Dear President Ambar,
We the undersigned are a group of former political prisoners in Iran, families of executed political prisoners, human rights activists who work for justice and accountability, and international jurists who have examined the record of Iran’s gross human rights abuses.
We were deeply disturbed to recently learn that Mr. Mohammad Jafar Mahallati serves as the Nancy Schrom Dye Chair in Middle East and North African Studies at Oberlin College. We believe, based on the information set forth below and available through the links below, that his appointment to this role is at fundamental odds with the values of Oberlin.
As you may know, Mr. Mahallati was Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations between 1987 and 1989. During that time, we believe the evidence linked below demonstrates that his role was to obfuscate and lie to the international community about mass crimes perpetrated by the Iranian regime.
While Iran’s regime has committed numerous human rights violations in its forty-year history, its mass killing of political prisoners in the summer of 1988 stands out for its depravity and cruelty. Over the span of three months, Iran’s regime, based on a Fatwa (Islamic Decree) issued by the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini, subjected thousands of political prisoners across the country to minutes-long “re-trials” (which failed to meet all international standards of due process) presided over by what the prisoners came to call “Death Commissions.” Based on no more than a few questions about their political or religious beliefs, prisoners who had already faced (albeit inadequate) trials and sentencing, who had served several years in prison, and who had been subjected to gruesome torture were sent by the Death Commission to hang. Ayatollah Montazeri, the cleric who served as Iran’s second-in-command at the time, estimated that at least 3,800 prisoners were killed that summer. Others believe the number was considerably higher.
The 1988 massacre is now well-documented. Amnesty International calls the killings “ongoing crimes against humanity.” Human Rights Watch agrees with this legal assessment. In 2012, The Iran Tribunal, a one-of-a-kind grassroots movement modelled on the famous Russell Tribunal of the 1960s came together to document the atrocities of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) during the 1980s. The presiding volunteer international judges, who are some of the highest human rights academics and jurists in the world, unanimously concluded that the IRI’s crimes fit the definition of crimes against humanity, as described in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. In 2013, Canada’s parliament recognized the massacre as constituting crimes against humanity.
According to the detailed report of Amnesty International, the agency issued at least sixteen (16) Urgent Action notices between August and December 1988, mobilizing their activists to send letters to Iranian authorities to call for an end the extrajudicial killings of political prisoners immediately (P.65). The first one of these Urgent Actions was issued on August 16, 1988, after the mass execution of supporters of a militant opposition group named the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) and about eleven days before the mass execution of about one thousand leftist prisoners. Amnesty activists sent thousands of telegrams, telexes, and letters to the head of Iran’s Supreme Court, the Minister of Justice, and the diplomatic representatives of Iran in their respective countries urging “the condemnation of all outstanding death sentences and an end to executions in Iran.” As such, we submit that it would be impossible to believe that any senior leader in Iran, and certainly not its UN Ambassador, was unaware of the atrocity unfolding across that country.
Regrettably, the historic record shows that Mr. Mahallati did not use his unique position at the United Nations to draw public attention to these crimes, nor did he publicly implore Iran’s government to end this criminal activity. Instead, he issued statements and delivered speeches denying these crimes, refuting the extent of the executions, and disputing the validity of the names provided in the reports.
Amnesty International writes:
For example, on 29 November 1988, Iran’s permanent representative to the UN in New York, Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, denied the mass executions in a meeting with the UN Special Representative on the situation of human rights in Iran, and claimed that “many killings had in fact occurred on the battlefield, in the context of the war, following the invasion of the Islamic Republic of Iran by [the PMOI, a militant opposition group]”. (p.13)
This claim, it is worth noting, has been proved categorically false again and again. As noted earlier, many of the men, and women executed in 1988 had been in prison for years for non-violent political activity. In some cases, the prisoners had already completed their sentences, but the government still refused to release them. Many of those executed belonged to leftist political organizations that never engaged in an armed uprising against Iran’s government.
As noted in UN records, Mr. Mahallati continued to perpetrate this falsehood by claiming that broadcasts by opposition groups to Iran “discredited the information provided by [the PMOI] to the” UN Special Representative on Iran (P. 5). He then called the allegations about the mass executions “political propaganda against the Islamic Republic” (P. 77).
When the United Nations passed a resolution expressing “grave concern” about the mass executions, Mr. Mohammad Mahallati called the resolution “unjust” and said “a terrorist organization based in Iraq” was the main source of the “fake information” included in it (P. 70).
Based on this information, Geoffrey Robertson, a leading international human rights barrister has argued:
In considering the complicity of professionals in crimes against humanity, there is no good reason to exclude diplomats who, knowing the truth, nonetheless lie about them to UN bodies to whom they owe a duty of frankness. Iran’s UN ambassador, Jafar Mahallati, consistently denied the massacres and claimed the allegations were propaganda;… Mahallati is said to be living in the US, where he may be liable to civil action for aiding and abetting torture under the Alien Tort Claim Act.(p. 119)
It is in light of these facts that we were shocked to learn that Oberlin, a school whose mission statement emphasizes “an enduring commitment to a sustainable and just society” is now home to Mr. Mahallati. We believe that the sources linked above demonstrate his past role in the cover-up of crimes against humanity and his blatant lies to the international community in the service of such criminality, and that these are entirely inconsistent with Oberlin’s values. We further believe that his presence at Oberlin is a stain upon your school’s reputation and human rights values.
It is for this reason that we call upon you to:
- review the process by which Mr. Mahallati was hired at Oberlin and the process by which he was granted tenure. It is critical that we know what due diligence was conducted on Mr. Mahallati before his hiring, whether human rights organization were ever consulted on the role Iran’s former representative to the UN may have played in that country’s human rights crisis, and whether such widely-available information was ignored.
- remove Mr. Mahallati from his position; and
- provide an apology from Oberlin College to the victims of the 1988 massacre and their families for hiring and promoting a person who, the evidence above shows, was involved in hiding the crimes against humanity perpetrated against them.
