MORGANTOWN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
The next regular meeting should be Thursday, July 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.
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS of morgantown / monongalia County (LWV-MM)
Thanks to Cynthia Nelson, the new secretary of the LWV-MM, for this report:
"Please watch for LWV-MM voter registration tabling in the community this summer and fall. We can instruct you on how to check that your voter registration is active too... You will find us in front of the Morgantown Library and other community events throughout Morgantown. Follow our socials for announcements.
The SAVE Act that is the current reason for the congressional shutdown, is something all community members should be calling our representatives in opposition to. The manner and rules of voting are established as belonging to the individual states by the US Constitution.
Federal and Executive interference in our elections is therefore not acceptable to The LWV-US.
Additional information about the problematic SAVE Act states that the system the federal government wishes to utilize to verify voter eligibility is also used by the DHS and has proven to have as much as a 14% error rate. We cannot allow 14 out of every 100 voters potentially having their ballots not counted due to computer errors in our democracy! Related article links below:
DHS’s Data Grab Is Getting Citizens Kicked Off Voter Rolls, New Complaint Says | WIRED
SAVE tool keeps mistakenly flagging voters as noncitizens - The Texas Tribune"
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, July 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.
GREATER MORGANTOWN INTERFAITH ASSOCIATION (GMIA)
You can follow GMIA on Facebook or on the web. Their email address is faulkeseve@gmail.com.
MORGANTOWN NOW CHAPTER
Follow the group on Facebook or their website. Email this group at morgantownnow@gmail.com.
Morgantown NOW will meet Tuesday, July 7 at 7:00 p.m., at Table 9 Restaurant, 40 Donley Street, Morgantownfor for Burgers, Bourbon, and Brainstorming.
“Whether you've been with NOW for years or you've been looking for a way to get involved, this is the perfect meeting to join us. No speeches. No pressure. Just conversation, ideas, and a chance to connect.
“Come hungry. Bring your ideas! Everyone who supports equality is welcome!”
Morgantown-Kingwood Branch of the NAACP
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 attended the dedication of the Fairfax Slave Cemetery at Arthurdale, and Mark King, branch president, participated in the program.
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.
Morgantown Civilian Police Review Advisory Board Needs One Member
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.
MORGANTOWN CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN-MENNONITE
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.
monongAlia Friends
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.
First Presbyterian Church, Morgantown:
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.
In Good Faith Advocacy Intro & Ice Cream Brunch
Saturday, July 18, 10:00 a.m. to Noon at First Presbyterian Church
"Join the Morgantown Faith Leaders Network for an introduction to a series we will launch this fall called IN GOOD FAITH - where we will look at local policy issues through a faith and justice focused theological lens. This first event is built for conversation, connection, and of course, ice cream! This event is open to the public and is friendly to people of any faith or no faith affiliation.”
Fairmont Pride
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.
MORGANTOWN PRIDE
For information on this group go to their Facebook page or their website. Morgantown Pride also has an Instagram page here.
Congratulations to Morgantown PRIDE for a very successful Block Party on June 13.
#pridetribemorgantown #morgantownwvpride #YallBelongHere
Raising Trans Kids Community Group
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
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.
This group is advertising a professional development workshop series in Charleston and Morgantown through Safer Spaces Collaborative entitled “The Human Side of Human Services.” For more information on the series, please go here.
Scotts Run
Osage Soul and Gospel Choir: The next meeting should be Monday, June 29 at the Ferry House at 6:00 p.m.
MONONGALIA COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER (MCCAC)
Follow this group at its website or on Facebook.
Join the Barbara Myers Ambassador Program
The NCCAC is building an inclusive and passionate community of advocates who support their mission through awareness, education, advocacy, and fundraising. See below. Further information is on their website.
Morgantown Mutual Aid
Follow this group on Facebook.
They are now promoting this event for the Morgantown Area Youth Services Partnership: MAYSP Families in Crisis Fund. See below.
Sierra Club Outing
The Mon Group of the Sierra Club is sponsoring an outing for families on Saturday, July 25, from 11 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Flegal Reservoir. There will be a scavenger hunt, easy 2.5 mile walk around Morgantown's newest reservoir, picnic and a food truck. The event is free. For more information, contact Jim Kotcon: 304-594-3322 (jkotcon@gmail.com).
Goodwill Opportunity Center of Morgantown Resources
The Goodwill Center has a North Central WV Community Resource Guide with resources on multiple topics ranging from Addiction to Youth, plus Emergency/Hotline resources. To get a copy of the multi-page guide, email welcome@goodwillncwv.org or call 412-636-1669.
Rev. Naomi Washington-Leaphart Community Advocacy Event
Reverend Leaphart is an LGBTQ+ speaker, author, and activist who will be speaking at First Presbyterian Church, 456 Spruce St., Morgantown. CCSJ is a co-sponsor of this free public event on September 27 at 2:00 p.m. Reverend Leaphart will also be giving the sermon that morning with a potluck following the service.
Rabbi Joe Hample Retires
Rabbi Joe Hample has retired as the spiritual leader of the Tree of Life Congregation in Morgantown after fourteen years. He was involved with the Greater Morgantown Interfaith Association and now with the Morgantown Faith Leaders’ Network, writing regular columns for the Morgantown Dominion Post . He plans to stay in town so we look forward to his continued commitment to our social justice work.
