No Dinosaurs

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Illustration of a black Tyrannosaurus Rex and a volcano on a white background with a red "No" symbol through the image

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Hand written "Nov. 1980"

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Catalog ID CA0384

Vote No on Abortion

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Text on Button VOTE NO ON ABORTION
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Additional Information Abortion is the removal of an embryo or fetus by a medical doctor from a pregnant female. In 1974, during Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was within the Constitution to protect a woman's right to choose whether or not she wanted to have an abortion or carry a child to full term. Many Americans who believe this is a woman's right are pro-choice, but others believe that the embryo or fetus having been created entitles that entity to the same rights as the woman and are pro-life. The debate between pro-choice and pro-life activists continues as there has not been a definitive answer in the courts as to when a fetus becomes a sentient being apart from the mother and is entitled to human rights.
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(2020). Roe v. Wade (Decision January 22, 1973). Retrieved from https://www.subscriptlaw.com/blog/roe-v-wade
Catalog ID CA0363

Nixon Drinks Ripple

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Text on Button Nixon Drinks Ripple Boycott Gallo Wines
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Between 1965 and 1970, members of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and the Mexican-American National Farmworker's Association combined to create the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) in order to demand wages equal to minimum wage. By the end of the five year strike, the UFW and table grape growers came to a collective bargaining agreement. However, during this strike, President Richard Nixon declared his support of the grape growers, which caused tension between him and the UFW. In response, the UFW came up with phrases such as "Nixon Drinks Ripple" and encouraged people to boycott certain wines.

Catalog ID CA0575

Nelson Mandela

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Text on Button NELSON MANDELA THE STRUGGLE IS MY LIFE
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Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013) was a political activist, who fought against apartheid, a system of racial classification and segregation, in South Africa. He was arrested in 1963 for his involvement in challenging the policies of the government and spent nearly three decades in prison. Following his release from prison in 1990, Mandela participated in negotiations to end apartheid, a role which earned him and F. W. de Klerk the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. On May 10, 1994, Mandela was elected as president in South Africa’s first democratic election. He continued to be an advocate for human rights and social justice until his death in 2013.

The phrase “the struggle is my life” comes from a press statement issued by Mandela on June 26, 1961, to explain his decision to continue his political work underground. The statement reads in part: “For my own part I have made my choice. I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days.”

In 1978, the International Defence and Aid Fund published a collection of Mandela’s speeches and writings, entitled Nelson Mandela: The Struggle is My Life, as a tribute to Mandela on his 60th birthday.

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International Defence and Aid Fund. (1978). Nelson Mandela: The struggle is my life. Pathfinder: New York.

Catalog ID CA0311

NARAL Never Again

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Text on Button NATIONAL ABORTION RIGHTS ACTION LEAGUE NEVER AGAIN NARAL
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The National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) was founded in Chicago in 1969. The goal of the organization is to protect and expand reproductive rights across the U.S. by lobbying Congress and promoting pro-choice lawmakers. Their “never again” campaign highlights dangerous, and sometimes traumatic, experiences of illegal abortions before Roe v. Wade in order to protect access to safe and legal abortions.

Catalog ID CA0307

NARAL Keep Abortion Safe and Legal

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Text on Button KEEP ABORTION SAFE AND LEGAL NARAL National Abortion Rights Action League
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National Abortion Rights Action League, or NARAL, is a pro-choice American organization made up of pro-choice women and men across the United States. The organization protects and expands reproductive freedom for women. They lobby Congress, represent pro-choice Americans, work with 20 state affiliates to advance ideas that work towards women’s freedom, and use the political process to elect lawmakers who support their pro-choice values. NARAL uses the statue of liberty as their logo, and therefore, they put it on their promotional buttons. NARAL states that they "will always have to fight to keep abortion safe and legal. This means defeating attacks in Congress and in the states."

Catalog ID CA0343

NARAL Abortion: a Personal Decision

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Text on Button ABORTION: A PERSONAL DECISION NARAL National Abortion Rights Action League
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National Abortion Rights Action League, or NARAL, is a pro-choice American organization made up of pro-choice women and men across the United States. The organization protects and expands reproductive freedom for women. They lobby Congress, represent pro-choice Americans, work with 20 state affiliates to advance ideas that work towards women’s freedom, and use the political process to elect lawmakers who support their pro-choice values. NARAL “believes that women should have the option to choose abortion,” it is their own personal decision. 

Catalog ID CA0342

Margaret Sanger

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Text on Button MARGARET SANGER 1879-1979 "No Woman Can Call Herself Free Who Does Not Own and Control Her Body"
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Margaret Sanger was a feminist and women’s rights activist. She is known for coining the term, “birth control.” In 1910, she started a publication promoting a woman’s right to birth control but laws forced her to flee the country in 1915. This didn’t stop her in pursuing women’s rights to birth control, and in 1916 she opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. It was in 1919, that Sanger published the article, “A Parents’ Problem or Woman’s?” where she wrote, “No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body.” Later in 1921, she established the American Birth Control League, which would lead to today’s Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She died in 1966, fighting her entire life for women’s rights. 

Catalog ID CA0346

Live Simply

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Text on Button Live Simply so Others May Simply Live
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"Live simply so others may simply live" is a quote attributed to Gandhi.  However, some people have falsely credited the quote to Elizabeth Ann Seton and Mother Theresa. The meaning behind the quote is to live simply so that there are more resources to go around for those who are just trying to live.

Catalog ID CA0576

Solidarity Day NEA

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Text on Button SOLIDARITY DAY nea SEPTEMBER 19, 1981
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The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor unions in the United States, representing over 3 million members who work in public education. On September 19, 1981, unions such as the NEA took part in Solidarity Day, a march in Washington to protest the budget and tax cuts proposed the Reagan administration.

Catalog ID EV0193