We urge you to investigate this matter at your earliest convenience and ask that you kindly send your response to Kaveh Shahrooz at kshahrooz@post.harvard.edu and Lawdan Bazargan at lbazargan@fullerton.edu.
Sincerely,
[Institutional affiliations listed are for identification purposes only and do not imply institutional endorsement]
CC: Members of the Board of Trustees
President of the Oberlin Student Union
| List of Signatories | ||
| Family Members of the Victims and Former Political Prisoners | ||
| 1 | Abani, Ali | Former Political Prisoner, Political Activist and University Professor |
| 2 | Alavi, Dr. Hossain | Physician and brother of the victim Mehdi Alavi Shushtari |
| 3 | Alavi, Edina M. | Family member of the victim Mehdi Alavi Shushtari |
| 4 | Alavi, Laleh | Sister of the victim Mehdi Alavi Shushtari |
| 5 | Alavi, Mark M. | Brother of the victim Mehdi Alavi Shushtari |
| 6 | Alavi, Ramin | Nephew of the victims Mehdi Alavi Shushtari |
| 7 | Alizadeh, Solmaz | Daughter of the victim Mahmoud Alizadeh |
| 8 | Bakian, Hasti | Niece of the victim Bijan Bazargan |
| 9 | Bakian, Kayhan | Nephew of the victim Bijan Bazargan |
| 10 | BaniAsad, Hanna | Niece of the victim Bijan Bazargan |
| 11 | BaniAsad, Leila | Niece of the victim Bijan Bazargan |
| 12 | Bazargan, Babak | Brother of the victim Bijan Bazargan |
| 13 | Bazargan, Banafsheh | Sister of the victim Bijan Bazargan |
| 14 | Bazargan, Dr. Niloofar | Physician and sister of the victim Bijan Bazargan |
| 15 | Bazargan, Laleh | Sister of the victim Bijan Bazargan |
| 16 | Bazargan, Lawdan | Former Political Prisoner & Sister of the victim Bijan Bazargan & Political & Human Rights Activist |
| 17 | Behkish, Mansureh | Former Political Prisoner & Sister of the Victims Zahra Behkish, Mohammad Reza Behkish, Mohsen Behkish, Mohammad Ali Behkish, Mahmoud Behkish and Sister-in-Law of victim Siamak Asadian |
| 18 | Boroumand, Dr. Ladan | Co-founder of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation; Daughter of the Victim Abdorrahman Boroumand |
| 19 | Boroumand, Dr. Roya | Executive Director of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation; Daughter of the Victim Abdorrahman Boroumand |
| 20 | Damavandi, Ali | Brother of the victim Mohammad Seyed Mohesen Damavandi |
| 21 | Damghani, Saman | Family Member of one of the Victims of 1988 |
| 22 | Ebrahim Zadeh, Bagher | Brother of the victim Dr. Gholam Ebrahimzadeh |
| 23 | Emam, Mojtaba | Friend of the victims Akbar Samim, Hamid Chelpalizadeh, Mohammad Ali Memar and Mehdi Mohammadi |
| 24 | Farahani, Setareh | Family Member of one of the Victims of 1988 |
| 25 | Foruzesh, Masoud | Former Political Prisoner and Political Activist |
| 26 | Gazrani, Manijeh | Sister of the victim Bahman Gazrani |
| 27 | Gazrani, Parvin | Wife of the victim Ali Reza Mohammadi Kamijani |
| 28 | Ghadrdan, Marjan | Niece of the victim Bijan Bazargan |
| 29 | Hemat Poor, Mahin | Family Member of one of the Victims of 1988 |
| 30 | Labadi, Mina | Wife of the victim Ali Asghar Zeighami |
| 31 | Khalafi, Firoozeh | Wife of the victim Gholam Reza (Hesam) Yeganeh |
| 32 | Khani, Ahad | Former Political Prisoner and Political Activist |
| 33 | Milani, Shahin | Executive Director of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC), Son of Kambiz Sadeghzadeh Milani, disappeared by Iranian regime and presumed executed |
| 34 | Maneshi, Bahareh | Daughter of the victim Abbas Ali Maneshi Roodsari |
| 35 | Moeini-Chagravand, Khatereh | Sister of the victim Heybatollah Moini-Chaghravand |
| 36 | Moghadam, Rezvan | Wife victim of the victim Ali Asghar Manuchehrabadi |
| 37 | Mostafavi, Behrouz | Family Member of one of the Victims of 1988 |
| 38 | Nejati, Shahnaz | Former Political Prisoner |
| 39 | Ranji, Zahra | Wife of the victim Naser Halimi Asl |
| 40 | Rezvani, Babak | Family Member of one of the Victims of 1988 |
| 41 | Rostamalipour, Gita | Wife of victim Mohammad Nabi Jadidi and Sister of the victim Parvis Rostamlipour |
| 42 | Rostamalipour, Sima | Sister of the victim Parvis Rostamlipour |
| 43 | Rostamalipour, Vida | Wife of the victim Majid Ivani and Sister of the victim Parvis Rostamalipour |
| 44 | Saberi, Banoo | Wife of the victim Abbas Ali Maneshi Roodsari |
| 45 | Safapour, Jamshid | Former Political Prisoner and Political Activist |
| 46 | Salmasi, Akbar | Former Political Prisoner and Political Activist |
| 47 | Sarvestani, Nima | Swedish-Iranian Filmmaker & Brother of the victim Mohammad-Rahim (Rostam) Akbar-Pour Sarvestani |
| 48 | Shahrooz, Kaveh | Senior Fellow – Macdonald-Laurier Institute; Nephew of the victim Mehrdad Ashtari |
| 49 | Shirali Nouri, Jamileh | Sister of Iraj Shirali Nouri |
| 50 | Taheri Poor, Mohammad | Family Member of one of the Victims of 1988 |
| 51 | Talebi Kalkhoran, Esmat | Wife of victim Abdolmajid Simyari & Sister of Victims Adel Talebi Kalkhoran, Reza Talebi Kalkhoran, and Eltefat Talebi Kalkhoran |
| 52 | Tayar, Sadegh | Former Political Prisoner and Political Activist |
| 53 | Tonkaboni, Zohreh | Wife of the victim Ali Reza Kiayi |
