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| Dermot Hudson and Andy Brooks |
Andy Brooks joined other Korean solidarity campaigners in central London last weekend to mark the 113th anniversary of the birth of the great Korean leader, Kim Il Sung and celebrate the triumph of the Korean revolution. At the Chadswell Centre the NCP leader joined Dermot Hudson and a university lecturer to open a discussion on the Juche Idea and Korean-style socialism.
Dermot Hudson, the Chair of the Korean Friendship Association that called the meeting, said "in today 's troubled world , one country stands out as a beacon , a true fortress of socialism and independence; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or People's Korea”. Andy Brooks recalled the great achievements of President Kim Il Sung and his wisdom. He also said it was wrong to equate Juche with nationalism. He pointed out that it is a falsehood to say Juche is fascism, as some do in the bourgeois media. If this was true then the ruling class would adopt Juche instead of denouncing and demonising it. Finally a senior university lecturer from a British university gave a presentation on the theme of Independence, Creativity, Mastery: Juche as Ideology and Theory in Education.
There followed lively discussion on the three presentations. Questions included the issue of DPRK-US relations, visiting the DPRK and the current situation. The need to attract students to the KFA and Juche was stressed as well as working towards more public Korean friendship meetings in London and throughout the country.
