In The News – Boots on the Ground Midwest

In The News

Solidarity School of Resistance and May 31 Boots on the Ground

Bill Clause, Daniel Scharpenburg, Martha Lawrence, and Diane Bulan discuss their “Solidarity School of Resistance”, starting with a “Boots on the Ground” volunteer fair May 31, 1-4 PM, Second Presbyterian Church, 318 E. 55th Street, KCMO 64113.

Large turnout at nonprofit fair speaks to need for volunteers, financial support amidst federal cuts

Boots on the Ground Midwest hosted an event Saturday with over 50 nonprofits. The event aimed to provide the groups with resources and workshops to....

Hundreds gather in Overland Park as part of statewide demonstrations to ‘defend democracy’

Hundreds of people gathered at Thompson Park in downtown Overland Park on Sunday as part of Free State Days, a statewide effort to rally...

Boots on the Ground Volunteer Fair is speed-dating for activism

When friends Martha Lawrence and Nancy Mays scrolled through the battered trenches of Facebook in January, they were met with the new...

Shawnee Mission East student launches county-wide food drive in wake of USDA cuts

A student from Shawnee Mission East High School is taking matters into her own hands after a local food pantry fell victim to federal funding cuts...

Shawnee Mission East student steps up to help Harvesters amid federal cuts to food banks

As federal assistance to food programs scale back, a Kansas City student is stepping up to keep families fed. As President Donald Trump’s ad...

I know you’re out there, Bob Dole Republicans. And politicians will listen to you

Let’s get this out of the way from the start: I’m very liberal and probably considered a bleeding heart by many of my friends and family members...