it is on its way will most americans take it. i think it's kind of your civic duty to get that and. i don't see any issues with doing it as long as it's safe it's a way to depopulate the world that's the agenda behind the vaccines sorry i'm not interested it will never take it out of my dead body and that is the 1st step to kind of let things on the now and then i want to take that step to basically go out and have normal times again normal say to some states are planning to begin vaccinating as early as monday but the shot comes with complex distribution challenges it has to be shipped and stored at all true temperatures and countries are competing for limited supplies. meeting was the question how tall are you as michael says this is a scary question and we. intend to and he will see just as the still going to. ask the question what can go in your book

and in the united states how can the. u.s. health officials say they will have enough doses to vaccinate every american who wants to be by the middle of next year europe is set to make its own decision on the biotech pfizer shortly after this month in what could be the beginning of the end of the global context make. well a search in cove in 1900 taliban is here in germany is alarming authorities and stoking calls for a stricter lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic the death toll was hailed as being remarkably low with the 2nd wave that picture looks bleaker on saturday authorities reported nearly 500 deaths and the numbers are still rising. well the german public health agency also registered more than $20000.00 new infections in a single day those figures suggest weeks of

a partial lockdown have not slowed the spread tougher restrictions now seem almost inevitable chancellor angela merkel and regional leaders will hold emergency talks on sunday. here the record infections are not just a number german hospitals like this one in mannheim are struggling to treat the rising number of patients with covert 19 yet out on the streets you might not know that the country is in crisis the so-called locked down lie to restrict gins means shops and schools are still open the german said of button button back is not waiting for the federal government to take action you fire up. from december 12th on we are imposing a general lockdown for all of baton verbeck runs. from saturday residents there may only leave their homes with a valid reason such as going to work or school the situation is dangerous all

lawmakers seem to agree on that several other german states are urging action at the national level. it's law if we can see it getting away from us slipping from our hands we have to make a decision that's clear more resolute and more understandable and try to escape this is a matter of life and death to put it clearly it's a matter of ethical responsibility that we in the government have. chancellor angela merkel is also in support of stricter measures on sunday germany's federal and state leaders will meet once more to discuss the crisis meanwhile germany's schools are preparing for more restrictions or possible expansion of the vacation period get education ministers are asking for as few cuts to schooling as possible . if you in our opinion make ation should not be extended but rather we should introduce remote learning or even

a lifting of compulsory attendance or a combination of both. just under 2 weeks to christmas eve and germans may only have a few days left for christmas shopping before stricter measures are put in place it looks like this holiday season will be even quieter than usual. get up earlier porter jal dolerite is here and now with me in the studio to talk a bit more about this so joel we were just saying that the german federal government and the state leaders are going to meet tomorrow to discuss the situation with the krona virus what are their plans do we know what they're going to decide well it seems like it's a question of when and rather than if hotshot measures are going to be introduced some federal cabinet ministers a saying that they should be introduced immediately while we're hearing speculation in newspapers that wednesday is more likely and some states are already starting to bring in their own localized measures such as overnight curfews now until now

germans had been preparing for christmas under the assumption that shops would be open and that they could travel to meet their family and in fact only weeks ago authorities approved a plan under which these measures would be relaxed over the holidays allowing more people to meet in bigger groups but now the experts are telling the government it needs to lock down hard and fost last week chancellor angela merkel made an emotional address in the bundestag the pollen and cold for people to have a restricted christmas so far it's been the state leaders who have been quite resistant to hotshoe measures but things are changing absolutely and you know we did have this so-called lock down line and that was implemented in early november but it seems that really hasn't helped enough has it well it wasn't much of a lockdown it old germany basically banned food and fun we could have a look at some of the measures that were brought in in early november early hospitality entertainment and leisure businesses were closed but schools shops and

workplaces all stayed open there were no stay at home orders or not curfews as we saw in some other countries and people's behavior basically didn't change very much as a result those case numbers have not gone down that's right i mean schools were open as you mentioned the kids are traveling on the trains that we also saw lots of crowds in shops i have to say. always surprised me and joel i'm curious to hear how germany actually compared to other e.u. countries and how it's been managing this so-called 2nd wave where we can actually visualize that on a map because a team from oxford university has been tracking lock down severity on this map we see here darker colors indicate stricter measures such as stay at home orders and closing all but non-essential shots that was done in france greece and to some extent in the u.k. spain and italy they brought in not time curfews and they've banned into regional travel now here we can see that germany is ranked somewhere in the middle it close

restaurants and gyms and events but otherwise it was basically business as usual and angela how did these different approaches in the different european countries impact how the situation with the pen demick is i mean where are the places with much stricter lockdowns seeing fewer infections is generally the countries that lock down harder and foster are seen better results and we can compare the 2 countries germany and the u.k. on the left there germany you see the spark that came in in november and then it sort of plateaus but it hasn't gone down under the lockdown life meanwhile the united kingdom at the same time had a spike but they brought in to slightly tougher measures and as you can see the numbers have dipped and this is the same in other european countries that brought in slightly hostile measures in germany such as italy france and spain so the lock down light hasn't really worked and that's why many here are now anticipating that we're going to have tough tough a measure has to be announced forcefully tomorrow and possibly starting early in the week when we do have to follow the data and it's clear that the heart of the

