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2023 Proclamations
Proclamations are official documents, released by the City Government, and used by a Mayor in order to bring public awareness to a certain topic. It can help those within a community to be informed as to what their Mayor thinks of as important. Mayor Christopher Taylor released 18 proclamations in 2023, a few examples include:

2023 Honoring Little Amal
Little Amal is a large puppet resembling a 10 year old Girl who is a refugee from Syria. The puppet is seen as an internationally recognized symbol of human rights. This proclamation aims to bring more attention to the refugees within the city’s community. It also thanks those within this community for their hard work.

2023 Gun Violence Survivor Week
This proclamation aims to bring more attention to gun violence and asks the city’s community to support efforts against gun violence. It also informs citizens of the unique amount of Americans affected by gun violence.

2023 Groundcover News Vendor Appreciation
This proclamation brings attention to a specific newspaper company within the city. This company gives impoverished or homeless people an opportunity to obtain a job.

2023 UM Creative Campus Voting Project
This proclamation brings awareness to a project held at the University of Michigan which helped students there become registered to vote. This project helped to increase the number of voters and absentee ballots in the city of Ann Arbor and increased the sense of democracy within the community.