Get involved with the Athens Human Rights Festival

Committee Member

Committee members attend weekly meetings, held from the beginning of January through the end of the festival in late April or early May, and are actively involved in the decision making processes. In addition, committee members contribute ideas and suggestions that help keep the festival vital and current.

Logo Submissions

Each year the festival has a new logo. Logo submissions are evaluated by the festival committee, which chooses the one that will be used that year. The logo appears on the t-shirts, the newspaper, and the stage backdrop. Artists chosen for their logo are expected to make (or assist in the making of) the backdrop. All expenses associated with the backdrop are paid for by the festival. Logo submissions must be easily graphically reproduced and must say "(nth) Annual Human Rights Festival" with the appropriate dates.

The notice for logo submissions for the 30th Annual Athens Human Rights Festival is as follows:

The Athens Human Rights Festival is one of Athens' longest running annual events. Each year volunteers put together a festival dedicated to the promotion of freedom, justice, peace, and good will among people. The logo for each festival becomes a symbol of that dedication.

This year's festival needs a logo. If you have an idea for this year's logo, draw it and drop it off, or send it to: Jeff Hannan, LS Design, 1160 South Milledge Ave., Athens, GA. 30605 or e-mail to art@lsdesignonline.com, 706-353-9995

Your design is entirely up to you. The festival organizers only require that it contain the text: 31st Annual Athens Human Rights Festival, May 2nd and 3rd, Athens, GA, somewhere in the design. If your design is chosen you will need to create a large copy of it to become the backdrop for the festival stage set up in downtown Athens the weekend of the festival.

Deadline for submitting logo designs is March 10th, 2009.

Good Luck! Your creation will become part of an Athens tradition.

Questions? Call Jeff 706-714-5751 for more details.

Fund Raising

The festival currently has two main forms of fund-raising (in addition to t-shirt sales):

Battle of the Bands

Each year we have a competition. In order to be eligible to compete, a band needs to sell a minimum of 25 tickets to the event. Two winners gets to perform at the festival.

This year's Battle will place on April 11, 2009, at Tasty World in Athens.

Call 770-725-2652 or e-mail musichick3@yahoo.com for information on how your band can take part in next year's Battle of the Bands.

Newspaper Ads

Each year the festival publishes a newspaper. The newspaper features articles and information about the speakers and the performers. It also includes the schedule for the weekend. We raise money by asking local businesses to purchase advertisements. Please contact the festival through the e-mail listed on this website if you wish to purchase an ad. Deadline for 2008 is March 21.

Speakers and Tables

Each year the festival welcomes and invites local nonprofit organizations and activists to speak and/or set up information tables on the square. Speakers may be put on the schedule, or may sign up during open mic. Tablers will need to bring their own tables, and may choose their locations on a first-come basis both days of the festival. There is no sign-up process for a table spot. We respectfully request that only non-profits set up tables on the square, and that no one sell t-shirts.

Event Help

Those of you who would like to help out during the festival weekend, may help in a variety of ways. The stage needs setting up and disassembling on Friday (approximately 6 PM until 2 AM, meet on the square) and Sunday nights (immediately after the festival, approximately 10 PM), respectively. There is also help needed over the weekend in the children's area, selling t-shirts, or being a runner. You can sign up for as little as two hours, or as long as both days. Organizations and individuals are welcome and encouraged to volunteer to help out during the festival weekend..