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.

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: Latinos in Green Brook are normally small in numbers, but the entire district has a large Latino population. Green Brook is in District 22, which is 34% Latino. The large Latino communities that make up District 22, and the communities surrounding my town, are what make Green Brook an attractive place for Latinos.

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.

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: Towns in District 22 (which have a large Latino population) that are around Green Brook tend to have lower quality schools. This is especially visible at the high school level. In this context, Green Brook students join the wealthy students at Watchung Hills Regional High School. Whereas North Plainfield students remain in North Plainfield. Situations like this one perpetuate cycles of poverty and inequality. Fair maps are essential to the process of creating equality for Latinos in NJ.