Boots on the Ground Midwest
@bootsonthegroundkc.bsky.social
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Grassroots economic, social, and racial justice in the Heartland
Grassroots economic, social, and racial justice in the Heartland
The KC Eats food drive was wonderful yesterday! Kansas City knows how to take care of each other. 💙
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The KC Eats food drive was wonderful yesterday! Kansas City knows how to take care of each other. 💙
Two reminders for today:
🪧 Weekly Protest at 9:30am - bring green beans!
🚙 KC Eats food drive from 12-4 at the WWI Museum and Memorial. Donate and get a BOGO museum admission!
🪧 Weekly Protest at 9:30am - bring green beans!
🚙 KC Eats food drive from 12-4 at the WWI Museum and Memorial. Donate and get a BOGO museum admission!
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Two reminders for today:
🪧 Weekly Protest at 9:30am - bring green beans!
🚙 KC Eats food drive from 12-4 at the WWI Museum and Memorial. Donate and get a BOGO museum admission!
🪧 Weekly Protest at 9:30am - bring green beans!
🚙 KC Eats food drive from 12-4 at the WWI Museum and Memorial. Donate and get a BOGO museum admission!
Don’t miss our Voices column this week!
“American Dream, or Nightmare?” By Laura Rodriguez
bootsonthegroundmidwest.substack.com/p/american-d...
“American Dream, or Nightmare?” By Laura Rodriguez
bootsonthegroundmidwest.substack.com/p/american-d...
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Don’t miss our Voices column this week!
“American Dream, or Nightmare?” By Laura Rodriguez
bootsonthegroundmidwest.substack.com/p/american-d...
“American Dream, or Nightmare?” By Laura Rodriguez
bootsonthegroundmidwest.substack.com/p/american-d...
Join federal government employees, union leaders, stewards, and community members for Solidarity Happy Hour, today and every Friday at The Ship, from 4-7pm. Anyone can attend!
KC Eats will be there handing out food to those in need, no questions asked. 💙
KC Eats will be there handing out food to those in need, no questions asked. 💙
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Join federal government employees, union leaders, stewards, and community members for Solidarity Happy Hour, today and every Friday at The Ship, from 4-7pm. Anyone can attend!
KC Eats will be there handing out food to those in need, no questions asked. 💙
KC Eats will be there handing out food to those in need, no questions asked. 💙
Join us Saturday from 9:30-10:30am for the Democracy Needs You Now weekly protest. 🪧
Peggy’s Pantry KC will be there collecting canned green beans for Thanksgiving meal bags!
You can find Peggy’s Pantry KC on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Located in Overland Park, KS and open to anyone. 💙🌻💙
Peggy’s Pantry KC will be there collecting canned green beans for Thanksgiving meal bags!
You can find Peggy’s Pantry KC on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Located in Overland Park, KS and open to anyone. 💙🌻💙
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Join us Saturday from 9:30-10:30am for the Democracy Needs You Now weekly protest. 🪧
Peggy’s Pantry KC will be there collecting canned green beans for Thanksgiving meal bags!
You can find Peggy’s Pantry KC on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Located in Overland Park, KS and open to anyone. 💙🌻💙
Peggy’s Pantry KC will be there collecting canned green beans for Thanksgiving meal bags!
You can find Peggy’s Pantry KC on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Located in Overland Park, KS and open to anyone. 💙🌻💙
Carceral Accountability Council—a huge opponent to CoreCivic— is hosting a Write for Our Rights event! They’ll have tables to write to decision makers, get help drafting op-eds, and get general information about how you can support the mission of carceral accountability.
More info in the comments!
More info in the comments!
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Carceral Accountability Council—a huge opponent to CoreCivic— is hosting a Write for Our Rights event! They’ll have tables to write to decision makers, get help drafting op-eds, and get general information about how you can support the mission of carceral accountability.
More info in the comments!
More info in the comments!
Today is day one of Remove the Regime!
