• Responsible for Domowina’s public relations and press spokesperson of the Federal Board and its Presidium
• Main contact for the media: responds to press enquiries, coordinates interviews
• Prepares press releases, organises press briefings and conferences, supports events
• Responsible for website content and management of Domowina’s social media channels
• Maintains contacts with Sorbian, regional and national media outlets
• Monitors media presence and analyses media coverage
   

Ehrenamtliches Engagement:

• Member of the parents’ council in kindergarten
• Member of the parents’ council at school
• Member of the Catholic Cathedral Choir Association St Petri Bautzen
• Active in parish community work

• Responsible officer supporting the Federal Board and its Presidium in organising Main Assemblies and committee meetings
• Drafts position papers and resolutions for the Main Office and Domowina’s elected bodies
• Specialist on association law within the umbrella organisation and advisor to member associations
• Coordinates cooperation between member associations
• Prepares Domowina’s reports for committees at different levels
   

Committee work / Representation of Domowina:

• Representative in the Working Group of Non-Kin-State Minorities within FUEN
• Member of the Advisory Committee on Issues of the Sorbian People at the Federal Ministry of the Interior (deputy)
   

Volunteering:

• Member of the Meja e. V. choir
• Supporting member of the Sorbian youth association “Pawk”
• Supporting member of the Youth of European Nationalities (YEN)

• Responsible officer and advisor on Domowina’s cultural policy matters
• Develops and coordinates Sorbian cultural policy concepts and their implementation
• Works with Sorbian cultural institutions, amateur cultural groups and associations
• Responsible for international cultural exchange, delegating cultural groups and maintaining international cooperation
• Coordinates the presentation of the Domowina Prize (Myto Domowiny)
• Coordinates the participation of the national team Serbske mustwo in EUROPEADA – the European Football Championship of autochthonous national minorities
   

Committee work / Representation of Domowina:

• Member of the Board of Trustees and Presidium of “Day of Saxony”
• Participant in the UNESCO 5 project and supporter of the International Folklore Festival
• Representative in the Working Group of Slavic Minorities (AGSM) within FUEN
• Member of CIOFF Germany (International Council of Organisations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts)
• Deputy member of the Steering Committee for INTERREG Poland–Saxony Small Projects Fund
   

Volunteering:

• Member of the municipal council Pančicy-Kukow | Panschwitz-Kuckau
• Council member of the municipal association Am Klosterwasser
• Mentor of the youth group of the Marienstern Angling Club
• Further memberships: Cyrill-Methodius Association, Společnost přatel Lužice, Domowina local group Pančicy-Kukow | Panschwitz-Kuckau, SV St. Marienstern

• Ensures Sorbian concerns are accounted for in regional and state planning and economic development
• Spokesperson on economic, regional development and structural change issues
• Develops Sorbian cultural tourism in cooperation with regional tourism associations and initiatives
• Prepares and monitors financial plans for umbrella organisation projects
• Advises member associations on financial and legal matters, manages allocated project funds
• Coordinates and represents Sorbian interests in EU LEADER programme funding regions and accompanies structural change projects in Lusatia
   

Committee work / Representation of Domowina:

• Tourism associations of Lusatia
• Federal Assembly and Lignite Committee of the Regional Planning Association Upper Lusatia/Lower Silesia (advisory member)
• Regional Monitoring Committee of the Saxon Agency for Structural Development GmbH
• Member of the Permanent Tourism Advisory Board
• Financial and contractual support for the International Folklore Festival ŁUŽICA – ŁUŽYCA – LAUSITZ
• Participation in the UNESCO5 group promoting cooperation in tourism
   

Volunteering:

• Chair of SKT e. V.
• Member of the village club Smječkecy | Schmeckwitz
• Member of the municipal council Worklecy | Räckelwitz and the municipal association
• Co-chair of the committee for the International Folklore Festival Łužyca – Łužica – Lausitz
• Member of the Friends’ Association Worklečan šula | Räckelwitzer School
• Member of the Serbska pčólnica (Sorbian Beekeepers’ Association)

