Boots on the Ground Midwest
@bootsonthegroundkc.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/bootsonthegroundmidwest
Grassroots economic, social, and racial justice in the Heartland
Grassroots economic, social, and racial justice in the Heartland
Tuesday, the Leavenworth City Commission will review CoreCivic's special use permit application. If approved, ICE activity will expand across KC.
As the City Commission hears public comments, we will be protesting outside City Hall to tell leaders we don't want the facility in Kansas! Join us!
As the City Commission hears public comments, we will be protesting outside City Hall to tell leaders we don't want the facility in Kansas! Join us!
February 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Tuesday, the Leavenworth City Commission will review CoreCivic's special use permit application. If approved, ICE activity will expand across KC.
As the City Commission hears public comments, we will be protesting outside City Hall to tell leaders we don't want the facility in Kansas! Join us!
As the City Commission hears public comments, we will be protesting outside City Hall to tell leaders we don't want the facility in Kansas! Join us!
We’re sharing Know Your Rights information packets with our local businesses. Want to help canvass? Sign up for training through the link in our bio. You must sign up to attend.
February 19, 2026 at 1:44 PM
We’re sharing Know Your Rights information packets with our local businesses. Want to help canvass? Sign up for training through the link in our bio. You must sign up to attend.
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Johnson County-based Boots on the Ground Midwest has organized neighborhood groups, facilitated mutual aid and trained thousands of Kansas City-area residents how to legally observe and record federal immigration enforcement.
As ICE actions ramp up, a Kansas City activist group teaches thousands how to keep watch
Johnson County-based Boots on the Ground Midwest has organized neighborhood groups, facilitated mutual aid and trained thousands of Kansas City-area residents how to legally observe and record federal immigration enforcement. Interest in their trainings spiked after the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
www.kcur.org
February 18, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Blue Valley High School Student Walk Out | February 17, 2026 | Overland Park, KS
Their signs get extra credit 💯
Their signs get extra credit 💯
February 18, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Blue Valley High School Student Walk Out | February 17, 2026 | Overland Park, KS
Their signs get extra credit 💯
Their signs get extra credit 💯
Blue Valley High School students of Overland Park, KS organized a peaceful walkout yesterday, February 17. We’re so proud of these students for exercising their first amendment rights and lifting their voices. 👏👏👏
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February 18, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Blue Valley High School students of Overland Park, KS organized a peaceful walkout yesterday, February 17. We’re so proud of these students for exercising their first amendment rights and lifting their voices. 👏👏👏
The second and final session is TONIGHT! 📖
Two-Session Book Club: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Join us for a two-part discussion on recognizing and resisting authoritarianism, led by Dr. Andrew Stuart Bergerson, historian at UMKC.
🗓 Wednesdays | 6:30–8:00 PM
Jan 21st+Feb 18th
Registration required: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Join us for a two-part discussion on recognizing and resisting authoritarianism, led by Dr. Andrew Stuart Bergerson, historian at UMKC.
🗓 Wednesdays | 6:30–8:00 PM
Jan 21st+Feb 18th
Registration required: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
February 18, 2026 at 2:53 PM
The second and final session is TONIGHT! 📖
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“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
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Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
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February 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
“This is about standing together in solidarity and in community and saying we all belong here.” 🫶
Kansas City metro nonprofits teach community to document ICE activity
Nonprofits in the Kansas City metro are teaching community members how to document ICE activity.
www.kctv5.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
“This is about standing together in solidarity and in community and saying we all belong here.” 🫶
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Show up tonight,2/17, 5-6:30PM at Leavenworth City Hall to let city leaders know that we say No! to ICE Detention Centers in Kansas. CoreCivic's business practices are harmful to inmates and guards alike. Take it from former CoreCivic employee, Bill Rogers.
February 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Show up tonight,2/17, 5-6:30PM at Leavenworth City Hall to let city leaders know that we say No! to ICE Detention Centers in Kansas. CoreCivic's business practices are harmful to inmates and guards alike. Take it from former CoreCivic employee, Bill Rogers.
Do you have your signs and (peaceful) rage ready for tonight???
Join @kansascitydsa.bsky.social at Leavenworth City Hall at 5pm tonight. 🪧
NO ICE DETENTION CENTERS IN KANSAS!
