●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, September 11, 2026 ●● ● Sep 11 [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-09/msg00005.html [01:54] *TechBN has quit (connection closed) [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] "Hi everyone, [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] I'm working on an audiobook guide on writing for digital rights [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] activism for 11-14 year olds. The book follows Amelia and Daniel, [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] students of Liberty Heights Junior High, as they get ready to give a [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] big speech that reveals their school has been spying on them through [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] their school laptops Webgame-gate style. (If that sounds familiar, the [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] workshop I advertised here a couple weeks ago was a trial run for [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] this). [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] I've arranged local theatre students to play the parts of Chloe and [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] Oliver (victims of spying) as well as Amelia and Daniel. However, I [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] still need some of the adult parts cast before I finalise my script and [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] record with the students. These are the parts: [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] 1. Kindly Drama Teacher, ca. 3 minutes of speaking. [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] She's 30- or 40-something and a little eccentric. She helps Amelia get [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] over her fear of speaking in public. [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] This would need to be recorded via video conference. [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] 2. Female Lawyer, ca. 150 words [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] She works for a small civil liberties charity that picks up Chloe and [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] Oliver's case. She's old enough to have a daughter in the first year of [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] uni. I'd prefer an middle-class Canadian, Midwestern American, British [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] or Australian accent for this one. [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] This could be recorded by yourself on a smartphone or laptop. [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] 3. Mr. Fulbright, School Board Member (ca. 70 words) [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] He interrupts Amelia's climactic speech with quibbles about what the [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] spyware is capable of. He thinks Amelia is cute but wrong and is a [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] touch condescending. Of course, he's hiding he knew about the spying [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] all along... [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] This is best for a late middle-aged man. The audio needs to be very [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] clear. [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] 4. Public meeting announcer (ca. 50 words) [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] Another middle-aged man. His role is just to introduce Amelia before [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] she speaks. This audio also needs to be very clear. [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] If you (or anyone you know) might want to play these parts, I could [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] really use your help. Please ask people you know who like to act! [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] Thanks. [01:54] schestowitz[TR2] - Carmen" [01:54] *TechBN (~b0t@iijacan2vrgta.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [01:54] -TechBN/#boycottnovell-Failed to load module HelloWorld. Reason: Not found! [01:54] -TechBN/#boycottnovell-Module HelloWorld has been removed until restarted! ● Sep 11 [05:44] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:51] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Sep 11 [07:11] schestowitz[TR2] https://frankleebrian.substack.com/p/two-tiers-one-system-what-the-two-f15?r=nz1t6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web [07:11] *TechBN has quit (connection closed) [07:11] schestowitz[TR2] "A great deal of commentary on this subject treats a handful of law firms as a coordinated network working to protect favoured defendants. Some of it is fair. Garden Court is a genuinely, openly left-aligned set, ranked as a leading chambers for protest law and civil liberties, with a client history that includes Extinction Rebellion defendants and a self-description do right, fear no-one that leaves little doubt [07:11] schestowitz[TR2] about its politics. Hodge Jones & Allen has a similarly long history of progressive, civil-liberties work: the Colston Four, Just Stop Oil, Grenfell Tower, Stephen Lawrence, Hillsborough. Both firms genuinely are what critics say they are. [07:11] schestowitz[TR2] But the broader claim collapses once you check the other names usually bundled in with them. Brett Wilson LLP, frequently cited in the same breath, is principally a media law and defamation firm whose client list runs across the political spectrum. "\ [07:11] *TechBN (~b0t@iijacan2vrgta.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [07:11] -TechBN/#boycottnovell-Failed to load module HelloWorld. Reason: Not found! [07:11] -TechBN/#boycottnovell-Module HelloWorld has been removed until restarted! [07:11] schestowitz[TR2] haha, if only@@ [07:13] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_157_Out_of_200_What_is_a_Defamation_Troll.shtml [07:13] *TechBN has quit (connection closed) [07:13] *TechBN (~b0t@iijacan2vrgta.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [07:13] -TechBN/#boycottnovell-Failed to load module HelloWorld. Reason: Not found! [07:13] -TechBN/#boycottnovell-Module HelloWorld has been removed until restarted! 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