Progressive Women of Greater Hartford used street theatre on Sept. 20 to call attention to words and phrases they say were scrubbed from federal websites and research.

ProWo WORDS THAT MATTER demonstration in Blue Black Square on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Photo credit: Mia Jaworski

By Mia Jaworski

The event, called “WORDS THAT MATTER,” featured activists dressed in black performing call-and-response chants and displaying signs in a theatrical demonstration.

ProWo said the action was a public affirmation of hundreds of words and terms linked to diversity, equity, health, and social programs that the Trump administration attempted to erase from federal agencies and policies.

“Say it with me West Hartford, these words matter,” advocates shouted, leading the crowd in unison.

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