Circular pin-back button; white peace symbol on black ground This peace sign, a combination of the semaphore signals for the letters “N” and “D” was designed in 1958 for the British nuclear disarmament movement. Buttons with this symbol where first imported into the United States in 1960 and by the end of the decade it had become the generic international peace sign.

Circular badge with folding grip; silver colored with blue lettering " SAVE / ST. BARTS"

St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church was founded in New York City in 1835. Its current Park Avenue building was completed in 1919 in a modified Byzantine Revival style. Designated a New York City Landmark in 1967, the building is also on the United States National Register of Historic Places.

In 1981 a dispute developed between those who wanted to preserve the church building and its adjacent community house and open terrace without any changes, and those advocating commercial development based on the building’s air-rights. The United States District Court ruled in favor of the preservationists in 1989; the Supreme Court refused to consider the appeal in 1990.

Circular pin-back button; gold and pink on a black ground; around edge: gold letters "THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY" In center: picture of red rose.

A community cultural center, the Theater for the New City produces 30 – 40 new American plays each year, in addition to sponsoring parades, festivals and educational programs. Founded in 1971, it is located on First Avenue in New York City’s Lower East Side.

Circular pin-back button; white letters on black ground: "NANY"

Circular pin-back button, white letters on blue ground: "You / gotta/ have / Park!/ 1992"

This phrase is associated with the Central Park Conservancy, a private, non-profit organization which manages New York City’s Central Park under a contract with the City. The Conservancy was founded in 1980 by a group of civic and philanthropic leaders and park-area residents concerned about the deterioration of the park in the preceding decades.

Circular pin-back button, blue letters on white ground. "1982 / WITNESS / FOR A / USA & USSR / NUCLEAR WEAPONS / FREEZE.: A national campaign for a bi-lateral freeze on nuclear weapons development and testing began in 1980. Spurred by a United Nations special session on disarmament starting on June 12,1982, a million people rallied in New York City’s Central Park in support of a freeze. Over 100 organizations lent support to the mobilization.

Square pin-back button; yellow letters on black ground: "ABOLISH / THE / DEATH PENALTY". Below on white ground, in red; "IT’S NOT A PUNISHMENT, IT’S A CRIME"; in black letters; "AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA" Amnesty International, founded in 1961, is the world’s largest grass-roots organization dedicated to fighting for human rights. The elimination of capital punishment is one of its aims.

Gold metalic circular lapel button. Generic member pin for united university professions (SUNY faculty and professionals union)

Circular pin-back button; navy blue ground and yellow lettering: "I’M A / KNISH / NOSHer / 145 4th Ave.(near 14th St.) Manh." The knish, a snack-food consisting of a small dough wrapped filling (usually potato, buckwheat or onion) originated in eastern Europe, was brought to the United States by Jewish immigrants around 1900. Knish Nosh is a New York City based chain whose first store opened in Queens, NY in 1952.

Circular pin-back button, in blue and white peace sign; on white border in green letters "FOR PEACE & DISARMAMENT"; red letters on white; "INTERNATIONAL . JUNE 12. SOLIDARITY. On June 12, 1982 one million people are reported to have demonstrated for peace and disarmament in New York City’s Central Park in support of International Peace Day.