Time is running out to get your footage in our 2009 Can’t Stop The Serenity Global Introduction Video – “We are Mighty!”
The Global Team is putting together a video that can be played at every CSTS event around the world as an introduction to the event before Serenity is screened. And we’re looking for supporters like you to feature in it!
We’re looking for:
– One to three word descriptions of Firefly and Serenity. Words like “Family,” “Love,” and “Big Sci-Fi Explosions” (yes, sci-fi is hyphenated)
– Two or three of your favorite lines from the series or the film, spoken by you on camera.
– A description on why Firefly and Serenity are important to you (No more than 10 seconds). What did the series and film teach you?… Read more…
We’re proud to announce the winning design in the Can’t Stop the Serenity 2009 Art Contest!
The caliber of artwork this year was amazing, and we know that it was very hard for people to choose their favourite. But after much difficult deliberation, the people have voted.
Amanda from Equality Now has requested your shiny photos from the 2008 CSTS events. She’s aiming to use as many of them as she can on a page in Equality Now‘s Yearly Report.
So look through and pick out one or two of your best photos showcasing your 2008 shindigs and festive crew. (If you’ve got any with people wearing the 2008 shirts that would be awesome too!)
The Can’t Stop the Serenity 2009 Global Team is proud to launch CSTS Broadwaves!
CSTS Broadwaves is a free email newsletter that will be sent out across the Cortex (via opt-in subscription) to keep you in the loop about this year’s events.
Each edition will include news, articles and updates on planned events. You’ll find stories from past and present organizers to let you in behind the scenes, announcements of the shiny kind, links to promo materials so you can spread the word locally, and some special surprises from some very special guests.
So subscribe today and be part of the global phenomenon that continues to impress and inspire fans everywhere! Go to CSTS Broadwaves on the main page at www.cantstoptheserenity.com to subscribe.
We sent the signal out and a few of the brave and bold with their brilliant artistical skillz took up the gauntlet (and their pallets) to create this year’s promotional art.
We know it’s gonna be a challenge – but we need you, the good folk of the ‘Verse, to help us choose which one will become the official artwork for CSTS 2009. You can only vote once and you’ve only got until March 12th to get your voice heard and your vote counted.
So vote and then tell your friends to spread the word and come help us choose the best of the best.
Please take a look at some guidelines to keep in mind while filling out your registration form. Forms should be submitted to Diana@cantstoptheserenity.com. Please include the words “I AGREE” in the email Subject line. This is for our filing/sorting procedures. The form should be returned as an ATTACHMENT. Please do not copy it into the email itself.
The Affiliate Event Registration form will be available soon.
Do you love all things Serenity? Do you love doing good works? Do you have mad artistic skillz?
Then there’s probably no power in the ‘Verse more compellin’ then a request for you and your awesome creativity.
Calling all Big Damn Artistical Heroes… We’re putting the signal out to those of YOU with the guts and artistic skills necessary to create the Official Promotional Artwork for CSTS 2009.… Read more…
As you may have noticed, we’ve implemented a new design to the site. The look is just a neutral scheme that will be replaced with new graphics and color scheme for the 2009 campaign.
We’ve also implemented WordPress as a content management system. If you notice any issues with the new site, please post in our Site Feedback and Help forum.… Read more…
We are gathering footage for our 2009 Can’t Stop The Serenity Global Introduction Video,
“We Are Mighty!!”
This video will be played at every CSTS Event around the world. It will act as an introduction to the event before the film Serenity is played.… Read more…
Are you passionate about working for a good cause? And having some fun at the same time?
Do you have some spare time? Are you looking for a challenge to grow yourself and be part of a fantastic team?
Then why not think about helping out with this year’s “Can’t Stop the Serenity” event? This global event screening Joss Whedon’s ‘Serenity’ has already raised over $250,000 since 2006. And we’re looking to continue this amazing achievement.
The Global Coordination team is looking for volunteers to help make this year’s event bigger and bolder than ever before. We’ve got a range of positions available that can make the most of your existing skills and maybe even give you the opportunity to develop some new ones!
This year, we have 9 dedicated teams that make up the Global Coordination Team.… Read more…
The entire CSTS website, including the forums, is currently being moved to a new host. Everything has already been transferred to the new server, we are just waiting for the domain changes to take place. The forums have been disabled to disallow posting since the database has been moved already. The site should be back up to normal in a day or two at the most.
We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause. The server move is for the best and will allow for a lot of growth as we move into 2009.
I am very pleased to announce that the following brave, creative and awesome sauce people have stepped forward to help get CSTS 2009 off the ground and flying high.
Please warmly welcome these awesome sauce people and know that if you have questions or thoughts, all of us are here to help and work with you this year to help make your events shinier than ever.… Read more…
CSTS 2009… can you imagine it? It’s just around the corner and the time for us to start preparing is now. I am excited to be working with each and every one of you who care to join me in making 2009 a rousing success.… Read more…
First off, I’d like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s Can’t Stop the Serenity – our organizers, volunteers, attendees and sponsors. We faced adversity together and triumphed over it. That makes us mighty, and it makes me proud to call myself a Browncoat. The easy times don’t often show a person’s true character; it’s how people act when met with conflict that shows their real nature. I want to thank everyone who worked so hard to make sure that 2008’s Can’t Stop the Serenity events were not only successful, but beyond our expectations.… Read more…
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.