| 54 | Toobaei, Nina | Sister of the victim Siamak Toobaei, Niece of the victim Ahmad Nayeri and Mohsen Nayeri |
| 55 | Vosugh, Behrouz | Former Political Prisoner and Political Activist |
| 56 | Zanjani, Shahbaz | Former Political Prisoner |
| Other Signatories | ||
| 57 | Abghari, Shahla PHD | University Professor & Human Rights Activist |
| 58 | Abghari, Siavash PHD | University Professor & Human Rights Activist |
| 59 | Ahmadian, Sima | Concerned Citizen |
| 60 | Ahmadi, Dr. Ramin | Physician and Co-Founder of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) |
| 61 | Amin, Shadi | Director of Iranian Lesbian & Transgender (6Rang) |
| 62 | Asgar, Iraj | Community Activist |
| 63 | Baghernia, Dr. Sara | Concerned Citizen |
| 64 | Bakian, Azi | Concerned Citizen |
| 65 | Bandeh Moghadam, Ensieh | Independent Social Activist |
| 66 | Bandeh Moghadam, Masoud | Political Activist |
| 67 | Baradaran Khosroshahi, Monireh | Writer, Human Rights Activist |
| 68 | Bijan Yar, Nasrin | Civil Activist |
| 69 | Boniadi, Nazanin | Actor |
| 70 | Chitsazan, Mansour | Concerned Citizen |
| 71 | Dashti Asl, Akram | Concerned Citizen |
| 72 | Dorjee, Dr. Tanzi | Associate Professor of Human Communication Studies at California State University, Fullerton |
| 73 | Ebrahimian, Ava | Cardiff University of London- Student |
| 74 | Ebrahimian, Nima | Concerned Citizen |
| 75 | Ebrahimian, Saeed | Concerned Citizen |
| 76 | Faraji, Leyli | Human Rights Activist and Sister of the victim Maryam Faraji |
| 77 | Foroohar, Kambiz | Journalist |
| 78 | Forouhar, Parastou | Art Professor in Kunsthochschule Mainz |
| 79 | Ghahremanloo, Dr. Iraj | Concerned Citizen |
| 80 | Ghiassiaan, S. Mostafa PHD | Professor Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 81 | Ghobadi, Siamak | Political Activist |
| 82 | Goharzad, Reza | Political Analyst and Host of the Radio Program “Politics Today” on KIRN |
| 83 | Gorgin Poor, Mostafa | Concerned Citizen |
| 84 | Hakakian, Roya | Author and Co-Founder of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) |
| 85 | Hakimi, Mohsen | Political Activist |
| 86 | Hartman, Nia | Concerned Citizen |
| 87 | Kasiri, Mehran | Community Activist |
| 88 | Khadivi, Mahin | Member of Iran’s writers Association |
| 89 | Khorshidi, Hamid (Sirus) | Political and Social Activist |
| 90 | Khoshnood, Dr. Kaveh | Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Yale School of Public Health |
| 91 | Mansur, Nasi | Community Activist |
| 92 | Masih, Alinejad | Author, journalist and women’s rights campaigner |
| 93 | Matini, Mahbubeh | Concerned Citizen |
| 94 | Mazur, Peter | Activist |
| 95 | Milani, Shahin | Executive Director of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC), Son of Kambiz Sadeghzadeh Milani, disappeared by Iranian regime and presumed executed |
| 96 | Mir, Mammar | Concerned Citizen |
| 97 | Mir, Mehdi | Concerned Citizen |
| 98 | Mirzadegi, Shokooh | Writer, Journalist, and Cultural Heritage Activist |
| 99 | Mohabbatizadeh, Akbar | Human Rights Activist |
| 100 | Mohajer, Dr. Shahab | Concerned Citizen |
| 101 | Nadimi, Ali | Political Activist |
| 102 | Nafisi, Azar | Author |
| 103 | Nayeb Hashem, Dr. Hassan | Physician and Human Right Activist |
| 104 | Nia, Gissou | Human Rights Lawyer and Chair of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center |
| 105 | Nice, Geoffrey Sir. | Law Professor, Lawyer and Prosecutor in Iran Tribunal |
| 106 | Parnian, Behzad | Journalist & Activist |
| 107 | Parvania, Maryam | Concerned Citizen |
| 108 | Peimaneh, Moll | Writer & Human Rights Activist |
| 109 | Poorkian, Hurvash | Concerned Citizen |
| 110 | Rezaei, Fatemeh | Human Rights Activist |
| 111 | Rips, Lauren | Concerned Citizen |
| 112 | Rostam Pour, Dr. Behzad | Concerned Citizen |
| 113 | Rostamian, Kurosh | Concerned Citizen |
| 114 | Rubin, Helaine | Educator and Concerned Citizen |
| 115 | Sabi, Hamid | Lawyer and Head of the Executive Committee of Iran Tribunal |
| 116 | Sadr, Shadi | Human Rights Lawyer, Co-Director of Justice for Iran |
| 117 | Saeeidin, Afshin | Political Activist |
| 118 | Saidi, Kia | Human Rights Activist |
| 119 | Seyf Ollahi, Leila | Political Activist |
| 120 | Shafiei, Fatemeh PHD | Associate professor and Chair Department of Political Science Spelman College |
| 121 | Shahbazkhani, Majeed | Political Activist |
| 122 | Shakeri, Mohammad | Artist and Culture and Media Expert |
| 123 | Sheybani, Farideh | Concerned Citizen |
| 124 | Shirdel, Behrouz | Concerned Citizen |
| 125 | Stewart, Marmar | Concerned Citizen |
| 126 | Suren, Behrouz | Socio-Political Activist |
| 127 | Taheri Poor, Maryam | Concerned Citizen |
| 128 | Tavakoli, Bijan | Concerned Citizen |
| 129 | Tehrani, Afsaneh | Concerned Citizen |
| 130 | Torabi, Dr. Mohammad | Human Rights Activist |
| 131 | Varahram, Farhad | Cinematographer & Photographer |
| 132 | Zarin, Dr. Mehrab | Concerned Citizen |
| 133 | Van Clements | Paralegal/ IT Specialist |
| 134 | Parisa Hadadazadeh | Concerned Citizen |
| 135 | Erika Whitworth | Technical Recruiter |
