This is the last week in our global charity “Last Hurrah” auction, and we have some fantastic prizes up for grabs! Do you want to own a Serenity poster signed by Joss Whedon himself? What about a costume props from Dollhouse? A Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog print signed by Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day? Autographed goodies from Gina Torres, Mark Sheppard, Dichen Lachman, Felicia Day, or the cast of The Guild? Permaybehaps even a bobble-headed geisha doll?

Now’s your chance! We’ve got lots of prizes up for grabs and every single one benefits Equality Now. So check out our Auction page for the full list! The auctions are on eBay right now, so get bidding before time runs out!

All proceeds from the auctions will be donated to Equality Now, so bid high and bid often!… Read more…

“A message to the last remaining members of the resistance: take care of yourself. Whether you’re out on that newly terraformed moon, or flying solo through the ‘verse, civility is what separates us from those savages on the fringe.”

This important advice comes from the good folks at Geeky Clean, who are supporting “Can’t Stop the Serenity” through the sales of Browncoat Ration Soap. From now until Christmas, $1 from each bar of Browncoat Ration Soap purchased will be donated to the Equality Now in support of “Can’t Stop the Serenity”.

This Browncoat field ration contains a combination of brown sugar scrub on one side, and a creamy apple cinnamon soap on the other. Each bar has 2 whole spoonfuls of real brown sugar and weighs roughly 4-5 oz.… Read more…

The Call for Applications for the CSTS Global Steering Committee are now open!

This Committee will be the backbone of Can’t Stop the Serenity going forward, and provide guidance and support to the Global Organiser, Global Team and Event Organisers to ensure the continued success of this annual event. The Committee will be responsible for overseeing, advising and supporting the Global Organiser, and ensuring that each year’s events are well organised and stay true to the event’s vision.

You can view the Call for Applications and details on how to apply here. Applications close on 25 November 2009.… Read more…

This week, in our global charity “Last Hurrah” auction, we have some very exciting prizes up for grabs! Do you want to own a Serenity poster signed by Joss Whedon himself? What about a tour of the Dollhouse costume department? A Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog print signed by Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day? Autographed goodies from Dollhouse‘s Dichen Lachman, and the cast of The Guild? Permaybehaps a rare autographed script from Angel: Aftermath?

Now’s your chance! We’ve got lots of prizes up for grabs and every single one benefits Equality Now. So check out our Auction page for the full list! The auctions will go live this week on eBay, so start saving up!

All proceeds from the auctions will be donated to Equality Now, so bid high and bid often!… Read more…

It’s the end of the year, and we’re ending 2009 with a spectacular finale!

To celebrate the end of another year of fantastic events, the Global 2009 Can’t Stop the Serenity Team, in conjunction with the California Browncoats, are proud to give you the chance to win some fantastic prizes in our online “Last Hurrah” auction.

All proceeds will be donated to Equality Now and be included in the 2009 Global Donation Total, which currently stands at US $128,000. Your bids will help us to reach this year’s goal of US $150,000 raised for charity!

Here’s just a sampling of what’s up for grabs this week:

• Serenity mini-poster signed by Joss Whedon
• Gorgeous photo signed by Dichen Lachman
• Rare original first draft script of Angel: Aftermath comic, Issue #18, autographed by writer Kelley Armstrong, plus copies of Angel: Aftermath Issues #18, #19 and #20 autographed by Kelley Armstrong.

Work has begun to re-establish the CSTS Global Steering Committee (which was disbanded in 2008). This Committee will be the backbone of Can’t Stop the Serenity going forward, and provide guidance and support to the Global Organiser, Global Team and Event Organisers to ensure the continued success of this annual event. The Committee will be responsible for overseeing, advising and supporting the Global Organiser, and ensuring that each year’s events are well organised and stay true to the event’s vision.

We would love to have your feedback to ensure that this committee accurately reflects the wants and needs of Can’t Stop the Serenity supporters.

You can read the proposal here, and post your feedback in our forum, as a comment here, or via email to Jen and Anne.… Read more…

Wow! Our Global Donation Tally has just hit a new record! Together, we have raised over $116,000 for Equality Now and a host of other charities through Can’t Stop the Serenity 2009 events. Despite the Global Financial Crisis, Browncoats have managed to achieve something which seemed impossible six months ago! We are mighty!

Can’t Stop the Serenity is now in it’s fourth year, and with the dedication of Browncoats across the globe, the event gets bigger and more successful each year. Take a look back to see just how far we’ve come!

2006 – $65,900.24 raised by 41 cities in 5 countries
2007 – $106,165.69 raised by 42 cities in 7 countries
2008 – $107,219.15 raised by 45 cities in 4 countries

And now, in 2009, together we have grown to 56 cities in 7 countries.… Read more…

We’re ending the 2009 CSTS season with a Last Hurrah Charity Auction!

We’ve had a fantastic year of Can’t Stop the Serenity events, and we’re on our way to reaching our goal of $150,000 for Equality Now.  Our upcoming Last Hurrah Charity Auction in November will be your last chance to contribute to our 2009 Global Donation, as well as an opportunity to win some fantastic prizes.

We are currently looking for more awesome prizes to add to the auction.  If you have any Whedonverse items that you’d like to donate, please contact Jen. Items will need to be received by 31 October 2009.

100% of the auction proceeds will be donated to Equality Now.… Read more…

We’re now at the half way mark with events (27 cities out of 51 have held events). And after doing the rounds to find out the news on our now past events, I’m so excited to announce that, based on the informal estimates posted so far, at least $50,600 has been raised!

With less than half of the past events having posted estimates and 25 cities still to host events, we’re well on our way towards our goal of $150k!

12 cities have publicly posted estimates (either on our forum, twitter, event websites, group forums etc):

• Arlington, VA US ~$3,000
• Austin, TX US ~$19,000
• Boston, MA US ~$6,735
• Daytona Beach, FL US ~$1,466
• Los Angeles, CA US ~$1,500
• New York City, NY US ~$6,000
• Nottingham, UK ~$500
• Orange County, CA US ~$1,000
• Riverside, CA US ~$1,700
• San Diego, CA US ~$2,000
• Toronto, ON CA ~$6,000
• Vancouver, BC CA ~$3,500

Final figures will be posted on the main CSTS website once confirmation of the actual donation to EN/Charities has been received.… Read more…