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Labor Stands with Hiab Teshome, President of GEO-AFT Local 3550

An Open Letter from Michigan Labor Unions and Local Organizations

We, the undersigned workers, labor unions, and local organizations, stand in solidarity with Hiab Teshome, the elected president of the Graduate Employees Organization Local 3550 of the American Federation of Teachers (GEO-AFT Local 3550), who is facing trumped up felony charges for embezzlement and false pretenses during GEO’s ongoing contract negotiations.

We understand these felony charges proposed by the University of Michigan’s Police Department and pursued by the Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit to be entirely baseless and politically motivated. The complaint issuance date of the charges came one day after the joint FBI, state, and local police raids and arrests of seven pro-Palestine activists. A total of eight students and workers are now facing spurious charges of Conspiracy to Transmit a Threat, Conspiracy to Tamper with a Witness, and Destruction of Property to Prevent Seizure. The federal government’s baseless charges against Palestine solidarity activists has further emboldened the University of Michigan Police Department, Sergeant Ryan Cavanaugh, and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit. We understand the collaboration between federal, local, and university bodies to be the latest example of a long line of attempts by the University to persecute its workers and those in solidarity with Palestine, this time through the targeting of a union president. Despite the persecution of Palestine solidarity activists, we renew our commitment to the liberation of the Palestinian people who continue to face immense forms of violence while the University of Michigan maintains material investments through its endowment in companies complicit in Israel’s genocide.

The allegation of embezzlement and false pretenses relate to Hiab’s participation in an University of Michigan Medical School student organization where she was a co-signer for the group’s finances but not otherwise involved in its activities. The University has never contacted Hiab regarding this alleged misconduct nor pursued its typical institutional processes for allegations of misuse of student organization funds. It is thus unprecedented and highly unusual for such an issue to be immediately escalated to felony charges.

We will not sit by idly as the University of Michigan, its police department, and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit, target a respected, valued, and beloved member of the broader labor community. An injury to one is an injury to all, and we understand that an attack such as this against the president of a local union is an attack against all of us.

By pursuing these charges, Eli Savit is acting in concert with the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to repress local activism, freedom of speech, and labor more broadly. We collectively demand Eli Savit, who is running as the Democratic candidate for Michigan Attorney General, to live up to his slogan (“A Fighter for Justice”) and immediately drop any and all charges against Hiab Teshome. Anything less than that proves that Eli Savit does not fight for justice.

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Organization Signatures

1. Wolverine Street Medicine. Wolverine Street Medicine
2. Palestinian Empowerment Foundation (PEF) – UMMS
3. Graduate Employees Organization AFT Local 3550
4. Black Medical Association
5. Huron Valley Democratic Socialists of America. We stand in solidarity with Hiab as the University attempts to persecute those who fight for divestment and a free Palestine.
6. Harvard Graduate Students Union, HGSU-UAW Local 5118
7. CodePink Detroit
8. New Labor Organizing Committee. We condemn the trumped-up charges against Hiab for supporting Palestinian liberation. An attack on a union organizer is an attack on all workers.

Individual Signatures

1. Adi Saleem, University of Michigan. I am stunned by the weaponized charges against the president of a labor union during contract negotiations. 
2. Yarden Azoulay Katz, University of Michigan, Dept of American Culture and Digital Studies Institute. 
3. Lauren Surface, University of Michigan. 
4. Stephen Ward, LSA. 
5. James M. Zumel Dumlao, School of Information. 
6. Aklesia Maereg, Ford School/School of Information, GEO. Hiab’s case is a clear example of the University’s attempts to target and fracture our movement. We will not stand for this!! Drop the charges against Hiab. 
