<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Chicago Inclusion Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[TCIP]]></description><link>https://thechicagoinclusio.wixsite.com/chicagoinclusion-1/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:54:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://thechicagoinclusio.wixsite.com/chicagoinclusion-1/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Stephanie Diaz on 10 Years of TCIP]]></title><description><![CDATA[In photo left to right, top: Greg Geffrard, Stephanie Diaz , Emjoy Gavino, Elana Elyce; right to left bottom: Abhi Shrestha, Adelina...]]></description><link>https://thechicagoinclusio.wixsite.com/chicagoinclusion-1/single-post/stephanie-diaz-on-10-years-of-tcip</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67fe9578c9ecd4484148f448</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:39:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e90e4_27b4a66893044d42982923a4ccf2131b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_945,h_496,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thechicagoinclusio</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Announcing Anti-Racism Workshops for Arts Organizations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our official press release, published on Broadway World and New City The Chicago Inclusion Project Announces Anti-Racism Workshops for...]]></description><link>https://thechicagoinclusio.wixsite.com/chicagoinclusion-1/single-post/announcing-anti-racism-workshops-for-arts-organizations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6165bc5afdc90100160afa7f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:52:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6e90e4_a8483f57d73f4213ba6a9013f70bbeb3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>joyofem</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting "Dangerous" in American Theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three things you should know about me before we get started: I am a biracial, Vietnamese- &#38; white-American actor; I do what Lavina...]]></description><link>https://thechicagoinclusio.wixsite.com/chicagoinclusion-1/single-post/anti-racism-and-danger</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60a693e3740e2a0015a82e34</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 17:49:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/858188_7f0791473acb4745966d089a1d3f5999~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_716,h_982,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ian Michael Minh</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMING TOGETHER: The MENASA Forum Response]]></title><description><![CDATA[On February 16th, 2020, a number of film and theatre artists of MENASA (Middle Eastern, North African and South Asian) descent working in...]]></description><link>https://thechicagoinclusio.wixsite.com/chicagoinclusion-1/single-post/2020/07/12/coming-together-the-menasa-forum-response</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5be762db46710017ff06cc</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2020 19:46:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/858188_d81c86f5ac5e437094e580e27acdf9f7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Organized &amp;amp; reported by Gloria Imseih Petrelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Support Tips To Get Through Quarantine]]></title><description><![CDATA[This video was developed to support those through the Corona Virus Pandemic 2020. 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