Join @kansascitydsa.bsky.social at Leavenworth City Hall at 5pm tonight. 🪧
NO ICE DETENTION CENTERS IN KANSAS!
February 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Do you have your signs and (peaceful) rage ready for tonight???
Join @kansascitydsa.bsky.social at Leavenworth City Hall at 5pm tonight. 🪧
NO ICE DETENTION CENTERS IN KANSAS!
Join @kansascitydsa.bsky.social at Leavenworth City Hall at 5pm tonight. 🪧
NO ICE DETENTION CENTERS IN KANSAS!
While the administration fast‑tracks voter suppression and handouts for billionaires, families are still skipping breakfast. Show up this Saturday, Feb 21st, 9:30 - 10:30am, with cereal for Peggy’s Pantry and make your values visible. 🥣🪧
February 16, 2026 at 8:21 PM
While the administration fast‑tracks voter suppression and handouts for billionaires, families are still skipping breakfast. Show up this Saturday, Feb 21st, 9:30 - 10:30am, with cereal for Peggy’s Pantry and make your values visible. 🥣🪧
The second session of the Boots Book Club: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder, is this Wednesday at 6:30pm. Join us! 📖
Registration is required ⬇️
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Registration is required ⬇️
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Two-Session Book Club: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Join us for a two-part discussion on recognizing and resisting authoritarianism, led by Dr. Andrew Stuart Bergerson, historian at UMKC.
🗓 Wednesdays | 6:30–8:00 PM
Jan 21st+Feb 18th
Registration required: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Join us for a two-part discussion on recognizing and resisting authoritarianism, led by Dr. Andrew Stuart Bergerson, historian at UMKC.
🗓 Wednesdays | 6:30–8:00 PM
Jan 21st+Feb 18th
Registration required: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The second session of the Boots Book Club: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder, is this Wednesday at 6:30pm. Join us! 📖
Registration is required ⬇️
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Registration is required ⬇️
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
TOMORROW at 5pm!!
February 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
TOMORROW at 5pm!!
See you tonight??
Join us for the BotG monthly meet-up, this Monday at 6 pm.
Hear about what’s going on in our communities, find ways to get involved, and meet new friends. 💙
Hear about what’s going on in our communities, find ways to get involved, and meet new friends. 💙
February 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
See you tonight??
Weekly Democracy Needs You Now Protest | Overland Park, KS
💕 Saturday, February 14, 2026 💕
💕 Saturday, February 14, 2026 💕
February 16, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Weekly Democracy Needs You Now Protest | Overland Park, KS
💕 Saturday, February 14, 2026 💕
💕 Saturday, February 14, 2026 💕
This is Tuesday! 🌾
Join Prairie Progress at the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center, February 17th from 5-7pm, for an open community conversation on healthcare.
Co-hosted by BotG & JoCo MoveOn.
Get more info and sign up to attend here: www.mobilize.us/prairieprogr...
Co-hosted by BotG & JoCo MoveOn.
Get more info and sign up to attend here: www.mobilize.us/prairieprogr...
February 15, 2026 at 11:43 PM
This is Tuesday! 🌾
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Preserving a fair Supreme Court willing to stand up for what's right is crucial to our democracy.
February 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Preserving a fair Supreme Court willing to stand up for what's right is crucial to our democracy.
TOMORROW!
Join us for the BotG monthly meet-up, this Monday at 6 pm.
Hear about what’s going on in our communities, find ways to get involved, and meet new friends. 💙
Hear about what’s going on in our communities, find ways to get involved, and meet new friends. 💙
February 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
TOMORROW!
We have two Community Defense Trainings coming up—one in the Northland and one in Brookside. Sign up using the QR code or the link in our bio. You must sign up to attend.
February 14, 2026 at 7:12 PM
We have two Community Defense Trainings coming up—one in the Northland and one in Brookside. Sign up using the QR code or the link in our bio. You must sign up to attend.
What do we want for V-Day? Mutual aid!!
Use your dollars to spread LOVE, not hate. If you're looking for amazing organizations to spread the love to today, we have some great suggestions.
