Common Ground Conversations

We ask the important but controversial questions, then try to find common ground. Our mission is to promote proactive sense-making and productive dialogue. In this episode, we attended two separate pro-life rallies (Sydney and Melbourne) as well as a pro-choice counter-protest (Melbourne). → Link 1: Pro-life or Pro-choice, Round 1, https://youtu.be/IPQJABoIMqA → Link 2: Rich’s twitter, https://twitter.com/rich_cgc/status/1580365154675326976?s=20&t=QZNsLpg6b88jmUjW5ZMbcQ → Link 3: Coleman Hughes on Abortion, https://quillette.com/2019/05/21/rethinking-abortion-advocacy/ → Link 4: Abortion laws in Victoria, https://www.1800myoptions.org.au/information/abortion-law-victoria → Link 5: Types of abortion, https://www.abortionprocedures.com/ → Link 6: In Victoria, looking at the ultrasound is optional before proceeding with an abortion, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqCd5OWO7UE&t=57s → Link 7: Fetus as parasite, https://twitter.com/obianuju/status/1131237001385132033?ref_src=twsrc → Link 8: Morning after pill effectiveness, https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/contraception-emergency-contraception → Link 9: Reasons for abortion, https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/pubs/psrh/full/3711005.pdf → Link 10: Parent regrets Down Syndrome kid, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2803834/I-wish-d-aborted-son-ve-spent-47-years-caring-s-shocking-admission-read-judge.html SUPPORT US & THE MISSION: → Shop our Controversial Conversation Starter Cards: https://commongroundconversations.co/products/controversial-conversation-cards → Rep the brand with some merch, register your interest: https://commongroundconversations.co/pages/merch → Follow us on Instagram (Join us for weekly IG Lives or DM us): https://www.instagram.com/commongroundconversations → Follow us on Tik Tok (sneak peeks of future episodes): https://www.tiktok.com/@commongroundconvos → Medium: https://medium.com/@CommonGroundConversations ADDITIONAL LINKS: Beat: https://youtu.be/GG4vDy2IOu4 Audio post-production by Josh Bakaimis: https://instagram.com/josh_bak_sound?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= TIMECODES: 0:00 - Coming Up 01:31 - Intro 14:46 - Pro-choice counterprotest, prelude 15:32 - Convo 1 16:11 - Convo 2 20:00 - Convo 3 24:52 - Convo 4 27:35 - Convo 5 29:11 - Convo 6 31:11 - Convo 7 40:42 - Interlude 41:23 - Convo 8 43:14 - Convo 9 43:49 - Convo 10 44:07 - Convo 11 45:32 - Convo 12 46:50 - Convo 13 48:53 - Convo 14 50:30 - Convo 15 56:46 - Outro

In this episode of Common Ground Conversations, we ask the important but controversial question, ‘Women Paid Less In Sport: Fair or Unfair?’ Special thanks to everyone who engaged in dialogue. SUPPORT US & THE MISSION: → Shop our Controversial Conversation Starter Cards: https://commongroundconversations.co/products/controversial-conversation-cards → Rep the brand with some merch, register your interest: https://commongroundconversations.co/pages/merch → Follow us on Instagram (Join us on Lives + DM us): https://www.instagram.com/commongroundconversations → Follow us on Tik Tok (sneak peeks of future episodes): https://www.tiktok.com/@commongroundconvos → Medium: https://medium.com/@CommonGroundConversations → Rich’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/rich_cgc VIDEO LINKS: → Link 1: Sex-based performance difference in strength, [https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/brzycki/files/mb-2002-01.pdf](https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/brzycki/files/mb-2002-01.pdf) → Link 2: Sex-based performance difference in a variety of events, [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3761733/](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3761733/) → Link 3: Boys versus Women, [https://boysvswomen.com/#/](https://boysvswomen.com/#/) → Link 4: Williams sisters versus Karsten Braasch, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#1998:_Karsten_Braasch_vs._the_Williams_sisters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#1998:_Karsten_Braasch_vs._the_Williams_sisters) → Link 5: Matildas beaten by Newcastle Jets, [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-28/matildas-face-backlash-after-loss-to-boys-team/7456458](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-28/matildas-face-backlash-after-loss-to-boys-team/7456458) → Link 6: AFLW pay rise, [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/19/aflw-players-to-earn-94-pay-rise-in-new-season-next-stop-full-time-professionalism#:~:text=2022 02.19 EDT-,AFLW players have had their pay almost doubled under a,increase from %2420%2C239 to %2439%2C184](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/19/aflw-players-to-earn-94-pay-rise-in-new-season-next-stop-full-time-professionalism#:~:text=2022%2002.19%20EDT-,AFLW%20players%20have%20had%20their%20pay%20almost%20doubled%20under%20a,increase%20from%20%2420%2C239%20to%20%2439%2C184). ADDITIONAL LINKS: Beat by Eem Triplin: https://www.youtube.com/c/eemtriplin Full track by Rich: https://open.spotify.com/track/2TGXypWIPl3dpvyrrTmBtT?si=e99e48451bfb4d92 Audio post-production by Josh Bakaimis: https://instagram.com/josh_bak_sound?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= TIMECODES: 0:00 - Intro 4:17 - Convo 1 9:50 - Convo 2 12:32 - Convo 3 13:32 - Convo 4 14:17 - Convo 5 17:08 - Convo 6 18:03 - Convo 7 19:28 - Convo 8 20:19 - Convo 9 24:11 - Outro

In this episode of Common Ground Conversations, we ask the important but controversial question, 'Forced Hijab: For or Against?' RIP Mahsa Amini. Thanks to everyone who shared their perspective on the situation. SUPPORT US & THE MISSION: → Shop our Controversial Conversation Starter Cards: https://commongroundconversations.co/products/controversial-conversation-cards → Rep the logo with some merch, register your interest: https://commongroundconversations.co/pages/merch → Follow us on Instagram (Join us on Lives + DM us): https://www.instagram.com/commongroundconversations → Follow us on Tik Tok (sneak peeks of future episodes): https://www.tiktok.com/@commongroundconvos → Medium: https://medium.com/@CommonGroundConversations → Rich’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/rich_cgc VIDEO LINKS: → Link 1: UN Declaration of Human Rights, https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights → Link 2: 2019 protest death count, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-protests-specialreport-idUSKBN1YR0QR → Link 3: Iran’s internet shutdown, https://www.wired.com/story/iran-protests-2022-internet-shutdown-whatsapp ADDITIONAL LINKS: Beat by Depo On Da Beat: https://youtu.be/OnVOVWgVKiI Audio post-production by Josh Bakaimis: https://instagram.com/josh_bak_sound?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= TIMECODES: 0:00 - Intro 03:18 - Convo 1 08:34 - Convo 2 12:31 - Convo 3 14:17 - Outro