MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY COMMEMORATION TO EMPHASIZE VOTING RIGHTS

This free, public event is offered via Zoom in cooperation with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at West Virginia University. Advance registration is required to join the audience for this special MLK Day celebration, using the following link: https://olliatwvu.wufoo.com/forms/m1vaxnxd0n9crxa/ The Zoom link to sign on to the event will be emailed on the morning of January 19th.
This year's MLK Day celebration focuses on voting-related issues. Jascenna Haislet and Cynthia Nelson of the League of Women Voters-Morgantown/Monongalia County will present information about voting access for individuals in long-term care facilities. This is a big but little-known issue affecting hundreds of voters in Monongalia County and thousands throughout West Virginia. Delegate Anitra Hamilton, past president of the Morgantown - Kingwood Branch of the NAACP, will talk from the topic "Your Vote, Our Future," which was the Branch's voting initiative in 2024. She will focus on the importance of voting, how every vote impacts our communities and our state and how we must start preparing now.
In addition, Barb Howe will present "The Road to the Vote" chronicling voting rights from 1776 to 1990 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Executive committee member of Fair Districts PA (FDPA), Tony Crocamo, will present "Lobby Legislators on Any Issue: A Non-confrontational, Team-approach to Citizen Advocacy." Morgantown musicians Chris Haddox and the Osage Soul and Gospel Choir featuring Al Anderson and Aristotle Jones will provide the music.
The Community Coalition for Social Justice connects people from Morgantown and nearby areas to promote social justice in the community, including religious organizations, faculty and staff of area schools and the University, labor unions, and community advocacy organizations. More information on CCSJ is available at www.ccsjwv.org or via email at ccsjwv@gmail.com


Category: Community