WV Citizen Action Group
@wvcag.bsky.social
Since 1974, West Virginia Citizen Action Group (WV CAG) has advocated for better public policy, rights of individuals, a clean environment, and a stronger democratic process. Join us at wvcag.org!
Starbucks workers brew our coffee, not the billionaires. When they strike for fairness, we show up with solidarity. We’re calling on everyone to hold the line and not shop at Starbucks while baristas are on strike. #NoContractNoCoffee seiu.co/NoStarbucks
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Starbucks workers brew our coffee, not the billionaires. When they strike for fairness, we show up with solidarity. We’re calling on everyone to hold the line and not shop at Starbucks while baristas are on strike. #NoContractNoCoffee seiu.co/NoStarbucks
AT&T has multimillion-dollar contracts with ICE, CBP, and DHS.
Tell AT&T: Stop contracting with ICE. Stop profiting from our pain. Sign the petition below!
#ATTLovesICE #StopTheRaids #PeopleOverProfit
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Tell AT&T: Stop contracting with ICE. Stop profiting from our pain. Sign the petition below!
#ATTLovesICE #StopTheRaids #PeopleOverProfit
actionnetwork.org/petitions/at...
Tell AT&T: Stop collaborating with ICE!
AT&T is profiting from and providing services to ICE, CBP, and other agencies whose actions harm communities. Add your information to send a letter to AT&T CEO John Stankey to tell them to stop contra...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
AT&T has multimillion-dollar contracts with ICE, CBP, and DHS.
Tell AT&T: Stop contracting with ICE. Stop profiting from our pain. Sign the petition below!
#ATTLovesICE #StopTheRaids #PeopleOverProfit
actionnetwork.org/petitions/at...
Tell AT&T: Stop contracting with ICE. Stop profiting from our pain. Sign the petition below!
#ATTLovesICE #StopTheRaids #PeopleOverProfit
actionnetwork.org/petitions/at...
What’s the deal with data centers in West Virginia? 🤔
Everyone’s talking about them, learn what they mean for our communities, power bills, and the environment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEOr...
Everyone’s talking about them, learn what they mean for our communities, power bills, and the environment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEOr...
MICA Lecture Series, Oct. 23, 2025: Morgan King, "Energy & WV Working Families: Eco. & Env. Impacts"
YouTube video by Mountaineers Indivisible Citizen Action
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November 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
What’s the deal with data centers in West Virginia? 🤔
Everyone’s talking about them, learn what they mean for our communities, power bills, and the environment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEOr...
Everyone’s talking about them, learn what they mean for our communities, power bills, and the environment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEOr...
West Virginians, stop falling for the myth of the undeserving welfare recipient westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/06/w...
West Virginians, stop falling for the myth of the undeserving welfare recipient • West Virginia Watch
The social safety net has been under attack this year, threatening the stability for hundreds of thousands in West Virginia.
westvirginiawatch.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
West Virginians, stop falling for the myth of the undeserving welfare recipient westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/06/w...
Hey Charleston area! Come out to our First Friday Thanksgiving Potluck this week after 5pm at our office! Bring non-perishable food items to donate!
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hey Charleston area! Come out to our First Friday Thanksgiving Potluck this week after 5pm at our office! Bring non-perishable food items to donate!
The Huntington Citizen Action Group will host a “Free Fall Meal” from noon to 2 p.m. Sat., Nov. 8, at the Gazebo Park on 14th Street West across from The Wild Ramp for local residents and anyone dealing with food insecurity. The meal is free and open to all. www.herald-dispatch.com/news/local-c...
Local citizen action group to host free community meal Saturday
HUNTINGTON — A local citizen action group will host a free meal Saturday for the community and those affected by the current disruption in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
www.herald-dispatch.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The Huntington Citizen Action Group will host a “Free Fall Meal” from noon to 2 p.m. Sat., Nov. 8, at the Gazebo Park on 14th Street West across from The Wild Ramp for local residents and anyone dealing with food insecurity. The meal is free and open to all. www.herald-dispatch.com/news/local-c...
Join us for our First Friday Potluck this Friday, Nov. 7!
Instead of bringing a dish, consider bringing non-perishable food items or hygiene products to donate to a food pantry in Mingo County. Most importantly bring yourself! wvcag.org/events/event...
Instead of bringing a dish, consider bringing non-perishable food items or hygiene products to donate to a food pantry in Mingo County. Most importantly bring yourself! wvcag.org/events/event...
November First Friday Potluck & Mutual Aid Drive - WV Citizen Action Group
Event Details Date: November 7, 2025 5:00 pm […]
wvcag.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Join us for our First Friday Potluck this Friday, Nov. 7!
Instead of bringing a dish, consider bringing non-perishable food items or hygiene products to donate to a food pantry in Mingo County. Most importantly bring yourself! wvcag.org/events/event...
