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…
Thanks for supporting our Fall E-Bay auction, whether you bid on something or told everyone you knew about it.
The money is coming in and the prizes are going out and we should have a final tally soon.
Our very big thanks go to the California Browncoats for hosting the auction again and to the New Melbourne Browncoats and Jen Cummings who donated all of the items in both Rounds when we couldn’t access the other donations we had planned on using, in a timely manner.
We couldn’t have run the auction at all without their amazing generosity.
Next up for Can’t Stop The Serenity? Well, we are still getting money in from the most recent events. Once it is all in and confirmed, we’ll be pleased to announce how much was raised this year.… Read more…
The 2nd round of our E-Bay auction is up and running. Once again the New Melbourne Browncoats and Jen Cummings have been very generous with their donations. There are many collectibles here including some you have probably seen nowhere else.
“Buffy” photo print signed by artist Georges Jeanty
Rare Firefly Official Promo Digital Watch
Screen Writing Expo Seminar DVD: Tim Minear, Breaking the Story
Star Trek Memorabilia Collection
Replica Alliance bank note signed by 5 Serenity/Firefly cast/crew
Firefly/Serenity Memorabilia Collection including a Serenity “Jayne” promotional postcard. These were produced in the UK for the theatrical release of Serenity in 2005 and are very hard to find.
Firefly “First in Line” fan Tshirt T-shirt
Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 2 Australian Theatrical Poster
LOTR Legolas Art Print signed by Orlando Bloom
Marvel’s Avengers Theatrical Movie Poster
Dollhouse Promotional Poster (Eliza Dusku)
The Guild “Codex” Photo Print Signed by Artist Georges Jeanty
Please bid generously – all profits go to support the work of Equality Now
We know that you are just waiting for the first of our eBay auctions to start on Sunday at 7 pm, Pacific Time. So we thought you might like to know what all the lots are. Well, here they are!
Autographed Alan Tudyk photo
Browncoat Cruise 2007 Volunteer T-shirt
Done the Impossible poster signed by Adam Baldwin
“Codex” (from The Guild) print signed by artist Jason Palmer
True Blood Collection (postcards and vamp bite bandaids)
Supernatural Collection (mini-poster and t-shirt)
Once More with Feeling Geek-o-graph signed by Nick Brendan & Emma Caulfield
Team Unicorn poster by Adam Levermore
Chuck promo poster
James Hance Serenity Portrait Prints collection (Zoe, Wash, Simon, River, Book, Jayne)
Authentic Serenity Alliance bank note prop with COA
Ladies of Firefly Collection (Movie DVDs featuring Jewel & Summer, Summer photo, Morena SDCC hotel key card, temp tattoos)
Avengers Poster – one of the teaser posters put out before the movie.
This coming week sees the final events of the CSTS season but what a finish it is!
The Browncoats of Tampa, FL are having their first ever Can’t Stop The Serenity screening on Sunday Oct. 12. Entry is by donation so give generously but be sure to save some money for the raffle which has an astonishing number of truly shiny items. Everything from the Firefly Car air fresheners to the new Firefly Clue Game with Tshirts and actions figures in between. There will be tough trivia, Board Games, an RPG game scenario demo and of course, a screening of Serenity.
Salt Lake City is back with their Serenity Screening. Accompanying the BDM will be several fan films, including ‘Operation Night Watch’,& ‘The Verse’ by Julian Higgins.… Read more…
Did you know that 2015 will be the 10th year of Can’t Stop the Serenity? We’ve got some ideas on how to celebrate, but we’d love to hear your thoughts! What would you like to see included in next year’s celebrations?
We want to raise the profile of both CSTS and Equality Now. We want to raise even more money for all the wonderful charities we’ve been supporting.
So how do we do it? You tell us. Go big! Go wild! While we probably can’t have a sequel to Serenity, there’s no harm in hoping.
Not near a CSTS event? What can we do for you to help you celebrate? (Besides encouraging you to run an event yourself!)
Send your ideas and questions to info@cantstoptheserenity.com, post on our Facebook page or send your thoughts via Twitter using the hashtag #CSTS10.… Read more…
On July 6th this year, a team of dedicated volunteers ran a Can’t Stop the Serenity event in Leicester, UK. It was the first time since 2008 that an event had been held in the city. Last time we raised over $300 for Equality Now, this year we raised 4 times as much, both for EN and for our local women’s aid charity. It’s hard work, and it takes up a lot of our spare time, but it’s worth it.
Why? Because equality matters.
Equality, and the fight to achieve it for all, is important. For every woman who cannot fight, who finds her life and her choices dictated for her; for every girl who has been denied an education due to her gender; for every pre-teen who has been married off to a man three times her age; for every victim of rape and violence and oppression; we will help fight for them.… 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…
Every year many CSTS cities hold their events around Joss’ birthday, June 23rd. This year we have 4 cities celebrating.
First up is Lawrence, Kansas. They always put on a good time and this year promises to be more of the same. They will show Serenity of course along with some of the other content we have been lucky enough to get permission to show. And then there is the Prize raffle. You’ll want to bring extra credits for that!
Boston is back for their 9th year holding a midnight showing at the historic Coolidge theatre. Their 2nd charity is Rosie’s Place and anyone who brings a non-perishable food item will entered into the raffle for some fun prizes. Their website has a list of what items are most in need so check it out!… 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!
It is always a great moment when CSTS starts up for the year. This year it is doubly exciting because it is a new event.
The Valley Browncoats in Wales are having a screening on April 14th. It’s being held in Blackwood and it promises to be great.
