Lesson 2 Our Community, Our Lives
Mapping Our Voices 1
Everyone has unique experiences, but many people remain isolated and disconnected ____ what goes on outside their lives.
Community mapping helps people look outside of themselves, connect ____ other members of their communities, and share valuable experiences.
Community mapping ____ a collective process.
It enables members of a community to map ____ of the places where they live and other places they know about.
Community mapping is also a unique ____ valuable tool as it can be used in diverse ways.
In the middle of a major disaster, community mapping can ____ to be a very effective and important tool.
The ____ responders to a disaster are often ordinary citizens.
They can use maps to create and update ____ on health facilities, shelters, or even public roads.
When community members work together at the time of a disaster, the gathered information can be based on actual needs rather than ____
This is particularly critical when every second ____
Mapping Our Voices 2
For example, community mapping ____ deal with the impact of Hurricane Sandy, one of the most destructive hurricanes to hit the United States.
One of its main effects ____ energy failures.
Residents in affected areas would wait for hours in line at gas stations, sometimes only to learn that they were out ____ gasoline.
In response to this problem, a group of high school students in New Jersey worked together to create an online community map, publishing information on ____ gas stations with available fuel.
The students gathered information from personal observations, calls to local ____ stations, and updates from other social media users.
The live data streams filled a significant community information ____
Mapping can also rally community members around the assets of their community such as libraries, community centers, ____ parks.
Heritage ____ cultural attractions, like landmarks, museums, and public artworks, are also good sources for community mapping.
Through marking assets on a map, people become aware of the strengths and resources of their own community and build a ____ bond with it.
Also, these maps can provide valuable data to be used for ____ or urban design.
The mapping project Where in ____ (short for Walthamstow, UK) is a case in point.
A team ____ architects undertook the project to find out what spots were loved by the locals.
People told the team about their treasured places and the reasons why these places were special ____ them.
The team then added the places to ____ online map and marked them in the real world with yellow tags.
The map and tags invited ____ to go on a treasure hunt and told them colorful stories about the corners of Walthamstow.
Mapping Our Voices 3
I moved to Walthamstow in 2000 and soon afterward was given a puppy by ____ parents.
We had many happy times in Kitchener ____ Park and met lots of other dog owners and dogs there.
Walking in the park and ____ to know people made us feel at home in the area, and some of the people we met became close friends.
A community mapping project doesn’t ____ to be ambitious in scale.
If the idea of ____ overwhelms you, start small. Here is an idea.
Although it may seem that you know all about the routes to school, students have different information from one ____ due to different experiences.
How about ____ a map with your classmates?
Each of you can trace routes that you frequently use and mark how comfortable or safe you feel on those ____
With group ____ and feedback, an informative visual map of safe routes to school can be constructed.
You can ____ the map to local district officials to help identify school safety problems.
There isn’t just one reason for, nor one method ____ carrying out community mapping.
The process is defined by the community itself, depending on what issues are raised ____ how the community members decide to deal with them.
The most important thing in the process is that you have to work ____ others.
Remember that, by its very nature, community ____ is a collective experience.