Saxony Cultural Office

Kulturbüro Sachsen e.V. (Saxony Cultural Office) is a non-governmental, non-profit association based in Dresden, Germany, founded in 2001. It advises and accompanies local associations, youth initiatives, church congregations, networks, companies, municipal politics and administrations in the Free State of Saxony, with the goal of countering right-wing extremist structures with an active democratic civil society. Its work is grounded in the principle of empowerment ('Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe' – help for self-help), strengthening local actors to bring about constructive change in their own communities. The organisation operates through an interdisciplinary project team with professional experience in social pedagogy, sociology, cultural, political and historical sciences. Its main areas of work include Mobile Counselling (Mobile Beratung), Child and Youth Welfare, the Youth Welfare Office, the Mobile Youth Culture Office, and the Education Offers Office. It offers workshops, seminars, publications and public events on topics such as racism-critical pedagogy, communication strategies for democracy, police and protest, and youth work in times of right-wing hegemony. Kulturbüro Sachsen sees itself as a non-partisan impulse-giver, moderator and companion. Its mission statement, updated in 2023, states: 'We are interested in change' and commits to human rights, a lively democracy, and solidarity with all people affected by discrimination. The association is guided by a racism-critical and diversity-oriented approach and is engaged in a process of reflecting on and reducing structural discrimination in its own work and organisation. As of the 2025 board election, the board consists of Ines Kuche, Matthias Klemm and Petra Schickert. The association has several offices in Saxony, with its head office in Dresden. It is a registered association (e.V.) and a non-profit organisation, as evidenced by its tax exemption notice. It cooperates with a range of partners, including RAA Sachsen, with whom it opened a joint office for Mobile Counselling and Victim Counselling in Zwickau.

Kulturbüro Sachsen e.V. was founded in 2001, building on the democratic engagement of self-empowered initiatives in eastern Germany during the 1990s. Since its founding, it has advised and accompanied local associations, youth initiatives, church congregations, networks, companies, municipal politics and administrations in Saxony, with the aim of countering right-wing extremist structures with an active democratic civil society. Its projects develop methods and content that strengthen civic engagement and concrete action knowledge against right-wing extremism, thereby anchoring a democratic everyday culture in Saxon municipalities and districts. The organisation works through an interdisciplinary project team with professional experience in social pedagogy, sociology, cultural, political and historical sciences. Its work is based on the principle of empowerment, a resource-oriented approach that strengthens local actors and enables them to constructively change their living environment. Guided by the principle of 'help for self-help', it sees itself as an impulse-giver, moderator and companion. Over the years, Kulturbüro Sachsen has expanded its areas of work to include Mobile Counselling, Child and Youth Welfare, the Youth Welfare Office, the Mobile Youth Culture Office, and the Education Offers Office. It has several offices in Saxony, with its head office in Dresden. In 2023, it published an updated mission statement ('Leitbild') reaffirming its commitment to human rights, a lively democracy, and solidarity with all people affected by discrimination, as well as its racism-critical and diversity-oriented approach. As of the 2025 board election, the board consists of Ines Kuche, Matthias Klemm and Petra Schickert. The association maintains a Beirat (advisory board) whose members are appointed by the board for two-year terms and serve voluntarily. It cooperates with various partners, including RAA Sachsen, with whom it opened a joint office for Mobile Counselling and Victim Counselling in Zwickau. It also engages in public tenders, such as for a digital case management system for its Mobile Counselling work area.

• 2026

  Joint office for Mobile Counselling and Victim Counselling opened in Zwickau with RAA Sachsen

• 2025

  Board election: Ines Kuche, Matthias Klemm and Petra Schickert elected to the board

• 2023

  Updated mission statement (Leitbild) published, dated 15.05.2023

• 2001

  Kulturbüro Sachsen e.V. founded

Non-governmental, non-partisan, empowerment-oriented advisory and educational organisation against right-wing extremism in Saxony.

• Mobile Counselling (Mobile Beratung)

  Advice and support for local actors against right-wing extremism.

• Child and Youth Welfare

  Work area focusing on children and youth welfare.

• Youth Welfare Office (Fachstelle Jugendhilfe)

  Specialist office for youth welfare.

• Mobile Youth Culture Office (Mobiles Jugendkulturbüro)

  Mobile youth culture work.

• Education Offers Office (Fachstelle Bildungsangebote)

  Educational offers and workshops.

1. 1Kulturbüro Sachsen e.V. – Uns interessiert Veränderung.kulturbuero-sachsen.de
2. 2Über Uns – Kulturbüro Sachsen e.V.kulturbuero-sachsen.de
3. 3Leitbild Kulturbüro Sachsen e.V. 2023 – Kulturbüro Sachsen e.V.kulturbuero-sachsen.de
4. 4Struktur – Kulturbüro Sachsen e.V.kulturbuero-sachsen.de
5. 5Saxony Cultural Office – Wikidatawikidata.org
6. 6Kulturbüro Sachsen – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org