Media
Informational Documents
Dr. Cindy Bigbie and President Jeremiah Murphy discuss using Nonviolent Communication for movement in movements
February 20, 2024
Dr. Bigie meets with Dr. Jeremiah Murphy, President of Connection First. As you might be aware, we were recently awarded a contract with the City of Tallahassee to develop a restorative justice diversion program. In this episode, Dr. Murphy discusses how he used NVC to help steer conversations with many governmental entities over the course of several years to see the vision of restorative justice come to fruition. The episode can be helpful for individuals having challenging conversations in the midst of social change initiatives.
Restorative Justice Coordinator, Juliana Rodriguez, writes an article titled “NVC [Nonviolent Communication] + Restorative Justice: A New Way of Healing”
January 24, 2024
Juliana Rodriguez, RJ Coordinator for CFI, writes a weekly blog post for the Bigbie Method. In this article, she discusses the work we are doing at Connection First and the intersection of NVC and RJ.
Chief Michael Butler, State Attorney Jack Campbell, and President of CFI Jeremiah Murphy discuss restorative justice on WFSU’s Perspectives
August 8, 2019
Before we were Connection First, Inc., we were the Friends of Community Connections. At that time, we partnered with United Church in Tallahassee and Good Samaritan United Methodist Church to invite Chief Michael Butler to Tallahassee and asked him to discuss how his community of Longmont, Colorado used restorative justice to build, repair, and maintain relationships. Using restorative justice, the Longmont Community Justice Partnership reduced their recidivism rate from 70% to 3%! They also decreased their crime rate by more than half.
WFSU’s 411 teen interviews Dr. Cindy Bigbie and Community Connections graduates
July 30, 2018
411 teen is a WFSU program that discusses issues that are front and center for teens in Tallahassee. Dr. Liz Holifield interviewed Dr. Cindy Bigbie and graduates of Community Connections. This interview lasts an hour, but it’s well worth the listen. Listen to the teens describe their practice of Nonviolent Communication. You will be blown away by their skill in empathetic listening, compassion, and communication.