Can't Stop The Serenity

We are proud to announce that this year we will again be participating in Can't Stop The Serenity. The Nottingham screening will be held in room A48 of the Sir Clive Granger Building on the University of Nottingham's University Park Campus, on Saturday June 11th, starting at 2:30pm (Ticket Pickup, Merchandise and Raffle Sales from 1:45pm, doors open at 2pm)

We are also holding an after-shindig at The Johnson Arms, a local "Real Ale" Pub listed in the Good Beer Guide 2010. There will be Barbecue food availible to purchase, themed drinks (both alcoholic and not), a screening of Doctor Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog, and the good company of other browncoats. The Johnson Arms is kindly donating a portion of the profit from the BBQ and Themed Drinks to Equality Now. We hope you will join us.

The Facts

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

When: 2:30pm Saturdayday, June 11th 2011

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

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Order of the Day

1:45pm: Lobby opens for ticket collection, raffle and merchandise sales.

2:00pm: Screen opens.

2:30pm: Screening Starts.

4:30pm: Film ends, Raffle Draw.

5:00pm: Move to The Johnson Arms for After-Shindig

6:00pm: Barbecue.

8:00pm: Doctor Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog Screening.

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 Equality Now! 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.