Geek Tweetathon for Kids Need to Read
8/4/2010
From our friends at KNTR:
It is no secret Kids Need to Read has a special place in its heart for geeks! Our foundation sprang from the minds of geeks, including author PJ Haarsma, actor Nathan Fillion, and many Browncoats. We even hold an annual Geek Prom at a comic convention (Phoenix Comicon) to celebrate our inner geekiness. In turn, Geekdom often rallies to support our mission to inspire literacy in disadvantaged children of all ages.
However, this has to be one of the geekiest (AKA awesome) events anyone has ever conducted for KNTR — a 36 hour Tweetathon by Scott West of Hyde & Geek! Scott began sending out tweets every ten minutes on Tuesday, August 3rd and will continue to do so for thirty-six hours through Wednesday, August 4th at 10:00 PM ET. His goal is to raise $4,000 for KNTR and he is doing great so far!
Be sure to follow Scott @hydeandgeek and join the fun! Use #36hrtweetathon to keep up with all of the charitable tweets and place your pledge at Hyde & Geek’s First Giving page. He has been keeping himself going by watching episodes of Firefly. (So very geek!) What other activities might he do to keep himself awake? Just how loopy will he get near the end of his thirty-six hour Tweetathon? Stay tuned to #36hrtweetathon for all of the answers!
CSTS Mention at CNN
7/16/2009
In an article at CNN.com regaling the activism of a Harry Potter fan group called the "Harry Potter Alliance", Can't Stop the Serenity was listed as an example of "Science fiction and fantasy aficionados [who] have translated their fandom into real-world action."
Check out the article here.
San Antonio CSTS Tickets On Sale!
6/6/2009
It's that time again! Time to get ready for San Antonio's Can't Stop the Serenity! July 12th is the day, but you don't have to wait until then to get your tickets.
That's right! Tickets are on sale now at the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes for all three event showings - 4PM and 9PM. Tickets are $15 if you purchase from the site in advance, and $18 at the door on the day of the event.
We've got our schedule planned out and ready too! Take a look at our theatre page for a peek at what's in store for San Antonio CSTS 2009.
Proceeds from this year's CSTS San Antonio are going to Equality Now and The Kids Need to Read Foundation.
Equality Now News Bulletin
Take Action against rape simulator games
and the normalization of sexual violence in Japan
5/6/2009
Equality Now has just issued "Women’s Action 33.1 Japan: Rape simulator games and the normalization of sexual violence". The Action focuses on the rape simulator game RapeLay, which is produced and sold in Japan, including through Amazon Japan. The aim of RapeLay is for the player to manipulate the game in order to simulate raping a woman and her two school-aged daughters, one of whom appears to be a young child. Equality Now is calling for the withdrawal from sale in Japan of all games that involve rape, stalking or other forms of sexual violence against women and girls. The Action also urges the Japanese government to take effective measures to overcome negative stereotypical sex-discriminatory attitudes and practices that hinder women’s equality.
To make a contribution to Equality Now, visit the EN website.
Guess what time it is?
3/20/2009
It's that time of the year again! We're gearing up for Can't Stop The Serenity (CSTS) and have some great news! The Austin events have grown so much in these past three years, that we're growing our event to include San Antonio. For 2009, we'll have a total of 5 screenings of Serenity to support Equality Now and Kids Need To Read. With the help of Kids Need To Read, we'll be able to support our local shelters and underprivileged schools and libraries by donating books to their children's programs.
We're so excited to watch as CSTS continues to grow and expand and make more money for charities we all love. I'm calling on you to support us once again to help us do good works. I know this is a year of economic crisis. It's affecting all of us, but if we work together and do what we can, this year's events will be a success! In 2008, you helped Austin raise near $11,000 for Equality Now. Globally, we made over $100,000! We want to do even better in 2009. We want to help Equality Now and Kids Need To Read when they need it most - during a time of financial struggle for all of us.
Like previous years, we're asking for donations of items, gift certificates or monetary donations to support our efforts. All items and gift cards will either be raffled or auctioned at our events. We'll include you in all of our press, including any television or radio spots we secure this year. We'll also add you to our website and program. You can also send down some business cards that we can include in our goodie bags we give away every year. All donations are tax deductible and upon request, we will send you a receipt for your donation. All money made goes to our charities. We don't use any of our donated money to pay out for costs of our events.
As always, I appreciate any and all support you can offer. Can't Stop The Serenity, Equality Now and Kids Need To Read are all very close to my heart. I can't wait until June 28th and July 12th to get together and make money for charity!
Thank you,
Austin Browncoats