North Korea Strategy Center [NKSC], a
defector-led organization promoting free press and media in North Korea by
disseminating outside media into the nation in the form of USBs, DVDs, and
radios, will host the second round of its “Strategies for Change Speaker
Series” on October 29th at the “Leaders Nine Banquet and
Convention” in Seoul. Admission to all the lectures, which will be
conducted in Korean and translated into English, is free.
The first speaker in the series is recent
North Korean defector Lee Myung, who until last year was a high-ranking member of the Chosun Workers’ Party in North Korea. Myung will give a lecture
titled, “Is North Korea in crisis? What does the future of relations between
North Korea and China look like?”
Lee Myung’s position allowed him to witness firsthand the Kim family, the inner workings of Kim Jong Eun’s
administration, and shifting within the Party’s power dynamics. Employing these
experiences, Myung plans to discuss changes in these dynamics from the end of the Kim Jong Il era up to now. The discussion will
focus on whether North Korea is really facing crisis and what we can expect
from future relations with the isolated nation.
Among the other topics slated for other
lectures in the series are: “Propaganda and Information Control in North Korea:
the 90s until now,” “Going Forward: The Role of the International Community to
Bring Change in North Korea,” and “North Korean Human Rights Violations: an
Orphan’s Account and and Recent Developments in the UN.”
To RSVP for the first lecture in this
informative series, or for other inquiries, please email your name and
affiliation to nksc.seouloffice@gmail.com by October 28th at 5p.m.[KST].
Photography and media interviews are strictly forbidden at this event due to
security concerns.
More information on the series, as well as
directions to the venue, can be found on the NKSC website.
