Get Involved
Activism is local. What’s happening on your street, in your housing complex, at your school or city meeting? In Your Neighborhood captures the real work happening in real time—highlighting issues, wins, and neighborhood voices that too often go unnoticed.
VOICE YOUR COMMUNITY CONCERNS
Introduction for Residents
Boston In Common is about lifting up every neighborhood’s voice. By sharing the issues you see where you live, we can stand together, connect our struggles, and show the City that our communities will be heard. This template is a simple way to tell your story and add your voice to the larger coalition.
Instructions
Go to this link https://forms.gle/jBqtJotwkeNWgMRi9 and fill in the Google Form
OR
- Copy the Initiatives Tracking Template below into a Word document or into the body of an email.
- Fill it in with the details from your neighborhood.
- Email it back to us at bic.ghost88@gmail.com so we can include your initiative in the citywide tracking.
Initiatives Tracking Template
Neighborhood:
[Enter your neighborhood]
What is your issue?
[Describe the problem you are facing in your neighborhood.]
Have you worked with the City of Boston to resolve this issue?
[Yes/No. If yes, briefly describe what actions were taken.]
What was the City of Boston’s response?
[Summarize their response or outcome.]
What would you like to see the City of Boston do to solve this problem?
[State your proposed solution or desired action.]
What else would you like to add?
(Examples: related stories, context, partners, ongoing challenges.)
Supporting Materials (optional):
[Paste any links, upload documents, or attach photographs that help illustrate your issue.]
Your Name:
[Full name or how you’d like to be identified]
Today’s Date:
[MM/DD/YYYY]
Here are a few examples of local stories we’re featuring:. add this content to the three bullets above
- Roxbury residents fight back against overdevelopment with a coalition of renters, homeowners, and small business owners.
- Mattapan neighbors launch a green space initiative, transforming a vacant lot into a community garden.
- East Boston tenants organize for heat and repairs after months of landlord inaction.
- A Hyde Park youth group leads a voter education drive focused on upcoming City Council races.
Want to add your neighborhood to the mix? Fill in the Initiatives Tracking Teamplater. Reach out. We’d love to feature your voice.