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About Silicon Valley De-Bug Silicon Valley Sparkplugs, Raj Jayadev from Pam Kelly on Vimeo. KQED SV De-Bug : The Power of Community Journalism Silicon Valley De-Bug is a media, community organizing, and entrepreneurial collective based out of San Jose, California. Started in the Spring of 2001, De-Bug has become a nationally recognized organization while also establishing itself as a trusted local platform for communities in the South Bay region. De-Bug Media produces an award-winning bi-lingual (English/Spanish) magazine, a weekly radio show, and a weekly locally aired television show. De-Bug’s media program also assists and develops communication platforms for organizations and communities across the country. De-Bug Organizing has initiated and lead successful social justice campaigns to advance the rights of youth, workers, immigrants and those impacted by the criminal justice system. Through De-Bug’s organizing model, the organization also launched the Albert Cobarrubias Justice Project, an innovative program to enable families to have an impact on their local criminal justice system. De-Bug’s Entrepreneurial efforts houses and incubates enterprises developed and lead by De-Bug members. After Dark Prints is a design and printing company that serves small business and community organizations with their graphic needs. The Darkroom at De-Bug, which is the only community darkroom in the region, supports the professional growth of film photographers. Young Ghost Studios provides recording and audio engineering for artists. Over the years, De-Bug has been a collaborative space where members have developed their entrepreneurial ambitions which have gone on to become imaginative, self-sustaining works in various fields such as Shorty Fatz (graphic design house), Open-WorldTV (television show), Spoonful of Sugar (catering company), the Guided Meditation Workshop (therapy), and others. De-Bug operates a center in San Jose for its small businesses, media training facilities, and provides a home base for its community organizing projects. Read the New York Times profile of Silicon Valley De-Bug, entitled: Silicon ValleyGroup Gives Voice to Voiceless. Over the years, De-Bug’s work has received numerous awards including: “Best Youth Media Award” from the Independent Press Association “Immigrant Advocate of the Year Award” from the Services for Immigrant Rights and Education Network “Building a Better Community Award” from the Silicon Valley NAACP “Sundiata Acoli Freedom Award” from Youth United for Community Action “Justice Ally Award” from Students for Justice “Community Leadership Award” from the Human Agenda “Patriot Award” by the Bill of Rights Defense Committee “"Silver Heart Award" from the Society of Professional Journalists "for giving voice to the voiceless" "Cutting Edge Champion of Change" from Working Parterships De-Bug has been the recipient of several legislative honors including special recognitions from: United States Congressmember Michael Honda United States Congressmember Anna Eshoo California State Assemblymember Paul Fong California State Assemblymember Luis Alejo United States Congressmember Zoe Lofgren California State Assemblymember Robert Wieckowski