“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 🙏🏽

“This is about standing together in solidarity and in community and saying we all belong here.” 🫶

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.

TOPEKA WE GOT A TRAINING FOR YOU! Head to our bio to RSVP now! #kansas

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!

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/...

TOMORROW at 5pm!!

See you tonight??

Weekly Democracy Needs You Now Protest | Overland Park, KS 💕 Saturday, February 14, 2026 💕

This is Tuesday! 🌾

Preserving a fair Supreme Court willing to stand up for what's right is crucial to our democracy.

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.

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

"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!)

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. 💙

Indian Hills Middle School students walked out yesterday 👏👏👏👏👏

🚨🚨 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...

Hi from Kansas City, @maddow.bsky.social! 👋

SAVE THE DATE ❌👑3️⃣ March 28th | 9:30-11:30 am Metcalf Ave from 75th to 119th St Johnson County, KS More information and sign up here 👇 www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Resistance works!!!!! 🎉 🎉🎉🎉 www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

The Boots on the Ground Monthly Meetup is this Monday, February 16th @ 6pm. Come for community and learn about ways to plug in and preserve our democracy! 💙 Non-profit Spotlight: Grandparents for Gun Safety 💙 Education Legislation Update: Erin Woods from Six Degrees of Activism

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Around 300 neighbors showed up in Leavenworth, KS last night to say, "NO CoreCivic IN KANSAS!!" Let's keep using our voices in the weeks to come. They can't say they didn't hear from the public. ✊

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Why is Rep. Pat Proctor so determined to “chip away” at early voting in Kansas? #kansas

Join Kansas Reflector staff Wednesday evening in Leavenworth for a Q-and-A about what's happening in the Legislature, CoreCivic's efforts to reopen its private prison, and more! Our town hall starts at 6 p.m. at Home2 Suites, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Leavenworth County. #kselg

CoreCivic is a step closer to opening an ICE detention center in Leavenworth. CoreCivic is BAD FOR KANSAS. Join us for a protest TONIGHT, the first night of public hearings, from 5-6:30pm. More info: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Reminder that we have our next virtual meeting Wed night, Feb 11 at 6:30PM (note we've pushed back our start time by 30 minutes for this meeting, and all to follow). Go to linktr.ee/kcwac to Sign Up and receive a link!

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Everyone is probably very tired of contacting their elected officials... but we must keep calling, writing letters, sending postcards, and emailing (you can use the link below!). 🗣️ NO ANTI-VOTER LEGISLATION Download the @5calls.org app if you haven't already to make calling much easier.

Platform Ventures, owned by Ryan and Terry Anderson, pitched a warehouse development as a job creator for Kansas City. Port KC says the company went behind its back to strike a deal with ICE, which would undermine job growth in the area. (@thebeacon.bsky.social)

Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration processing center in Dilley, Texas. These are their letters. The Dilley detention center is run by CoreCivic, the same company trying to open a facility in Leavenworth, KS.

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If you love this country, help us show it. Next Saturday, Feb 14th, 9:30-10:30 am, show up with cans of chicken and stand up for democracy. 💙

Looking for ways to volunteer and keep tabs on things in the KC area? 🗓️ Our weekly newsletter is sent out each Monday! If you don't want to miss this week's edition, enter your email at the link below to subscribe. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ bootsonthegroundmidwest.substack.com

Weekly Democracy Needs You Now Protest | Overland Park, KS - 75th & Metcalf | February 7, 2026 ✨Sugar, Spice, Abolish ICE✨ More info: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Prairie Village, KS Weekly Protest | Corinth Square - 83rd and Mission | February 7, 2026 💙🪧🌻 More info: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve... More pics in comments! ⬇️

Why not enjoy the spring weather this weekend by attending a protest? There are a lot to choose from ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Rep. Jason Goetz and many other Republican legislators voted to protect in state tuition for immigrants in Kansas! It was amended onto SB254 and the amendment passed, meaning both Republicans and Democrats teamed up to pass this amendment 👀

Trans Kansans and allies use Statehouse restrooms in act of ‘malicious compliance’ | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg

🚨NEW: Republicans are moving quickly to pass a massive voter suppression bill requiring voters to present a passport or original birth certificate both to register and vote at the polls. Experts warn it could keep millions of already-registered Americans from casting ballots in the 2026 midterms.

Don't forget about our weekly protest TOMORROW!

Come out this Saturday to learn how to use Signal (or get a refresher)!

quitgpt.org 🧵⬇️

Remember her name: Aliya Rahman Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself. It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did. ICE MUST GO‼️

CoreCivic is a step closer to opening an ICE detention center in Leavenworth. Public hearings start this month. Join us for a protest on 2/10 outside City Hall on the first night of Public Hearings. CoreCivic is BAD FOR KANSAS More info: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...