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mall but it's got this added. to the delicious christmas break in tradition in germany and so beautiful. do you have i me clue what this is well maybe people from the united states knows this is a christmas pickle many americans follow this german tradition of hiding a single pickle in the christmas tree whoever finds it gets an extra gift that's just one problem most germans have never heard about this custom you know might support the haiti rawlinson sets off to solve this riddle of the christmas because . yes the christmas pickle a beloved in time honored german tradition at least that's what i was told. but i'm

going berlin germany's biggest department store and i can't find a single one of these christmas trees. over pinballs but luckily i brought my own. but let me back up where i come from. many people. hang a single mystery in many american families follow the so-called german tradition so according to this tradition the 1st person to find the christmas pickle on the christmas tree gets an extra. but to be honest i haven't seen or heard of a single christmas pickle in germany since i've lived here so i'm going to ask some germans during their christmas shopping if the heard of it. are you having a christmas pickle on your christmas tree this year. that must be a tradition elsewhere it's not a german. christmas. cumbers not my favorite music christmas. christmas because. it's not even had to explain it to santa in germany in fact

12016 survey found that 91 percent of germans had never heard of it. so at this tradition is in german where does it come from and how did it end up in the united states. with a little christmas magic i'm headed to the small german mountain villages. to explore that a bit more. if anyone knows the origin of a particular glass ornament it's the people of laos they've been blowing glass here 5097 and producing ornaments since the mid 19th century. glass. and it is the 4th generation to take over his family christmas business. he hand makes and sells glass ornaments including the christmas pickle to buyers worldwide . but actually he only learned about the tradition in recent years on a visit to california. i was asked to also you also make christmas pickles and i

just laughed but then someone else asked me the same question until a 3rd time and i started wondering what is it with these christmas pickles and someone explained that it's tradition in germany town a pickle on your christmas tree and that every american knows this i think oddly nobody in germany does. that made him curious so he came home to search through his grandfather's glass molds from the 1930. days of my found his gherkin old since then we've been producing these glass pickles. now he sells pickle ornaments to customers in places like japan norway switzerland and of course the united states. but if you just learned about this tradition then where did the story start well there are a handful of legends surrounding the origin of the christmas pickle. one says that a prison guard took pity on a starving german born soldier during the american civil war and allowed him to eat a single pickle with this act of kindness he was able to survive and began hanging

a pickle on history each year. some say it was this man frank w. woolworth who needed a gimmick when he began importing ornaments from germany to the us in 880 s. . but maybe i need to ask someone who knows this christmas town the best so i'm eating laotian mayor nor but this man at las fact last with 10853 this is the oldest still existing glass in town mr mayor do you know the tradition of the christmas pickle as it's or am i not so we were confused as to the christmas pickle what's the point that's what we learned both abroad people are convinced the christmas pickle is an essential german christmas item. they personally i think some clever marketing guy invented this. but since then no shit has been making glass pickles simply because foreigners believe it's a local specialty of. ok so i still don't have an exact answer but there might

still be hope i'm going to talk to gary a local who came across the pickle tradition in his research for a magazine i'm now sure glad. so what can you tell us about the history of the christmas pickle help before i did some research and found out that some families had a tradition of giving the person who found the. special christmas tree decorations on the tree the 1st 3 more largest groups both of those asked to get something on dot so the christmas pickle story originated by not square could come up so we may never know exactly where this pickle tristen comes from but it certainly is a little bit of fun and maybe one day the germans will know what i'm talking about but until then i have an idea. we will see later in the show we'll have more festive reports but 1st we're off to england where we'll meet the creative cada zinah and the tsongas he transforms

classic cars into works of art which has shown an odd skin to recent around the world and he's even be nominated for the prestigious turner prize mainly though he just loves mintage cuts. their heart on wheels. and the saunders a big u.k. plays with existing models colors and shapes modifying the cars to achieve his there's a. camera and when the designer takes his main automotive art project they tend to miss out on the roads of southern england he's living his dream. it's just that it's bringing us all it's about. is a lovely it's the best called all the pale. alleys like it all that scope.

