Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: -church -gyms -Sistas Circle -UCB -Community Centers -library -MFA -The Black Market

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: -Boston was the home of Malcolm X -Harriet Tubman lived in the South End -Various people from the African Diaspora -Hibernia Hall -First Church of Roxbury -Bruce Boling Building

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: -schools -health centers -learning centers -library - Attucks -Restaurants -our community is struggling. the inequality is real -churches -unemployment is high -Franklin Park is a wonderful community but gentrification is making the space tense -our community is congested which makes the air quality not so good -our elders need more support to move around in the community

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: -healthier food choices. better supermarket. fresh vegetables -community center in the groove hall area. young people need a place to go. -safety for the young children -friendly police officers in the neighborhood -places for families and men to go to -development for the community. The places that are being built are not for us. we cannot afford these spaces