Sunrise Movement KC

actionnetwork.orgTell KCATA to stop the AI camera pilot program on buses!Kansas City Area Transit Authority (KCATA) is planning to roll out AI facial recognition cameras on our buses. We live in a time where we are being surveilled constantly, putting marginalized popula...

26 June

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Send an email to the KCATA Board of Commissioners: actionnetwork.org/letters/kcat...

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26 June

The KCATA wants to install facial recognition cameras on our buses. Here's what we can do about it.

bit.lySunrise Movement: KC Against the World Cup - 2026 World Cup WatchBy: Sunrise Movement KC Why this zine: Sunrise Movement KC began the zine series because local officials have framed the World Cup as “next big thing” for Kansas City: hosting the […]

16 June

Check out our zine series about the World Cup's impact on us as Kansas Citians. Volume 3 talks about this very jail. bit.ly/notagametous

The Kansas City Star@kansascity.com

City officials now say the $25 million facility won’t be used during the international soccer tournament at all.

bit.lyKC spent $25M to build temporary jail before World Cup. It won't open until afterCity officials now say the $25 million facility won’t be used during the international soccer tournament at all.

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15 June

Not all heroes wear capes – some wear high-viz vests and safety goggles.

buff.lyThe Bus Bench Revolution Wants You to Enlist — Here's How — Streetsblog USANot all heroes wear capes – some wear high-viz vests and safety goggles.

nebula.tvCityNerd — A Very Unfortunate World Cup 2026 Tier ListWe're right on the cusp of possibly the least eagerly anticipated World Cup of all time. Let's look at what kinds of surprises our international visitors are in for!

10 June

Thanks @nerd4cities.bsky.social for shouting out issue 1 of our zine series about the World Cup! Check out all 4 zines here: bit.ly/notagametous

Ray Delahanty | CityNerd@nerd4cities.bsky.social

Today on Nebula: a tier list of the absurd nebula.tv/videos/cityn...

8 June

Check out digital versions of all 4 of our zines about the World Cup's impact on us as Kansas Citians! Our art team has worked tirelessly on them, and we're really proud of the result. bit.ly/notagametous

8 June

Have you spotted any physical copies in the wild? Tag us!

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26 May

Thanks for the shoutout! Check out our zine here: heyzine.com/flip-book/06...

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source)@kcur.org

Kansas City, the smallest World Cup host city, had such an insufficient public transit system to host the tournament that it had to build a a new, secondary transit system just to get fans where they need to go. Except that will disappear when the crowds leave.

kcur.orgTo survive the World Cup, Kansas City had to build a new transit system — but only for the summerKansas City, the smallest World Cup host city, is preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors for the tournament. It's building a second transit system to get people where they need to go, but that will disappear when the crowds leave.

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30 Apr

May Day is an nationwide day of disruption to demand: - workers over billionaires! - ICE out! - a democracy that works for ALL of us! To do that, we are shutting it down with ❌No Work, No School, No Shopping!❌

On Friday, Kansas Citians are gathering together for May Day to demand a better future for all. From workers’ rights to climate justice, we are all in the fight for a better world together. But what comes next after this day of action in KC?

At our welcome meeting, you will learn more about who we are, what we fight for, and how you can get involved. We’ll introduce you to our teams and the work they do, share the history of our Chapter and what we have accomplished, and look towards the future to make Kansas City livable for all.

bit.lySunrise Movement KC May Welcome Meeting · Sunrise MovementThis May Day, Kansas Citians gathered together to demand a better future for all. From workers' rights to climate justice, we are all in the fight for a better world together. Even though May Day has...

Saturday, May 2nd 2-4pm Manheim Gardens 4229 Forest Ave, KCMO ➡️ RSVP: bit.ly/SMKC-May26 Join us and help make your dreams of a better future for all a reality, right here in KC! ❤️‍🔥

On Saturday, join Sunrise Movement Kansas City for a welcome event to learn how you can carry forward the energy of May Day and show up for your community regularly! 💪 ‼️ When May Day is over, the momentum to organize must keep going!

