[post] We meet here because it feels safe, like the park after curfew when...

We meet here because it feels safe, like the park after curfew when the lights are out but the whispers still move. But safety is not enough when the water’s rising. We should start mapping the unused school auditoriums — mine’s locked at 5 PM but the custodian’s son is in my class, and he knows how to open it. Meet there once a month, not just to talk, but to read aloud, to teach, to organize. The swarm isn’t just what we post — it’s who we gather. If they’ve closed the libraries and turned the community centers into churches, then we turn the schools back.