The Issues—The Events—
The Organizations—The People
1960-2003

There are over 370 buttons depicted on the poster. The historical narrative at the bottom provides what I refer to as over 260 "historical footnotes". This gives some background as to when many of the organizations were founded, the dates of the events, and even the deaths of many of these movements' leaders. Listed below, by category, are many of the issues, events, organizations, and people portrayed by the buttons (the poster narrative spells out the acronyms.)

CIVIL RIGHTS:
(Over 75 Buttons)

People:
Malcolm X
Eldridge Cleaver
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bobby Seale
Angela Davis
Huey Newton
John Carlos
Tommie Smith
Dick Gregory
Shirley Chisholm
Rubin"Hurricane" Carter
Benjamin Chavis
Sojourner Truth
Joanne Little
Allen Bakke

Organizations and Events:
CORE
SNCC
The Klan
The Black Panthers
Peace and Freedom Party
The 1963 March on Washington
The 1968 Poor Peoples Campaign
The 1968 Olympics
The Bakke Case
The Boston Busing Marches
The MFDP
The Dubois Clubs
Student Sit-ins - "1 Man, 1 Vote"
"I Have A Dream"
The NWRO
Augusta, Jackson State, Greensboro
The Oakland 7
The Wilmington 10
The Connecticut 9
The San Quentin 6
"We Shall Overcome"
"By any means necessary"
Black Power
The 1995 Million Man March
The 1997 Million Woman March
The 2000 Million Family March

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WOMEN’S MOVEMENT:
(Over 60 Buttons)

Organizations:
NOW
WONAAC
The WILPF
NARAL
National Federation BPW
Nat. Womens Political Caucus
Planned Parenthood
The Womens Strike for Peace

Issues:
The ERA
Abortion
    Pro-Choice
    Pro-Life
Equal Pay for Equal Work
Wages for Housework
Pornography
Battered Women
Women Priests
Forced Sterilization

Events:
The 1970 Womens Strike for Equality March
The 1977 Houston Conf.
The 1978 ERA March

American Indian Movement:
Indian Rights Association
1973 Wounded Knee Siege

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WORKERS RIGHTS:
Cesar Chavez
Boycott Lettuce
Boycott Wine
Boycott Grapes
Farmworkers
COYOTE (Prostitute Rights)
Aguila Azteca (Aztec Eagle)

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INTERNATIONAL ISSUES:
( Over 30 Buttons)

The Countries, Events, and People:
Thailand
Laos
Taiwan
Red China
Korea
Japan (Hiroshima, Nagasaki)
South Africa - Apartheid
Lifeline for Biafra, 1968
Angola
Rhodesia
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Israel
Cuba
Central America
Caribbean
El Salvador
Palestine and Palestinian Self-Determination
Puerto Rico/Vieques
The Soviet Union
The Dominican Republic
Guantanamo
Guatemala
Bolivia
Cambodia
and of course, Vietnam
Che Guevaro
The Shah of Iran
Mao Tse Tung
Sinn Fein and the IRA
SWAPO and the ANC
The JDL
International ANSWER

Globalization:
The WTO, IMF, and World Bank 2000 and 2002
    Marches and Demonstrations
Khomeini
The Committee for Artistic and Intellectual
    Freedom in Iran

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GUN CONTROL:

The 1988 Maryland Gun Ban Referendum

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THE ENVIRONMENT AND ANIMAL RIGHTS:
( Over 25 Buttons)

The Environment:
The 1974 death of Karen Silkwood
Three-Mile Island - 1979
Nuclear investments, power, disposal
Greenpeace
Air Pollution
Zero Population Growth
Earth Day, April 22, 1970

Animals:
Save the Whales
Save the Seals
Boycotts of Russia and Japan
Boycott Fur-Bearing People
Real People Wear Fake Furs
The Friends of Animals
The Fund for Animals

Nuclear Disarmament:
SANE
FREEZE
The 1982 March to Freeze the Arms Race
The Committee for Non-Violent Action
The 1963 Quebec-Washington-Guantanamo
    Peace Walk

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VIETNAM:
(Almost 140 Buttons)

The organizations:
SDS
The SMC
The New Mobe
The War Resistors League
Women Strike for Peace
National Peace Action Coalition
The Episcopal Pacifist Fellowship
The Jewish Peace Fellowship
The Catholic Peace Fellowship
The Vietnam Veterans Against the War
The Student Peace Union
Another Mother for Peace/Donna Reed
Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Amnesty International
The Youth International Party
The May Day Movement
The Venceramos Brigade
The Jeanette Rankin Brigade
The American Friends Service
The U.S. Anti-Communist Congress
The Fifth Avenue Peace Parade Committee

Many More Events:
Woodstock, 1969
The 1965 Vietnam Easter Protest March
Anti-Draft Week, 1970
The March on the Pentagon, 1967
The Moratoriums in 1969
Carl McIntire's Marches for Victory
"Hanoi Jane" Fonda's 1972 trip to Nor. Viet.
The MIAs and POWs - Sean Flynn
The My Lai Massacre and Lt. Calley
The Chicago Seven
ROTC
Columbia University in 1968
Kent State, May 4, 1970
Lots More

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GAY AND LESBIAN RIGHTS:
(Over 25 Buttons)

Gay teachers
Gay Christians
Aids
Harvey Milk
Anita Bryant... Sucks Oranges
The 1969 Stonewall Rebellion
The 1979 National Gay and Lesbian
    Rights March on Washington
ACT-UP
The Gay Activists Alliance
The "Lambda" and "Pink Triangle"
The Gay Rights Amendment, laws and Bills
    for housing and jobs

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