Nominations for New Media Awards 2005

Every Generation is the only dedicated site in the UK and Europe which provides comprehensive information on family genealogy for the African Caribbean community in Britain. Patrick Vernon

Every Generation website is regularly updated 2-3 times a week providing information and news on the experiences of the African Caribbean community in the UK.The site is one of the few black ethnic websites which is part of the Mational Grid for Learning. The site also inspired other communties e.g. traveller community in developing a platform to to provide a positive perspective which is often ignored and overlooked by mainstream media. Patrick Vernon

Every Generation website was launched in October 2002.The site is the UK leading site on providing news,information,profiles and articles on Black History/Heritage and Family Genealogy. The site is 2003 Winner of CRE Race in the Media Award and 2004 Winner of Internet and Technology Champion for the Windrush Awards. The site has been seen as an important contribution and resoource in promoting and educating on the experiences and perspectives of African Caribbeam communties. The site's founder was recognised by the Queen as a Pioneer of the Nation in 2003. Patrick Vernon

In May 2003 Every Generation teamed with National Missing Persons Helpline to launch a campaign called Missing Generation. The focus was development of a dedicated homepage on Every Generation which raised the profile of missing individuals from the African Caribbean community and issues on why go missing and the work of the National Missing Persons Helpline. The homepage is updated 2-4 times a month with profiles of missing people. The site has over the last 18 months profiled over 50 people. The charity has reported over 20% have return back to famileies. In addition the Voice and New Nation have run major articles on this issue as a result of the Missing Gneration Campaign. One of the disturbing trends of missing people are African women where they are links to people trafficing-modern slave trade.In May 2005 both organisations will be launching a special event to further raise the profile in the black community. Patrick Vernon

The website is part of the National Grid learning and is linked to over 200 key websites as a resource and accessbile information on Black History and Family genealogy. The site has worked closely with National Archives in organising the first major conference in November 2004 on Caribbean Family History. The site is also vaued by schools as a useful resouce for Black History Month. Patrick Vernon