On behalf of Des Moines Civil & Human Rights, we’d like to share an exciting opportunity for Des Moines youth/Des Moines youth-based organizations to design our official logo for the 2022 Civil & Human Rights Symposium! The purpose of this contest is for our community’s youth or youth groups/organizations to create a design or an identity mark that illustrates the symposium theme, “Innovative Inclusion: Reconnecting & Rebooting for Social Justice”. Our theme is a metaphor about the COVID-19 pandemic and events of 2020 in response to social injustice, and other barriers that continue to overburden our marginalized community members.

This contest is open to residents of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, who are be between the ages of 13-21 by 2/1/2022. The winning design entrant will receive $500 and will be featured in our symposium program book. Group/organization entries are permitted. If the winning design was submitted by a group of individuals, the $500 award will be divided and distributed amongst the individuals in the group. Designs must be submitted electronically in a vector format with a transparent background. The deadline for submissions is February 27, 2022.

Here are the steps to enter:

1. Review the official contest rules
2. Complete the online entry form
3. If under 18, complete the Parental Consent Form that must be signed by a parent/guardian
4. Email your design with the attached consent form (if required) to humanrights@dmgov.org with the subject line: Youth Logo Contest 2022 and include your name and names of all design collaborators in the body of the email.

More information and official contest rules can be found on our website here. You are welcome to share this opportunity with youth in your network/organization.

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Thank you,