On Thursday, April 19, Equality Now is celebrating 20 years of advocacy and action with a performance and reception in New York City.
EN is putting together an intimate evening that will feature celebrity performers and a performance by talented singer songwriter Natalie Merchant.
The co-chairs of the event are Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinem, Meryl Streep and Joss Whedon.
Would you like to be among that illustrious company? Tickets are now on sale! Details available at EqualityNow.org… Read more…
Last year, Can’t Stop the Serenity joined up with Kids Need to Read to give you the chance to win some fabulous prizes in our first ever “Words have the Power to bring about Equality” Writing Contest. We’re now very excited to share the winning entry, penned by Stephanie Downes. Thank you to everyone who entered, and congratulations to Stephanie!
… Read more…Equality. Sort of rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it? Try saying it. Really try to get your tongue wrapped around those four syllables. Equality. Hmm, it’s a lovely word, like love, or celery. Filled with pleasant harmonics quite regardless of the meaning. Phonaesthetics probably dictate it to be absolutely hideous, but it’s got a quite lovely little tone to it. It’s a pity more people can’t say it and mean it, really; they’re missing out on a phrase to rival “cellar door” in euphony.
In 2012, Equality Now celebrates it’s 20th year. And boy do they have some big plans! To learn more about the plans for 2012, go to http://www.equalitynow.org/equality_now_turns_20.
And don’t forget that there’s still time to take part in Equality Now’s “What Does Equality Mean to You?” PSA campaign! You have until March 20 to grab a camera, your phone, or your laptop and tell Equality Now: what does gender equality mean to you? Selected videos are featured on equalitynow.org/me and social media sites. Please take part in Equality Now’s anniversary campaign: watch the PSA, share your own video, and spread the word to your friends. You can also join the conversation by posting your thoughts on Equality Now’s Facebook page or tweet with the hashtag #E2M.… Read more…
Check out the new video on our You Tube channel!
Yasmeen Hassan, the new Global Director for Equality Now recorded a video to thank us, the Browncoats, for our support over the last 6 years. She talks about some of the work that EN has done recently, and the strides made in equality for women and girls in such places as Libya and Brazil.
The video is a strong reminder of why we support Equality Now.
Our Global Auctions for Equality Now have begun! This is your chance to get your hands on some amazing Whedonverse collectables and more, while helping a wonderful cause.
Among the over 30 auction lots are an incredible Evil Willow print and a gorgeous Willow entwined print, each signed by Joss Whedon, Jo Chen & Alison Hannigan.
As the CSTS 2011 season comes to a close, we’ve got one last piece of awesome to share with you. Thanks to a whole host of fantastic Browncoats, we’re excited to announce the 2011 Can’t Stop the Serenity Global Auction!
Here’s a sneak peek at some of the items up for grabs…
We’re coming to the end of the Can’t Stop the Serenity 2011 season, but it’s not over yet! We’re tallying up all the donations from this year’s events to determine the 2012 Global Donation Total… will it top the 2010 record of over $140,000? We sure hope so! But while the bean counters are counting the beans, there’s still lots going on!
If you want to win some awesome prizes, we’ll soon be launching our Global Auction for Equality Now. There are some fantastic goodies up for grabs, and you won’t want to miss your chance. We’ll have more news on this soon, so keep your eyes peeled on www.cantstoptheserenity.com, and on our Twitter and Facebook.
Have you heard about our Art Contest? We’re reaching out to all the creative folks out there to design a logo for next year’s events.… Read more…
If you were able to make it to a Can’t Stop the Serenity event this year, you may have had the opportunity to see this year’s Global Intro video. But if you missed out, not to fret! You can watch it now on our YouTube Channel.
This year’s intro was packed to the brim with big damn heroes. We’re extremely honoured to have received a very special contribution from Joss, who has inspired us once more to continue to fight the good fight for equality. Other special guests include artist Jason Palmer, writer Jane Espensen, actors Tahmoh Penikett, Claire Kramer, Eliza Dusku, Dichen Lachman, Summer Glau and a host of Browncoats from across the globe!
The global team would like to offer our special thanks to all those who contributed to the video, and to Liam Merrick for pulling it all together.… Read more…
We have some very exciting announcements coming up in the next few weeks!
We’re tallying up all the donations from this year’s events to announce the 2012 Global Donation Total and have news about our forthcoming auction! So keep your eyes peeled here, on Twitter and on Facebook.
In the meantime, don’t forget that you can still get your hands on a Joss Whedon designed Equality Now shirt! If you attended a CSTS event this year, you will recognise it as the one Joss wore in his video message (and if you missed out, we’ll be posting the video here in the next few days). And now you can one of your very own! They’re just $20 from the Equality Now Online Store.
