JUNE 23rd 2006, 9 O'CLOCK IN THE PM

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

$7,200+ (Estimated)
Visit Can't Stop The Serenity
For worldwide Totals

Starting Friday, June 16, you will have to bring your email receipt with you to the theater on the day of the show to pick up your tickets on the day of the show. Tickets no longer are being mailed out. There is a $1 processing fee added to each ticket purchased online.

Evening To Include Raffle And Other Festivities

Made Possible By The Following Sponsors

        

Note: The Gypsy Restaurant & Velvet Lounge will be donating a portion of food sales to ticket-holders on June 23 to Equality Now.

Contact serenitynow@pdxbrowncoats.com with any inquiries.
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Download and distribute our handbill. Read our press release.

Press: The Oregonian's Shawn Levy on how you can't stop the signal from doing good, Willamette Week's Zach Dundas on how Portland found Serenity, KBOO on (mp3) this unprecedented event, CNET on preaching the word of Whedon, Central Point News on Portland filmgoers, and The Portland Mercury on a kickass movie and great cause.

Cinema 21 is located at 616 NW 21st Ave in northwest Portland, on the corner of NW Hoyt. Maps and directions are available, and the theater is TriMet accessible via the #17, #15, #77, and Portland Streetcar. Parking is available a few blocks away, but please carpool!

Additional Support Or Services Provided By
Central Oregon Laser Tag Society, CustomInk, OryCon 28, Roxy.

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

Can't make the screening but would still like to support Equality Now? Visit their contributions form and enter SNEN-PDXBC where the form asks where you heard about Equality Now. By tracking this code Equality Now will be able to let us know how much money has been generated by our efforts.

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.

PDX Browncoats

Portland's own group of Firefly and Serenity fans, which began meeting regularly during the run-up to the film's release last year. Visit their website or join their Yahoo! group for more information.

Can't Stop The Serenity
This event is part of an unprecedented worldwide effort (conceived right here in Portland) involving fan-organized charity screenings in more than thirty-five cities in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States, taking place during the three-day period of June 22 through June 24.