Organizations Filed Purposes:
Silicon Valley De-Bug is a grassroots community organization based in San Jose, California comprised of young people and families from disadvantaged communities coming together to give voice to our typically unseen and unheard experiences through education, training, and media production. Silicon Valley De-Bug provides a safe space for our constituency to then act on pressing social issues and implement the solutions identified.
Albert Cobarrubias Justice Project: Comprised of the very families affected by the courts system, the Albert Cobarrubias Justice Project (ACJP) empowers families through education, training, and media production activities to affect positive change in the criminal justice, juvenile justice and immigration systems. Our model is called participatory defense. ACJP conducts the following activities: Ongoing Weekly Support Group Meetings to provide a supportive space for families to share their experiences with other families facing issues in the courts system. Ongoing Education and Community Organizing Activities to educate community members about local issues affecting the criminal justice, immigration, housing, and juvenile justice systems, and to implement solutions identified through ACJP. Ongoing Training Activities for community agencies, other non-profit agencies, and other interested agencies on how to engage the community in being active in the courts system. Ongoing Video and Media Production Activities to create videos and other media to assist families in telling the stories of their loved ones impacted by the courts system. We will also provide media outlets online or in print that will feature articles and media (photo essays, video, etc) on larger issues on the courts. National Network Coordination to support the development of participatory defense hubs in organizations throughout the country through trainings, education, communication, and network coordination. o Ongoing Education and Community Organizing Activities to educate community members about local issues affecting the courts, and to implement solutions identified through ACJP. o Ongoing Training Activities for community agencies, other non-profit agencies, and other interested agencies on how to engage the community in being active in the courts system. o Ongoing Video and Media Production Activities to create videos and other media to assist families in telling the stories of their loved ones impacted by the courts system. We will also provide media outlets online or in print that will feature articles and media (photo essays, video, etc) on larger issues on the courts. o National Network Coordination to support the development of participatory defense hubs in organizations throughout the country through trainings, education, communication, and network coordination.
Media Production and Community Organizing Activities: Since the Fall of 2001, Silicon Valley De-Bug provided an outlet for young people and disadvantaged individuals in the San Jose region to voice their opinions and experiences about the communities they live in through media production, training and community organizing. De-Bug prints a semi-annual magazine and runs a daily online website that features these writings and media. De-Bug also trains young people and adults from disadvantaged communities in art and media production skills such as writing, video production, art, design, photography, and audio production.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Raj Jayadev | Executive Dir. | 40 | $1,896 |
| Samuel Rodriguez | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Blanca Bosquez | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Shana White | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Rebecca Cardenaz | Board Chair | 5 | $0 |
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