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.
The next regular meeting should be Thursday, May15, 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.
Vacancies on Human Rights Commission. There are currently three vacancies on the commission. According to the City of Morgantown’s website, “Appointments of to the Commission are made by City Council, and all must be residents of the City. All seats are non-ward specific.” Information on applying for the commission is available here.
The League of Women Voters is a constituent member of West Virginia Women Vote (WVWV) and a member of the CCSJ.
The LWV of Morgantown-Monongalia County invites everyone to subscribe to LWV-MM's Substack. A subscription gets you automatic updates. And it's free.
Follow this group on Facebook and contact them by email at lwvmorgantown@gmail.com. Interested in joining the League of Women Voters? Join online.
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.
Meetings are usually the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Monongalia Friends Meeting, 648 E. Brockway, Morgantown.
Morgantown NOW and the WV Childcare Coalition are co-hosting a Childcare Community Conversation on the evening of May 20th in Morgantown. Contact morgantownnow@gmail.com for more info.
Email this group at morgantownnow@gmail.com.
The next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 20th 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.
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.
The 2024 annual report, submitted January 31, 2025, is at chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.morgantownwv.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6045/2024-CPRaAB-Annual-Report.
Sunday services are held at 10:30 a.m. in person and via Zoom with the link available here. Everyone is welcome.
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.
Information is available here and on their Facebook page.
There are many events listed on the Facebook page.
Their webpage is here and their Facebook page is here.
The next meeting will be held on April 15 at 76:30 p.m. For location check their website.
“Fairmont Pride and Main Street Fairmont are excited to cohost the 2025 Hometown Market and Pride Block Party, sponsored by Fairmont Pride (formerly PFLAG Fairmont) on Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.! Vendors, music, games, and entertainment for the whole (chosen) family! Join us that evening for our annual afterparty!” Fairmont Green Space, Adams and Monroe Street.
“Fairmont Pride Members and greater NCWV LGBTQ+ community: During our Hometown Market & Fairmont Pride Block Party event this year, we are hosting a new segment where we are asking state and local LGBTQ+ community leaders and allies to speak. We’ve got two 5-minute spots I’d like to fill and we need your help identifying some passionate leaders in our community! Have them reach out to me at the below address 😁
There is currently no information concerning their next meeting.
For more information about the group please go to their website or Facebook or email dismantlingracismtogether@gmail.com or contact rebeccarodd@yahoo.com.
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 from
No matter where you live or work
No matter your family of origin or ethnicity
No matter who you love or how you identify, or wherever you are on your spiritual journey
We welcome you just as God loves you, without any conditions.
Church Garden Work Day - Saturday, May 3 - 10:00 a.m. - Noon “Let's get the church garden ready to plant! Help us finish church garden beds, install garden edging, and fertilize our church garden beds to prepare
for summer planting. All ages are welcome to help.”
The Coalition was very active during the legislative session, including, after the session, publishing an op ed in the Charleston Gazette and a letter to the editor in the Dominion Post about its issues. See our Legislature Updates/Alerts page for information on issues of concern. Send your email address to ccsjwv@gmail.com, and we will pass on your information to the coalition’s leadership.
For more information about the group please go to their website or Facebook or email dismantlingracismtogether@gmail.com or contact rebeccarodd@yahoo.com.
“We are having our annual Morgantown Pride Block Party on June 14th from 12-5PM at the Hazel Ruby McQuain Amphitheater (185 Garrett St, Morgantown, WV 26501). We will have live entertainment, vendors, raffles, and more! Currently, we are looking for volunteers, donations for our raffle, vendors, and sponsors. I’ve attached links below for anyone interested in signing up or getting involved. As always, this event is open to the public, and we welcome all ages to participate in Morgantown's Pride!”
Links: Volunteers, Raffle, Vendor or Sponsorship.
For information on this group and descriptions of Board positions, go to their Facebook page or their website. The Facebook page is very active so check it regularly for updates and more events. Morgantown Pride also has an Instagram page here.
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. The Facebook has an “ informational video about harm reduction starring a member of our Board of Directors, Iris. We are so proud of the work they are doing at Women's Health Center of West Virginia and grateful they're willing to lend some of their expertise to us at Project Rainbow.
“As always, we strive to operate our low-barrier shelter from a harm reduction framework to ensure that we are supporting our most vulnerable and underserved community members.”
Community sing: This group usually meets the last Monday of the month.
Follow this group at its website or on Facebook. According to its January newsletter, in 2024 MCCAC provided services to 945 clients, educated 1,476 community members on vital issues surrounding child safety, conducted 223 forensic interviews, facilitated 953 therapy sessions, and provided 5,326 advocacy services.
The MCCAC is also launching its “Build the Bounce” campaign to raise $100,000 in 2025 to celebrate its twentieth anniversary. Two events have been announced. Note that you don't have to dress in theme to attend the Roaring '20s Girls Night Out. "Your presence is what really matters."
Follow this group on Facebook. We are happy to be coordinating more with this group now.
Our place - LGBTQ+ event
"Come together in real time! Talk, eat, dance, hang, play games in a SAFE SPACE for all LGBTQ+ people. Every third Wednesday of the month. 6PM-10PM April 16th, May 21st , June 25, July 25. Co-op at 131 Pleasant St in Morgantown, 18+.
Bonnie Brown, coordinator of the Native American Studies Program, gave Susan Devan Harness (Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes) a copy of our book after her presentation at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on April 7. Bonnie also purchased copies of our book as gifts for students helping with the Program’s events in April.