| 136 | Sami Netherton | AWARE Wildlife Center- Wildlife Care Supervisor II |
| 137 | Hayden Spiess | Editor |
| 138 | Wallace, Shannon | Middle School Choir Teacher and Concerned Citizen |
| 139 | Michael Halbert | Suarez Consulting- Small Business Owner |
| 140 | Evelyne Guerrero | Delta- Supervisor |
| 141 | Jessie Tallent | Case Manager |
| 142 | Mike Gofman | Alaska Airlines- Pilot |
| 143 | Emily Ripple | AWARE Wildlife Center- Wildlife Care Supervisor I |
| 144 | Lovely Tanglacan | AWARE Wildlife Center- Wildlife Care Supervisor I |
| 145 | Alexander Horton | AWARE Wildlife Center- Wildlife Care Supervisor T |
| 146 | Brandon Williams | Project Manager |
| 147 | Zachary King | Car Detailer |
| 148 | Jamie Wireman | Contractor for DFSC |
| 149 | Katherine Dillard | Concerned Citizen |
| 150 | Scott Lange | AWARE Wildlife Center- Executive Director |
| 151 | Tamara Morton | Concerned Citizen |
| 152 | Elizabeth Turner | Environmental Educator |
| 153 | Melissa Gregg | Dog Trainer |
| 154 | Christopher Jones | Production Key Grip |
| 155 | Mallory Spiess | Business Management Associate |
| 156 | Taft Spiess | Kendall College of Art and Design-Student |
| 157 | Tanner Spiess | Marian High School- Student |
| 158 | Melanie Furr | Atlanta Audubon- Education Director |
| 159 | Kelsey Carter | Kennel Technician |
| 160 | Steven Zigler | Production Rigging Gaffer |
| 161 | Einola Carter | Delivery Driver |
| 162 | Kolin Gonzalez | Motorcycle Repairman |
| 163 | Steve Tallent | Retired Sales Representative |
| 164 | Phyllis Tallent | Retired Administrative Manager |
| 165 | Cody Tallent | Canine Trainer |
| 166 | Michelle Akers | Retired Accountant |
| 167 | Mary West | Grocer |
| 168 | Pam Cone | Retired Boutique Owner |
| 169 | Tina Lee | Olympic College- Student |
| 170 | Brittany Dean | Grocer |
| 171 | Yarrow Koning | Program Manager |
| 172 | Terrance Mitchell | Tuskegee University- Veterinary Student |
| 173 | Allie Mentana | Project Manager |
| 174 | Colleen Burley | Production Set Dresser |
| 175 | Leigha Leftenant | Debt Collector |
| 176 | Daniel Ray | Production Marine Coordinator |
| 177 | Barbara Cole | Business Owner/ Admin Assistant |
| 178 | Junior Jean-Pierre | Sales Associate |
| 179 | Monica Kota | University of Minnesota- PhD Student |
| 180 | Brian Watts | Veterinary Technician |
| 181 | Bradley Baker | Georgia Tech- PhD Graduate Research Assistant |
| 182 | Christina Sue Fancher | Physical Therapist |
| 183 | Geoffrey Spiess | Attorney |
| 184 | Chase Scott | Veterinary Assistant |
| 185 | Bri Young | Environmental Health Analyst |
| 186 | Jess Anderson | Geologist |
| 187 | Ilana McCallister | Production Accountant |
| 188 | Michael Whitworth | Delivery Driver |
| 189 | Madeline Houston | Concerned Citizen |
| 190 | Anna Krikorian | University of Ga- Veterinary Student |
| 191 | Caitlin Murphy | Physicians Assistant |
| 192 | Andrew Daugett | Concerned Citizen |
| 193 | Shannyn Griffin | Customer Service Supervisor |
| 194 | Sheilah Rae Holland | Concerned Citizen |
| 195 | Tammi Scarbro | Small Business Owner |
| 196 | Jennifer Uzeda | Grocery Clerk |
| 197 | Alysha Book | Veterinary Assistant |
| 198 | Samuriah Srock | Grocery Replenishment Specialist |
| 199 | Andrea Blasingame | Amanda McCarthy Director of Brand Enforcement |
| 200 | Alexander Garver | Cat Care Specialist |
| 201 | Laura Anne Louise Hooley | Kennel Technician |
| 202 | Thea Mayhew | Production Snake Wrangler |
| 203 | Mathew Lake | Concerned Citizen |
| 204 | Dr Emily Parsons | Veterinarian |
| 205 | Leonard Yeager | CEO Business owner |
| 206 | Jeffery Liebert | Police Officer |
| 207 | Andrhea Dalrymple | Navy Private |
| 208 | John Dalrymple | Concerned High School Citizen |
| 209 | Michele Brown | Receptionist |
| 210 | Alvin Chon | Stunt Man |
| 211 | Atrevelle Gilmore | Concerned Citizen |
| 212 | Joshua Wireman | IT Manager |
| 213 | Dalton Dorset | Concerned Citizen |
| 214 | Zachary Falls | Music Producer |
| 215 | Ahnisha Brown | Part Time Amazon Shopper |
| 216 | Julian Davis | IT Help Desk |
| 217 | Eddy Kan | Graphic Design and Video Game Developer |
| 218 | Jennifer Herring | Home Depot- Service Associate |
| 219 | Darla Warnock | Paralegal |
| 220 | Marcus Jackson | Army Field Artillery Lieutenant |
| 221 | Tamara Jennings | Concerned Citizen |
| 222 | Ellen Lorene King | Concerned Citizen |
| 223 | Isis Palmer | Mortgage Specialist |
| 224 | Alexandra Copeland | AWARE Wildlife Center- Wildlife Care Supervisor I |
| 225 | Sarah Boyle | IBM- Senior Business Analyst |
| 226 | Marielle Kromis | AWARE Wildlife Center- Wildlife Care Supervisor II |
| 227 | Angie Whitworth | Executive Assistant |
| 228 | Rebecca Coker | Applications Consultant |
| 229 | James Cole | Professional Geologist |
| 230 | Harrison Cole | University of Arizona- Student |
| 231 | Abigail Cole | Assistant Bread and Pastry Chef |
| 232 | Christian Joseph King | Concerned Citizen |
| 233 | Jennifer Crowley | General Manager |
| 234 | Lindsay Hyatt | Office Manager |
| 235 | Ryan Cox | IATSE 479 Production |
