Friday, June 16, 2006

World Wide Serenity Day

Blogger's Note: the following was borrowed from the Serenity Day website. In an effort to help several charities and send a message to hollywood execs, Browncoats (fans of Firefly/Serenity) everywhere have arranged over 40 screenings of the movie Serenity, the proceeds of which will go to charity. The serenity day plan is actually threefold- See the movie at one of the screenings, send in a letter to fox execs (details can be found at
  • The Serenity Day Website
    • on the forums page) and buy a copy of the film. not only is this for a great cause, but it will help film execs know that we want and will support a sequel (or three) or a series. Remember- you can't stop the signal.

    Joss Whedon's Serenity on the big screen.
     On Joss Whedon's birthday.
    To benefit Joss Whedon's favorite charity, Equality Now.

    47 Screenings Confirmed As Of June 16, 2006
    Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, United States

    The Unprecedented Browncoat Event Of The Year
    You Can't Afford To Miss - Buy Your Tickets Today!

    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.

    - 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

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    Note: If you don't see a "Buy Now!" link next to a given screening, try the "More Info" link. There might indeed be tickets on sale and we just haven't updated the listing.

    June 17 (Early Bird Screening!) - HAVE FUN, SCREENERS!

    June 22

    June 23

    June 24

    June 25

    • Glasgow (Scotland) - Pre-Planning

    June 30 (Straggler Screening!)

    If you don't see your city listed, it might be up to you to make one happen. There is no central authority doling out screenings to these cities. It is entirely up to fans on the ground to organize a screening where they live.

    Cities above marked with a filled bullet instead of an open circle were among the 35 cities (although not necessarily the venues) to host the third and final special advance screenings of Serenity on June 23, 2005. Events listed in boldface are confirmed.

    Serenity

    A passenger with a deadly secret. Six rebels on the run. An assassin in pursuit. When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything - or anyone - to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But, the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.

    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.

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