Activities of the British study group
Report of Meeting to Mark 110th anniversary of the birth of President KIM IL SUNG
The British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea(BGSJI) and the Korean Friendship Association UK held a meeting on the 2nd of April at 1400 hours in the Chadswell Centre , central London , to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the birth of the great leader President KIM IL SUNG. The meeting was attended by the members of KFA UK and BGSJI from different parts of the country as well as members of the New Communist Party , Communist Party of Britain and European Regional Society for the Study of the Juche Idea.
The meeting began with ‘The Song of General KIM IL SUNG ‘. Dr Dermot Hudson introduced the meeting stressing the importance of celebrating the 110th anniversary of the birth of the great leader comrade KIM IL SUNG and of solidarity with People’s Korea. The meeting received a statement from the DPRK Embassy in London which read in part ‘Kim Il Sung devoted his all to the people.
Kim Il Sung accepted the intentions and requirements of the people as the most sacred…. He was always among the people and closely examined their voices, breath, eyes, expressions, speeches and behaviours, so as to catch the sentiments of the times and demands of the people and formulate new policies by reflecting them.
All the state policies in the DPRK including the universal free medical care, compulsory education system, recuperation and relaxation system and that of providing people with dwelling houses free of charge are fruits of his political ideal of regarding the people as his God. The meeting also received a message from the secretary of the Co Ordination Committee of Friends of Korea of the UK which stressed the great achievements made by President KIM IL SUNG and his work for Korean
reunification. Dr Dermot Hudson made the keynote speech which in conclusion said that
“President KIM IL SUNG established an advanced socialist system in Korea centred upon the popular masses making Korea into the model country of socialism.
President KIM IL SUNG declared that “the people are my God “ and made sure that the people were put first in everything . The DPRK has neither unemployment or homelessness or anyone begging. We remember President KIM IL SUNG as the great leader who built an independent socialist country and a people’s paradise in the land of the morning calm.
The ideas and exploits of President KIM IL SUNG will shine forever !. The general secretary of the New Communist Party recalled his meeting with President KIM IL SUNG in 1990 and praised his fidelity to revolutionary principles .
The co-chairman of the KIM IL SUNG -KIM JONG IL International Foundation and director of the European Regional Society for the Juche Idea praised the internationalist exploits of President
KIM IL SUNG and gave a very detailed account of the support given by President KIM IL SUNG to national liberation movements and revolutionary movements .
Speakers from the floor praised the principle of self-reliant defence established by President KIM IL SUNG and also the amazing reconstruction of Pyongyang . Dr Dermot Hudson also spoke about the 10th anniversary of the election of respected Marshal KIM JONG UN as supreme leader of the DPRK saying that it showed the people’s trust and support for respected Marshal KIM JONG UN. Moreover, remarkable achievements have been made in the last 10 years. Dr Hudson also referred to the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army and the successful test of the Hwasongpho 17 ICBM. The film President KIM IL SUNG Met Foreign Heads of State and Prominent Figures April 1970-December 1975."was shown. An exhibition of DPRK Literature including the works of President KIM IL SUNG, Chairman KIM JONG IL and Marshal KIM JONG UN was staged. A selection of literature from KFA UK and the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea was also on display as well as materials from the Bangladesh Songun Politics Study Group.
Refreshments were served.
Meeting concluded at 17.36 hours.
Formation of UK Preparatory Committee for the 110th anniversary of the birth of President KIM IL SUNG - the Day of the Sun
The Association for the Study of Songun Politics UK(ASSPUK), British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea (BGSJ), the UK Korean Friendship Association (UK KFA) and British Solidarity Committee for Peace and Reunification on the Korean peninsula has taken the decision to form the UK Preparatory Committee for Celebrating the Day of the Sun, the 110 th anniversary of the birth of the great leader comrade KIM IL SUNG. The Preparatory Committee will include progressive political parties including the New Communist Party of Britain and will have Andy Brooks, general secretary of the New Communist Party.
The foundation statement declares as follows;The birth of the great leader comrade KIM IL SUNG is celebrated by Korean people and Juche idea followers as the Day of the Sun (meaning that President KIM IL SUNG was like a bright sun bringing hope and liberation to the Korean nation) .As it is the 110th anniversary of the birth of the great leader President Kim Il Sung , the anniversary assumes a greater significance than before.
President KIM IL SUNG was the greatest of great leaders.The Korean people uphold him as their eternal President . He led the anti-imperialist national liberation struggle of the Korean people against Japanese imperialism and won independence for the Korean people. They became masters of their own destiny.
President KIM IL SUNG authored the Juche Idea the acme of progressive ideas of humanity. President KIM IL SUNG founded the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the homeland of Juche and a durable socialist state centred upon the popular masses. Also he founded the Workers’ Party of Korea, the supreme general staff of the Korean revolution. Also he founded the Korean People’s Army the stalwart sentinel of Juche-based socialism.
Throughout his life President KIM IL SUNG was a tireless fighter for global independence and also against modern revisionism. President KIM IL SUNG was a true internationalist who sent internationalist assistance to many lands of the world including Cuba, Egypt, Vietnam and many other countries.
President KIM IL SUNG was indeed a giant of the international communist movement and its elder statesman. Major Ernesto Che Guevara said that the DPRK led by the great leader President KIM IL SUNG was the socialist country he admired the most.
President KIM IL SUNG Established an advanced socialist system in Korea centred upon the popular masses making Korea into the model country of socialism.
President KIM IL SUNG declared that “_THE PEOPLE ARE MY GOD_ “and made sure that the people were put first in everything. The DPRK has neither unemployment nor homelessness and everyone enjoys the rights to free health care and free education.
Our committee will organise various events, both online and if permissible in real life to commemorate the Day of the Sun in the UK and organise a study programme. We will set the 15th of March to April 15 as the commemorative period.
UK Preparatory Committee for Celebrating the Day of the Sun.
ASSPUK
BGSJI
UK KFA
BSCPRKP