People from all over the country have traveled to D.C. to demand Trump is impeached, convicted, and removed from office.
Today they will march to Congress with Rep. Al Green. Let’s share their actions and elevate their voices! ✊
www.removetheregime.com
People from all over the country have traveled to D.C. to demand Trump is impeached, convicted, and removed from office.
Today they will march to Congress with Rep. Al Green. Let’s share their actions and elevate their voices! ✊
www.removetheregime.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Today is day one of Remove the Regime!
People from all over the country have traveled to D.C. to demand Trump is impeached, convicted, and removed from office.
Today they will march to Congress with Rep. Al Green. Let’s share their actions and elevate their voices! ✊
www.removetheregime.com
People from all over the country have traveled to D.C. to demand Trump is impeached, convicted, and removed from office.
Today they will march to Congress with Rep. Al Green. Let’s share their actions and elevate their voices! ✊
www.removetheregime.com
Ready for the Mass Blackout next week?
Instead of Black Friday shopping, boycott the system instead.
STOP:
✔️Shopping—except small businesses!
✔️Working
✔️Streaming
✔️Using cards—pay with cash!
More info here 👇
www.themassblackout.com
Instead of Black Friday shopping, boycott the system instead.
STOP:
✔️Shopping—except small businesses!
✔️Working
✔️Streaming
✔️Using cards—pay with cash!
More info here 👇
www.themassblackout.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Ready for the Mass Blackout next week?
Instead of Black Friday shopping, boycott the system instead.
STOP:
✔️Shopping—except small businesses!
✔️Working
✔️Streaming
✔️Using cards—pay with cash!
More info here 👇
www.themassblackout.com
Instead of Black Friday shopping, boycott the system instead.
STOP:
✔️Shopping—except small businesses!
✔️Working
✔️Streaming
✔️Using cards—pay with cash!
More info here 👇
www.themassblackout.com
KCEATS is hosting a Thanksgiving Food Drive this Saturday to support families across KC. The collection will take place at the National WWI Museum and Memorial from 12-4. 💙🌻💙
If you donate, you’ll receive a BOGO ticket voucher for admission to the museum! 🎟️
More info in the comments.
If you donate, you’ll receive a BOGO ticket voucher for admission to the museum! 🎟️
More info in the comments.
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
KCEATS is hosting a Thanksgiving Food Drive this Saturday to support families across KC. The collection will take place at the National WWI Museum and Memorial from 12-4. 💙🌻💙
If you donate, you’ll receive a BOGO ticket voucher for admission to the museum! 🎟️
More info in the comments.
If you donate, you’ll receive a BOGO ticket voucher for admission to the museum! 🎟️
More info in the comments.
Spotify is STILL running ICE ads.
If you haven’t cancelled your subscription and deleted your account yet, find more info on how to do that at the link below.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
If you haven’t cancelled your subscription and deleted your account yet, find more info on how to do that at the link below.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
November 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Spotify is STILL running ICE ads.
If you haven’t cancelled your subscription and deleted your account yet, find more info on how to do that at the link below.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
If you haven’t cancelled your subscription and deleted your account yet, find more info on how to do that at the link below.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
ICE operations are ramping up in more cities across the country.
Attend a Know Your Rights training so we can prepared if this happens to the Kansas City area. Space is limited this Friday, but the training on December 2nd has many spots available. See you there?
Sign up link in comments ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Attend a Know Your Rights training so we can prepared if this happens to the Kansas City area. Space is limited this Friday, but the training on December 2nd has many spots available. See you there?
Sign up link in comments ⬇️⬇️⬇️
November 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
ICE operations are ramping up in more cities across the country.
Attend a Know Your Rights training so we can prepared if this happens to the Kansas City area. Space is limited this Friday, but the training on December 2nd has many spots available. See you there?
Sign up link in comments ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Attend a Know Your Rights training so we can prepared if this happens to the Kansas City area. Space is limited this Friday, but the training on December 2nd has many spots available. See you there?
