That’s why De-Bug campaigns cover so many issues - from worker’s rights, protecting immigrants and our rights, keeping local history alive, supporting families who lost loved ones to police violence - to the work we are most recognized for, now after more than 20 years - called Participatory Defense - a community organizing model that came out of our experiences in San Jose, CA to walk with families to become a part of the defense of their loved one who is facing charges or incarcerated.

one of our earliest campaigns was to reverse the firing of two Muslim women from Macy’s at Valley Fair following the September 11, 2001 Twin Tower attack -
We worked on keeping historic King Rd in East San José King Road.

De-Bug began with temporary workers on high tech assembly lines of Silicon Valley – sharing their stories with each other to not feel alone, learn about their rights and