Can't Stop The Serenity

We are happy to announce that we are again participating on Can't Stop the Serenity!

This year’s event is happening in the afternoon of Sunday 10th of June, as usual starting with a screening of Joss Whedon’s Serenity and raffle on the University of Nottingham campus, and then after continuing with a shindig at our favorite local pub, The Johnson Arms. The screening will start at 3pm sharp, with the screen opening at 2:30pm. We will move to the Johnson Arms at about 6pm.

In a slight change from usual we are donating a portion of the profits to a second charity. 75% will as usual go to Equality Now, who have been fighting for Women’s Rights world wide for the last 20 years. You can find more details about them at http://www.equalitynow.org/. This year the other 25% is being donated to Anthony Nolan, in memory of James Bullock, a key helper of our previous events who sadly passed away recently. Anthony Nolan are a charity who help save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a blood stem cell, or bone marrow transplant, and a cause we feel strongly about. http://www.anthonynolan.org/

Tickets will as usual be £5 for entry to the screening, with entry to the after shindig being free of charge (though if you want to make an extra donation we would be delighted to take it).

Merchandise

We will again be selling merchandise, and the deadline on this is quite short. We are currently working out the costs and it is looking like it should be cheaper to get ours in the larger batch made in America than a smaller batch over here. This unfortunately means we MUST get our order in by mid-April. Details on prices and designs can be found on our merchandise page! The deadline for preorders will be midnight April 14th.

The Facts

What: Screening of the film Serenity to raise money for Equality Now

When: 3:00pm Sunday, June 10th 2012

Where: A48, Sir Clive Granger Building, University of Nottingham's University Park Campus.

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Order of the Day

2:15pm: Lobby opens for ticket collection, raffle and merchandise sales.

2:30pm: Screen opens.

3:00pm: Screening Starts.

5:00pm: Film ends, Raffle Draw.

5:30pm: Move to The Johnson Arms for After-Shindig

6:30pm: Barbecue.

9:00pmish: Doctor Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog Screening. (Time for this may change depending on the UEFA Euro 2012 matches)

Buy tickets

Tickets are now availible for purchase! They are £5 each, plus a 50p booking fee if you buy online, and as should already be clear, all profits go to the charities! There are a number of ways to purchase tickets.

You can buy them via PayPal using this button:

If you do buy online you will be able to collect the ticket on the day. Please ensure you bring a print out of the receipt and/or photo ID to collect your tickets. We CAN NOT let you in without them.

You can of course also purchase tickets in person on the door, or at a SciFi meeting.

What is Can't Stop the Serenity?

Can't Stop The Serenity is a global event consisting of screenings of Joss Whedon's film “Serenity” to raise money for the charity Equality Now.

It started back in 2006, CSTS events were held in 47 countries across the world. These events were special screenings of Joss Whedon’s feature film “Serenity”, and were held to raise money for Equality Now on and around Mr Whedon’s birthday. In 2006, CSTS raised over $65,000; in 2007 over $100,000 was raised.

More information can be found at the official Can't Stop the Serenity site

Why Equality Now?

In 1992, Jessica Neuwirth founded Equality Now along with Navanethem Pillay and Feryal Gharahi, to address the gender disparity in the human rights movement, which had grown to dismiss violations as “cultural” or “private”. Issues such as domestic violence, rape, female genital mutilation, trafficking, and reproductive rights were not part of the agendas of established human rights organizations.

Neuwirth was a student of Lee Stearns, who founded the first Amnesty International chapter run exclusively by high school students. Stearns is Joss Whedon’s mother.

Whedon has been outspoken in his support of the organization and gender equality initiatives. You can hear his remarks on why equality is paramount in this YouTube clip, where he accepts a special recognition award from Equality Now.

More information can be found at the Equality Now site

Donation

If you like, you can donate extra money towards the cause using the button below.