The Kansas City chapter of @sunrisemvmt. We're young people fighting for climate justice and collective liberation. #GreenNewDeal Better Buses for KC π
Joined March 2019
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17 Nov 2023
Over 60 bus riders joined us last night to discuss their dreams for KCβs buses at our very first BUS RIDERS TOWN HALL ππ
It was a powerful evening full of frustrations with the way things are and HOPE for the future we can build when we are united π«
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Why are we heavily subsidizing the boiling of our planet? We should be taxing the shit out of it. Our planet so cooked, man
27 Jun 2025
New details have emerged on a project north of Kansas City International Airport that could include as many as six data centers and cost up to $100 billion.
kshb.com/news/local-news/tecβ¦
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28 Jun 2025
π₯The SECOND bench from our summer build is officially DROPPEDπ₯
As we continue facing a brutal heatwave, it is important that we continue to show up for our neighbors.
Which is why these benches are happening and why we are passing out ice waters at bus stops this afternoon.
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28 Jun 2025
The lack of bus stop infrastructure around KC continues to put us a risk.
There β¨usedβ¨ to be a bench at Troost and 49th. We know KCATA & KCPD remove benches along bus lines. This action is causing direct harm to bus riders and neighbors needing a respite from the heat!
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28 Jun 2025
This is the second bench of the summer, expect many more!
If you are a young person in KC that wants to join others in fighting back against fascism and for a livable future, go to the link in our bio to join Sunrise Movement KC! ππͺ
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30 May 2025
Our friends @sunrisemvmtkc are hosting a rally against Spire's rate hike just before the June 4 commission meeting. Go if you can: mobilize.us/sunrisemovement/β¦
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25 May 2025
Just cus we arent as active on this app doesnt mean we arent busy!
We showed up to @portkc 2 months in a row opposing their Google handout and they delayed voting on the data center tax breaks each time.
Join 200 others and email the Port KC board here: smvmt.org/rejectgoogle
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25 May 2025
We canvassed the neighborhood closest to where the project is proposed and found strong opposition from community members.
Here are links to Instagram posts where you can see some of what weβve done:
instagram.com/reel/DJsQeivp5β¦
instagram.com/p/DJDDX1SJuKJ/β¦
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3 May 2025
Bus riders with Sunrise Movement KC oppose ordinance #250382 as written, and demand that Mayor Lucas & KCMO City Council offer and pass a committee substitute that fully-funds our buses, Vision Zero, AND Bikeshare. 1/3
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3 May 2025
The money is there to fully fund all of these programs β Over $11m of our Public Mass Transportation sales tax dollars are being siphoned off to fund road resurfacing and traffic signal projects β things that benefit motorists, NOT bus riders. 2/3
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3 May 2025
Speak out against Mayor Lucasβ βplanβ:
Send an email demanding KCMO City Council fully-fund buses, Vision Zero, AND bikeshare: p2a.co/KE6ZYQQ (s/o @BikeWalkKC for uplifting this!)
Join us this Tuesday at 10:30am at KCMO City Hall (or Zoom) to give public testimony. 3/3
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28 Apr 2025
Tomorrow!! smvmt.org/april28
23 Apr 2025
@portkc : No Handouts For Billionaires! Oligarchs Out of KC!
π€’ The unelected board of Port KC is set to vote THIS MONDAY on a $10 billion bond and 25 year property tax handout for Google in order to build another data center in the area.
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23 Apr 2025
@portkc : No Handouts For Billionaires! Oligarchs Out of KC!
π€’ The unelected board of Port KC is set to vote THIS MONDAY on a $10 billion bond and 25 year property tax handout for Google in order to build another data center in the area.
18 Apr 2025
Port KC set to OK $10 billion bonds, tax breaks for Google center in Clay County kansascity.com/news/local/arβ¦
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23 Apr 2025
On top of this, data centers destroy our planet and drive up utility prices. We need good schools, transit, housing, jobs, and food for our people.
At a time when Kansas Citians struggle to make ends meet, it is outrageous for PortKC to prioritize lining billionaireβs pockets.
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23 Apr 2025
Itβs people vs billionaires. Show up and defend your city from the oligarchy. Email the Port KC board to demand they stop rubber stamping billionaire handouts.
πGo to smvmt.org/april28 to sign up for the action
π§Go to smvmt.org/rejectgoogle to email the Port KC Board
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9 Apr 2025
Big win in Kansas City last night.
Brittany Foley β a 29-year-old working class Black mom who raised only $1800 β just defeated millionaire donors & developers.
She campaigned for green schools and against policies that would give school district funding to cops and jails.
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27 Mar 2025
π¨ BREAKING NEWS π¨
KCMO & KCATA Leaders think they can play bus riders and workers for fools π‘
KCMO transit funding ordinance #250247 DOESNβT FULLY FUND BUSES.
KCATA announces drastic FREQUENCY, SERVICE REDUCTIONS AND LAYOFFS EVEN UNDER PROPOSED 6-MONTH FUNDING PLAN.
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27 Mar 2025
As a result of our collective pressureβ1000s of emails, hundreds of calls, and direct actionβCouncil & KCATA know that a less frequent, inaccessible bus system is deeply unpopular and harmful to riders.
They claim to have a plan on the table to fully fund buses. Theyβre lying.
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27 Mar 2025
This is a bogus, sloppy plan that helps no one. But we have power to stop it and demand something better.
Send a new email to the Mayor & City Council demanding they fix this mess before riders and workers have to pay the price!
smvmt.org/fixthismess
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