Instead of bringing a dish, consider bringing non-perishable food items or hygiene products to donate to a food pantry in Mingo County. Most importantly bring yourself! wvcag.org/events/event...
Community Climate Update: Help Set Our 2026 Legislative Priorities — Join Us Wed, Nov. 5!
#WV #WestVirginia #WVpol #Peoplepower #WVCAG #Climate #Energy
wvcag.org/help-shape-o...
#WV #WestVirginia #WVpol #Peoplepower #WVCAG #Climate #Energy
wvcag.org/help-shape-o...
Help Shape Our 2026 Climate & Energy Priorities — Join Us Wednesday! - WV Citizen Action Group
Join us this Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 6 pm on Zoom, for our next Community Climate Update call.
wvcag.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Community Climate Update: Help Set Our 2026 Legislative Priorities — Join Us Wed, Nov. 5!
#WV #WestVirginia #WVpol #Peoplepower #WVCAG #Climate #Energy
wvcag.org/help-shape-o...
#WV #WestVirginia #WVpol #Peoplepower #WVCAG #Climate #Energy
wvcag.org/help-shape-o...
Pregnant, working and already insured: Meet the West Virginians who wait hours for free dental and vision appointments mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/11/02/v...
Pregnant, employed and insured: Meet the West Virginians who wait hours for free dental and vision care
For hundreds of West Virginians waiting for medical, dental and vision care, the insurance they have isn’t enough. The need has only grown.
mountainstatespotlight.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Pregnant, working and already insured: Meet the West Virginians who wait hours for free dental and vision appointments mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/11/02/v...
A decision could come next week regarding whether the WV National Guard deployment in D.C. is lawful westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/03/a...
A decision could come next week regarding whether the WV National Guard deployment in D.C. is lawful • West Virginia Watch
A Kanawha County judge opted again to hold off on issuing a ruling in a case that questions whether Morrisey’s order to send National Guard members to Washington, D.C. is legal.
westvirginiawatch.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A decision could come next week regarding whether the WV National Guard deployment in D.C. is lawful westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/03/a...
"It’s not rocket science. It’s good government. And it’s a lifeline for our businesses, which need healthy employees but often cannot afford retail insurance prices." westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/03/w...
West Virginia needs 'PEIA for All' • West Virginia Watch
Public employees in West Virginia are getting fleeced on health care after a decade of neglect by the Legislature.
westvirginiawatch.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"It’s not rocket science. It’s good government. And it’s a lifeline for our businesses, which need healthy employees but often cannot afford retail insurance prices." westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/03/w...
Sweet promises or sour policies? Let's play!! #happyhalloween #wvcitizenactiongroup #peoplepower #westvirginia #wv
October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Sweet promises or sour policies? Let's play!! #happyhalloween #wvcitizenactiongroup #peoplepower #westvirginia #wv
No one in West Virginia should go hungry. Contact Congress today to keep food on our tables. #ProtectSNAP #SNAP #WestVirginia #AlmostHeaven #StopHunger wvcag.org/keep-food-on...
Keep Food on the Table for WV Families - WV Citizen Action Group
ACTION ALERT! West Virginians are facing an avoidable crisis. During the shutdown, the USDA will suspend November SNAP benefits, putting 279,000 West Virginians—one in six—and 42 million Americans at ...
wvcag.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
No one in West Virginia should go hungry. Contact Congress today to keep food on our tables. #ProtectSNAP #SNAP #WestVirginia #AlmostHeaven #StopHunger wvcag.org/keep-food-on...
The real fraud isn’t in Medicaid — it’s in the profits of corporate insurers westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/23/t...
The real fraud isn’t in Medicaid — it’s in the profits of corporate insurers • West Virginia Watch
Waste and abuse aren’t coming from poor families on Medicaid, it’s coming from the corporate insurers who profit from the programs Congress claims to be protecting.
westvirginiawatch.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The real fraud isn’t in Medicaid — it’s in the profits of corporate insurers westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/23/t...
“Transparency and accountability isn’t something that just happens once, you get it, and then you’re done. It’s built. It’s a norm. And when that norm is eroded, it doesn’t erode in just one area. It erodes it in all areas.” westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/24/j...
Judge: More information needed regarding legality of WV National Guard deployment in D.C. • West Virginia Watch
Judge Richard Lindsay said that he wants to hear more about the legality behind Gov. Morrisey’s order to deploy the National Guard to D.C.
westvirginiawatch.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“Transparency and accountability isn’t something that just happens once, you get it, and then you’re done. It’s built. It’s a norm. And when that norm is eroded, it doesn’t erode in just one area. It erodes it in all areas.” westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/24/j...
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📢 Calling all WV artists! @wvcag.bsky.social and POPCO are seeking WV-based visual artists and illustrators to collaborate with on regional clean air quality campaigns.