7. Aaron Stark, USU, ITS. 
8. Sunhong Kim, GEO. 
9. Ellery Hendrix, M.S. in Materials Science ’25. 
10. Shane Niesen, History. 
11. Gala Patenkovic, University of Michigan. 
12. Joseph Konczal, Taubman College, University of Michigan, GEO. Hiab has been a positive force in my life ever since arriving to Ann Arbor. My first year here has been some of the toughest months of my life, and I genuinely do not think I could have gotten through it without the human beam of sunlight that is Hiab. The fact that she has been dragged through this disgusting process is shameful and reprehensible and has forever cemented the University of Michigan as an irredeemable institution in my conscience. 
13. Kate Giffin, GEO, University of Michigan. 
14. Gena Kim, University of Michigan. 
15. Nathan Kim, UMSI, GEO. Because an injury to one is an injury to all!
16. Meera Desai, School of Information
17. Francesca Canal Lameiro, GEO, UMSI. We love you, Hiab! Solidarity forever.
18. Shreya Chowdhary, GEO. We must stand against these political attacks on our beloved comrade and president Hiab. Hands off Hiab!
19. Anna Attie, GEO, UM English Department. The charges against Hiab are a shameless, transparent attempt to repress labor and pro-Palestine organizing at the University of Michigan and beyond. I stand with Hiab and with everyone fighting back against UM’s rapacious wealth accumulation, exploitation of workers, complicity in genocide, and collusion with the Trump administration.
20. Eric Zheng, SMTD
21. Killian Grider, SMTD
22. Gillian Camacho, GEO, UM Program in Chemical Biology
23. Vita Dervan, GEO. U-M is engaging in lawfare against activism and labor organizing on campus, and Savit is playing along. It must stop.
24. Orven Mallari, Graduate Employees’ Organization, University of Michigan. We should all be incensed by this blatant harassment of labor leaders from the university through DPSS. This is a blatant misuse of power by Eli Savit’s office.
25. Sonja Danon, Medical Scientist Training Program
26. Dominique Bouavichith, Staff, UM-Dearborn Center for Labor & Community Studies. U-M is targeting a labor leader on false pretenses, in an effort to both stifle campus activism and intimidate a union with whom they are actively bargaining a contract. Henry Ford levels of labor repression.
27. Cam Robinson, USU, Student Life
28. Malak Elshafei, University of Michigan Medical School, Ford School ‘26
29. Mohamed Fawaz, University of Michigan Medical School. Hiab is being unfairly persecuted through completely bogus charges for standing up for human rights!
30. Ginika Nwaba, University of Michigan Medical School
31. Joe Mirabelli, UM-PRO. I strongly condemn the University raising these charges and Savit’s participation. This clearly rises to the level of retaliation above how the University would usually handle such allegations. The malicious prosecution of campus activists and organizers must stop!
32. Faisal Alshamaa, University of Michigan Medical School
33. Julianna Vidales, University of Michigan Medical School
34. Meera Bhagat, University of Michigan Medical School
35. Anooshey Ikhlas, University of Michigan Medical School
36. Iman Manzoor, University of Michigan Medical School
37. Isabel Hsu, Michigan Medicine
38. Jane Ward, Community member. People have the right to speak and protest unjust situations.
39. Alex Loinard-Gonzalez, U of M medical school. In solidarity- we should all be able to express our support for our fellow human’s rights without fear of retaliation or intimidation.
40. Erin Hoeglund, Michigan Medicine. False and unjust allegations
41. Ella Gray, 
42. Emad Abou-Arab, MD FAAFP, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School
43. Maedeh Marzoughi, University of Michigan Medical School. Hiab is not guilty of any crime and has done nothing wrong.
44. Jessica Bautista, University of Michigan, School of Education. Hiab is an incredibly valuable member of our community. These are politically motivated charges that are egregious and should be dropped immediately.
45. Aasma Hossain, University of Michigan Medical School
46. Erin Morrissey
47. Matthew Thelen, University of Michigan
48. Toniya Brown, University of Michigan Medical School. To foster justice
49. Natalie Chen, GEO, UMSI. The charges against Hiab are baseless and it is shameful to see the University of Michigan skirt its own processes and accountability measures in an effort to repress activism and labor organizing. Drop the charges and free Hiab!
