CAN’T STOP THE SERENITY

Can’t Stop the Serenity is a global series of screenings of the film Serenity, held to raise money and awareness for Equality Now, an international women's rights advocacy group. This year, we're giving support to Kids Need To Read, as well. SafePlace works to end secual and domestic violence through safety, healing, prevention and social change. Please join the Austin Browncoats as they raise money for charity at the Alamo Lake Creek for 2011's Can't Stop The Serenity. This screening is a double feature of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and Serenity, both written and directed by Joss Whedon. We'll have a raffle of amazing prizes from local and international vendors, as well as an auction of autographed items.  

For more information, please visit: http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/austin/index.html

To purchase 2011's Global Merchandise, visit: http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/austin/merch.html

To volunteer or become a sponsor, visit: http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/austin/support.html

Saturday, September 10th

 

• 12PM Screening
  • Tickets and Merchandise Tables Open: 10:00 AM
  • Theatre Doors Open 11:30 AM
  • Introductions Begin 12:00 PM
  • Costume Contest Begins 12:10 PM
  • Dr. Horrible Begins 12:20 PM
  • Raffle Begins 1:05 PM
  • Auction Begins 1:15 PM
  • Serenity Begins 1:45 PM
• 5PM Screening
  • Introductions Begin 5:00 PM
  • Costume Contest Begins 5:10 PM
  • Dr. Horrible Begins 5:20 PM
  • Raffle Begins 6:05 PM
  • Out of Gas Begins 6:15PM
  • Auction Begins 7:00 PM
  • Serenity Begins 7:20 PM
  • Serenity Ends 9:20PM
• 10PM Screening
  • Introductions Begin 10:00 PM
  • Costume Contest Begins 10:10 PM
  • Once More, With Feeling Begins 10:20 PM
  • Raffle Begins 11:10 PM
  • Serenity Begins 11:20 PM
  • Auction Begins 1:20 AM

Sunday, September 11th 

• 12pm is the No Frills screening which will include a screening of Out of Gas and Serenity.

About SafePlace:
SafePlace exists to end sexual and domestic violence through safety, healing, prevention and social change.

Safety:
They do this through our emergency shelter, 24-hour hotline, hospital accompaniment programs and legal services.

Healing:
They do this with extensive counseling services for children, teens and adults as well as providing transitional housing, advocacy and life skills training to give people the resources and skills to stay safe.

Prevention:
Their disability services, school-based services and community education work are all focused on preventing violence and promoting safe and healthy relationships.

Social Change:
Working with others, they promote alternatives to the attitudes, behaviors and policies that perpetuate the acceptance of interpersonal violence, especially violence against women.

About Equality Now:
Equality Now was founded in 1992 to work for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women around the world. Working with national human rights organizations and individual activists, Equality Now documents violence and discrimination against women and mobilizes international action to support their efforts to stop these human rights abuses.

"There are two ways to fight a battle like ours. One is to whisper in the ear of the masses, try subtlety 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."

- Joss Whedon

"All of us at Equality Now continue to be amazed by and grateful for the Browncoats' and Serenity fans' generous and committed support for our work. Their energy and enthusiasm is inspiring and these screenings are coming at a critical time when we are especially in need of funds! We thank each and every one of them and Happy Birthday to Joss!"

- Amanda Sullivan, Equality Now

About Serenity: A band of renegades on the run in outer space get in more hot water than they anticipated in this sci-fi action-adventure adapted from the television series Firefly. In the 26th century, the galaxy has been colonized by a military force known as the Alliance, but its leadership has not gone unquestioned. The Alliance was once challenged by a league of rebels known as the Independents, but the Alliance emerged victorious after a brutal civil war, with the surviving Independents scattering around the galaxy. Also wandering the edges of the galaxy are the Reavers, who have won few allies due to their violent behavior and habit of ripping apart their enemies and eating them before they're dead. Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), who fought as an Independent in the galactic war, is the head of Serenity, a rogue freighter ship whose crew includes Mal's first mate, Zoe (Gina Torres), who fought alongside him in the war, her husband, hotshot pilot Wash (Alan Tudyk), sunny but dependable mechanic Kaylee (Jewel Staite), and hard-nosed gunman Jayne (Adam Baldwin). The crew of Serenity wander the galaxy, taking on whatever work they can get, from criminal activities like smuggling and stealing to legitimately offering transport to travelers. Passengers aboard Serenity include professional "companion" Inara (Morena Baccarin) and holy man Shepherd Book (Ron Glass), but the real trouble aboard the ship comes with the arrival of Simon (Sean Maher) and his teenage sister, River Tam (Summer Glau). In time, the crew discovers that River has remarkable psychic powers and was being held captive by Alliance forces until Simon came to her rescue. Now the Alliance is hot on the heels of Serenity and its passengers, with The Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a sinister Alliance tracker, leading the chase. Serenity was written and directed by Joss Whedon (in his directorial debut), creator of Firefly, which only lasted 11 weeks on the air but gained a powerful cult following who rallied to get the show released on DVD after its cancellation, leading to impressive home-video sales and and an eventual motion picture deal. A couple of months prior to Serenity's theatrical release, reruns of Firefly were picked up by the Sci-Fi channel, adding even more fans to its cult following.

About Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog: Aspiring super-villain Dr. Horrible (Neil Patrick Harris) wants to join the Evil League of Evil and win the girl of his dreams, but his nemesis, Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion), stops him at every turn in this complete three-part musical from Joss Whedon.
 

About Out of Gas:  The crew is forced to abandon ship when the Serenity is crippled by an explosion, leaving behind a dying Mal, who recalls how he first acquired the vessel and assembled the crew.

About Once More, With Feeling: In this musical extravaganza, people throughout Sunnydale find themselves bursting into song - and flame - when a demon summoned from beyond attempts to make Dawn his bride.