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Title: United Nations International Womens Decade button
Description: Image consists of one round, white, metal button. At the centre of the button is a map outline of Kenya. Within the outline is a stylized dove intersected by a female symbol and an equal sign and blue text reading:"Kenya". Above the map outline in bold, blue, uppercase text reads:"United Nations". Below this small blue text reads:"1975-1985". Below the map outline bold, blue, uppercase text reads:"International Womens Decade".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 121
Date: 1975
Identifier: ASC17670
Identifier (PID): yul:248810

Title: Equality under law button
Description: Image consists of one round, yellow, metal button. At the top of the button in black text reads:"Equality under law" in quotations. Below this text, in black text reads:"April 17, 1985".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 121
Date: 1985
Identifier: ASC17669
Identifier (PID): yul:248809

Title: Canadian Heritage Festival button
Description: Item consists of one rectangular, silver, metal button. Top centre text, in uppercase black, it reads: "Canadaian heritage". In centre, in red and yellow, stylized text it reads: "Festival". Below, in uppercase, black text it reads: "Du patrimoine Canadien".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 121
Date: [19--?]
Identifier: ASC17668
Identifier (PID): yul:248808

Title: YWCA Week Without Violence button
Description: Image consists of one square, white, metal button. At the top right is an image of a dove with a branch in its beak. Below the image to the left is the YWCA logo and text reads:"YWCA Week without Violence". Below text is a stylized "M" beside text which reads:"The Mutual Group". On the left side of button in a vertical line black texts reads:"October 19-25, 1997".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 121
Date: 1997
Identifier: ASC17667
Identifier (PID): yul:248807

Title: Justice for Albert Johnson button
Description: Image consists of one round, black, metal button. There are four lines of text. The first line in bold, uppercase orange text reads:"Justice". The second line in uppercase, orange text reads:"For". The third line in uppercase, green text reads:"Albert". The fourth line in uppercase, green text reads:"Johnson".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [19--]
Identifier: ASC17666
Identifier (PID): yul:248806

Title: Free South Africa button
Description: Image consists of one round, pink, metal button. At the centre is an image of a closed fist. Above the fist in black text reads:"Free South Africa". Below the fist in black, uppercase text reads:"Divest now".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [19--]
Identifier: ASC17665
Identifier (PID): yul:248805

Title: In commemoration of the 14 women killed in Montreal, December 6, 1989 button
Description: Image consists of one round, white, metal button. At the centre is an image of a red rose. Above the rose, in a semi-circle, black text reads:"In commemoration of the 14 women killed in Montreal, December 6, 1989 En commemoration des 14 femmes assasinees a Montreal le 6 decembre 1989".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: 1989
Identifier: ASC17664
Identifier (PID): yul:248804

Title: Women Deliver conference button
Description: Image consists of one round, white, metal button. At the top in purple text reads:"Women". The "o" in "women" is a stylized dove intersected by a female symbol and an equal sign. Below this text in purple text reads:"Deliver". Below this, in black text, reads:"June 5-9". On the last line black text reads:"1985".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: 1985
Identifier: ASC17663
Identifier (PID): yul:248803

Title: Jamaican Canadian Association button
Description: Image consists of one round, white, metal button. At the centre is an image of hands shaking above a maple leaf and the Jamaican coat of arms. Above this image in uppercase, red text reads:"Jamaican Canadian". Below the image in uppercase, red text reads: "Association".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [19--]
Identifier: ASC17662
Identifier (PID): yul:248802

Title: I decide button
Description: Image consists of one round, brown, metal button. White bordered text reads:"I decide".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [19--]
Identifier: ASC17661
Identifier (PID): yul:248801

Title: Calypso king of the world button
Description: Image consists of one round, white, metal button. At the centre is a black and white image of the Mighty Sparrow. Above the image in uppercase red letters, semi-circular text reads:"Calypso king of the world". Below the image, in uppercase red letters it reads:"The mighty sparrow". Below this text, in uppercase red letters it reads:"25th. anniversary 1955-1980".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: 1980
Identifier: ASC17660
Identifier (PID): yul:248800

Title: Bread and Roses in the 80's button
Description: Image consists of one round, white, metal button. In the top centre is an image of a pink female symbol with a closed fist in the circle part. Above the image in uppercase, pink text reads:"Bread and roses in the 80s". Below the image pink text reads:"International Women's Day". Below this text, pink text reads:"March 8, 1980".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: 1980
Identifier: ASC17658
Identifier (PID): yul:248799

Title: Commit to all our daughters button
Description: Image consists of one round, purple, metal button. In the centre there is an image of a thunderbolt under the uppercase text:"All". Above the image uppercase, yellow text reads:"Commit to". Below the image, uppercase, yellow text reads:"Our daughters".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [19--]
Identifier: ASC17657
Identifier (PID): yul:248798

Title: Let Black Children Talk conference button
Description: Image consists of one round, yellow, metal button. Several lines of black text in semi-cirlce. First line of text reads:"V. Let black children talk!" Second line of text reads:"Congress of Black Women". Third line of text reads: "of Canada. Fourth line of text reads: "Montreal". The bottom half of image provides inverse four lines of black text in semi-circle. First top line of text reads:"V. La parole aux enfants noirs". Second line of text reads:"Congres de femmes noires". The third line of text reads: "du Canada". The fourth line of text reads: "Montreal".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [19--]
Identifier: ASC17656
Identifier (PID): yul:248797

Title: Congress of Black Women Ontario button
Description: Image consists of one round, light green, metal button. At the centre is an image of a red cactus flower. Above the image in uppercase, black text reads:"Congress of black women". Below the cactus in uppercase, black text reads: "Ontario".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [19--]
Identifier: ASC17655
Identifier (PID): yul:248796