• Contact for cooperation with educational institutions in Upper and Lower Lusatia, including documentation and analysis of developments in education
• Coordinates cooperation between Sorbian institutions and associations in the field of education and upbringing
• Works with ministries and political decision-makers in education policy
• Responsible for Domowina’s education policy and the promotion of Sorbian youth
• Prepares drafts and statements on education-related issues
• Handles committee work in the field of education
• Coordinates data protection matters within the Main Office
   

Committee work / Representation of Domowina:

• Representative of Domowina in school conferences of schools with Sorbian provision
• Member of the Saxon State Parents’ Council
• Member of the extended Academic Council of the Saxon University of Cooperative Education, Bautzen State Academy
• Member of the FUEN Working Group on Education
   

Volunteering:

• Chair of the parents’ initiative Radwor | Radibor e.V.
• Deputy chair of the Friends’ Association for the Sorbian Grammar School Budyšin | Bautzen e.V.
• Member of the Meja e.V. Choir

• Coordinates cooperation between the umbrella organisation and external committees as well as institutions at municipal, state, federal and European level on Sorbian concerns
• Works with Sorbian councils and ministries in Saxony (SMWK) and Brandenburg (MWFK, MBJS) as well as the state chanceries in Drježdźany | Dresden and Pódstupim | Potsdam
• Analyses regulations relevant to the Sorbs and derives possible courses of action at state, federal and EU level
• Prepares statements, e.g. on:
  • Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
  • European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
  • State development plans and regional planning
  • Programmes for promoting the Sorbian language in Brandenburg and Saxony

• Development and strategic implementation of Domowina’s visual identity to ensure a clear and consistent corporate design
• Planning, management and implementation of Domowina projects in design, visual communication and layout, including consulting and support
• Quality management and monitoring compliance with the corporate design
• Development and implementation of strategies to strengthen Domowina’s external impact and that of its projects at regional, national and international levels
• Project management for the creation of guidelines for public tenders above € 25,000, including advice on the strategic implementation of procurement procedures

• Supports the project work of supra-regional Sorbian associations, including project planning and funding applications
• Assists in implementing cultural projects in close coordination with the Regional Representatives of Upper Lusatia
• Plans and conducts annual training sessions for Sorbian associations
• Acts as Domowina’s contact person for Sorbian film
• Provides project support for the International Folklore Festival ŁUŽICA – ŁUŽYCA – LAUSITZ

• Coordinates projects with a focus on right-wing extremism, particularly youth-oriented initiatives
• Plans, organises and coordinates Sorbian cultural projects with an emphasis on language promotion
• Assists in implementing cultural projects in close coordination with the Regional Representatives of Central Lusatia
   

Committees / Representation of Domowina:

• Member of the “Partnership for Democracy” alliance of the City of Bautzen
   

Volunteering:

• Board member of the Sorbian Folk Dance Group Schmerlitz e.V.
• Member of the association Bratrowstwo e.V.

• Supports Sorbian/Wendish associations in Lower Lusatia, e.g. with applications, accounting and sponsorship – including the Njepila Farm in Central Lusatia
• Supports projects of the Lower Sorbian Cultural Academy
• Assists the Domowina Youth Coordinator in Lower Lusatia with applications, accounting and third-party funding acquisition
• Manages the projects ZORJA/REWITALIZACIJA and the IKE project for the valorisation of intangible cultural heritage
• Supports Dompro gGmbH as a project sponsor
• Provides project support in Lower Lusatia on the basis of cooperation agreements, including project planning and funding applications
• Acquires third-party funding
   

Volunteering:

• Managing Director of Dompro gGmbH
• Member of the Regional Board of the Regional Association Dolna Łužyca | Niederlausitz

• Organises the autumn concerts across all five regional associations of Domowina and manages the associated project funds
• Provides project support for the International Folklore Festival Łužica – Łužyca – Lausitz

Julian Wjesela is completing his apprenticeship as a Media Designer for Digital and Print at Domowina. He primarily supports the head office in implementing measures in the field of public relations and visual communication.

His responsibilities include contributing to the design of print and digital media, preparing layouts, image material and graphic elements, and providing support in the area of social media. In addition, he is involved in updating and further developing existing media formats and gains insight into the creative and organisational processes within ongoing projects.

The apprenticeship is carried out under the professional supervision of Veronika Bjarš | Bjarsch, Head of Visual Communication and Design.