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During the 1960s and 1970s the anti-nuclear movement began. The movement included social demonstrations and protests that opposed various nuclear technologies. Anti-nuclear power protests would include protesters using the phrase “No Nukes!” There was also an anti-nuclear concert in 1979 called “No Nukes: The Muse Concert for a Non-Nuclear Future.” It was a triple live album that was recorded on September 19-23. Artists that appeared for the concert and preformed include Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Jackson Browne, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and more.

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“Love carefully” was a message used as a promotion for National Condom Week, which started in 1978. In 1989, Planned Parenthood first started using this message in an event where they gave away 4,000 condoms throughout nine different medical centers in North East Pennsylvania. This event would mark the agency’s first observation of National Condom Week, beginning February 13 as a Valentine’s Day message. 

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A Liberty Loan, also known as a Liberty Bond, was a war bond that was sold in the United States to support the allied cause in WWI. War bonds are debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations and other expenses in times of war. There were four issues of Liberty Bonds, and two of which were in 1917. The First Liberty Loan Act authorizes issue of $5 billion in bonds at 3.5%, but only raised $2 billion with 5.5 million people. Therefore, there was the Second Liberty Loan Act, offering $3 billion in bonds at 4%, only totaling $3.8 billion with 9.4 million people purchasing bonds. Through the selling of Liberty Bonds, the government was able to raise $21.5 billion for the war. 

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The March of Dimes Foundation is a United States nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies. It was founded by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938 to combat polio. The organization was called the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. But in 1976, the foundation became the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation and changed to promoting general health for pregnant women and babies. In 2007, the foundation became what it is known as today, the March of Dimes Foundation. 

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This button is most likely intended to display one’s pride in their Irish heritage. 

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This button is representative of those who dislike and disagree with the opinions of radio talk show host, writer, and conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh is known for his ultraconservative and controversial opinions. His national talk radio program The Rush Limbaugh Show debuted in 1988 in New York City and within five years became the most popular talk radio program in the U.S. Limbaugh’s commentary often enraged the specific groups he targeted, including feminists, the homeless, and the Democratic Party. Despite being seen as controversial and divisive, he was credited with helping the Republican Party win control of both houses of Congress in 1994 and was a key figure in the effort to impeach President Bill Clinton in 1998. 

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Greenpeace was founded in 1971 to protest U.S. nuclear testing off the coast of Alaska. Since its inception, Greenpeace has worked to ban commercial whaling and to protect Antarctica. Today it is an international organization that has offices in over 30 countries and continues to work to protect the environment against threats such as climate change and deforestation. 

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This button likely refers to and promotes clean air and air pollution control. When the air changes to the color gray, it is referred to as smog. In the United States, smog was brought to attention in 1933 after the publication of the book “Stop That Smoke,” by Henry Obermeyer. The United States later enacted the Clean Air Act in 1963 to control air pollution on a national level. Throughout history there have been major air pollution events, such as the event on November 24, 1966 in New York City, when smog killed at least 169 people. 

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MOVE is a Philadelphia-based self-proclaimed black liberation group founded by John Africa in 1972. The group is still active and engages in public demonstrations against racism, police brutality, and other issues. In the past the group has been involved in a couple major incidents. In 1978, there was a standoff that resulted in the death of a police officer and injuries to several other people. Because of this event, the nine members of the group received life sentences. ‘Free the MOVE 9’ represents the point of view that those who were involved and have been in prison since August 8, 1978, should be freed.