Title: I'm going on to Ottawa protest button
Description: Image consists of one square, white button. At centre is an image of people marching with a flag with the text "On to Ottawa". Above this image in white text reads:"I'm going". Below the image of the crowd blue text reads:"Protest November 21, 1981".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: 1981
Identifier: ASC17654
Identifier (PID): yul:248795

Title: Caribana button
Description: Image consists of one round, white, metal button. An image of a figure wearing a straw hat and playing two steel pans beside two palm trees. Beside the figure is an image of a red hibiscus flower. In the centre of the image in stylized red text it reads:"Caribana". Under the stylized letter "C" in white text it reads:"Toronto". Below the text, to the left is an image of the CN Tower and surrounding landscape.
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 121
Date: [196-?]
Identifier: ASC17653
Identifier (PID): yul:248794

Title: Boycott Eaton's button
Description: Image consists of one round, blue button. At centre in a circle is an image of two hands clasped together. Below this image in blue text on a white background text reads:"RWDSU". Below this white text reads:"AFL CIO CLC". Above the image of the two hands in white, bold text reads:"Boycott". Below the circle image white, bold text reads:"Eaton's".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [1984?]
Identifier: ASC17652
Identifier (PID): yul:248793

Title: W5 button
Description: Image consists of one round, white, metal button. At the centre bold, black text reads:"W5". A red diagonal line crosses through the text from the left.
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [1980?]
Identifier: ASC17651
Identifier (PID): yul:248792

Title: Justice with dignity button
Description: Image consists of one round, white, metal button. At the centre right is an image of a rose outlined in purple and with green leaves. Above the rose to the left bold, purple text reads:"Justice with dignity". Below the rose purple text reads:"Remember Kimberly Rogers".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [2001?]
Identifier: ASC17650
Identifier (PID): yul:248791

Title: Men of quality aren't threatened by women seeking equality button
Description: Image consists of one round, yellow, metal button. At the top uppercase, black text reads:"Men of quality". Below in uppercase, black, text reads: "Aren't threatened by women". Below uppercase black, text reads:"Seeking equality".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [19--]
Identifier: ASC17649
Identifier (PID): yul:248790

Title: No to violence button
Description: Image consists of one round, black, metal button. At the centre in white text reads:"No". Superimposed on this text in pink and black text reads:"To violence". Below the letter "o" in "no" in white, bold text reads:"Federation of Women Teachers Association of Ontario". At the bottom centre in stylized white text reads:"FWTAO".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [19--]
Identifier: ASC17648
Identifier (PID): yul:248789

Title: April 17, 1985 a date with equality button
Description: Image consists of one round, grey, metal button. In the background there is an image of a female profile. At the top white text reads:"April 17, 1985". Below that, in uppercase, blue text reads:"A date". The next line reads:"With equality". Below this an image of the female symbol appears beside the text:"Canadian Advisory Council of the Status of Women".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: 1985
Identifier: ASC17647
Identifier (PID): yul:248788

Title: March 8 International Women's Day button
Description: Image consists of one round, blue, metal button. At centre is an image of a yellow and white globe with six figures surrounding the globe. At the top, in semi-circle, text reads:"March 8 - International Women's Day". Below the image, in semi-circle, text reads:"Le 8 mars - Journee internationale de la femme".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [19--]
Identifier: ASC17646
Identifier (PID): yul:248787

Title: End violence for our daughters button
Description: Image consists of one round, white, metal button. In the centre is an image of a red rose. Superimposed on the red rose in white text reads:"End violence". The line below this, in white text reads:"for our daughters". Above the rose in black text reads:"CAW/TCA Canada". Above this text reads:"End violence against women, commemorate dec 6". Below the image of the rose black text reads:"Mettons fin a la violence contre les femmes, commemorons le 6 decembre".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: 1989
Identifier: ASC17645
Identifier (PID): yul:248786

Title: Freedom rider button
Description: Image consists of one square, red, metal button. At the centre an image of an outline of a Canada map in white. White, bold text reads:"'88" on the map. Above the map of Canada in white, bold text reads:"Freedom rider". Below the map of Canada in white text reads:"Against apartheid".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [198-]
Identifier: ASC17644
Identifier (PID): yul:248785

Title: Speak out South Africa will hear us button
Description: Image consists of one round, yellow, metal button. At the centre is an image of four balloons attached by strings beside a red letter "A" in front a black background. Above the image black text reads:"Speak out". Below the image black text reads:"South African will hear us".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [19--]
Identifier: ASC17643
Identifier (PID): yul:248784

Title: Biko lives button
Description: Image consists of one round, yellow, metal button. At the centre is a black and white image of Steve Biko. Above the image bold text reads:"Biko lives". Below the image bold text reads:"BCM of Azania".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [1977?]
Identifier: ASC17642
Identifier (PID): yul:248783

Title: Martin Luther King Jr holiday button
Description: Image consists of one round, white, metal button. At the centre is an cameo image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in black and white. Above the image, in uppercase black text it reads:"Martin Luther King Jr." At the left centre of the image in black text it reads: "Living the dream". At the right centre of the image in black text it reads: "Let freedom ring". Below the image in uppercase black text it reads: "Holiday". Behind the image of Martin Luther King Jr. is a red maple leaf.
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [19--]
Identifier: ASC17641
Identifier (PID): yul:248782

Title: Fight discrimination button
Description: Image consists of one round, yellow, metal button. At the centre an image of five figures holding hands. Black text reading:"together" is superimposed in front of the image. Above this image in bold, black text reads:"Fight discrimination". Below the image bold, black text reads:"Protect human rights".
Type: tactile material
Fonds: Jean Augustine fonds (F0515)
Accession / Box: 2007-022 / 120
Date: [19--]
Identifier: ASC17640
Identifier (PID): yul:248781