston.
At “press time,” there are events scheduled in Lost River and Parkersburg for Saturday, June 13th.
Follow Fairness West Virginia on Facebook.
For more on this group’s events, go to Facebook www.facebook.com/RainbowPrideWV or their website here.
"The West Virginia Transgender Coalition is a grassroots organization that works to ensure the wellbeing, safety and lived equity of all trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive community members within the state of West Virginia.”
Meetings will now be held the first Monday of the month! Meetings are open to any community member interested in joining..
For more information, please go their Facebook page.
This group organized in December 2021 in Charleston “to illuminate the experiences of LGBTQ+ people of color in West Virginia and provide them with a safe space of fellowship,” according to a story in the Juneteenth edition of Black By God: The West Virginian. For more information, email WVBPfoundation@outlook.com or Kasha@wvpfoundation.com.
According to its website, “We are an emerging news and storytelling organization centering Black voices from the Mountain State. We provide a more nuanced portrayal of the Black experience in the Appalachian region.” Crystal Good is the editor/publisher/founder of Black By God.
There is a weekly online edition and a quarterly print edition.
To contact Black by God, email Info@Blackbygod.org or call 304-207-0352. The mailing address is 2156 University Ave. Suite 400, Morgantown, WV, 26505. To make a tax-deductible donation, go to blackbygod.org/donate.