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Boots On The Ground Demonstrates How Midwest Activists Can Organize Effectively

By Whitney Young

Since the 2024 election results came in, we’ve been living in a grave, new political reality for the past 14 months. Instead of grieving the loss, we activated, and our activations took different forms. Some of us started gathering resource lists for our community, while others, like Boots on the Ground, began organizing. 

Boots on the Ground started with the nonprofits that needed the most assistance after the new administration took office in 2025. From there, it grew into a multifaceted community action plan: sharing information and current events over Substack and social media; community-building programs such as Workshop Wednesdays; and engaging the Midwest to show up at local and statewide protests and rallies—a little something for everyone to get involved at their own pace. 

We reached out to Boots on the Ground co-founders, Nancy Mays and Martha Lawrence, to learn more about their mission and to gather a few pieces of advice regarding the political environment we find ourselves in for the foreseeable future.

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Catch Us at The Dub: Kansas City’s Brand New Women’s Sports Bar

By Sophia-Joelle McDowell
Photos by Whitney Young

When the CPKC Stadium opened at Berkley Riverfront Park in Kansas City last year, it was the first professional women’s sports stadium in the United States to open to the public. Welcome to teal town, baby! As Kansas Citians, we couldn’t be prouder to cheer on the KC Current—and women’s sports news in the metro keeps getting better.

Downtown Kansas City is getting something you may not have realized was missing: a sports bar dedicated to women’s sports. Rachel Glenn and Monica Brady, partners in business and in life, are the masterminds behind The Dub. We spoke with them about the exciting new spot heading our way. Get excited Kansas City! 

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What was second-wave feminism really like? Explore the era with feminist author Clara Bringham during her live talk on March 20

By Emily Laptad

The 1960s and 70s marked a significant era of progress for women in the United States. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was the first nationwide legislation for eliminating wage disparities based on sex. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The Women’s Educational Equity Act of 1972 guaranteed equal access to education for women and girls. Roe v. Wade legalized abortion across the US in 1973. The Equal Opportunity Credit Act of 1974 enabled women to open bank accounts and apply for credit cards with their own names. And other court cases and legislation further expanded women’s rights to employment, education, financial independence, and reproductive health during this time too. 

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We’re launching a Kansas City resource guide to reproductive health services, crisis care, LGBTQ+ organizations, & other community programs

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By The Catcall Team

In the days since Donald Trump has returned to the Oval Office, we have unequivocally witnessed Elon Musk’s violent inauguration salute, pardons for roughly 1600 insurrectionists from the January 6th, 2021 riot, the immediate freeze on health organizations’ public communications, rollbacks on decades-old policies meant to create equity, and other treacherous fuckery. The never-ending onslaught of dread with each passing day since January 20th feels intentionally harmful to our diverse communities that actually make America great. As our newest administration attempts to control us with fear, we respond with the only logical response: community. 

That’s why Catcall has created a guide for accessible and affordable national and Kansas City-area community resources. Our team has been working on organizing resources for a while, but it felt important now more than ever to get this list up ASAP as we face the next four years. This guide will grow with us as we gain more information about the changing political climate. We also welcome our community of readers to inform us if we are missing any pertinent services in the Kansas City metro and beyond our state lines, any of which can be submitted to our Resource Guide Submission form. By coming together to offer support, information, and resources we can create solidarity through conscious actions and combat the isolation this presidency is attempting to foster. 

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Things are getting hotter in Kansas City with VAMP KC

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By Nicole Mitchell
Photos by Travis Young

Kansas City’s newest LGBTQIA+-owned burlesque group VAMP KC welcomes you to its all-inclusive classes and performances.

Penelope Mais Oui isn’t from Kansas City, but since moving here from Colorado Springs, she’s been creating noise in the burlesque and LGBTQIA+ scenes. Before moving to the city, Penelope produced a series of classic and classic-inspired burlesque shoes at a locally-owned Colorado Springs art theatre.

“I spent the pandemic not working on a stage,” Penelope says about moving to KC. “When I decided to dip my toes into the burlesque waters again…,” which was first as part of a local troupe, “I found there was a space, a desire, even a need in Kansas City for classic-style burlesque.” By using her previous experience, Penelope knew just what Kansas City was missing. “I already had a vision of what that could look like,” she says.

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