Sign up link in comments ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Shop for the holidays at the Post Friday Art Faire, December 13-14th, at The 12th Street Post in the West Bottoms!!
Kansas City is making it easy to shop small and local this holiday season. 💙🌻💙
More info:
www.facebook.com/events/58058...
Kansas City is making it easy to shop small and local this holiday season. 💙🌻💙
More info:
www.facebook.com/events/58058...
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Shop for the holidays at the Post Friday Art Faire, December 13-14th, at The 12th Street Post in the West Bottoms!!
Kansas City is making it easy to shop small and local this holiday season. 💙🌻💙
More info:
www.facebook.com/events/58058...
Kansas City is making it easy to shop small and local this holiday season. 💙🌻💙
More info:
www.facebook.com/events/58058...
Heard of @bigbeautifulboycott.us yet??
Every weekend, 10 new companies join the Big Beautiful Boycott list. The companies included this week may impact your Thanksgiving meal. 🦃
The more we boycott, the more they can’t ignore us.
See the companies and find more info at the link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Every weekend, 10 new companies join the Big Beautiful Boycott list. The companies included this week may impact your Thanksgiving meal. 🦃
The more we boycott, the more they can’t ignore us.
See the companies and find more info at the link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Heard of @bigbeautifulboycott.us yet??
Every weekend, 10 new companies join the Big Beautiful Boycott list. The companies included this week may impact your Thanksgiving meal. 🦃
The more we boycott, the more they can’t ignore us.
See the companies and find more info at the link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Every weekend, 10 new companies join the Big Beautiful Boycott list. The companies included this week may impact your Thanksgiving meal. 🦃
The more we boycott, the more they can’t ignore us.
See the companies and find more info at the link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Each day this week, we will post an event that makes it easy to shop small and local. 💙🌻💙
Attend the Guadalupe Centers Holiday Mercado, December 6th, from 10am to 3pm!
Get holiday ready by shopping unique local vendors. Please bring an unwrapped gift to share with the center’s youth department. 💚
Attend the Guadalupe Centers Holiday Mercado, December 6th, from 10am to 3pm!
Get holiday ready by shopping unique local vendors. Please bring an unwrapped gift to share with the center’s youth department. 💚
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Each day this week, we will post an event that makes it easy to shop small and local. 💙🌻💙
Attend the Guadalupe Centers Holiday Mercado, December 6th, from 10am to 3pm!
Get holiday ready by shopping unique local vendors. Please bring an unwrapped gift to share with the center’s youth department. 💚
Attend the Guadalupe Centers Holiday Mercado, December 6th, from 10am to 3pm!
Get holiday ready by shopping unique local vendors. Please bring an unwrapped gift to share with the center’s youth department. 💚
Join us tomorrow morning!! 🪧
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Join us tomorrow morning!! 🪧
Anticipating (or dreading) conversations at the Thanksgiving table with family members on the other side of the political aisle?
Join our virtual workshop next Wednesday to learn tips and strategies for having good conversations this holiday season. 💙
Sign up at the link in the comments ⬇️
Join our virtual workshop next Wednesday to learn tips and strategies for having good conversations this holiday season. 💙
Sign up at the link in the comments ⬇️
November 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Anticipating (or dreading) conversations at the Thanksgiving table with family members on the other side of the political aisle?
Join our virtual workshop next Wednesday to learn tips and strategies for having good conversations this holiday season. 💙
Sign up at the link in the comments ⬇️
Join our virtual workshop next Wednesday to learn tips and strategies for having good conversations this holiday season. 💙
Sign up at the link in the comments ⬇️
Each day this week, we will be posting an event that makes it easy to shop small and local. 🌻
Homesong Holiday Makers Market
🍂 Thursday, Dec. 4th-Saturday, Dec. 6th.
🍂 Crestwood Shops 337 E 55th St Kansas City, MO
Homesong Holiday Makers Market
🍂 Thursday, Dec. 4th-Saturday, Dec. 6th.
