The “The activism of Young Kashubs,” report authored by Konrad Kowalski and Hubert Sylwester Szyrek, presents youth initiatives in the Kashubian community and beyond, beginning with Florian Ceynowa and continuing through to the contemporary period, which is discussed most extensively.

The report consists of five parts: 1) the role of youth in the Kashubian movement; 2) the current perspective of youth on the future of Kashubia; 3) interviews with young Kashubian initiators (with contributions from Aleksander Janiec, Marta Majewska, Mikołaj Piejko, Monika Kapiszka, Kacper Kamiński, Wiktoria Stolc, Aniela Makurat, and Antoni Piankowski); 4) an overview of Kashubian youth initiatives; and 5) conclusions and recommendations.

Referring to history from almost the middle of the19th century to the 1990s, the report’s authors emphasize the crucial role of young activists in the Kashubian-Pomeranian movement. They also emphasize the need for understanding the contemporary youth movement, as the future depends on it and belongs to it. In April 2025, a meeting of Kashubian youth took place at the secondary school (I Liceum Ogólnokształce) in Kartuzy (initiated by Lucyna Radzimińska). During the debates, students presented their views on building the future of Kashubia. The young people focused on themes such as seriousness, space, modernity, and attractiveness.

The most extensive section of the report contains a collection of interviews with young activists and the creators of various Kashubian initiatives, including the YouTube channel Doch Jo, the activities of the “Pomorania” Student Club, the creation of an online petition for a Kashubian railway sign, the organization of the Kashubian Poetry SLAM, the activities of the Kashubian Group at the secondary school (I LO) in Kościerzyna, the founding and activity of the cover band Demore, and the organization of Kashubian Week at a secondary school (II LO) in Gdańsk.
The interviews revealed the need for young people to have a community where everyday life is heard in Kashubian. For many, the Kashubian language and culture are truly alive – here and now. The activities of young people strive to bring Kashubian closer to people, showing its ordinariness, everyday nature, and encouraging people to use the language like any other. It is also emphasized that young people who use Kashubian daily largely learned it outside of their homes.

The report’s authors emphasize that effective implementation of Kashubian initiatives requires collaboration with others. Interviewees who admitted to working alone experienced additional organizational challenges and regretted not seeking help.

One of the interesting Kashubian initiatives included in the report is the musical initiative “Nowo na ludowo” (Folk style anew) by Michał Moga, the youngest member of the Chojnice Branch of the Kashubian Pomeranian Association (ZKP). During his intimate solo concerts, he strives to combine the Kashubian language with well-known and beloved hits, originally performed in Polish, English, and Italian. He also presents various Kashubian songs in modern arrangements using the ukulele.

In the final section of the report, in the conclusions and recommendations, the authors support initiatives that engage young people in conversations about the region, community, needs, and challenges. They note that young people feel saturated with Kashubian tradition, material culture, folklore, and academic approaches. They want to modernize Kashubian identity in their own way, while simultaneously feeling a great need for the Kashubian language, and therefore wishing to use it as a means of communication in every environment.