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The "Stop War Toys Campaign" is a campaign to spread the education of peace and non-violence. Supporters of the campaign want to protect children from exposure to the "tools of violence and war". The image of two hands breaking a toy rifle is the logo used by the War Resisters League. The War Resisters League is a group that has been resisting war at home and war abroad since 1923. They promote this campaign and believe that “war is not a game” and people shouldn’t buy war toys.

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Free Tibet is a non-profit, non-government organization, founded in 1987 and based in London, England. Their mission statement advocates “a free Tibet in which Tibetans are able to determine their own future and the human rights of all are respected.” The organization campaigns for “an end to China’s occupation of Tibet.” There are campaigns that advocate a boycott of Chinese-made products with the slogans "Boycott Chinese products", or "Boycott Made in China". 

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Bored of Education is a comedy short that chronicles the attempt to get out of school by children named Alfalfa and Spanky. It won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film under the One-Reel category. It was the first contribution in the Our Gang series by the director Gordon Douglas. Bored of Education was loosely based on Robert F McGowan's short "Teacher's Pet." Hal Roach produced the series in the 1920s and 1930s. He bought back the rights from MGM and repackaged the shorts for television under the name The Little Rascals.

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This is a protest button against “the Generals”: General Electric, General Foods, General Motors, General Dynamics, and General Schwarzkopf. During the 1950’s and 1960’s these companies were considered to be some of the largest and most powerful companies in the world and led their respective markets. Most of “the Generals” are not as powerful today due to smaller companies catching up, though General Electric is currently one of the most powerful manufacturing companies in the United States. 

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The quote on this button is attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India, who inspired movements for freedom and civil rights across the world.  The quote implies that responsibility begins and ends with one’s own behavior. According to a 2011 article in the New York Times, there is no reliable documentary evidence for the quotation. The closest matching quote is “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him…We need not wait to see what other do.” 

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During the October 1991 Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice nominee, Clarence Thomas. a report was leaked to the press that contained allegations against Thomas for sexual harassment. The allegations came from Anita Hill, who had originally worked with Thomas for two years as his personal assistant when he was the head of the Office of Civil Rights at the Education Department in Washington D.C.. Upon the reports release, Hill was called to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a televised hearing where her statements proved divisive amongst the American people. Though Hill was hailed by supporters as a voice for the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace, many found Hill to be delusional, being unable to produce any credible evidence to support her claims. 

Despite her testimony, Thomas would go on to to be sworn into the position of Supreme Court Justice with a vote of 52-48. Though the allegations were never proven, Anita Hill continues to be hailed by her supporters as a champion for women's rights and for bringing the issue of sexual harassment into the national spotlight.

Anita Hill is an American lawyer and a professor at Brandeis University, where she teaches social policy, law, and women’s studies. 

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In the farewell address of President Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 17, 1961, he warned Americans to keep an eye on what he called, "the military-industrial complex". He was warning the American people to not let the mutually beneficial relationship between the military and industry dictate the actions of the United States because this sort of power could threaten the nation's freedoms and lead to war for profit.

This button plays on the meaning of “complex” as a psychological condition that could be cured, implying that America’s military industrial complex could gotten rid of.

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The Berkeley Guides are travel guidebooks published by Fodors. The green leaf with white text appears on the front cover of some of the Berkeley Guides between 1993 and 1995 to advertise contests and promote environmental causes. The text on the leaf is different depending on the contest.  

The words "Turn over a new leaf. Recycle" promote the importance of recycling since "turn over a new leaf" has been associated with recycling campaigns since the mid-1970s. The leaf which reads "You can't see the forest if there aren't any trees" refers to a contest The Berkeley Guides had to win a free trip to the rain forest. 

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The "New Era Movement" was a program organized by the Presbyterian Church following the First World War. At the 130^th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) held in 1918, the program was created to foster cooperation and unity between all members of the Presbyterian Church community. By 1920, the program was reorganized, with a new goal of promoting and modernizing the Church’s programs and encouraging new membership.