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12 Apr

Don't forget to join us tomorrow at our Bus Riders Town Hall! 📍KCPL Bluford branch (3050 Prospect Ave) 🕑 2 to 4 PM RSVP at bit.ly/BRTH-4-12-26 We'll have food and groceries available!

6 Apr

🌌 Win better buses, we will. Want to miss this, you do not! 🌠

Kansas City Bus Riders Union@kcbusriders.bsky.social

Want to go see this cool new movie on Sunday? Wait, what's that? You already have plans? Of course you do! You'll be building power with fellow bus riders across Kansas City at our Bus Riders Town Hall!

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4 Apr

Wanna see better buses in Kansas City?? 🚌 Join @sunrisemvmtkc.bsky.social and the Kansas City Bus Riders Union for a Town Hall! RSVP: bit.ly/BRTH-4-12-26 Mark your calendar: April 12th at KCPL Bluford branch, 2 to 4 PM. We will provide food, groceries, and childcare if needed!

2 Apr

Join us to build power and secure better buses for all Kansas Citians!

Kansas City Bus Riders Union@kcbusriders.bsky.social

Thanks to your efforts, we sent hundreds of emails to city council and secured an additional $6 million in funding for buses! While we are thrilled that this money will prevent cuts, it doesn’t fill the entire funding gap that would allow KCATA to maintain full service.

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bit.ly2026 KCMO Budget Hearings - Fully Fund Buses NOW! · Sunrise Movement## Join Kansas City Bus Riders' Union + SMKC in Demanding KCMO Fully Fund Buses KCMO's City Budget falls short of fully funding our bus system. If this multi-million gap is not filled, Kansas City w...

7 Mar

TOMORROW is your last chance to make your voice heard at KMCO budget hearings! Join your fellow bus riders and allies as we show city council how important our buses are. 📍Winnetonka High School 🗓 Tomorrow, 3/7 🕘 9 AM 🔗 RSVP at bit.ly/kcbrubudget26

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2 Mar

🗣 Calling all KC bus riders and allies! 🚌 Join the KCBRU at the second budget hearing and make our voices heard together! 🗓 TODAY, 3/2 🕕 6 PM 📍Guadalupe Community Center, 1015 Avenida Cesar E Chavez RSVP: bit.ly/kcbrubudget26

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23 Feb

Today is the first KCMO budget hearing! We will be showing up to tell our stories and demand fully-funded buses. Join us! 📍Ruskin High School 🕕 6 PM *today*, 2/23 RSVP here: bit.ly/kcbrubudget26

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bit.lyBus Rider Testimony Workshop - Fully Fund Buses NOW! · Sunrise Movement## Demand KCMO Fully Fund Buses with Kansas City Bus Riders Union + Sunrise Movement KC The City of KCMO is in its budget process and we need YOU to show up and tell our City Council to fully fund ou...

21 Feb

Join us TODAY at 2 PM to learn how to tell YOUR story during the upcoming budget hearings. Following yesterday's BRU launch, let's keep the momentum up and make our voices heard! RSVP: bit.ly/kcbrutestimony221 📍PH Coffee, 2200 Lexington Ave 🕑 2 PM today, 2/21

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20 Feb

less than one hour until the rally! see you at 31st and Troost soon 🔥

bit.lyRally and Canvass - Fully Fund Buses NOW! · Sunrise Movement## Rally and Canvass with Kansas City Bus Riders Union + Sunrise Movement KC We know that the voices of bus riders and supporters are the most powerful thing when it comes to advocating for bus fundi...

20 Feb

Join us today for the official launch of @kcbusriders.bsky.social!