🍂 Crestwood Shops 337 E 55th St Kansas City, MO
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Each day this week, we will be posting an event that makes it easy to shop small and local. 🌻
Homesong Holiday Makers Market
🍂 Thursday, Dec. 4th-Saturday, Dec. 6th.
🍂 Crestwood Shops 337 E 55th St Kansas City, MO
Homesong Holiday Makers Market
🍂 Thursday, Dec. 4th-Saturday, Dec. 6th.
🍂 Crestwood Shops 337 E 55th St Kansas City, MO
Join us on Saturday morning from 9:30-10:30, for the Democracy Needs You Now weekly protest in downtown Overland Park, KS! 🪧
Peggy from Peggy’s Pantry will be there this week accepting peanut butter for her neighborhood food pantry if you’d like to donate. 💙
www.instagram.com/peggyspantry...
Peggy from Peggy’s Pantry will be there this week accepting peanut butter for her neighborhood food pantry if you’d like to donate. 💙
www.instagram.com/peggyspantry...
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Join us on Saturday morning from 9:30-10:30, for the Democracy Needs You Now weekly protest in downtown Overland Park, KS! 🪧
Peggy from Peggy’s Pantry will be there this week accepting peanut butter for her neighborhood food pantry if you’d like to donate. 💙
www.instagram.com/peggyspantry...
Peggy from Peggy’s Pantry will be there this week accepting peanut butter for her neighborhood food pantry if you’d like to donate. 💙
www.instagram.com/peggyspantry...
Join federal government employees, union leaders, stewards, and community members for Solidarity Happy Hour, tomorrow and every Friday at The Ship, from 4-7pm. Anyone can attend!
KC Eats will be there handing out food and hygiene products to those in need, no questions asked. 💙
KC Eats will be there handing out food and hygiene products to those in need, no questions asked. 💙
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Join federal government employees, union leaders, stewards, and community members for Solidarity Happy Hour, tomorrow and every Friday at The Ship, from 4-7pm. Anyone can attend!
KC Eats will be there handing out food and hygiene products to those in need, no questions asked. 💙
KC Eats will be there handing out food and hygiene products to those in need, no questions asked. 💙
Each day this week, we will be posting an event that makes it easy to shop small and local. 💙🌻💙
Celebrate 15 years of holiday magic and shop at The Strawberry Swing‘s Holiday Swing, a European-style market taking place over two weekends at two separate locations. ✨
www.thestrawberryswing.com
Celebrate 15 years of holiday magic and shop at The Strawberry Swing‘s Holiday Swing, a European-style market taking place over two weekends at two separate locations. ✨
www.thestrawberryswing.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Each day this week, we will be posting an event that makes it easy to shop small and local. 💙🌻💙
Celebrate 15 years of holiday magic and shop at The Strawberry Swing‘s Holiday Swing, a European-style market taking place over two weekends at two separate locations. ✨
www.thestrawberryswing.com
Celebrate 15 years of holiday magic and shop at The Strawberry Swing‘s Holiday Swing, a European-style market taking place over two weekends at two separate locations. ✨
www.thestrawberryswing.com
In less than a month, join the Mass Blackout—a nationwide economic action calling Americans to stop shopping, working, and streaming. Shop small and local only. Pay in cash.
Target the corporate systems that profit from injustice, fuel authoritarianism, and crush worker power.
Link in comments ⬇️
Target the corporate systems that profit from injustice, fuel authoritarianism, and crush worker power.
Link in comments ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In less than a month, join the Mass Blackout—a nationwide economic action calling Americans to stop shopping, working, and streaming. Shop small and local only. Pay in cash.
Target the corporate systems that profit from injustice, fuel authoritarianism, and crush worker power.
Link in comments ⬇️
Target the corporate systems that profit from injustice, fuel authoritarianism, and crush worker power.