And last but not least, thank you to all of the wonderful people who have volunteered to coordinate Can’t Stop the Serenity at a global level in 2012.… Read more…
2012 marks our 7th Annual CSTS season and we are looking forward to welcoming back our fellow Browncoats, veterans of the cause, mentors and new organizers alike! We’re continually grateful and excited that folks interested in holding your own CSTS events to raise money for Equality Now.
Registration is open now, so you’ve got plenty of time to start planning a Can’t Stop the Serenity event for 2012. All the information you need to get you started can be found in the Events 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…
Can’t Stop the Serenity has joined up with Kids Need to Read to give you the chance to win some fabulous prizes in our first ever “Words have the Power to bring about Equality” Writing Contest!
Recently, we sent out some questions over the Cortex and received some fantastic interview responses (we’ll be posting these soon!). Our very first response was from Heather in Maryland, who wrote “It was part of learning about CSTS that led me to learn about Equality Now. Some of the articles they’ve linked to show that women the world over still suffer terrible injustices for no other reason than their sex. Nobody should be put in a position where they’re treated as inferior by anybody – no matter their sex, their race, their religion, or their sexual preferences.… Read more…
Social media and social networking are a fantastic way to spread the signal about Can’t Stop the Serenity and Equality Now, and we need to get that signal broadcast as widely as possible.
To encourage more folks to follow our twitter feed and Like our facebook page, our Global Steering Committee Chair has pledged 5c to Equality Now for each CSTS twitter follower and CSTS Facebook Page like we have on 30 September (up to $500).
So…
If we have 4000 @CSTS twitter followers on 30 Sept, that’s a donation $200 to EN.
If we have 4000 CSTS facebook page likes on 30 Sept, that’s a donation $200 to EN.
We need your help to promote this far and wide! Follow/Like us and spread the signal!… Read more…
Have you seen the awesome t-shirt Joss Whedon designed for Equality Now? Get yours today and help support the cause! Just head on over to the Equality Now Store. … Read more…
Missed seeing the livestream of Can’t Stop the Serenity Los Angeles yesterday? Watch it below!
Special guests included Joss Whedon, Felicia Day, Michael Fairman, Tim Minear, Jane Espensen, Nathan Fillion, and Jessica Neuwirth and Amanda Sullivan from Equality Now.
Artist James Hance, best known among geeks for his wonderful Star Wars themed “Wookie the Chew” take on Winnie the Pooh, has been working on a series of pieces featuring Muppets a la Firefly.
You’ll be able to buy prints at www.jameshance.com later this week and super awesome exclusive, limited run prints at selected upcoming Can’t Stop The Serenity events very soon with all proceeds of those going to charity
You can find his sketches and keep up with his progress here.
A huge thank you to James for supporting Can’t Stop the Serenity.
Update: Prints will be available at CSTS Los Angeles and CSTS Edmonton so far…… Read more…
As we gear up to start the 2011 CSTS season, we’ve officially wrapped up CSTS 2010 and I have finished my term as Global Organiser. I’d like to thank all you Browncoats for helping to make it a great season at Can’t Stop the Serenity.
I’m proud to announce that, with the auctions and screenings, we raised $141,251.25 for Equality Now and other charities! Our highest donation yet! This brings our grand total raised since 2006 to over $550,000!
In 2010, Equality Now received an incredible $120,054.10. Other charities to benefit were UNM Childrens Hospital, Kids Need to Read, Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center, SafePlace Austin, House of the Good Shepherd, Edmonton Women’s Emergency Accommodation Centre, Samaritan House, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Oregon Food Bank, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre and the Atlanta Community Food Bank.… Read more…
We’re very excited to share the news that Joss Whedon will be attending his first CSTS event this year!
Taking a break from filming The Avengers, Joss will be part of CSTS Los Angeles together with Jessica Neuwirth, Equality Now Founder & Chair, and Amanda Sullivan, Director of Equality Now’s Women’s Action Network (and member of the CSTS Global Steering Committee).
California Browncoats are hosting the event, which will take place on 25 June 2011 at the Harmony Gold Theater in Hollywood. Ticketing and event information can be found on the California Browncoats website.
We’re delighted to have Joss, Jessica and Amanda involved in our sixth year of CSTS events, and we hope that everyone who attends has a wonderful time. This is an amazing opportunity to raise lots of money for Equality Now, and make this a landmark year!… Read more…
There are autographs a plenty from the cast of Firefly and Serenity up for grabs in the Global Auction for Equality Now!