50. Sam Blovits, Eastern Michigan University. These charges are dangerous and ludicrous. We stand with Haib’s right to protest.
51. Yasine Keddari, University of Michigan Medical School
52. David Ezekiel, UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare. Student organizing is integral to social progress, and this administrative retaliation harms Hiab as a student and the community as a whole.
53. Evelyn Matei, Medical Scientist Training Program
54. Olivia Lanchoney, University of Michigan Medical School
55. Roopa Gorur, University of Michigan Medical School
56. Nazelie Doghramadjian, University of Michigan School of Information. Drop the charges! Hiab is a beloved member and leader in our community.
57. Nicolas Juarez, School of Social Work. This is a blatant attempt to influence bargaining and to attack Hiab for organizing for workers rights and against the genocide in Gaza
58. Amy Kuritzky, University of Michigan
59. Sarah Sullivan, UofM Sociology
60. Gabriel Wooten-Soto, University of Michigan Medical School. Hiab is being unfairly attacked
61. Kay Wallace, University of Michigan Medical School
62. Anna Chiara Russo, GEO, UM Med school
63. Grey Weinstein, University of Michigan School of Social Work. I am shocked and disgusted by this blatant abuse of power and decision to target labor organizing. Hiab is a pillar of our community, both through her leadership at the university and her work with our unhoused neighbors.
64. Spencer Cook, University of Michigan
65. Ryan McCarty, Lecturer, University of Michigan Ann Arbor Campus. I am signing this in protest of the University’s clear attacks on labor and pro-Palestinian activism. These charges have contravened all the University’s own policies and procedures in order to attack a political opponent.
66. Mubarak Ahmad, School of Public Health, GEO. I am a graduate worker and member of the University of Michigan community. I am writing to express concern regarding the charges brought against Hiab Teshome, the elected president of the Graduate Employees Organization and a respected member of our community.  Based on my experience within our community, Hiab has consistently served as a dedicated advocate for graduate workers and has supported many students during challenging periods. For this reason, the nature and escalation of these allegations have generated concern among members of our community.  I respectfully ask that this matter be handled with fairness and careful consideration, and that any actions taken do not contribute to a climate of fear or discourage civic engagement, advocacy, or labor participation among active community members.
67. Neeti Kulkarni, School of Public Health. Hiab is an asset to the community and is being unfairly attacked. 
68. Sujatha Changolkar, Medical Scientist Training Program
69. Mira Wang, University of Michigan, School of Public Health
70. Christian Zvokel, University of Michigan
71. Laura Willard, University of Michigan graduate
72. Christa Ventresca, GEO, University of Michigan. An attack against Hiab is an attack against all of us!
73. Major Stevens, Alumni. An attack on Hiab is an attack on GEO
74. Bailey Sullivan, GEO, University of Michigan
75. Hanikka Muna, University of Michigan Medical School
76. Amanda Victory, UofM Medical School. Hiab is one of the kindest and most brilliant students at Umich. I do not support the university’s targeted efforts to silence student activists and punish them for advocating for human rights.
77. Andrew Thompson, LEO Lecturer II, Stamps School of Art & Design. Solidarity
78. Amanda Casetti, University of Michigan Medical School
79. Emily Slobodenyuk, GEO, UM Medical School. Hiab is a dedicated scholar and advocate. She has been elected as the president of our graduate union, and has worked hard to improve her community. These charges are clearly meant to target a critical organizer to dissuade others. We all stand with Hiab!
80. Dominique Fahmy, University of Michigan. The charges against Hiab are completely unfounded and an attempt to harass and silence nonviolent protestors. We will not stand by while this institution continues to serve as an instrument of fascism.
81. amal omer, alumni UM SSW. Hiab is an amazing human and important member of our community, and the targeting and repression rampant in our community must end!