| 236 | Rachael Wright | Editorial Service Lead |
| 237 | Kian BaniAsad | Concerned Citizen |
| 238 | Jordan Budnick | Florida Keys Wildlife Center- Executive Director |
| 239 | Dennis Sempsey | Emory University- Gardner |
| 240 | Ali Parsa | Checkers Fast Food- Owner |
| 241 | Michelle Sessions | Elementary School Teacher |
| 242 | Della Shaw | Concerned Citizen |
| 243 | James Patton Graham | Golf Course Attendant |
| 244 | Brett Douglas Baxter | Concerned Citizen |
| 245 | Jake Northrup | Kennel Technician |
| 246 | Beverly Gordon | Director of Financial Analytics |
| 247 | Kellie Robillard | Senior Recruiter |
| 248 | Nicholas Allen Summerour | Concerned Citizen |
| 249 | Nicholas King | Concerned Citizen |
| 250 | Ryan Gordon | Georgia State University- Student/ Warehouse Worker |
| 251 | Kevin McDougall | Senior Recruiter |
| 252 | Kelly Camp | Director of Patient Care |
| 253 | Micah Kiker | SQL Developer |
| 254 | Johnathan Brown | CNA |
| 255 | Norma Thomas | Retired Concerned Citizen |
| 256 | David Berzack | Concerned Citizen |
| 257 | Sean Piffer | Concerned Citizen |
| 258 | Carly Hotzman | Concerned Citizen |
| 259 | Bryan Aiken | Concerned Citizen |
| 260 | Jason Bartholomew | Concerned Citizen |
| 261 | John Mason Holland | Engineer |
| 262 | Candi Cooper Gordon | HR Specialist |
| 263 | Angel Whitworth | Fundraising Manager |
| 264 | Monte Gordon | Insurance Salesman |
| 265 | Itoro Ekwere | Actress/ Model |
| 266 | Helen Loeb | Retired Teacher |
| 267 | Amy Deveaux | Concerned Citizen |
| 268 | Kevin Fisher | Concerned Citizen |
| 269 | Jeremy Weimer | Concerned Citizen |
| 270 | Brian Matthews | College Student |
| 271 | Quynh Tran | College Student |
| 272 | Sarah Smith | College Student |
| 273 | Johnathan Kim | Restaurant Manager |
| 274 | Chris Weiss | Electrical Engineer |
| 275 | Brittany Kline | Concerned Citizen |
| 276 | Amity Jordan | Concerned Citizen |
| 277 | Sophia Cherribi | Emory University- Student |
| 278 | Sontai-Blu Boyd | Auburn University- Student |
| 279 | Nikita Patel | University of Georgia- Student |
| 280 | Cheryl Mack | HR Manager |
| 281 | Cheyenne Perkins | Nanny |
| 282 | Shanal Wallace | Stay at Home Mom |
| 283 | Kathy Horton | Concerned Citizen |
| 284 | Lindsay Graham | Concerned Citizen |
| 285 | Edward Butler | Concerned Citizen |
| 286 | Leslie Parker | Concerned Citizen |
| 287 | Marty Parker | Concerned Citizen |
| 288 | Jessyca Sexton | Housekeeping Manager |
| 289 | Kelly Sexton | Customer Service Representative |
| 290 | Jacquie St James | Concerned Citizen |
| 291 | Doug St James | Concerned Citizen |
| 292 | Nan Kemberling | Celloist |
| 293 | William Dewberry | Receptionist |
| 294 | Bradley Herring | Graphic Designer |
| 295 | Jason Wolf | Concerned Citizen |
| 296 | Elena Wolf | Veterinary Technician |
| 297 | Cody Kolodziejski | Security Officer |
| 298 | Nicole Parks | CNN |
| 299 | Jill Roberts | Loan Officer |
| 300 | Mark Mac Nonia | Retired Military- US Army |
| 301 | Karen Gildea | Veterinary Assistant |
| 302 | John Miller | Fullerton College- Student |
| 303 | Ishika Muchhal | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 304 | Daniella Silva | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 305 | Charles Todd | Paramedic |
| 306 | Shana Pau | Graduate Student |
| 307 | Mickey Rich | Production Lighting Technician |
| 308 | Robbie Astrove | Dekalb County Parks Department- Preserve Manager |
| 309 | Never Cheng | Material Handler |
| 310 | April Clark | Student |
| 311 | Ben Wise | Student |
| 312 | Arina Reid Martin | Student |
| 313 | Seraj Paramanu | University of Pennsylvania- Student |
| 314 | Hope Davis | Concerned Citizen |
| 315 | Katie Sief | Student |
| 316 | Promise Jollah | Student |
| 317 | Kimberly Xiomara | Student |
| 318 | Bradley Swanson | Concerned Citizen |
| 319 | Skylar Rosenberg | Concerned Citizen |
| 320 | Eliza Boyanton | Concerned Citizen |
| 321 | Paige Lord | Concerned Citizen |
| 322 | Shraddha Bhutiyani | Student |
| 323 | Lucy Robert | Concerned Citizen |
| 324 | Horeb Berhane | Student |
| 325 | Kathleen Hoover | University of Georgia- Student |
| 326 | Kathy Do | Concerned Citizen |
| 327 | Wyne Kelly | Concerned Citizen |
| 328 | Devonna Blue | Concerned Citizen |
| 329 | Gabrielle Stearns | Student |
| 330 | Sophia Haggray | Student |
| 331 | Mary Kathryn Evans | Georgia Tech University- Student |
| 332 | Caroline Mitchell | Student |
| 333 | Abigail Mchoul | Student |
| 334 | Andreanna Kitas | Student |
| 335 | Sirriana Blanca | Student |
| 336 | Leah Thomas | Emerson College- Student |
| 337 | Emily Perulero | Student |
| 338 | Virginia Van Pelt | University if Georgia- Student |
| 339 | Rachael Doran | Student |
| 340 | Ali Coulter | Student |
| 341 | Lily Kersh | Student |
| 342 | Evren Basaran | Student |
| 343 | Kelsey Rios | Student |
| 344 | Ellie Majdancic | Student |
| 345 | Miraal Siddiqui | Student |
| 346 | Maria Fernanda | Student |
| 347 | Kris Drew | Concerned Citizen |
| 348 | Paris Malakian | Concerned Citizen |