lockdown the quicker the infections slow down so we'll see what happens children are always good to talk to you thank you. let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making news this hour. thousands have taken to the streets across france for a 3rd straight weekend to demonstrate against a security bill that would restrict the publication of images of police officers scuffles erupted in paris as police tried to disperse the protesters. the 1st international aid convoy has arrived in ethiopia's tikker i region since fighting broke out nearly 6 weeks ago the mission includes 7 red cross trucks carrying medicine and supplies for about 1000 families who were displaced from their homes by the conflict. the head of the united nations is calling on world leaders to declare a state of climate emergency

a virtual summit on the environment is being held to to mark the 5th anniversary of the paris climate accord un secretary general antonio is urging nations to slash carbon emissions if we don't change course we may be headed for to get the stuff you temperature rise of more than c. the goodies the century get anybody still be married if you are facing get the domestic emergency if you start today i call on not only those worldwide to declared a state of climate the emergency in their countries and you've got to look at how he's reached some such as companies have already done so we could rise to the urgency and the stakes are huge others to follow that was the un secretary general antonio would test opening a virtual summit on climate change more than 70 leaders are addressing the online gathering but only countries which have taken action on climate change are allowed to speak. the girl's body was 5 years ago the historic paris agreement was

adopted at the climate conference call 21 the goal is to keep the global temperature of rice well below 2 degrees celsius compared to pre-industrial levels . since then 10990 have ratified the agreement but 5 years on progress has been slow. the biggest emitters have yet to submit goals that will put them in line with the accord. some countries have committed to becoming company neutral by 2050 you'll have. that includes the world's 2nd biggest emitter the united states which had withdrawn from the accord but to set to rejoin under president elect joe biden. the world's biggest polluter china promises to follow suit by 2060 but no nation has yet outlined details for how they will meet these climate goals. carbon dioxide emissions declined by around 7 percent this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic but nation's plans for an economic recovery

still heavily focuses on supporting sectors burning fossil fuels. nation should be looking instead toward investment in green jobs and infrastructure says u.n. secretary general antonio tara's making peace with nature is the defining process of the 21st century it must be the top priority for everyone everywhere the u.n. estimates that if countries continue as they're doing there could be a temperature increase of over 3 degrees celsius this century leading to impacts far more devastating than we've witnessed this year even with the pandemic our ride to the bus league and now and the early saturday games are all wrapped up so let's take a look at the results so far. underdog stood guard stunned a door opened wide signalled braman drew with harris haberlin freiburg down

beautiful cologne defeated mines was for example an over frankfurt on friday and starting soon on your own berlin battle buyer munich then on sunday alex ferg will take on shall go and later couzens lock horns with often haim you're up to date now on d w news up next is the shift american evans team from me and the entire news team in berlin thanks for watching. in the far north. and the inhabitable world. it's lonely. barren. and breathtakingly beautiful. the arctic.

to take a journey around the north meet profiteers and talk with people experiencing a changing environment. but i'd sure the ice disappears earlier and it keeps retreating our future depends upon what happens here in one of the most fragile ecosystems on earth. northern lights in the arctic circle starts december 21st on d w. hashtags online petitions and social media campaigns these days more and more protest takes place online especially on social media but can a simple click really make a difference our topic today on shit. back in the day raising awareness on an issue and reaching society more broadly

required making the headlines with spectacular media stunts today thanks to the internet anyone can express their opinion and share it with the world just one single post can reach them massive audience michael specter died founder of the drum the web portal net's politic dog sees this as a huge opportunity or it's a tiger balm and i need nowadays you really only need 3 people at most to get a proper test started on social media feeds as it's medians to people hold up a banner one person and you're all set and done. is it really that simple finding the right moment to target the right social media platform with the right hashtag is that all you need to start a worldwide can pain how and when does a singular event spark an entire process movement online and how does it spread across the globe let's take a look at the black lives made of movement that's currently receiving overwhelming global support it was sparked by

a video that showed the violent arrest of george floyd that led to his death the video went viral and the hash tag lives matter was used about 3700000 times a day the following weeks the movement had started 8 years ago. this is the facebook post that started. it was a reaction to the could george zimmerman 2012 the security guard had frankly shot trayvon martin and the black teenager the killing inspired the activists police gossip to an emotional response to fellow campaign up. commented with the hash tag black lives matter and the movement was born. we developed black lives matter as a response both in love for black people but also a response and range for the ways in which our system has treated black people. activists ople to join them and together they started

a twitter and tumblr account here they encouraged others to share their experiences of racism and police violence on facebook twitter and instagram they used images rife with symbolic meaning the hash tag black lives matter was often combined with other hashtags to reach more people in the following years it was used about 17000 times a day. by the hash tag always helps because many people can rally around it but it improves visibility and most importantly it sends out a message like a slogan. black lives matter is a great hash tag and it's also a great slogan they can be chanted on the streets. in may 2020 george florence black and was killed in a violent arist video documenting the brutality went viral and sparked outrage since then protests have been taking place on and off line the demands put forth by