❤️ airrkc.org
❤️ elcentroinc.com
❤️ kansascitydefender.com
❤️ @littlelobbyists.com
❤️ standwithminnesota.com
Use your dollars to spread LOVE, not hate. If you're looking for amazing organizations to spread the love to today, we have some great suggestions.
❤️ airrkc.org
❤️ elcentroinc.com
❤️ kansascitydefender.com
❤️ @littlelobbyists.com
❤️ standwithminnesota.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
What do we want for V-Day? Mutual aid!!
Use your dollars to spread LOVE, not hate. If you're looking for amazing organizations to spread the love to today, we have some great suggestions.
❤️ airrkc.org
❤️ elcentroinc.com
❤️ kansascitydefender.com
❤️ @littlelobbyists.com
❤️ standwithminnesota.com
Use your dollars to spread LOVE, not hate. If you're looking for amazing organizations to spread the love to today, we have some great suggestions.
❤️ airrkc.org
❤️ elcentroinc.com
❤️ kansascitydefender.com
❤️ @littlelobbyists.com
❤️ standwithminnesota.com
"When will you turn your attention toward legislation that uplifts rather than harms, that protects rather than violates, that expands opportunity rather than restricts it?"
-Erica Andrade, president & CEO of El Centro (www.elcentroinc.com <-- an excellent place to volunteer at/donate to!)
-Erica Andrade, president & CEO of El Centro (www.elcentroinc.com <-- an excellent place to volunteer at/donate to!)
We keep telling legislators not to harm Kansans. They keep ignoring us | Opinion
Has dignity left the Kansas State Capitol? Do facts no longer matter? Does the voice of the people carry no weight? | Opinion
www.kansascity.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
"When will you turn your attention toward legislation that uplifts rather than harms, that protects rather than violates, that expands opportunity rather than restricts it?"
-Erica Andrade, president & CEO of El Centro (www.elcentroinc.com <-- an excellent place to volunteer at/donate to!)
-Erica Andrade, president & CEO of El Centro (www.elcentroinc.com <-- an excellent place to volunteer at/donate to!)
Join us for the BotG monthly meet-up, this Monday at 6 pm.
Hear about what’s going on in our communities, find ways to get involved, and meet new friends. 💙
Hear about what’s going on in our communities, find ways to get involved, and meet new friends. 💙
February 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Join us for the BotG monthly meet-up, this Monday at 6 pm.
Hear about what’s going on in our communities, find ways to get involved, and meet new friends. 💙
Hear about what’s going on in our communities, find ways to get involved, and meet new friends. 💙
Indian Hills Middle School students walked out yesterday 👏👏👏👏👏
Breaking News: Indian Hills Middle School students walk out in protest of ICE
Approximately 200 Indian Hills Middle School students participated in a walkout to protest the activity and policies of Immigration and Customs Enforcement today. Students gathered in the auxiliary…
smeharbinger.net
February 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Indian Hills Middle School students walked out yesterday 👏👏👏👏👏
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🚨🚨 The funding cliff for DHS is *TOMORROW* February 13th.
Votes in the Senate are expected soon.
Demand your reps vote NO on any DHS funding bill or CR that fails to rein in ICE and Border Patrol's violent lawlessness.
Info, numbers, script @ 5calls.org
punchbowl.news/article/bord...
Votes in the Senate are expected soon.
Demand your reps vote NO on any DHS funding bill or CR that fails to rein in ICE and Border Patrol's violent lawlessness.
Info, numbers, script @ 5calls.org
punchbowl.news/article/bord...
DHS shutdown near after new White House offer
Breaking overnight: The White House sent Democrats text of their offer for Department of Homeland Security funding on Wednesday night.
punchbowl.news
February 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
🚨🚨 The funding cliff for DHS is *TOMORROW* February 13th.
Votes in the Senate are expected soon.
Demand your reps vote NO on any DHS funding bill or CR that fails to rein in ICE and Border Patrol's violent lawlessness.
Info, numbers, script @ 5calls.org
punchbowl.news/article/bord...
Votes in the Senate are expected soon.
Demand your reps vote NO on any DHS funding bill or CR that fails to rein in ICE and Border Patrol's violent lawlessness.
Info, numbers, script @ 5calls.org
punchbowl.news/article/bord...