| 349 | Maria Rampaly | Student |
| 350 | Dylan Butcher | Student |
| 351 | Jessic Lac | University of Georgia- Student |
| 352 | Jessica Thompson | University of Georgia- Student |
| 353 | Avery Godwin | Concerned Citizen |
| 354 | Sophie Dupont | Concerned Citizen |
| 355 | Christina Garcia-Corrales | Concerned Citizen |
| 356 | Camille Renee | Concerned Citizen |
| 357 | Sebastian Mendez | Concerned Citizen |
| 358 | Jim Salisbury | Student |
| 359 | Ella’s Hinton | Concerned Citizen |
| 360 | Bryan Yan | University of Pennsylvania- Student |
| 361 | Aly Ramirez | Student |
| 362 | Grace McGrail | Student |
| 363 | Iris Wickham | Emory University- Student |
| 364 | Amarillis Cano | Concerned Citizen |
| 365 | Delaney Kolbensvik | Concerned Citizen |
| 366 | Hasti Bakian | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 367 | Emily Barber | Concerned Citizen |
| 368 | Lee Creel | Concerned Citizen |
| 369 | Christina Maria | Concerned Citizen |
| 370 | Ashley Garcia | Concerned Citizen |
| 371 | Annie Arditi | University of Pennsylvania- Student |
| 372 | Mansi Patel | Georgia State University- Student |
| 373 | Anna Motel | Concerned Citizen |
| 374 | Sophia Mwaisela | University of Pennsylvania- Student |
| 375 | Rachael Hedrick | Biologist/ Veteran Assistant |
| 376 | Vyvyan Hughes | Neon Designer/ Film Industry Vendor |
| 377 | Laura Crouse | Wildlife Rehabilitator |
| 378 | Jason Morexraft | CFO |
| 379 | Caroline Kulinski | Voice Coach |
| 380 | Christopher Kulinski | Auto Trader- Corporate Vice President |
| 381 | Louis Gonzalez | Scientist |
| 382 | Ramon Rodriguez | Truck Driver |
| 383 | Neal Mattews | Concerned Citizen |
| 384 | Suzanne Matthews | Concerned Citizen |
| 385 | Erin Feichtner Easterwood | Water Biologist |
| 386 | Colin Arrowood | Georgia State University- PhD Student |
| 387 | Robert Houshel Jr | Canine Behavioral Specialist |
| 388 | Emily Sprague | Veterinary Technician |
| 389 | Diana Sadeghi | High School Student |
| 390 | Robin Kabodvand | High School Student |
| 391 | Mariela Marckioli | Assistant Vice President/ Money Service Business Bank Officer |
| 392 | Leah Giammarva | Gwinnett Technical College- Student |
| 393 | Amanda Lee Atkins | Concerned Citizen |
| 394 | Kristina Strane | Executive Assistant |
| 395 | Jody Deweese | Retired Police Officer |
| 396 | Rachael Rarick | Montessori School Teacher |
| 397 | Christy McMichael Reeves | Wildlife Rehabilitator |
| 398 | Annelise Wilson | Doggy Daycare Attendant/ Kennel Technician |
| 399 | Alinejad, Masih | Journalist and Founder of the White Wednesdays Campaign |
| 400 | Namita Money | Organizer |
| 401 | Elena Wolf | Mother and Preschool Teacher |
| 402 | Peter Mawhinney | Concerned Citizen |
| 403 | Andrea McGee | Concerned Citizen |
| 404 | Dustin Johnson | Concerned Citizen |
| 405 | Mojdeh Bakhtiary | Real Estate Agent |
| 406 | Patti Fridriksson | Truck Driver |
| 407 | Merril Thomas | Lead Foreman |
| 408 | Jo Bolen | Behavioral Therapist |
| 409 | Jade Johnson | Concerned Citizen |
| 410 | Adele Harris | Concerned Citizen |
| 411 | Sarah Kelley | Concerned Citizen |
| 412 | Kayla McGee | Concerned Citizen |
| 413 | Inga Masic | Concerned Citizen |
| 414 | Adriana Stivers | Veterinary Technician |
| 415 | Kai Williams | IWRC- Executive Director |
| 416 | Eric Rion | Concerned Citizen |
| 417 | Crissy Rion | Concerned Citizen |
| 418 | Martha Watts | Concerned Citizen |
| 419 | Michaela Owen | Concerned Citizen |
| 420 | Daniel Johnson | Concerned Citizen |
| 421 | Beverly Feng | University of Pennsylvania- Student |
| 422 | Molly Malloy | Concerned Citizen |
| 423 | Jake Holt | Concerned Citizen |
| 424 | Gracie Ellet | Virginal Tech- Student |
| 425 | Leah Shankman | Concerned Citizen |
| 426 | Ella Floyd | Concerned Citizen |
| 427 | Amanda Halbert | Concerned Citizen |
| 428 | Talia Coopersmith | University of Pennsylvania- Student |
| 429 | Emily Zhou | Georgia Tech University- Student |
| 430 | Siya Patel | Concerned Citizen |
| 431 | Karmen Pletikosic | Concerned Citizen |
| 432 | Inaara Jadavji | Concerned Citizen |
| 433 | Lex Schultz | Yale University- Student |
| 434 | Kelsey Alexander | Concerned Citizen |
| 435 | Ann Richmond | Concerned Citizen |
| 436 | Hlina Kiros | University of Georgia- Student |
| 437 | Zoe Skeeling | Concerned Citizen |
| 438 | Eloa Noir | Concerned Citizen |
| 439 | Katie Lowe | Concerned Citizen |
| 440 | Abby Thien | Georgia Tech University- Student |
| 441 | Deanna Moyer | Concerned Citizen |
| 442 | Nick Williams | Concerned Citizen |
| 443 | Siya Pun | Concerned Citizen |
| 444 | Emily Marie Roth | Trees Atlanta- Arbor Specialist |
| 445 | Laura Claire | Concerned Citizen |
| 446 | Jessica Sanders | Concerned Citizen |
| 447 | Marie Dietz | Concerned Citizen |
| 448 | Cathrine Nolan | Science Teacher |
| 449 | Mieshia Conway | Concerned Citizen |
| 450 | Jessica Lynn McKee | Concerned Citizen |
| 451 | Kevin Hogan | Environmental Compliance Specialist |
| 452 | Rebecca Perry | School Teacher |
| 453 | Sarah Robles | Concerned Citizen |