i deployed to talk over rode together it all just it gives you such a thrill because it is a baton goalball you. know because it's a concept. it's an amalgamation of everything. andy saunders ambition. it's to build cars that have never been seen before he speers no effort nor expense of actually strain was 17 years building this call. 7 fires and i was going to introduce construction you can all do this in my work with my passion. he started work come back tennis in 2003 it's based on a rare vintage 1937 chords they tell. the contours are inspired by the shape of a drop of water. most of his works are based on wrecked or derelict antique cars like this 1940 pickup truck and the sanders took

it apart and turned it into his custom designed metropolis car when he said work on a new piece of automotive art time becomes an important all called for in the cake you got to create this addictive it's not the all book but blew out the old what you don't like it is a creation it doesn't matter how important a car is if the idea is important here. everything else is of no importance sanders 1st fell in love with old cars as a teenager was storing them in his father's auto repair shop when he took this one out for a spin in 1984 media from around europe took notice of just want to. annoy him 70 saw it all you. don't know why did it or did it because on you to tell you what i will said earlier ones will go in order and they all call is never gone

until i finish the soon as all finished of lost interest as soon as he completes one of his vehicles he sells or auctions it and he saunders too much attention again in 2006 with his flattest car on earth and earns a mention in guinness world record. in 2010 he adapted from a console west ideas of cubism to a 61 to c.b. and the media began calling him the banksy in the heart of what you wish i could do because as quick as banks you can do a baker for a take when you're doing stuff like. the creation is easy and you kind of rebelling against everything else so i suppose that's where he started really i think it was the maybe of the human heart. maybe because he was doing it just for fun. as in the why the. sounders inject fun and passion to his charms they've already been displayed in several galleries in 2001

a few of his car creations were even nominated for the u.k. church arts prize the saudis the rest of my life i want to just carry on really doing things that completely got the ball up a remote more dog probably go on all the 200 calls me to be dropping my dream to do it to get better it was already. of one thing we can be quite sure as far as andy saunders is concerned his next car will be his best and most beautiful of all. travelling these days in times of the qur'an of ice pandemic is quite problematic and will trip is something to dream about but not really very realistic however you can actually experience something similar on the spanish island of gran canaria on the 3rd largest canary

island you can find 14 different microclimate zones my colleague candy dividing felt like he was travelling the world without even leaving the island. gran canaria is the island of many places. there was quite a nice touch on iraq and i was with the thing here is that every call off the island is different sometimes it feels like in the so hot. and others like the bahamas. drop into ravines or overgrown jungle costs. i feel like i'm in the alps. 4 of them. it's like a small world 2 or somehow all in one day on a single island. i'm starting out in the desert at least that's what it looks like here in reality i'm strolling across the dunes at the must follow must resort.

here the trade winds shape and reshape the 6 kilometers of dunes on the island southern tip again and again. it's a natural spectacle and the vacationers love many hotels line the edge of the documents more than 4000000 tourists came here in 2900 most for a year from sun shore sea and mild temperatures year round. but i want to see the grand canaria that lies beyond the tourist scene so i head inland to the but i'm going to lost 70 kilos by the ravine of the falcons. here in the state you know very narrow place like the jungle here yeah for. catalogues or oh my is showing me what the primeval environment looked like on gran canaria back then most of the island was covered with jungle the further new

venture into the ravine the clearer it becomes to me that the island was created by volcanic eruptions. the brink of the last 70 carlos is a popular place to go. canyoning i'm supposed to try it but i'm an absolute newbie . to. get not only more exciting than i thought it's hard to. thank goodness i'm well secured for the trip down. nevertheless my adrenaline level is stating. i thought it was all over when i was lying there. to be honest it wasn't the most dangerous descent and it still was not so fun it would have the i'm much of

a grand canaria that they were to have son then be saved and places. a lot of heart but also we have like a humanity t. ere were great rabin's with a lot of for. and not to replace it with big call us that i mean it's a continuum because of this is a combination between green things and see. a good place to stop and catch my breath is put to with this little part on the island south side is known for its colorful anyways. and with a bit of imagination the little saltwater canals could just as easily be somewhere and it is. only 50 kilometers north everything looks totally different this side of the island is green and for a time i get to valley is europe's biggest coffee growing area. i want to

head even higher up to the islands highest point the. man with me dina takes me to ground. canaris mountain reaches. so much sometimes we get snow appear not every year but from time to time it's moves like a lifestyle you know the same time you could be down on the beach something yourself naked or in her swimsuit on a continent you'd have to travel many kilometers to get such a different spot here so he went to shit in just a few minutes you're in the world is among recruiting and i'm going to read. indeed here at nearly 2000 the desire to do it it's noticeably cooler almost like it. and nowhere else is the alpine close so close to the desert heat as on the ground come out. that will really be an amazing work trip on this island and there's much more

