Bach Mai Hospital, located in Hanoi, Vietnam was built by the French in 1911. On December 22, 1972 it was destroyed by U.S. bombing during the Vietnam War. Consequently, the Bach Mai Hospital Emergency Relief Fund was established to help rebuild the facility. This button was one of many worn by its advocates.

Bach Mai Hospital, located in Hanoi, Vietnam was built by the French in 1911. In 1975 it was destroyed by U.S. bombing during the Vietnam War. Consequently, the Bach Mai Hospital Emergency Relief Fund was established to help rebuild the facility. This button was one of many worn by its advocates.

This button was worn in support of the Nuclear Freeze Movement during the 1980's. The movement reached its peak in 1982-1984 and faded from national visibility soon after the reelection of Ronald Reagan to the White House in November 1984.

W.A.R.N. is an abbreviation for the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. It was a law, enacted in February 1989, that requires employers to give 60 days notice in advance of plant closings and mass layoffs.

This button was part of a movement advocating the release of Angela Davis, a Communist and radical civil rights activist, from jail in 1970.

This button was made for the Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee which held a mass protest on August 6, 1966 to voice opposition to the Vietnam War.

Button is part of a protest of American military occupation of El Salvador during its Civil War from 1980-1995.

The Boston Clamshell Coalition was part of the anti-nuclear power movement in the 1980's.

This button was sponsored by the International Socialist Organization (ISO), and was obtained and worn at a demonstration in New York City, protesting against U.S. and allied forces' invasion of Iraq. It communicates the popular belief that the war was waged in order to exploit and profit from Iraqi oil reserves. The war officially began on Wednesday, March 19, and ended on Thursday, May 1, 2003.