82. Linda Wan, community member, UM alumnus class of 1986. These charges against an esteemed  member of our community are clearly politically motivated.Shame on the authorities. I stand w Hiab!
83. Tomi Lawal, University of Michigan Medical School. Because I’ve known Hiab since we matriculated together and I know her character. These accusations levied against her are false and baseless. It is clearly an intimidation factor being peddled as a way of trying to silence her and the broader student activist community. We cannot allow this type of injustice and fear-mongering to continue to take root unopposed in our medical community – it is unbecoming of our mission to advance health to serve Michigan and the world.
84. Bethany Beekly, LEO Lec III, Department of Biology
85. Bobby Madamanchi, UMSI Lecturer IV. This is clearly a politicized attack on labor and dissent.
86. Lauren Heinonen, University of Michigan Medical School
87. Talia Gordon, LSA Anthropology
88. Jimmy Brancho, UM LEO
89. Andrew Balch, Graduate Employee’s Organization, University of Michigan. This is a baseless and unprecedented attack on a student and labor leader, in what become a pattern of U-M becoming emboldened by Trump’s repression campaign to persecute anyone who speaks out against them
90. Alex Anest, None. I oppose the use of felony charges as a means of silencing dissent. What an appalling and disgusting policy.
91. Kaitlin Karmen, GEO
92. Danielle Bean, Michigan Medicine
93. Ari Hart, University of Michigan Medical School
94. Sarah Harvin, MS, University of Michigan Medical School
95. J Gentry, GEO, Michigan Medicine
96. Grant Halliday, GEO, University of Michigan History
97. Krissy Rimmel, Wayne State University
98. Saket Bikmal, Medical Scientist Training Program
99. Mira Menon, University of Michigan Medical School
100. Alex Perez, University of Michigan Medical School
101. Amishi Taneja, University of Michigan Medical School
102. Marwah Kiani, University of Michigan Medical School
103. Kimberly (Kim) Dryden, University of Michigan Medical School
104. Isabel Reynoso, University of Michigan Medical School
105. Ferdie Galicia, University of Michigan Medical School
106. Katherine Wang, University of Michigan Medical School
107. Andrew Fleurant, University of Michigan Medical School
108. Jai’el Toussaint, University of Michigan Medical School
109. Maya Rajan, Michigan Medical School
110. Rija Awan, University of Michigan Medical School
111. Chai Montgomery, TWU Local 171 (for identification purposes only!). This is a gross abuse of power. it must be stopped.
112. Catalina Argandona Lopez, University of Michigan Medical School
113. David Sands, Ypsilanti Community Education Association (YCEA) member. Standing up
114. Kennedi Scott, University of Michigan
115. Alexander, Ypsilanti Community Educators Association. The assault on freedom of speech is egregious. Students of a university have the right to critique and protest how the university is investing money.
116. Daniel Akouri, YCEA. In solidarity against weaponzing the law to prevent free speech
117. Nick Geiser, UM Physics Postdoc, UM-PRO Bargaining Team. It is unacceptable for UM DPSS to bring frivolous felony charges against a union president during negotiations. Such harassment violates the Regents’ union neutrality agreement and cannot be tolerated.
118. Louis Kaplan, alumnus. the misuse of power from Eli Savit is egregious. This is a shady way of coming after someone who simply advocates for the rights of Palestinian lives, which is completely legal free speech.
119. Sarah Steele, University of Michigan Library
120. Nikolas Gregorio, University of michigan
121. Thea Bell, University of Michigan
122. Sara Huang, University of Michigan Medical School
123. Colton Ray, Ann Arbor resident, EMU Social Work alum. Solidarity against unjust, anti-democratic repression
124. Erin Nicholas, University of Michigan Medical School
125. Sarah Keeler, TNG-CWA Local 34022
126. Brianna Lodwick, SEIU-HCMI U-M. Vindictive retaliation and chilling of freedom of speech is never acceptable. Unfounded allegations are unjustifiable, and the targeting of pro-Palestinian activists is egregious in the extreme.
