Bill Text: MI SR0075 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to designate September 27, 2023, as Face Equality Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-09-27 - Adopted [SR0075 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-SR0075-Enrolled.html
MICHIGAN SENATE
Senate Resolution No. 75
Offered by Senators McMorrow, Bayer, Chang, Cherry, Geiss and Singh
A RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE SEPTEMBER 27, 2023, AS FACE EQUALITY DAY
WHEREAS, Facial disfigurement, whether congenital, trauma related or acquired, is a neglected global human rights issue often leading to poverty, prejudice, and exclusion; and
WHEREAS, Face Equality Day brings public awareness to the issues and prejudices people with facial disfigurements experience, including health inequities, online abuse, workplace discrimination, and hate crimes; and
WHEREAS, Face Equality International has brought together 35 worldwide organizations, including Burn Survivors Of Michigan, to provide a source of hope, sense of community, and continued advocacy to improve lives around the world; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the members of this legislative body designate September 27, 2023, as Face Equality Day; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we urge residents to take part in raising aware ness and support for those with facial disfigurements.
Secretary of the Senate
Adopted by the Senate, September 27, 2023.