Kansas City Bus Riders Union@kcbusriders.bsky.social

🎇 Today is the day, Kansas City! Join us, along with @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social, to rally for better buses for all of us! 🚌 📍31st & Troost Park and Ride (near Operation Breakthrough) 🕓 4 PM - Rally 🕔 5 PM - Canvass 🕕 6 PM - Celebration and community event 📣 RSVP at bit.ly/kcbrulaunch26

A new chapter for buses in Kansas City is here—KC Bus Riders Union launching next week! 🔥 🚌 January 20th. You don’t want to miss it. Join your neighbors in fighting for the bus system we all deserve! ❤️‍🔥💪

Learn more and sign up to our launch events: BRU Launch Rally ➡️ bit.ly/kcbrulaunch26 Bus Rider Testimony Workshop ➡️ bit.ly/kcbrutestimony221 Budget Hearings ➡️ bit.ly/kcbrubudget26 Follow along at @kcbusriders.bsky.social

CORRECTION: Launch date is February 20th, not January 20th!

6 Feb

We deserve a bus system that serves us and doesn't leave anyone behind. KC Bus Riders Union launching soon... 🔜🚌 Follow along @kcbusriders.bsky.social kcbusriders.neocities.org

PORT KC: No Handouts For Billionaires! Oligarchs Out of KC! 🤢 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.

On top of this, data centers destroy our planet and drive up our 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 the pockets of billionaires.

It’s 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. 📆Go to smvmt.org/april28 to sign up for the action 📧Go to smvmt.org/rejectgoogle to email the Port KC Board

smvmt.orgPort KC: Reject Oligarchs, Fund The People! · Sunrise Movement### PortKC: No Handouts For Billionaires! Oligarchs Out of KC! On April 28th at 2:00 pm, young people and tenants are showing up en masse to Port KC, demanding they reject a $10 billion bond and 25 y...

king5.comFarmworker activist Alfredo Juarez detained by ICEAlfredo "Lelo" Juarez is an outspoken advocate for farm worker rights. His supporters believe he was targeted for those beliefs.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is a tech oligarch lining up behind Trump, supporting authoritarianism so that he and his fellow billionaire cronies can keep getting richer. Tech billionaires like Sundar have enough money to literally buy our democracy – they don’t need another taxpayer handout.

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28 Mar 2025

This is straight out to the authoritarian playbook: silence dissent by making people scared to speak up. The Democratic Party should be fighting like hell against these illegal actions by the Trump admin.

United Farm Workers@ufw.bsky.social

WA Farmworker activist Alfredo Juarez detained by ICE: Alfredo "Lelo" Juarez is an outspoken advocate for farm worker rights. His supporters believe he was targeted for those beliefs. www.king5.com/article/news...

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 KCMO & KCATA Leaders think they can play bus riders and workers for fools 😡 KCMO transit funding ordinance #250247 DOESN’T FULLY FUND BUSES. KCATA announces drastic FREQUENCY, SERVICE REDUCTIONS AND LAYOFFS EVEN UNDER PROPOSED 6-MONTH FUNDING PLAN. (1/4)

As a result of our collective pressure—1000s of emails, hundreds of calls, and direct action—Council & 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. They’re lying.

smvmt.orgTell City Council to fix their bad deal for bus riders and workers: AMEND Ordinance #250247On Wednesday, March 26th at the KCATA Board of Commissioners meeting, the transit authority announced that the current level of proposed funding provided by Kansas City City Council in Ordinance #2502...

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

Heartland Center for Jobs and Freedom

📆 only 7 routes on weekends ⏱️ drastic cuts to frequency 🌜 limited service hours 👷🏾 union job layoffs ♿️ paratransit access impacted NO WEEKEND SERVICE IS A BUS CUT. LESS FREQUENCY IS A BUS CUT. AND BUS CUTS KILL UNION JOBS.

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@jobsandfreedom.bsky.social

20 Mar 2025

🔊 ERICA FLORES FROM @sunrisemvmtkc.bsky.social TAKES THE MIC

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Amalgamated Transit Union

18 Mar 2025

Our joint statement calling on Mayor Lucas and City Council to reject KCATA service cuts and fully fund our transit. #SaveOurTransit #MOworkers #DrivingChange #StandUpKC #1u #UnionsForAll

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@atucomms.bsky.social

18 Mar 2025

Robust and reliable public transit is critical for the Kansas City area, our Local 1287 members demand the City invest in the KCATA. #ATUStrongerTogether #1u www.kcur.org/housing-deve...

kcur.orgKansas City bus cuts would be 'worst-case scenario' for riders: longer waits and way fewer routesThe drastic service cuts proposed by the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to fill a budget hole mean remaining routes will run less frequently and likely get more crowded. Riders and drivers ...