to the other than just the. baking cookies and christmas time is a longstanding tradition in many countries certainly here in germany you can even decorate christmas trees for them i myself have already baked for trays of christmas cookies but they are all gone but i'm not worried because he at sumo experts at the baking. cinnamon stars vanilla crescents and more of these cookies help get politics well primed for the holiday season says are corrupt and touch us diba really a building block. they're experts on christmas baking recipes really welcome to our christmas bakery we'll show you how we bake christmas cookies in germany. butter

cookies are one of the favorites. instead of white sugar catcher uses 100 grams of powdered sugar. for sugar spreads much better through the dough when it's a powder and you don't end up with nice sugar crystals all over the dough and you'll need 125 grams of cubed butter a pizza and. 260 grams of flour a pinch of salt added sugar and for flavoring after vanilla pot not the sugar. i'm fine it's not a right it is a very very crumbly with a little kneading turns it bit by the data into a nice room with delphi. the finished dough goes into the fridge for one hour. now it's time to cut out. the dough should be rolled out to about 4 millimeters thick. cutting out the cookies this fall for one along especially when done

together with others. that have no we get together with friends and do our baking with them we take along the kids and it's lots of fun. cookie cutters are found some sizes as a for example are terrific was clear cause they're so spread out and don't have any fragile edges and the like happens with a carrot it's a little harder then you have to use a spoon or some a little tool to present the tale try to get the. tide pools where. the cookies are baked in the oven for 10 minutes at 100 meter degrees celcius. then comes the best part of the decorating the icing is made of powdered sugar lemon juice and food coloring and. youthful treat green. for more elaborate decorating colored sprinkles and white frosting can be used.

baking for the christmas season is a tradition in many european countries. norway and sweden have their ever popular gingerbread. austria has its shortbread cookies filled with chili. a pride of spain of the polder onis a deep fried dough often made with only a crumble on the tongue czech is known for its was nests made with lady fingers. and belgium and another lands a speculative spice cookies are essential holiday treats. carolyn blogger susan fate knows how this tradition got started. what they were baking cookies even back in the middle ages the monks did that in the monasteries to commemorate the birth of jesus christ it was also a sign of wealth the monasteries had lots of money so the monks baked and handed the goods out to the poor. back then where spices like ginger cardamom all

spices and cloves filled the air with the familiar christmassy of rules for a long time they were good stories in europe and only used for holidays we think it's important for them to be fresh and not already ground or taken from some drawer where they were stored for half a year because they're around or fades very quickly now anyone who enjoys baking can whip up an enormous for riots of cookies during the christmas season. for the it's also the custom to give them as gifts and everyone's glad to get them at. every kind needs to be sampled at least once. so a plate full of christmas cookies always seems to disappear in no time. to this in the german baking and cooking is what you can find on our you tube channel d.w. food in the segment cook it like

a german chef felicitous team shows you how it's done and she invites international guests into kitchen. interested in german cuisine this is for you. though i had come to cook it like a german. prison some of germany's finest dishes to foodies from around the world. a lot of me i've done this before this will be my 1st time. traditional german fare prepared and easy to follow steps from the savory to the sweet we've got it all. cooking like a german. food. like all cultural institutions right now due to the pandemic the famous lights are given tell us orchestra can not perform in concert halls and so it comes up with a wonderful idea some of the musicians have decided to give free open air concerts

all around leipsic from the top of a double decker bus. a light example decker's sightseeing bus converted into a concert stage on wheels from a pier lights in the band house of israeli officials play christmas carols for city residents on the 4 advent sundays free of charge. it's a welcome break from the dreary pandemic lockdowns as horniest dare not call me for a mish but didn't really enjoy playing with my colleagues the real of playing together as an ensemble over these and i think because they this joy to audiences to get to appreciate this beautiful music it was written was usually the leipsic orchestra play some 80 concerts each year but because of coronavirus restrictions concerts are banned so a small group of orchestra musicians have begun performing in public and in front

of care homes where many elderly residents struggle with social isolation their short 15 minute concerts meanwhile are a hit with lights and residents of all ages. story trog it really is a brilliant project and having brass players performing christmas songs is the most festive thing you could do and that is from sandra is a beautiful idea right now without concerts and this brings the music to the people and just a musical instead of people to the music awards wouldn't you don't like. being orchestral players take great pleasure performing in public playing up to 6 christmas songs on the buses upper deck while braving the cold winter weather which can be challenging says one player seaman think. their instrument gets very cold when there's the instruments intonation interaction comes your fingers get free card especially towards the end play 5 or 6 concerts per booster on the tee and

your fingers do get stiff making it hard to grip your instruments or. i will today was find there are comparable after it's 2 or 3 light signals that's returns to the fantails orchestra hall which is close to the public for the forseeable future but director andy has choice remains optimistic projects like these motivators that we have to feed so many restrictions were banned from so many things so we're excited to do the few things we're still allowed to do on our musician's enjoy recording c.d.'s or working on media projects inside the concert hall or your mom and playing from the bus so despite the cold weather armies with hot coffee and tea all happy to be performing at all. these mobile concert tours show that with a little ingenuity we can still get into the festive spirit. please don't forget to check us out on facebook go to our website for this week's

