Do you want to be part of the team for Can’t Stop the Serenity 2015? Be part of the crew who will be spearheading our 10th year celebrations, and volunteer today! Nominations are now open for roles on 2015 Global Team!

Can’t Stop the Serenity is organised entirely by volunteers who work side by side with local event organisers to make each year’s events a success. We’re looking for dedicated, passionate, talented folks to join us. It’s fun, rewarding and a great experience! And 2015 will be extra special as it’s both the 10th Can’t Stop the Serenity season and the 10th Anniversary of Serenity’s release!

Nominations are now open for 2015 Global Event Coordinator and Team Roles. We’re looking for enthusiastic and talented individuals who are organized, have great communication skills, work well independently and as part of a team, and are keen to help where needed.… Read more…

Both Perth and Melbourne are having their CSTS screenings this weekend with an added Affiliate shindig in Perth.

Melbourne is running it’s 9th screening on Saturday, Aug 2. Serenity will be in HD so you can discover all those little things you never noticed before! Also showing will be Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog. To add to the excitement, there will be a cosplay competition, raffles, auctions, door prizes and all sorts of shiny merchandise. Please note that it will be cash only that day so be sure to bring along lots of cashy money as well as your best costume if you’ve a mind to. This event sold out the last 2 years so get your ticket in advance, just in case!

So plan to go, bring a friend, bring someone who has never seen Firefly, and they’ll have fun, raise much needed money and become part of the Browncoat family!… Read more…

There are many ways to run a Can’t Stop The Serenity events and over the last 9 years, we’ve seen a lot of them.

But this one is new!

A new festival, honoring web series has started up in Toronto Canada.
Called Toronto Webfest, it is 3 days of screenings, panels and other events. And what better way to celebrate a new festival that by showing one of the first major webseries?

On Friday May 9th at 10:00 p.m. Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along-Blog will be shown with all proceeds going to Equality Now.

Tickets are only $10.00 and available for purchase online.

Imagine being in a theatre full of people who have not seen Dr. Horrible before or don’t know the works of Joss Whedon!

An evening not to be missed.… Read more…

We would love to have your feedback on the logo placement for CSTS 2014 Unisex and Womens shirts. There will be only one design available for the Unisex and one for the Women’s, and you can vote on both. The most popular option for each wins! This year’s shirts will be light grey with printing on one side only.

The options are:

• Large size in centre of shirt (on front)
• Small size in centre of shirt (on front)
• Small size on left hand side of shirt (on front)
• Large size in centre of shirt (on back)
• Small size in centre of shirt (on back)

To have your say, head over to our forum to vote:
– Unisex shirt
– Women’s shirt

The polls will be open for 7 days.… Read more…

As we ring in the new year and say farewell to 2013, it’s a great opportunity to celebrate the success of the 2013 Can’t Stop the Serenity season and thank those who have worked so hard to make it possible. Over $110,000 was raised for Equality Now and other charities by countless volunteers across the world, which brings to total raised since the begining of CSTS to over $900,000! This achievement could not have been realised without the tireless energy, enthusiasm and dedication of the volunteers on the Global Team and at each of the local events. On behalf of the Global Steering Committee (GSC), please accept our congratulations and our thanks.

The Global Team have given countless hours behind the scenes for over a year, and we would especially like to thank Dave Catoe, Stephanie Leisure, Liam Merrick, William Pace, Sheilah O’Connor, Phil Towle, and Julia Svaganovic (as well as their families for allowing them to give so much).… Read more…

The deadline for submissions to the 2014 Art Contest has been extended to 12 January 2014! That gives you an extra week to get your entries in!

For all the rules, regulations and other red tape-type things, please see the full contest rules.

SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY

• Submissions will be accepted beginning 6 December 2013, and must be received no later than 12 January 2014 by 11:59 P.M. PST in order to be considered for this contest.
• All entries and questions should be submitted to [email protected]. If you need to mail your submission, email our Art Director for instructions and a mailing address.
• All entries which meet the guidelines will be posted on the official CSTS website on 14 January 2014, to be voted on by the general public.

Every year we invite Browncoats from around the Globe to submit designs for the next year’s Can’t Stop The Serenity. The official announcement will be made soon so start thinking about what you are going to create. Take a look at what you’ll need to know but essentially:

• All artwork you submit must be your own. If you plan to incorporate any stock imagery in your entry, you must have documentation showing that you have permission to use and reproduce it.
• Don’t use copyrighted artwork in your submission.
• Because this is about Equality Now and Peace in the ‘Verse, there should be no overt violence portrayed within the art.
• The official CSTS logo which incorporates the Equality Now & Serenity symbols must be part of the design and must remain as designed.