19 Mar 2025

You can say routes will be saved but if the money isn’t there, the cuts will happen. If not the routes, it will be longer wait times. Just b/c this wasn’t public until recently doesn’t mean city public works havnt been collaborating w/ kcata for months on plans to gut service

Mayor Q@mayorq.bsky.social

On buses, we will demand based on our funding to the regional system (KCATA), that Kansas City routes should be retained unless routes are reduced in collaboration with City Council. We don't want to learn them late either.

19 Mar 2025

$6.8m is a start but not nearly enough to actually stop the service cuts and worker layoffs We hope to see more movement on this before the budget is finalized Join us tomorrow at city hall to make sure elected leaders back up statements with action bit.ly/savekcbuses

Mayor Q@mayorq.bsky.social

In today's budget hearing, we voted to authorize an additional $6.8M in support of buses and bus routes in Kansas City, add'l funds for behavioral health treatment, code updates to better welcome urban agriculture, and more.

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📣 Rally with us, @sunrisemvmtkc.bsky.social, and @atucomms.bsky.social to save our Transit, our Freedom, and our Future! 12:30PM on 3/20 at KCMO City Council (414 E 12th St).

ALL ABOARD, KANSAS CITY📢📢📢 Join us alongside @atucomms.bsky.social and @moworkers.org to fight for our buses next thursday at city hall! Show up at 12:45, rally starts at 1. We will pack city hall chambers after as council approves the final city budget. 💪

kcur.orgKansas City will lose nearly half its bus routes under transit agency's drastic cost-cutting planAccording to documents obtained by KCUR, the agency plans to cut nearly half of its routes, drastically reduce weekend service and pare down its operating hours. It will also lay off about 171 workers...

❗️News broke today confirming that half of KC’s bus service will be cut and hundreds of workers laid off if City Council and the Mayor don’t act to fund buses. The moment is here and it’s time to throw down before we no longer have a bus system to throw down for. 🚍 www.kcur.org/politics-ele...

bit.lyRally to Save Buses + Union Jobs with Sunrise Movement KC · Sunrise Movement### We want to show the KCMO City Council and Mayor Lucas that we will not back down until they commit to filling the funding gap to prevent devastating losses to routes and jobs. Come rally with us,...

Public health & safety, economic freedom, clean air, and more are all reasons why our elected leaders MUST do right by the people and fund buses. No layoffs, No route cuts, No longer wait times, No excuses Go to bit.ly/savekcbuses or the link in our bio to sign up now!!!!!!!!

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28 Jan 2025

Shout out to the friends and comrades @sunrisemvmtkc.bsky.social who are fiercely making the public case for regional transit funding. Kansas City-area residents deserve robust and reliable buses, but instead the people with the power to act seem content to let our transit system wither away.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source)@kcur.org

NEW: Today marked the third protest in just one week from Kansas City-area climate activists, who demand that Jackson County step up to fund the KCATA. One protester was detained and more than 50 activists were removed from the legislature's chambers.

kcur.orgTransit activists interrupt Jackson County Legislature to demand bus funding: ‘Do your job’Monday marked the third protest in just one week from Kansas City-area climate activists, who demand that Jackson County step up to fund the KCATA. One protester was detained and more than 50 activist...

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22 Jan 2025

@sunrisemvmtkc.bsky.social leader Alexandria Paul is speaking now

Missouri Workers Center@moworkers.org

💥BREAKING💥 Bus riders and union bus drivers with @atucomms.bsky.social, @sunrisemvmtkc.bsky.social, and low-wage workers with Stand Up KC are rallying RIGHT NOW outside KCATA’s HQ to demand the city reject cuts to bus routes and union jobs!

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