127. Dan Berger, n/a
128. Toby Chen, University of Michigan
129. Diana Zhao, University of Michigan Medical School. He is an incredible human with deep integrity. I stand in solidarity with her.
130. John Shaheen, University of Michigan Medical School
131. Saad Shami, University of Michigan Medical School
132. John Biziorek, Medical School. Targeting an elected union president during active contract negotiations sends a message to every worker who might organize or speak out
133. Yimeng Zhao, Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Michigan Medical School
134. Mary Falstin, University of Michigan Medical School
135. Aasma Hossain, University of Michigan Medical School
136. Lywana Dorzilor, University of Michigan
137. Nia Hall, Marsal School of Education. I am signing on to support Hiab and all organizers against the unjust targeting of pro-Palestine organizers. U-M is continuing to prioritize profit over human lives and we will not stand for it!
138. Dave Zeglen, Lecturer Employees Union (LEO)
139. Dianne May, UM Dearborn Campus
140. Larry Wentzel, LEO-GLAM, U-M Library. This is an intimidation campaign against GEO by having DPSS illegally harass and intimidate the GEO president.
141. Loren Guay, University of Michigan, GEO
142. Katherine Mercer, University of Michigan
143. Deborah Field, LEO, LSA
144. Chino Ekwueme, University of Michigan, Psychology. I stand in solidarity with Hiab against this pattern of institutional intimidation and repression.
145. Keji Latio, University of Michigan Medical School. I believe in justice for all student organizers.
146. Phil Christman, LEO, Lecturer II, English. I know negotiating with unions is inconvenient, but railroading your own students is probably not good for business. (There are other reasons not to do it, but those only count with people who have consciences.)
147. Thomas Walker, University of Michigan, English Department. We should all be opposed to the political weaponization of the legal system
148. Lejla Bajgoric, UM c/o 2018, School of LSA
149. Majd Y, UMMS
150. Ariana Haidari, GEO, University of Michigan School of Public Health. The University is violating its own policies to drum up baseless charges to harass a beloved labor leader and caring friend. We stand with Hiab!
151. Sophie Maloney, University of Michigan medical school
152. Marta Struve, GEO Vice President, Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD worker. Hiab has exemplary character and is deeply appreciated by the Ann Arbor and UM community. This attack on a labor, Palestine, and anti-ICE lead organizer is an atrocious attempt to win the favors of the state. I consider these charges as just another attack in U-M’s repression campaign against workers and students calling for divestment.
153. Eesha Banerjee, University of Michigan Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
154. Andy Brosius, U of M. I oppose the ridiculous political charges against Hiab!
155. Marvin Kassabian, Citizen of Michigan. Hiab is a jewel of the community, and these charges are an affront to any sense of justice
156. Max Christman, University of Michigan, CSE
157. Cameron Kaufman, School for Environment and Sustainability. These charges are a baseless attempt to silence leftist organizing on campus!
158. Anja Sheppard, Department of Robotics. it is extremely obvious that the university is using baseless claims to harass an active member of the graduate union and pro-palestine organizing. this is despicable.
159. Alexander Hsu, University of Michigan. Universities are meant to stand for two groups of people: the faculty and the students. The past few years at Michigan have demonstrated a prioritization of the bureaucracy and the national government.
160. Olivia Glinski, U of M alum
161. Mia Lambert, University of Michigan
162. Chinwendu Nwokeabia, College of Engineering
163. Zena El-Saghir, University of Michigan Medical School ‘25. Signing because I know Hiab personally and she is an advocate of peace and love.
164. Connor Williams, Department of Robotics. I support those who support others. Hiab is an excellent example of that value; University leadership is not.
