House Resolution No. [insert number] proposes to designate November 7, 2025, as Victims of Communism Day in Michigan. This date commemorates the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, which initiated the first totalitarian communist regime and led to widespread oppression and suffering over the following century. The resolution highlights the staggering human toll of communist regimes, which collectively resulted in the deaths of over 100 million individuals globally, including significant losses in the Soviet Union, China, North Korea, Cambodia, Vietnam, Eastern Europe, Ethiopia, and Cuba. It emphasizes that these figures represent real people whose basic rights were denied under oppressive systems.

The resolution also underscores Michigan's unique connection to this history, as many residents and their families have escaped from communist oppression in various countries in search of freedom. It calls for Michiganders to remember the atrocities committed under communism to ensure that the values of liberty and justice endure. The resolution encourages the people of Michigan to observe Victims of Communism Day with ceremonies and educational activities that honor the memory of those who suffered and reaffirm the state's commitment to human freedom and constitutional liberty.