Amtis Amani, a Kansas University graduate, advertises an event in South Park to passing vehicles. The Green Scroll event gathered signatures on a document protesting the recent election results in Iran.

Local residents are adding their voices to the protests in Iran over the June 12 re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

A worldwide Green Scroll signing initiative brought a group of Iranian-Americans to South Park on Sunday evening to add their signatures to a petition stating “Ahmadinejad is not Iran’s president.”

“People are suffering for not having freedom for 30 years,” said Lawrence resident Neda Alrobaire. “We want to tell everyone that we want democracy. Every single human around the world needs to have freedom.”

A small group gathered in downtown Lawrence to garner support for Iran, with signs promoting peace and condemning the violent acts in the country.

Kansas University graduate Amtis Amani says the color green originally began as a symbol for Mir Hossein Mousavi, the other presidential candidate, but soon evolved into one of peace and human rights.

Scrolls from all over the world will end up in the same place to show solidarity in the movement. The fabric will be sewn together and hung for the world to see.

“It will be hung from the Eiffel Tower for two weeks and then later on at the U.N. museum as a piece of history,” said Amani.

After the election, Mousavi called the election fraudulent and his supporters took to the streets of Iran.

Alrobaire says while it’s hard to watch what is going on in her home country, she wants to make sure to support the people.

“(The Green Scroll) will show to the world that Ahmadinejad is not elected by people,” she said. “This is a dictatorship. It’s a selection, not an election. We’re supporting Iran.”

Green Scroll events took place throughout the weekend in cities around the world.