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The hunt is on to find up to 100 African Caribbeans who have made a significant contribution to British society over the past 200 years.

Voting lines are NOW open for members of the public to nominate up to 100 community leaders and innovators who they think should be honored at the African Caribbean People's Awards (ACPAs) to be held in November 2007.

Every Urban Thing want you to tell us if there is someone YOU know who deserves recognition for their achievements? Or, do you deserve an ACPA for work you have done?

You are free to nominate as many times as you like across 20 categories (see full list below).

Nominees should be a source of inspiration to others; have achieved success against the odds; or made significant progress in a professional sector or field.

The nomination process is conducted via text message. To cast your vote, simply text the word ACPA, your nominee's category number (see below) and their name, followed by your full name to: 8403.

Lines are open until May 31st so spread the word!

The full list of ACPA categories are:
(1)Politics (2)Fashion (3)Entrepreneurship (4)Retail (5)Religion (6)Sport (7)Financial Services (8)Healthcare & Medicine (9)Law (10)Music (11)Inventions (12)Public Services (13)Education (14)Performing Arts (15)Science (16)Lifetime Achievements (17)Media (18)Business (19)Technology (20)Community Campaigning

What are the ACPAs?
ACPAs stands for the African Caribbean People's Awards, which is a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the achievements of African Caribbeans in Britain over the past two hundred years.
The prestigious event will take place Sunday 11th November 2007 at a lavish venue in central London.

Who can get an ACPA?
The ACPAs will honour leading figures from the past and present. The event will award popular and lesser-known pioneers who have made a significant contribution to British society over the past 200 years. Nominees should be a source of inspiration to others; have achieved success against the odds; or made significant progress in a professional sector or field.

Why 200 years?
In March 1807 Parliament passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, which made it illegal to buy and sell slaves in Britain's colonies in Africa, the Caribbean, North America and India. However, slavery continued and in 1833 Parliament was forced to pass the Slavery Abolition Act, which granted freedom to all slaves in the British Empire. ACPA is being held to commemorate the bicentenary of the first step towards the abolition of slavery.

How will ACPA nominees be found?
Members of the British public are being called upon to nominate up to 100 leaders and innovators who will be honoured. Nominees can be chosen from the following 20 categories:
(1)Politics (2)Fashion (3)Entrepreneurship (4)Retail (5)Religion (6)Sport (7)Financial Services (8)Healthcare & Medicine (9)Law (10)Music (11)Inventions (12)Public Services (13)Education (14)Performing Arts (15)Science (16)Lifetime Achievements (17)Media (18)Business (19)Technology (20)Community Campaigning

What's going to happen at the ceremony?
ACPA will recognise up to 100 nominees for their contributions to Britain's black community. Twenty of these 100 nominees will be presented with an award. The evening will also feature a star-studded line up of specially invited guests and performers.

Who will be attending ACPA?
Members of the public, family and friends of nominees, leading community figures, high profile entertainers, and celebrities from across the globe.

How can I get further information?

Terms & Conditions
1) You may cast your vote by text message only.

2) You may vote as many times as you like.
3) Vote lines are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week until 31st May, 2007. Votes cast after this date will not be counted.

4) ACPA reserves the right to discount votes if it has reasonable grounds to suspect that fraudulent bulk votes have been cast.
5) ACPA may suspend, withdraw or re-set voting at its sole discretion.

6) Under no circumstances will there be a refund for any vote cast or misdialled texts.
7) If you are not the bill payer, you must get permission from bill payer before voting.

8) At times you may not be able to get through to register your vote. ACPA is not liable for users not getting through.
9) All votes are monitered by ACPA LIMITED. ACPA's decision in respect of the votes is final.

10) ACPA, its associated companies and sub-contractors do not accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem in any telephone network or line, system, server, provider or otherwise which may result in any vote being lost or not properly registered or recorded.

Text Voting
11) Each text vote cast will cost 50 pence plus your standard text message rate. All charges will be deducted from your available credit time if you are a pre pay customer, or will appear on your monthly statement if you pay monthly.

12) Text voting for nominations ends at midnight on 31st May 2007.




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ACPAs stands for the African Caribbean People's Awards, which is a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the achievements of African Caribbeans in Britain over the past two hundred years. The prestigious event will take place Sunday 11th November 2007 at a lavish venue in central London. Who can get an ACPA? The ACPAs will honour leading figures from the past and present. The event will award popular and lesser- known pioneers who have made a significant contribution to British society over the past 200 years. Nominees should be a source of inspiration to others; have achieved success against the odds; or made significant progress in a professional sector or field. Why 200 years? In March 1807 Parliament passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, which made it illegal to buy and sell slaves in Britain's colonies in Africa, the Caribbean, North America and India. However, slavery continued and in 1833 Parliament was forced to pass the Slavery Abolition Act, which granted freedom to all slaves in the British Empire.

ACPA is being held to commemorate the bicentenary of the first step towards the abolition of slavery.

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Gotta watch out peeps;




Tony Blair, Prime Minister

[align=left]I am delighted to be able to send my very best wishes to the African Caribbean People's Awards (ACPA) ceremony. The Government is working with communities across the UK to develop plans to mark the 200th anniversary of the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in the British Empire.

The 2007 Bicentenary is an important opportunity to reflect on the struggles of the past; to pay tribute to the courage and moral conviction of all those - black and white - who campaigned for the abolition; and to demand to know why today, in some parts of the world, forms of slavery still persist.

It is clear from all our work and consultation to date that the legacy of 2007 is as important as the commemorations themselves. [ACPA's] role in recognising achievements and in fostering better relationships and understanding between communities is important in helping to support community cohesion.

Britain's African Caribbean communities have a key role to play in these activities. They make an enormous contribution to the UK, both economically and culturally.[/align]
The main sponcers market themselves towards 16 - 25 year olds, notice the spin they've put on it; commemorate the bicentenary of the first step towards the abolition of slavery.

Wether you think its good or bad is up to you but check out our new friends...

http://www.acpawards.com/user/testim...monialID=18#18

Gotta keep an eye out. Even the New Nation newspaper is up on the bicentenary events it seems.

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I hope no one mentions the manleys....

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