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Rainbow PUSH Calls For Boycott Against Target As Annual 'People's Conference' Begins
One speaker led a national boycott against Target after it decided to do away with its DEI initiatives days after Trump took office.
June 13, 2025
As the Rainbow PUSH Coalition kicked off its annual People's Conference on Thursday, leaders encouraged people to fight growing threats to justice and equality and defend civil rights.
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Top of mind was a demand for corporations to keep in place diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, or restore policies they have scaled back or dropped entirely since President Trump took office and took aim at DEI programs.
The conference's theme is "A Call to Action." It's meant to underscore the need for resistance against threats to civil rights.