165. Arvind Ganeshram, Michigan Medicine
166. Kalli Mulholland, University of Michigan
167. Jenny Murphy, UM alum
168. Rohan Nanwani, University of Michigan
169. Yessine Baalouche, University of Michigan Medical School. To support Hiab Teshome
170. Emily Maranets, University of Michigan
171. Shayaan Rasheed, University of Michigan Medical School
172. scott breshears, Umich med
173. Dylan Hogan, University of Michigan Medical School
174. Brigid Kennedy, Michigan Medical School
175. Jane Fergusson, Medical School. In support of Hiab
176. George Stain, University of Michigan Department of Lingusitics
177. Hannah Walton, University of Michigan Medical school. Supporting a fellow medical student and grad union
178. Alyanna Arlegui, UMMS. for support of a fellow med student
179. Austin Cornish, University of Michigan, Medical School
180. nur g., med
181. Zaid Siddiqui, UMMS
182. Husain Hakim, UMMS
183. Melissa Parker, UMMS
184. Mira Bookman, UMMS
185. Rachel Zhang, UofM
186. Grace Viscito, UM alum. Hiab is the most caring and selfless person I know
187. Zoe Chen, Umich Med
188. Jocelyn Ra, University of Michigan. Protesting Hiab’s unjust detainment.
189. Melissa Phung-Rojas, UMMS
190. Yara Siegler, UMMS. supporting a fellow med student
191. Kasey Thompson, University of Michigan. Support for Hiab
192. Molly Baumhauer, Michigan Medical School
193. Jingyu Song, Department of Robotics, University of Michigan
194. Lior, Community member, Research Assistant U of M Obstetrics and Gynecology & Psychology. Hiab is an immensely reliable friend community member and supporter of everyone around her. She has cared for all those around her for as long as I’ve known her. I stand firmly against this aggressive political tactic used to try instill fear into a person and her community who has done nothing but love everyone around her at all times.
195. Maureen Kessler, University of Medicine Medical School. Concern for suppression of free speech and our right to peacefully protest injustice.
196. Bailey Plaman, HGSU-UAW L. 5118
197. Katarina Keating, University of Michigan, GEO
198. Lindsey English, School of Public Health
199. Jonathan Ta, University of Michigan, School of Public Health
200. Lucia Kim, University of Michigan Medical School
201. Roshni Veeramachaneni, University of Michigan Libray
202. Sarah Miles, U of M staff and alum. I support our community member Hiab in overcoming these charges and reject the idea that protected speech is criminalized by our leaders.
203. Sakinah Owens, Biological Chemistry, UMMS. Hiab is one of the most amazing people I’ve ever met! This is a clear act of political repression against a student worker and organizer! Drop the charges now!
204. Kush Singhal, Harvard
205. Aditi Kannan, Harvard
206. Samantha Henry, U-M EEB. When one of our own gets prosecuted, we stand with them! Especially when it’s to fight for what is right!
207. Maya Youness, University of Michigan alum
208. Sonomi Oyagi, University of Michigan School for Environment & Sustainability
209. Jeff Horowitz, Alumni, PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering
210. Elysia Chou, DCMB, University of Michigan
211. Kobe Howcroft, DCMB, University of Michigan
212. Sben Korsh, Taubman College, University of Michigan
213. Kimberly Daley, University of Michigan Alumnus (2018 PhD, 2025 MSW). These are absurd charges, and it is extremely dissapointing that they are being pursued.
214. Laura Chen, Harvard / HGSU-UAW 5118
215. Andie Kim, Harvard University (HGSU-UAW 5118)
216. Kaja Aagaard, UMMS
217. Daniel Weaver, English Department, University of Michigan
218. Manali Desai, School of Information
219. Ema Schneiderhan, LSA
220. Jonathon Roney, University of Michigan
221. Cameron Yaxley, Stamps School of Art and Design
222. Jake Sachs, LSA, University of Michigan
223. Justine Zhang, School of Information
224. Rita Kwan-Hang Lee, USU Local 284, Stamps School of Art & Design
225. K. Nic Tobin, Michigan Medicine – Pathology. This is blatant, baseless retaliation against GEO and Hiab Teshome personally for legal and necessary labor and political speech
226. Craig Smith, University Library, University of Michigan. The charges are absolutely political in nature, and are aimed at a person who fights for fair labor practices and human rights issues on our campus.
