Creating more welcoming spaces. Together.

Public spaces and third places are more welcoming to all when we celebrate our shared humanity. By understanding each other, we deepen connections. To encourage more meaningful conversations on this topic, leaders at Starbucks reached out to the experts at Arizona State University to create this 15-course curriculum, designed to address bias through understanding the human experience.

To learn more, watch the curriculum introduction from documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson:

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