It is, of course, Easter Break and so this is an event for the whole family to begin with. For kids of all ages there are activities like Mask painting while the older ones can try out the new Serenity Board Game.
Firefly themed food will be available including Fruity Oaty Bars and Mudders Milk. (Non-alcoholic for the young’ns).
Join a team to challenge your knowledge of all things Whedon and Sci-Fi related and buy some shiny merchandise including hand crafted keyrings and earrings.… 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.
We are very pleased to announced that in 2013 Can’t Stop The Serenity raised $115,420.00 for Equality Now and 20 other charities. This is $5,000 more than in 2012 and brings our total to over $900,000 U.S. over the last 8 years. New cities joined with their events and we had screenings in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Thank you to all our sponsors, organizers, and participants, for contributing to this tremendous success! Whether you bought a Tshirt, donated to an event, bid on an auction, attended a screening or spread the word, we deeply appreciate your commitment and generosity in helping us to support the rights of women and girls worldwide.… Read more…
It’s not a new Can’t Stop the Serenity season without a fantastic new logo, and here it is! The above design was chosen by popular vote out of 14 great entries and is the creation of Jake Thompson from Orange, CA USA. Thank you to everyone who entered, and to everyone who cast their vote. And congratulations to Jake!
Over the next few days, you’ll start to see our new logo across the website and social media. We’ll have it available for download soon too, so you can dress up your social media account to help spread the word about this year’s events.
2014 is off to a great start already and we hope you’ll come along for the ride!… Read more…
2014 marks our 9th Annual CSTS season and we are looking forward to welcoming our fellow Browncoats, whether veterans of the cause or new organizers! We are grateful and excited that folks are interested in holding their own CSTS events to raise money for Equality Now.
Registration is open now, so you can start planning a Can’t Stop the Serenity event for 2014. All the information you need to get you started can be found in the Host An Event section on the menu above.
Most CSTS events are known as “Screening Events” where Joss Whedon’s “Serenity” is shown on the big screen in conjunction with auctions, raffles, contests, merchandise sales and other multimedia (pending licensing arrangements).
If you’re unable to organize a Screening Event (due to funds, location or proximity to other Browncoats), an Affiliate event may be the answer.… Read more…
The deadline for submissions to the 2014 Art Contest has been further extended to 1 February 2014! We’ve realised that the earlier deadline was too short considering the holidays, and hope the extra time will allow more artists to give it a shot.
Over the years, we’ve raised almost a million dollars for Equality Now. We can do even more good works, but only if people show up! That’s where you come in.
The logo is a critical tool for raising interest and awareness about the events and charity, building excitement, and getting people into theaters around the world. To do this, the art needs to appeal to people who already know about CSTS, to Browncoats who haven’t heard of us and to non-fans, and draw their attention.… 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…
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.
The Can’t Stop The Serenity promotional art contest is back for 2014! Do you think you’ve got what it takes to design our official promotional artwork?
In its eight-year history, Can’t Stop The Serenity has raised more than half a million dollars for Equality Now. We can do even more good works in 2014, but only if people show up! That’s where you can come in. Since we’ve been doing this for almost a decade now, the novelty factor has worn off, which means it’s more important than ever before to build excitement for CSTS. The annual logo is a critical tool for raising awareness about the event, building excitement, and getting people to get out to CSTS events around the world. And we’re know there are lots of creative Browncoats out there with the skills to make this happen!… Read more…
Do you want to help guide Can’t Stop the Serenity towards a bright future and make the 2014 season happen? Do you know someone who would like to be involved at a global level? Nominations are now open for roles on 2014 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!
For the next 10 days, there will be great items up for auction on e-Bay with all proceeds going to Equality Now.
How about a copy of the Buffy script “Superstar” written by Jane Espenson, signed by Jane Espenson and donated by Jane Espenson?
A must have for those who collect action figures is the rare unpainted Jayne. It’s been signed by Adam Baldwin. You might want the Hero of Canton poster, the hat and the Mercenary Jayne action figure to go with it.
Perhaps you’d prefer a unique hand cross-stitched Jayne on a Tshirt which has been paired with a signed photo of Jayne on the mule. This one is shiny because you can still see the equipment used to make the Mule hover.
You’ll want to make room on your walls for these posters!… Read more…
Browncoats are fans of many shows, not just Firefly. That’s why we have items like a Tshirt and matching mug from Supernatural. (They both say “Fate”)
For Star Trek there is a picture of James T.Kirk, a Star Trek shot glass, a Tshirt and a dogtag of Data. Another auction combo sees a Star Trek TNG 25th Anniversary Baseball Cap paired with dogtags of the new Kirk, Spock and Nero.
A Xena Fan Pack includes 2 DVDs of early convention appearances by Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor.
There are also Stargate & Vampire Diaries Fanpacks.
Even if you’re not a fan of one of these shows, we bet you’ll know someone who is, so spread the word. The e-Bay auction starts at noon Pacific time on Sat.… Read more…
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.
Can’t Stop the Serenity (CSTS) is a unique opportunity to indulge your geeky side while doing some good! Since 2006, fans have organized screenings of Joss Whedon's Serenity to raise funds and awareness to support Equality Now in their work for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women around the world. Join us as we aim to misbehave for a good cause!
There are two ways to fight a battle like ours. One is to whisper in the ear of the masses, try subtlely and gradually to change the gender expectations and mythic structures of our culture. That’s me. The other is to step up and confront the thousands of atrocities that are taking place around the world on an immediate, one-by-one basis. That’s a great deal harder, and that’s Equality Now. It’s not about politics; it’s about basic human decency.