227. Siddhi Deshpande, University of Michigan Medical School. The University cannot use Hiab as a target in their fascist student crackdown!
228. Sarah McLusky, Bentley Historical Library, UM
229. Jessica Bishai, School of Public Health. These charges are baseless and are a clear attack on campus labor.
230. Rachel Schmidt, University of Michigan Department of Chemistry
231. Hessa Al Maghlouth, School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS). Graduate students deserve to be protected by the Univeristy, not targeted.
232. Kai Ngu, Anthropology and History, University of Michigan
233. Ben Pockrass, University of Michigan Medical School
234. Leslie Vernon-Dunnigan, Psychology and Women and Gender Studies, UMich. Our employers are not entitled to our loyalty in our personal lives. We work for them, they don’t own us. What Hiab was doing was excersing their rights in their private life and has nothing to do with their employment. The University’s choice is an attempt to intimidate the union
235. Manar Talab, University of Michigan. The persecution of pro-Palestinian activist through the justice system is a sign of rising facism and authoritarianism in our country.
236. anna bk, university of michigan
237. Theo Stewart, University of Michigan. This is overt intimidation and harassment of a beloved community member.
238. Cydney Grannan, PhD student, Communication & Media, University of Michigan
239. Ja’Sean Holmes, Michigan Medicine. To help Hiab avoid unfair charges
240. Francesca Conterno, LSA
241. Ervin Zubiate, UMich History GEO. I am signing on because I have previously worked with Hiab and have personally witnessed her integrity and dedication to GEO. I am confident that the charges filed against her are baseless.
242. Neil MacLachlan, University of Michigan
243. Zahraa Zamir, University of Michigan
244. Ian McCue, University of Michigan. Oppression is often disguised through coincidence to obscure motive. This is clearly related to ongoing contract negotiations as a tool to undermine the authority of the union, and increase bargaining power for a University who has made clear it’s intent to protect the interests of the purse. I will not stand idly by while Reagents, Deans, and Administrators cower to the authoritative whims of the current political climate in order to protect their monetary interests.
245. Victoria Cheung, University of Michigan, School of Public Health
246. Cal Granlund, GEO, English
247. Matt Sestak, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, UM-Ann Arbor / University Staff United. In solidarity against fascism
248. Ana Lucena, LSA Technology Services. This is a gross abuse of power by the university, and the community will not stand for it. Solidarity forever!
249. Micah Davidson, University of Michigan – ECE department. I want to believe the University is meant to protect students in time of confusion and fear, not villainize them.
250. Andrew Ruba, University of Michigan, College of Engineering
251. Claire Mellott, University of Michigan
252. Gregg Krupa, alumnus.. the criminalization of free expression and the just exercise of constitutional rights is a betrayal of the public trust placed in a state university; especially, one eith aspirations of greatness.
253. Eleanor Plaster, University of Michigan
254. Kathleen Brown, GEO Member. The University has systematically gone after anti-genocide students, workers, and community members who have dared to speak out against U-M investments that support genocide and apartheid. Savit, you have the power to reject this criminalization. Do the right thing and drop these pretextual charges.
255. C. McGhee, SSW, Univeristy of Michigan
256. Sanjana Ramanathan, University of Michigan
257. Saleem Siddiqi, Community member
258. Aaron Bush, University of Michigan. I’m signing on to support fellow grad students and join the fight to ensure that our constitutional rights are respected and protected.