Link in comments ⬇️
Each day this week, we will be posting an event that makes it easy to shop small and local. 💙🌻💙
On Small Business Saturday, attend the holiday party at Virgil’s Plant Shop from 11am-6pm. There will be drinks, shopping, even tattoos! 🪴🍸
More info here:
www.virgilsplantshop.com/event-detail...
On Small Business Saturday, attend the holiday party at Virgil’s Plant Shop from 11am-6pm. There will be drinks, shopping, even tattoos! 🪴🍸
More info here:
www.virgilsplantshop.com/event-detail...
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Each day this week, we will be posting an event that makes it easy to shop small and local. 💙🌻💙
On Small Business Saturday, attend the holiday party at Virgil’s Plant Shop from 11am-6pm. There will be drinks, shopping, even tattoos! 🪴🍸
More info here:
www.virgilsplantshop.com/event-detail...
On Small Business Saturday, attend the holiday party at Virgil’s Plant Shop from 11am-6pm. There will be drinks, shopping, even tattoos! 🪴🍸
More info here:
www.virgilsplantshop.com/event-detail...
Each day this week, we will be posting an event that makes it easy to shop small and local. 💙🌻💙
Kansas City Bookstore Crawl — Nov. 28-30th
Visit >50% of the participating bookstores and gain entry into the Silent Book Club + Awards show.
✨📚✨
Find more info here:
kcbooksellers.org/bookstorecrawl
Kansas City Bookstore Crawl — Nov. 28-30th
Visit >50% of the participating bookstores and gain entry into the Silent Book Club + Awards show.
✨📚✨
Find more info here:
kcbooksellers.org/bookstorecrawl
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Each day this week, we will be posting an event that makes it easy to shop small and local. 💙🌻💙
Kansas City Bookstore Crawl — Nov. 28-30th
Visit >50% of the participating bookstores and gain entry into the Silent Book Club + Awards show.
✨📚✨
Find more info here:
kcbooksellers.org/bookstorecrawl
Kansas City Bookstore Crawl — Nov. 28-30th
Visit >50% of the participating bookstores and gain entry into the Silent Book Club + Awards show.
✨📚✨
Find more info here:
kcbooksellers.org/bookstorecrawl
Heard of @bigbeautifulboycott.us yet??
Every Saturday, 10 new companies join the Big Beautiful Boycott list. They provide reasons why a company made the list and resources to learn more. The more we boycott, the more they can’t ignore us.
See the companies and find more info at the link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Every Saturday, 10 new companies join the Big Beautiful Boycott list. They provide reasons why a company made the list and resources to learn more. The more we boycott, the more they can’t ignore us.
See the companies and find more info at the link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Heard of @bigbeautifulboycott.us yet??
Every Saturday, 10 new companies join the Big Beautiful Boycott list. They provide reasons why a company made the list and resources to learn more. The more we boycott, the more they can’t ignore us.
See the companies and find more info at the link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Every Saturday, 10 new companies join the Big Beautiful Boycott list. They provide reasons why a company made the list and resources to learn more. The more we boycott, the more they can’t ignore us.
See the companies and find more info at the link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Each day this week, we will be posting an event that makes it easy to shop small and local. 💙🌻💙
On Nov. 15th, visit the Magpie Makers Market to shop 25+ local vendors who prioritize used materials in their work and products.
Visit here for more info 👇
artskcgo.com/event/magpie...
On Nov. 15th, visit the Magpie Makers Market to shop 25+ local vendors who prioritize used materials in their work and products.
Visit here for more info 👇
artskcgo.com/event/magpie...
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Each day this week, we will be posting an event that makes it easy to shop small and local. 💙🌻💙
On Nov. 15th, visit the Magpie Makers Market to shop 25+ local vendors who prioritize used materials in their work and products.
Visit here for more info 👇
artskcgo.com/event/magpie...
On Nov. 15th, visit the Magpie Makers Market to shop 25+ local vendors who prioritize used materials in their work and products.
Visit here for more info 👇
artskcgo.com/event/magpie...