🎨 APPLY by Thurs, Oct 30th at peopleoverpetro.org/artistsapply
🎨 APPLY by Thurs, Oct 30th at peopleoverpetro.org/artistsapply
October 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
📢 Calling all WV artists! @wvcag.bsky.social and POPCO are seeking WV-based visual artists and illustrators to collaborate with on regional clean air quality campaigns.
🎨 APPLY by Thurs, Oct 30th at peopleoverpetro.org/artistsapply
🎨 APPLY by Thurs, Oct 30th at peopleoverpetro.org/artistsapply
Let’s be clear: this is a policy decision. USDA can deploy contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits from being disrupted — and there’s precedent for doing so. The tools exist; what’s needed now is the will.
‘I’m very scared’ — SNAP benefits delay worries WV elderly who use it to feed themselves, grandkids • West Virginia Watch
About 270,000 West Virginia residents use SNAP benefits, including people 60 and older who qualify for the federal food stamp program.
westvirginiawatch.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Let’s be clear: this is a policy decision. USDA can deploy contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits from being disrupted — and there’s precedent for doing so. The tools exist; what’s needed now is the will.
“We believe that the use of WV’s National Guard troops in this context is a clear misuse of power,” said WV CAG Executive Director Dani Parent. “The Guard exists to serve West Virginians in times of crisis, not to be deployed on the whims of politicians.” www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/...
Hearing scheduled for Friday in challenge to West Virginia National Guard deployment
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — A hearing is scheduled for Friday in Kanawha County Circuit Court over a challenge to the deployment of members of the West Virginia National Guard
www.wvnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“We believe that the use of WV’s National Guard troops in this context is a clear misuse of power,” said WV CAG Executive Director Dani Parent. “The Guard exists to serve West Virginians in times of crisis, not to be deployed on the whims of politicians.” www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/...
Tonight, 10/23, from 6 pm to 7:30 pm in Morgantown!!!
Join our Morgantown chapter, Mountaineers Indivisible Citizen Action, for a lecture on “Energy and WV Working Families; Economic & Environmental Impact” by CAG's Morgan King.
Learn more: www.mountaineersindivisible.org/action/training-lectures
Join our Morgantown chapter, Mountaineers Indivisible Citizen Action, for a lecture on “Energy and WV Working Families; Economic & Environmental Impact” by CAG's Morgan King.
Learn more: www.mountaineersindivisible.org/action/training-lectures
October 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Tonight, 10/23, from 6 pm to 7:30 pm in Morgantown!!!
Join our Morgantown chapter, Mountaineers Indivisible Citizen Action, for a lecture on “Energy and WV Working Families; Economic & Environmental Impact” by CAG's Morgan King.
Learn more: www.mountaineersindivisible.org/action/training-lectures
Join our Morgantown chapter, Mountaineers Indivisible Citizen Action, for a lecture on “Energy and WV Working Families; Economic & Environmental Impact” by CAG's Morgan King.
Learn more: www.mountaineersindivisible.org/action/training-lectures
Tonight, 10/22! Be part of the push to protect our healthcare system.
October Healthcare Committee Meeting - WV Citizen Action Group
Join our next virtual Healthcare Committee meeting Wednesday. Oct. 22, to help shape the fight ahead.
wvcag.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Tonight, 10/22! Be part of the push to protect our healthcare system.
Clean air starts with good data! We’ve teamed up with Sunrise Huntington and the Huntington Citizen Action Group to install 15 air quality sensors across the city, tracking particulate matter and volatile organic compounds in real-time. Stay tuned for our next training in Morgantown this November!
October 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Clean air starts with good data! We’ve teamed up with Sunrise Huntington and the Huntington Citizen Action Group to install 15 air quality sensors across the city, tracking particulate matter and volatile organic compounds in real-time. Stay tuned for our next training in Morgantown this November!
We’ll separate fact from fiction about what the shutdown actually means for West Virginians, explain what’s at stake for Medicaid, and discuss how we can fight back to protect healthcare access in our communities.
October Healthcare Committee Meeting - WV Citizen Action Group
Join our next virtual Healthcare Committee meeting Wednesday. Oct. 22, to help shape the fight ahead.
wvcag.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We’ll separate fact from fiction about what the shutdown actually means for West Virginians, explain what’s at stake for Medicaid, and discuss how we can fight back to protect healthcare access in our communities.
💛 From Charleston to Morgantown, West Virginians made it clear: we’ll never bow to chaos, corruption, or cruelty. Thank you to everyone who stood up for democracy on #NoKingsDay.
Protesters turn out en masse against Trump during No Kings protest at West Virginia Capitol • West Virginia Watch
Hundreds of residents came to the West Virginia state Capitol in Charleston on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s administration.
westvirginiawatch.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
💛 From Charleston to Morgantown, West Virginians made it clear: we’ll never bow to chaos, corruption, or cruelty. Thank you to everyone who stood up for democracy on #NoKingsDay.