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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Down With Frey Will Protest James Frey Reading in SF on May 16 at Slim’s

Contact:
Jan Frel
Down With Frey
http://downwithfrey.blogspot.com


Down With Frey Will Protest James Frey Reading in SF on May 16 at Slim’s

On Friday, May 16, at 6:30 pm, Down With Frey will protest the reading conducted at Slim’s (333 11th St San Francisco, CA 94103) by disgraced author James Frey.

“James Frey is a disgrace, a sham, a fraud and a plagiarizer,” Down With Frey founder Jan Frel said. “He peddles the worst lies about society: that drugs are bad and the cause of addicts problems, and that people can change. While most authors make a straight bee-line for the exit doors after being revealed as frauds, Frey is shamelessly sticking around, peddling his latest trash novel.”

“This is the literary equivalent of George Bush being allowed to stick around in office after committing War Crimes,” Frel said. “And the lack of public courage to denounce his very presence in the literary field is tied to the exact same passive degeneracy we’re witnessing in Washington. Someone’s got to take this on.”

Down With Frey will be handing out essays on Frey and what he represents, explaining to attendees what’s wrong with Frey, and why he’s a stain on society. Also, Down With Frey will be conducting a charity drive. All donated copies of Frey's books will be delivered to East Bay Recycling @ 2430 Willow Street Oakland, California.
All proceeds from recylcing will be donated to the non-profit organization Valencia 826, which helps aspiring children to become writers.

Down with Frey will be conducting a conference call at 1:30 pm PST: Reporters are invited on the call.

Conference Dial-in Number: (269) 320-8300
Participant Access Code: 176483#

For more on Frey, read:

Read: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0104061jamesfrey1.html
http://www.exile.ru/articles/detail.php?ARTICLE_ID=7994&IBLOCK_ID=35
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/30910/


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