| 454 | Jennifer Edenfield | Claims Adjuster/ Nursing/ Paralegal |
| 455 | Zuntashe Nicole Kennedy | Concerned Citizen |
| 456 | Jennifer Chen | Technology Consultant |
| 457 | Miles Davis | Concerned Citizen |
| 458 | Graham Yoder | Production Props |
| 459 | Claire Ginnane | University of Georgia- Veterinary Student |
| 460 | Wesley Shepherd | Cook |
| 461 | Natalia Schuler | Academy of the Oaks- High School Student |
| 462 | Jennifer Jarvis | Baldwin Wallace University- Student |
| 463 | Isabella Salahshoor | UC Riverside- Student |
| 464 | Simon Jo Martin | UC San Diego- Student |
| 465 | Connor Fitzmaurice | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 466 | Analise Torres | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 467 | Carter James | Berkley College of Music- Student |
| 468 | Karina Osbourne | Woodbridge High School- High School Student |
| 469 | Sophia Van Everyhall | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 470 | Sydney Michele Castiglione | Drake University- Student |
| 471 | Rose Sayers | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 472 | Chloe Belle | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 473 | Paige Van Conant | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 474 | Perry Goeders | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 475 | Kaia Mulunba | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 476 | Madison Dehghi | Cal State Long Beach- Student |
| 477 | Tyler Sanders | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 478 | Jade Robinson | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 479 | Kylie Christensen | Cypress College- Student |
| 480 | Chloe Jane Reyes | Fullerton College- Student |
| 481 | Matthew Hakel | Mont Claire State University- Student |
| 482 | Breanna Bowra | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 483 | Vahid Daneshmand | Concerned Iranian Citizen |
| 484 | Sajjad Eslamkhah | Concerned Iranian Citizen |
| 485 | Jordan Williams | Concerned Citizen |
| 486 | Amanda Godoy | Azusa Pacific University- Student |
| 487 | Bayla Forman | University of Washington- Student |
| 488 | Selene Klasner | University of Southern California- Student |
| 489 | Jules Mara | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 490 | Sean Hefner | Cal State Fullerton- Student |
| 491 | Caitlin Abadir- Mullally | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 492 | Iman Amini | Pace University- Student |
| 493 | Gisou Sarbav | Concerned Canadian Citizen |
| 494 | Olivia Mitchell | Concerned London Citizen |
| 495 | Lauren Sage Browning | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 496 | Emmanuel Madera | Fullerton College- Student |
| 497 | Lydia Filippini | Cal State Fullerton- Student |
| 498 | Sophia Rahaniotis | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 499 | Rachael Edelstein | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 500 | Emerson Bualat | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 501 | Nikki Eman | Environmentalist |
| 502 | Makenzie Kimura | Warner Pacific University- Student |
| 503 | Angelique Hamilton | Barista |
| 504 | Lou Lou Adora | Woodrow High School- High School Student |
| 505 | Jeannette Srinivasan | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 506 | Brandon Burns | Cal State Fullerton- Student |
| 507 | McKenna Brennon | University of Cincinnati- Student |
| 508 | Harry Golby | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 509 | Danesh Naghibzad | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 510 | Carolyn Renee Avenger | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 511 | Jordan Lotts | EMT |
| 512 | Kylie Grogan | Actress |
| 513 | Maia Larom | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 514 | Pablo de Larranaga | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 515 | Gabe Rivas | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 516 | Danielle Silva | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 517 | Ishika Muchhal | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 518 | John Miller | Fullerton College |
| 519 | Alex Grant | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 520 | Nina Hosseinzadeh | California Institute of the Arts- Student/ Actress |
| 521 | Lauren Baker | Actress |
| 522 | Krista Eliot | American Musical and Dramatic Academy- Student |
| 523 | Natalie D’Amico | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 524 | Emonni X | Concerned Citizen |
| 525 | Olivia Mcknown | Connecticut College- Student |
| 526 | Sophia Gabrinetti | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 527 | Hasti West | Hair Stylist |
| 528 | Shaden Ahadi | Fullerton College- Student |
| 529 | Niki Tavakoli | University of Southern California- Graduate Student/ STEM Center Assistant USC School of Engineering |
| 530 | Michaela Brown | Pace University- Student |
| 531 | Clare Morrissey | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 532 | Michael Chen | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 533 | Caleigh Lozito | Actress |
