Join the Batavia Environmental Commission in Batavia City Hall Council Chambers with your friends and family Saturday, March 5, for Batavia’s eighth annual Green Night Out at the Movies.

The Batavia Environmental Commission and Confident Aire provide an evening of free entertainment: a green-themed movie, free popcorn and drink for those who bring a reusable cup and bowl, an expo featuring local eco groups and businesses and a lively discussion about the topic of the movie afterward.

Bikes vs Cars depicts a global crisis that we all deep down know we need to talk about: climate, earth’s resources, cities where the entire surface is consumed by the car.  The bike is a great tool for change, but the powerful interests who gain from the private car invest billions each year on lobbying and advertising to protect their business. In the film we meet activists and thinkers who are fighting for better cities, who refuse to stop riding despite difficult riding conditions in their cities.

Members of the Batavia Bicycle Commission will be the featured speakers after the movie.

“We are fortunate to have such a strong and active Bicycle Commission in our community,” said event organizer Carolyn Burnham. “They will answer questions and talk about Bicycle Commission initiatives including the Bicycle Friendly City, Safe Routes to School and the Bicycle Friendly Business program. They will also discuss what we need to do in the future to continue to make the Fox Valley a great and safe place to ride our bicycles.”

For more information on this event and local “green” happenings anytime, check out the BEC’s Facebook page and website at www.cityofbatavia.net/environmental.

2016 Green Night Out at the Movies

• When: 6 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2016 (movie starts at 7 p.m.)
  
• Where: Batavia City Hall, Council Chambers, 100 North Island Ave., Batavia
• Cost: Free

About the Batavia Environmental Commission

The mission of the Batavia Environmental Commission is to fulfill the role of environmental adviser, educator and motivator to city government and the community at large.  Past Green Night Out at the Movie titles have included: The Future of Food, Tapped, The Nature of Cities, Chemerical, Bag It, No Impact Man and Garbage.

Green Night Out at the Movies is presented by the Batavia Environmental Commission and Confident Aire, and sponsored by The Green Tomato Grocery, The Resiliency Institute and Wasco Nursery.  Additional supporters include Batavia Park District, Fox Valley Wildlife Center, Sierra Club: Valley of the Fox, Marsh Products, Boy Scouts: Three Fires Council, Unity of Fox Valley, RMS Ecology Club and the Batavia Bicycle Commission.

About the Batavia Bicycle Commission

The Batavia Bicycle Commission is an advocate to the city government in developing legislation that supports bicycling and participates in other activities as they relate to bicycling and pedestrian related issues in the City of Batavia.  It also acts as a resource to the city government as it approves and evaluates policies and standards in regards to implementing the Batavia Bicycle Plan and future growth of the Plan.  The Commission works with the community at large to help develop educational and informational programs, events and materials to promote safe biking and pedestrianism.