Button, "Give Earth a Chance," 1970
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University of Michigan students formed the Environmental Action for Survival Committee (ENACT) in 1969. They created this button to promote a four-day "Teach-in on the Environment," held in March 1970 (before the official Earth Day, April 22, 1970). It was sold to Earth Day advocates who wore it in support of environmental education, direct action to reduce pollution, and regulation to ensure a future for the planet and its inhabitants.
University of Michigan students formed the Environmental Action for Survival Committee (ENACT) in 1969. They created this button to promote a four-day "Teach-in on the Environment," held in March 1970 (before the official Earth Day, April 22, 1970). It was sold to Earth Day advocates who wore it in support of environmental education, direct action to reduce pollution, and regulation to ensure a future for the planet and its inhabitants.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1970
Keywords
On Exhibit
On Loan - Minnetrista Museum & Gardens (Muncie, IN)
Object ID
2010.75.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Marcy Boehm.
Material
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Blue
Gray (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.125 in
Inscriptions
On front: GIVE EARTH/ A CHANCE
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