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: Churches - St. Anthony Bakeries - Brazilian Bakery Attend public schools in Allston-Brighton (Jackson Mann, Brighton High) Healthcare - St. Elizabeth, Charles River Health Transportation - use public transit, drive, pedestrians Housing - multifamily housing Social services - go to MAPS, BWC, BWG

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: Cultural bonds through the church, which hosts social events, such as festivals (St. Anthony, St. Peter, St. John) Immigrant experience - Many are undocumented, many have crossed the border, many have been arrested. Started settling Allston-Brighton in the mid-1980s. People speak Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.

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: Many are self-employed, construction, house cleaning, and landscaping. Bed bug and rodent problems in Allston-Brighton Green Line is very slow. People depend on the 66 and 57.

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: Fear of police, no drivers' licenses for undocumented people, people live in the shadows Health needs - people go to the ER and don't have primary care physician because of lack of health insurance. Limited preventative care because of fear of the bills, no time off of work.