black lives matter even reached from platforms like i believe we all that are right now blacks have a much bigger matter. celebrities are also supporting the cause online under the hash tag share the mike now selena gomez and hillary clinton amongst others have lent their social media profiles to black lives to get their message. more than black people to show up for black lives that in fact when we when we free black people when we really deal with the issues that plague black communities we set the ground for everybody else to get a little bit more free. even if they're still a long way to go but. draw attention to the issue of racism around the world and has led to some changes in several areas in the tech industry for example i t. corporations are fine tuning their vocabulary to be rid of such terms of blacklist the white list but let's back up a little if there's an issue i'm really passionate about how can

a spring into action to stop my own campaign here 3 expert tips. if any protest needs a certain momentum when you're lacking momentum if current events or social inequalities haven't led enough people to believe that this kind of protest is useful in this particular situation then you're pretty much on your own. and she. or no he wants and without a moving story and without communication skills in general it's hard to bring a message across and even harder to start a large movement by. say long at this year and emotional tail encapsulates a message in a totally different way than just the facts and can capture an audience of us funks factitious and wonder.

if i don't most people i have to be visible on all outlets and use all the opportunities they offer. i need to be on instagram with a visual element and on twitter with hash tags in short statements and we need. the tricky part is finding the best strategy for each platform to reach more people mobilize them in the end just get my message across. to teams that want to put you . but even if you've got all the necessary ingredients for a successful online campaign that doesn't guarantee it will work on the campaigns also require an engaged audience there are different levels to this step one noticing or reading a post on social media that catches your eye step to liking then sharing the post with friends which basically makes you part of the movement already the next steps

are posting something about the issue itself starting a group of platform and finally taking to the streets on the issue of successful campaigns often have interlinking online and offline nativities that mess together smoothly as the need to have movement showed it can also take some time to catch on a round the world how many aims to run a bird and i'm the founder of the me too movement. we found it me too over a decade ago to support young women of color in the community we live who are survivors of sexual violence. to movement started in 2006 and was originally a local outreach project in the u.s. only in 2017 did me also become a hash tag as charges of sexual abuse were leveled against hollywood producer harvey weinstein actress alyssa milano had called upon others on twitter to share the hash tag me to the bank to had experienced sexual violence then and this

a mano and to run a burger joint forces and a new global movement was born. since the expansion of explosion of me to 2017 we have a unique opportunity to expand our platform and continue a national conversation around sexual violence in this country and countries around the world need to start a trend in more than 85 countries it helped uncover many other cases of sexual abuse and spot debates around the world harvey weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for bright and the criminal sexual act. but it's quite rare for an online movement to bring about such change in such a short amount of time symbolic awareness campaigns in the real world can improve their reach with the mass demonstrations of climate change. posters about racism. or projecting images onto the statue of christ in rio de janeiro to want others

about the coronavirus. protesting on the streets remains important online you're subject to the constraints of each specific social media platform and the interests of profit driven. off facebook when we use events to create a page for our campaign in a completely dependent on facebook. any time and we don't know to what extent are insurance perhaps being more pressed. to the streets then we are protected by the right to protest and to freedom of expression question especially mine and i suppose. that might be true for a nation like germany that is governed by the rule of law but in other parts of the world it's a different story there the internet can become an important safe space where. we are in an arms race for surveillance technology 10 tools for digital self-defense among the. myth of business if you put in the effort and know how to

do you can still cover your digital footprints and make it hard to track your online enough of the many people rely on and in order to voice their opinion or raise an issue. take hong kong for instance the chinese special administrative region has seen a shop lies in protest of finding democratic rights it's a risky undertaking as the number of protests committed has been steadily decreasing the activists could be in prison for life interested they use social media to share plans and information and use encrypted messages such as telegram to cover their digital tracks but the new security law has put activists even more in harm's way. i think they're always free the purpose of the law is to change the rule of law to rule of fear so every day when people.

wake up they have to think what should i say today should i come out tomorrow. in other countries protesting on the streets is hottest you know this social media can offer a safe space for activism. and a rainy living exxon launched the campaign my stilton freedom in protest against iran's law obliging women to wear he jeff she posted a photo of his so. on facebook with out one soon many iranian women followed her lead. there is a war in iran about my life. they have guns and bullets we have facebook to church instagram and our social media they can not. side that's something that i've never. seen on social media can also help people facing completely different struggles the campaign in me action raises awareness to people with the chronic fatigue syndrome and many who suffer from pains and sudden

feelings of exhaustion and me is still quite unknown so patients are often wrongly diagnosed in some cases even as having a psychological condition they'd written patients are turning to social media to raise attention to their plight with the hashtags immediate action and not enough for me they're demanding more funding for research on the disease. posting a video photo of yourself holding a piece of paper with a message on it as plain as that may sound it can still make a difference even if that difference simply means raising awareness for a certain issue but can online protests also lead to real change or does the movement then need to shift into the real world with demonstrations for example what do you think what issues have you fought for online or out on the streets that is now on facebook you tube or d w dot com that's it for me today see you out there soon.

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