West Virginia progressive organizations recommended by my followers:
- Rise Up WV: Building power for a better West Virginia
- West Virginia Citizen Action Group: Action for a Change
- WV FREE: Advocates for Reproductive Health, Rights & Justice
- Coal River Mountain Watch: Fighting the irresponsible actions of the coal industry
- Radical Action for Mountains’ and People’s Survival (RAMPS) Campaign: A direct action group based in the mountains of Southern West Virginia
- West Virginians for Affordable Health Care
Regional orgs working in West Virginia
- Appalachian Voices: Advocates for a just economy and a healthy environment in the Appalachian region
- Southerners on New Ground: Regional queer liberation group
- Highlander Center: Grassroots organizing and movement building in Appalachia and the South
If you have other suggestions, please feel free to add them!
Fairness WV: LGBTQ Advocacy Organization, features a really cool searchable database of LGBTQ friendly healthcare providers called Dr. Rainbow.
WV AFL-CIO: Organizing teachers, government employees, and physical laborers in WV is the key to effecting institutional change, if that’s what you’re looking for. Bonus shout out to #55Strong.
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