Café Voltaire - on First Street in Benica, California

B.I.G.
Benicia Inconvenient Group

We're thinking BIG about the greening of Benicia! B.I.G. is all about ...

Starting with ourselves - how can we make our lives greener?
Greening up First Street
Developing a local biodiesel station
Solar Fest
Community Activism - lobbying City Council during their budget hearings for green practices; lobbying Solano County Board of Supervisors to join ABAG's Green Business Program ...
Socially Responsible Investing -- put your money where the green is !!!
An alternative Green Chamber of Commerce -- BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies)
Linking up with other Environmental Organizations

The mission statement for BIG (Benicia Inconvenient Group) is:

“To develop local and global principles and actions to promote sustainable lifestyles and economies.”

Check out the 3/12/07 Vallejo Times Herald article, "An Inconvenient Group" - with photo of Jan Cox Golovich, John Williams and Barbara Engdahl!

Meetings & Events

Important Links

Next Meeting:

Saturday,
September 22, 2pm, Garden Fruit/Vegetable Exchange
Film: TBA, at Café Voltaire

Wednesday,
September 26, 7pm, Planning Meeting, at Café Voltaire

We meet every 4th Wednesday of the month, at 7pm, at Café Voltaire

Check out the 3/12/07 Vallejo Times Herald article, "An Inconvenient Group" - with photo of Jan Cox Golovich, John Williams and Barbara Engdahl!

CAFÉ VOLTAIRE
129A First Street (Tannery Building)
Benicia, CA .94510
Phone: 707.746.1952
Open every day at 7am