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i'm going to sleep at club morris said dogs firing their head coach lose him father after and devastating loss to stood god on saturday. a metal fairly welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has announced a raft of tough new lockdown measures she said they were necessary to bring down the spiralling numbers of new coke at 19 cases that's very down for you what is set to change here and germany from wednesday on non-essential shops will have to close supermarkets pharmacies and banks will be allowed to remain open schools will be shut in principle until the 10th of january and employers are being encouraged to allow their staff to work from home as far as possible michael also made an appeal for people to limit their social contacts during the holidays the number of people allowed to meet and doris will remain restricted to 5 not including children under

14 and then anticipation of new year's celebrations sales of fireworks are going to be bad and the tough new measures set the table for a bleak holiday season. 4 months trance a longer mouth cold and the leaders of germany 16 federal states have been bickering about the measures that are necessary to contain the corona pandemic. pushed for hostile steps the regional leaders refused to follow her lead now they have tried to reach a complete consensus views and $200.00 will force to act and taking action now we have jointly decided that the regulations of the federal states will be valid until january 10th. for the time being because some sci fi are new won't get as the goal remains to bring the infection rates down. across germany it has become clear in recent weeks that lie to restrictions imposed 6 weeks ago are not sufficient to

control the pandemic and state december has seen record infection numbers more and more people are dying with the virus and. are approaching the limit of their intensive care capacity. should to me all of my also hopes that the mother measures would have had a greater impact but now with the christmas shopping season the number of contacts has risen sharply once again. retail shops across the country will be most seriously affected by the new measures being shut down at the busiest and most lucrative time of the year and they're being given just 2 days notice the losses will be huge but the government is once again mobilizing billions to soften the blow. and the fall if it comes to a complete closure for a whole month we expect to spend over $11000000000.00 euros for that one month and then move. on that shows that this is a very generous support package. i want to say i think it is absolutely

justified he does if you're absolutely sure. retailers and consumers snarl know what they are facing in these last couple of weeks of the year it will be an exceptionally quiet holiday season but the hope is that that will also be true for hospitals. germany pulling the emergency brake our political correspondent simon young has more simon welcome germany was long hailed as the poster child for and make management here in europe this month we're seeing one crim milestone after another where did the country go wrong. well the call of course it's difficult to pinpoint an exact moment when the country perhaps took a wrong turning but certainly what we have seen is that infection numbers have surged in the last 6 to 8 weeks we always knew that autumn and winter the worse weather would bring an increase in infections but it has been growing exponentially

as the chancellor said today what's the reason well some laxity perhaps as ng has crept in through the year in terms of following the rules some people have pointed out that there have been changing rules around germany and a patchwork of different regulations that may have confused some people there's also been some very determined opposition to following rules from a minority of people so all of that may have played a role germany's health care system remains pretty robust but it may be that it had luck in the spring when infections were lower and maybe that luck has now run out by many other countries standards the new measures are still very far from a hard lockdown why is the german government so reluctant to impose tight restrictions like curfews or restrictions on mobility. well i think perhaps they just don't think that will be the best way to deal with the problem but

a lot of people are talking now about a shutdown rather than a lot down that's to say retail is being shut down restaurants were already closed what's not happening as you say is that mandatory curfew is being imposed it's more of an appeal to people to see with their contacts having said that the rules do say under this new plan where infections are high tougher measures should be imposed some states like the varian bart inverting bag of already said they will impose curfews at least limited ones overnight curfews allowing police to challenge people who are outside without good reason and so on and we may well see that kind of thing happening elsewhere in germany as well i mean young thank you very much. u.k. and you negotiate hers are to be given extra time to agree oppose frex a trade deal european commission president was in a fund that lines that negotiations with british prime minister boris johnson had been constructive and that they were going to continue talks on