Thanks to Creation Entertainment, we are delighted to give you the opportunity to win this amazing souvenir, signed by all of the guest at the “Creation Salutes Serenity” 2009 convention in California. The souvenir photo is signed by Jewel Staite (Kaylee), Morena Baccarin (Inara), Adam Baldwin (Jayne), Alan Tudyk (Wash), Rafael Feldman (Fanty), Yan Feldman (Mingo) and Mark Sheppard (Badger). This fantastic piece of memorabilia has been generously donated by Creation Entertainment. Bid here to win!… Read more…
Click here for 2010 Auctions!
The auctions are live! Head over to our Auction page to see what’s up for grabs this year.
Kindly being hosted by the California Browncoats, 95% of the proceeds of each auction will go straight to Equality Now. The remaining 5% will go toward covering any eBay and/or Paypal fees. The California Browncoats (CABC)will pay any remaining fees in addition to donating their services in carrying out these auctions. If there is any of the 5% left over after fees, CABC will donate it to Equality Now.
This round of auctions will end on August 24 at 1:45pm PDT. … Read more…
We’re celebrating the five years of Can’t Stop the Serenity, and our wonderful sponsors, in conjunction with the California Browncoats, are proud to give you the chance to win some fantastic prizes in our online auction for Equality Now.
Money raised from the auction will be included in the CSTS 2010 Global Donation Total. Your bids will help us to reach this year’s goal of US $150,000 raised for charity!
The first round of auctions runs from 17 August 2010 to 24 August 2010 on eBay.
This is a wonderful opportunity to own some awesome prizes, and help Equality Now fight for the rights of women and girls who can’t fight for themselves, so bid high and bid often!
Highlights include:
If you’ve been following @csts on Twitter, you’d know that our Communications Lead pledged to donate $0.10 for every @csts follower on Serenity Day, 30 September.
We’re delighted to have seen our Twitter following grow to 835 supporters, and this has resulted in a donation of $84 to Equality Now.
You can also celebrate Serenity Day by donating to Equality Now via our Global Facebook Cause page.
We’ve raised $314 via our Facebook Cause so far.
Thank you to each and every one of you!!… Read more…
We’re delighted to announce that we have donation confirmations from six more cities, which brings our total raised so far to $74,848.57 (as of September 16, 2009, from 22 cities). This fantastic total includes $66,750.59 donated to Equality Now and $8,097.98 to other charities. But we’re not done yet, so please continue to support CSTS events. We’re hoping to top last year’s Global Donation of $107,219.15!! We’ve got more cities on board than ever before, so let’s raise the roof for Equality Now!!
As we draw towards the end of the 2009 season of Can’t Stop the Serenity, it’s more important than ever to remember the importance of why we are here.
Imagine that you are a young girl of twelve years old.… Read more…
“The young women of today, free to study, to speak, to write, to choose their occupation, should remember that every inch of this freedom was bought for them at a great price. It is for them to show their gratitude by helping onward the reforms of their own times, by spreading the light of freedom and of truth still wider. The debt that each generation owes to the past it must pay to the future.”
Abigail Scott Duniway” (1834 – 1915)
American women’s rights advocate, newspaper editor and writer
It is fitting that we begin this post with a quote from a woman who fought for equality in Portland, OR. Can’t Stop the Serenity was born in Portland, and it is because of women like Abigail Scott Duniway that we have the freedom today to continue to spread the light of freedom, truth and equality.… Read more…
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead (1901 – 1978), US anthropologist
It’s Joss Whedon’s Birthday today! And what better gift can we give as fans, than to take up his cause for gender equality. So please take a moment to learn about the work that Equality Now is doing to make our world a better and safer place, and how you can help.
This week’s Why We Are Here is a special one. It is dedicated to all of the caring fathers out there in the world. Equality moves both ways, and we need to remember that when walking and working with our male counterparts in humanity’s symphony.… Read more…
“All I ask is this: Do something. Try something. Speaking out, showing up, writing a letter, a check, a strongly worded e-mail. Pick a cause – there are few unworthy ones. And nudge yourself past the brink of tacit support to action. Once a month, once a year, or just once.” – Joss Whedon
In the past few weeks, we’ve shared some stories about the cold, cruel and unbalanced world around us and the need to keep the signal going. But what happens when you do speak out? Do things change? The answer is yes – they do. Some change faster than others but action and speaking out do make a difference.
That’s why the latest Why We Are Here feature is about the positive side of working to make the world a better and more equal place.… Read more…
