Kashubian Association
The Kashubian Association (; ) is a Poland-based association for Kashubians with the aim of developing the national, civic and cultural awareness of Kashubians from around the world. In particular, it is calling for recognizing the Kashubian as an ethnic minority in Poland: in the current Polish law on minorities the only right the Kashubians enjoy is the status of their language as regional. History of organisation. The Kashubian Association was founded on August 12, 2011, by people previously associated with the magazines "" and "Òdroda" ("Kaszëbskô Òdroda"), the "Nasze Kaszuby" internet portal (formerly 'Kashubian-Pomeranian Resources'), the literary group  ZYMK (Zéńdzenié Młodëch Ùtwórców Kaszëbsczich; Polish: Spotkanie Młodych Autorów Kaszubskich: English: Conference of Young Kashubian Authors) and the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association. Objectives. The Statute of the organization declares the following goals: Minority status. The association seeks consolidation of the Kashubian national movement and asserts that ethnic minority status is necessary to increase the protection and development of the Kashubian culture. The president of the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association, , disagrees that ethnic minority status is necessary or desirable.