| 534 | Brook Tillman | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 535 | Samantha Solis | Fullerton College- Student |
| 536 | Kristi Gundhus | Azusa Pacific University- Student |
| 537 | Oscar Falcon | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 538 | Paris Sarbav | Canadian High School Student |
| 539 | Hunter Abul | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 540 | Mikayla Nance | Pace University- Student |
| 541 | Taylor Medina | Cal State Fullerton- Student |
| 542 | Amelia Whitney | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 543 | August Gray Gall | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 544 | Bayleigh Woodrow | University of Southern California Channel Islands- Student |
| 545 | Keith Ahistrom | Fullerton College- Student |
| 546 | Aidan Nicholas | Concerned London Citizen |
| 547 | Tony Torrico | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 548 | Rachael Bailey | University of California Irvine- Student |
| 549 | Madi Thoele | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 550 | Cierra Merriman | Brandman University- Student |
| 551 | Melanie Tanaka | Boston Conservatory- Student |
| 552 | Yunni Lin | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 553 | Diana Esparza | Concerned Citizen |
| 554 | Aron Rudich | Dartmouth College- Student |
| 555 | Nick Wynn | Concerned Citizen |
| 556 | Jesse Steedman | Concerned Citizen |
| 557 | Christopher Dunlap | Concerned Citizen |
| 558 | Cienna Newett | California Institute of the Arts- Student |
| 559 | Margaret Gill | UC Irvine |
| 560 | Fiona Rose | California Institute of Arts-Student |
| 561 | Denise Chacanaca | UCSC |
| 562 | Rhyan Belanger | UCI |
| 563 | Alyssa Gines | San Diego State University |
| 564 | Ryann Ur | Concerned Citizen |
| 565 | Ariana Bakian | Cal State Long Beach- Student |
| 566 | Zeni Hyden | California Institute of Arts-Student |
| 567 | Sophia Papadopoulos | LMU |
| 568 | Hanna R. Thiel | Concerned Citizen |
| 569 | Brent Charles | California Institute of Arts-Student |
| 570 | Antonia Cruz-Kent | California Institute of Arts-Student |
| 571 | Ariella Schultz | Haverford College |
| 572 | Sophie Protanl | Connecticut College |
| 573 | Alex Landavazo | Concerned Citizen |
| 574 | Katharine Means | California Institute of Arts |
| 575 | Karina Majewski | California Institute of Arts |
| 576 | Armita Mirkarimi | Woodbridge High School Student |
| 577 | Shy Spiegel | California Institute of Arts |
| 578 | May Kosten | Connecticut College |
| 579 | Lauren Louis | Cal State Fullerton- Student |
| 580 | Natasha Rouchon | Cal State Long Beach- Student |
| 581 | Takoda Barraza | California Institute of Arts-Student |
| 582 | Lauren Ayala | Concerned Citizen |
| 583 | Alexa Rouchan | California Institute of Arts-Student |
| 584 | Jordan Foley | California Institute of Arts-Student |
| 585 | Symone Holmes | California Institute of Arts-Student |
| 586 | Emma Anberg | Concerned Citizen |
| 587 | Solomon Jackson-Hardy | New York University (NYU) |
| 588 | Ryan Parsa | Concerned Citizen |
| 589 | Summer Vick | Student |
| 590 | Jamil Bashir | Artist/ Retail Sales |
| 591 | Christopher Mack | Athletic Trainer |
| 592 | Danielle Sereno | Concerned Citizen |
| 593 | Suzanne Moncrief | Concerned Citizen |
| 594 | Randy Taylor | Concerned Citizen |
| 595 | Kristina Warren | Project Delivery Lead for Privacy Software Firm |
| 596 | Roberto Shawn Hoover | Attorney |
| 597 | Yashar Faturachi | Concerned Citizen |
| 598 | Carolyn Humphreys | Concerned Citizen |
| 599 | Carolina Kreysa | Retired Social Worker |
| 600 | Megan Maloney | Nursing School Student |
| 601 | Ricky Beigh | Restaurant Server |
| 602 | Savannah Coneys | Restaurant Server |
| 603 | Neema tavakolian | Restaurant Server |
| 604 | Julian Bray | Restaurant Server |
| 605 | Sam Slappey | Concerned Citizen |
| 606 | Kia Lally | Concerned Citizen |
| 607 | Tim Steel | Concerned Citizen |
| 608 | Luis Puerta | Concerned Citizen |
| 609 | Joe Jones | Concerned Citizen |
| 610 | Addy Delean | IBM |
| 611 | Doug Hart | Ecologist |
| 612 | Anna Reed | Nursing School Student |
| 613 | Alace Fraley | Bartender |
| 614 | Kimberly Barco | Model |
| 615 | Aubre Doernberg | Concerned Citizen |
| 616 | Saffiyah Belen | Grad School Student |
| 617 | Tori Pateuk | Cienna Sales Representative |
| 618 | Brett Grauss | Oncology Medical Assistant Sales Rep |
| 619 | Samantha James | Teacher |
| 620 | Mary Lee Palmer | Photographer |
| 621 | Colin McCroy | Recruiter |
| 622 | Luke James | Concerned Citizen |
| 623 | Beth Treschitta | Concerned Citizen |
| 624 | Austin Erickson | 401K Sales Rep |
| 625 | Meghan Proctor | Flight Attendant |
| 626 | Alexis Ledesma | Mother |
| 627 | Lauren Riggens | Georgia Pacific |
| 628 | Julia Sparks | Concerned Citizen |
| 629 | James Clerveau | Financial Analyst |
| 630 | Katherine Zakharova | Guest Experience Services at the Marriott |
| 631 | Marina Christine | Zoo Keeper |
| 632 | Richa Bhardwaj | Model |
| 633 | Bergen Aughey | Contract Supervisor at Insight Global |