259. Shubh Agrawal, GENU-UAW, CoE ‘24
260. Todd Ziegler, ISR/USU
261. Charlotte Probst, University of Michigan
262. Thor Helgeson, COE ’26
263. Aenea Kanaan, TAHRIR. The charges are unjust and i believe they should be dropped
264. Anne Garcia, Jewish Voice for Peace. I support the people being accused of nothing more Han doing the right thing!
265. Natalie Neumann, Alum
266. Dawn Stahlbaum, Community Member
267. Rebecca Berlant, N/A
268. AJ cho, n/a
269. Anna Bakhador, University of Michigan-Flint. Because this is unjust and just an excuse to continue to harass student activists. SHAME!!!
270. Assmaa Eidy, Ford School
271. Lily Dar, Ann Arbor Community Member
272. Gin Corden, USU, ISR
273. Jasmine Ehrhardt, AFT 3550 GEO
274. Alex Belhaj, LSA alumnus
275. Stephanie Collier, University of Michigan
276. Iz Stamler-Goody, USU, School of Kinesiology. The UM community should have the right to free speech and protest
277. Angela Zhou, University of Michigan, School of Education
278. Henry Schnaidt, UofM. NA
279. Ethan Kishan, UAAO, University of Michigan
280. Chris Bull, University of Michigan School of Public Health
281. Claire Arneson, PhD, Alumna, Physics
282. Melissa Phruksachart, U-M, LSA, Dept. of Film, Television, and Media
283. AJ cho, n/a
284. Ellen Yeats, School of Engineering
285. Gabriel Jimenez, University of Michigan Law School Alum (2026). This unprecedented support of criminal charges for alleged conduct that should have been addressed by normal institutional channels is more evidence of UM’s attempt to retaliate against labor and pro-Palestine organizers. I sign to reject that behavior!
286. Kristina Bee, University of Michigan, student life staff. There is absolutely no way that Hiab did anything close to what these charges are.
287. Dana Chen, University of Michigan Law School. I stand with Hiab. UM’s attack on organized labor and students’ free speech and due process rights is shameful. Solidarity forever!
288. Jared Eno, University of Michigan, Ford/LSA. I have no idea why Eli Savit wants to be a tool of UMPD Sergeant Ryan Cavanaugh’s crusade against Palestine solidarity and labor, but whatever he thinks he’s getting out of destroying a beloved member of our community, he is making a huge mistake.
289. Melanie Goulish, Michigan State University
290. Ash Wilkin, UMMAP
291. Arianna Stokes, UM Graham Institute. Shame on Eli Savit. Shame on the University of Michigan
292. Zena Aljilehawi, University of Michigan-LSA. I am signing in support of Hiab against these baseless politically motivated charges in attempt to silence Labor efforts. We will not be silenced.
293. Crystal Cole, Alumna, University of Michigan
294. Ilakkiya Venkatachalam, Department of Human Genetics. Attempts to intimidate student organizers must be strongly opposed.
295. Leta Ashebo, University of Michigan Medical School
296. Joey Valle, GEO and UM Engineering PhD Alum. The bogus charges against Hiab are another shamefully brazen attempt by UM to intimidate and disrupt labor and pro-Palestinian organizing on and around campus.
297. Rashmi Luthra, University of Michigan-Dearborn. I am signing in protest of repression against dissent and protest against the targetting of students who stand up for Palestinian rights
298. Anuraag Kumar, UM Industrial and Operations Engineering. Repression against Labor hurts everyone
299. Simon Rakei, Anthropology and History, University of Michigan
300. Lissa Spitz, U of M alum, Taubman Architecture MS. I’m fed up with the persecution of people who oppose the destruction of Palestine, especially by the University of Michigan, who should do better.
301. Kirstn Tatar, alumna & staff, University of Michigan
302. Annette Dubois, U of M alumna (MA mathematics, 1989)
303. Michael Letwin, Former President, UAW 2325; Co-Convener, Labor for Palestine. Solidarity!
304. Andrew Charles McGlashan, None.

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