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.
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: KVNOW meets on the 4th Thursday of every month at the Public Library.
"Want to get more involved with WVNOW? Here's your opportunity! This year, we're electing five new members to our board. All registered WVNOW members are eligible to run. Open seats are:
✨ Administrative Vice President
✨Treasurer
✨Secretary
✨ 2 At-Large Board Members
"DM us or send us an email at WestVirginiaNOW@gmail.com for more info!
West Virginia NOW 2025 State Meeting is November 15, 10-4 at Kanawha County Public Library.
See more about ACLU West Virginia here or Facebook. Email them at mail@acluwv.org.
"Come Together for Civil Liberties! Join ACLU-WV and friends to share community, celebrate our victories, learn from our losses and talk strategies to build back better. We're pleased to announce that the Sid Bell Award will be presented to another of our longest serving board members, Jack Magan, and the Roger Baldwin Memorial Award will be presented to Professor of Social Work Philip Carter, Jr., MSW, Marshall University."
When: Sunday, November 9, 2025. Brunch: 12 p.m. Following the brunch, at 4 p.m. there will be an after-show featuring Dinosaur Burps, Static Fur, Crown the Witch, and Jerks!
Where: Beni Kedem Shriners Temple, 100 Quarrier Street, Charleston, WV 25301
Equity and Justice Felllowship: The Equity and Justice Fellowship is open to undergraduate students, graduate students, law students, and nontraditional students or citizen activists who identify as being in a historically marginalized community that is underrepresented in West Virginia advocacy and policy-making spaces. Depending on fellows' areas of study and career goals, fellows can work with ACLU-WV staff on legal advocacy, policy advocacy, research, communications, community education, organizing, development, or nonprofit management matters.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. There is no deadline to apply.
Apply here.
Please contact Mollie Kennedy atmkennedy@acluwv.org with questions.
Christian Nationalism - how did we get here? How do we respond? Come learn about the history of the relationship between Church and State, be trained in nonviolent responses to conflict, and connect and conspire with like-minded folk. Saturday, November 15, First Presbyterian Church.
9:00 - 9:30 am - Gathering, refreshments, information tables
9:30 am - 3:30 pm Workshop (lunch provided)
History: Examine key moments in the fraught relationship between Church and State, from the 4th century through current expressions of Christian Nationalism
Theology: Learn a theological framework for differentiating between Church and Empire
Practical ways to meet this moment: Engage tools for responding individually and collectively
Community: Connect with people who think like you. Walk away with action steps for resisting.
Childcare and lunch included
Cost: $16 for attendees 12 and older (Kids are free!)
Register now through November 4 at the link in Find Tickets
**For information on how to receive a scholarship for this event, email solidarity@wvfaith.org.
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Fairness West Virginia is a civil rights advocacy organtization dedicated to the fair and equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender West Virginians.
For information on ticket prices and reserving hotel rooms, please go to www.facebook.com/fairnesswv and click on the image like the one above on the website.
Follow Fairness West Virginia on Facebook.
"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.”
For more information, please go their Facebook page.
For more information about this group's events go to Facebook or their website."
“You’re invited to… Power of One – Legends of Pride!
A special night dedicated to celebrating the incredible impact individuals can make in the LGBTQ+ community.
Join us as we honor our 2025 Power of One recipients, Dr. Christine Teague and Gregg Oxley, and enjoy electrifying performances by current and former Rainbow Pride pageant title holders.
Your Evening Includes…
Doors open at 6 PM for a cocktail hour featuring heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, catered by 1010 Bridge. Mingle with friends, peruse the silent auction, and gear up for an exciting night of performance and celebration. The show starts at 7 PM!
Get Your Tickets early: $30 online| $40 at the door
For more information about this group's events go to Facebook or their website.
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.