I agree that there seems to be a enormous lack of love in dorchester. I've been living here for almost two years and it's still hard for me to get some of my neighbors to talk to me without looking at me crazy, like they forgot what hello means. This however does not discourage me in the least. The culture of a community is made and set by it's leaders and the example that the trendsetters make. It is my intention to bring about a change in dorchester that will change the way bostonains treat each other. The contribution that organizations like SCI cannot be understated, because of this the organization I am affiliated with will encourage and promote all local community organizations that promote the health of our communities. Sill in it's formation B-Light will do this also by promoting positive arts which drew me to interact with the original author of this blog. Still under constuction the web site artblight.com will hopefully help us lovers of art and community connect to bring the love back.

I agree that in a diverse neighborhood like Dorchester there seems like a lack of "love" on the streets. I believe we need CULTURAL understanding and maybe even racial understanding, but your term "family values" is an extremely loaded message. Do you mean "Republican Values" or anti-gay "values"? The term family values itself will lose you a lot of love anywhere in this state. It's been corrupted and used by hateful people.