a free trade agreement be on today's deadline if they do reach a deal and could avert chaos for cross border commerce in the new year and give businesses the certainty they're calling for. a fresh push for a breakthrough with trade talks deadlocked negotiators in brussels dropped their own deadline and pressed forward in search of a deal. after a call with the british prime minister european commission president person off on the lion said the stakes were too high not to make the effort. we both think that it is responsible at this point in time to go the extra mile. we have accordingly mandated our negotiators to continue the talks and to see whether no reach an agreement can be reached even at this late stage but in london tough talk from the british prime minister about the prospect of a breakthrough. as things stand and this is basically

you know i agree i'm afraid we're still very far apart on some key things but where there's life there's hope we're going to keep talking to see what we can do the u.k. certainly would be walking away from the talks so that people would expect us to to go the extra mile. to negotiate hers have been unable to reach an agreement on a so-called level playing field ensuring fair competition between british and e.u. companies they've also failed to forge an agreement on fishing rights in british waters boris johnson has been warning britons to prepare if no compromise can be found. let's let's see what we can achieve but in the meantime. get ready we've culprits of the general the 1st trade. if we have to. negotiate is would need to strike a deal before the end of december when the brics the transition period expires the

ones britain and you will begin the new year with nutri deal and potential chaos. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news elsewhere in the world some 400 nigerian students are still missing after a gunman armed with assault rifles attacked a secondary school in the northwestern state of kut scene on friday officers are working with the army and air force to determine how many students exactly were kidnapped search parties are looking for that. little. algerian president. has made his 1st appearance since he was flown to a hospital in germany after testing positive for the corona virus in october the 75 year old said he's expected to make a complete recovery within 3 weeks. thousands of people have taken to the streets of poland in the latest protests against a high court ruling that tightened the country's already restrictive abortion laws in warsaw they marched to the home of the ruling law and justice party leader jaroslav kaczynski sunday's rallies coincided with the 39th anniversary of poland's

martial law crackdown. space x. has successfully launched a falcon 9 rocket into space from cape canaveral florida it's bringing an essay x. 7 satellite for sirius into space that will replace the previous one the new one will provide satellite radio service to listeners across north america. as the whole of germany goes into a lockdown it's business as usual and abundantly except for coach those he's been sacked fibrous have docked moment a day after a stunning $51.00 thrashing at home to start got 5 or managed only one victory. in his last 5 matches in charge of. the end of the road for 2 men to coach lucien father. he described it as a disaster his on the break by stuttgart he conceded to 26 minute penalty

a clear foul by emirates chan who was booked c last one minute to curse score from the spots. giovanni raina has been a rare bright spot for dortmund this season i was sublime for us touch and finish in short the home side wayne seemed to have time on level terms thanks. but there was nothing level about the 2nd half a shoot ran riots by man gets to curb grabbing his seconds with the dortmund frenzel it see i and they were in even deeper moments later for the 1st hour with the 3rd goal. before tan gooey cool of barley made it for 13 stick of goals in 10 minutes and the final insult came in injury china's don't win try to bring some respectability to the scoreline make

a strong silent is taking advantage of the oceans of space 51 the final score goldman's heaviest home defeat in more than a decade. or more on the story and joined in the studio by jonathan crane from daintily sports jonathan welcome where did it all go wrong for lizzie in 5 endorsements well i think it would probably be too easy to point the finger at that disastrous results against her i mean it really was probably the final straw for the hands of converts the roman c.e.o. in the stands had a face like thunder but really it was part of a wider problem a pattern of inconsistency really from birth to dalton because on one side or on that say they are capable of brilliant things they have such an exceptionally young talent. scald the lights of adding horns and. giovanni rayna then on the other side it can all just go wrong and they just seem to implode like they did again where they give the ball away far too easily leave themselves exposed at the back and i

think performances like that really exposed solution fodder is frailties as well he's seen as this great tactical guy that he's got a great tactical brain where he fall short his critics say isn't it kind of lacks a bit of fire and is bad he can run fiery side up to motivate them to get the performances when the chips are down and i think probably the most frustrating thing at the moment given the path they're still in with a chance of winning the chase for the title so you know it will be frustrating because they think if we'd been doing better we could have been right up there and i think that's probably what's prompted them to act the sporting director because they said it was a tough step to take but quite negative developments lately i mean there is a need to act had a few close shaves with the sack in the past and forget now he has finally gone his likely to replace him on a permanent basis that is not surprising a job of this caliber versus dortmund one of the biggest teams in germany a few big names have already been mentioned in connection with the vacant job i

think and then going around the media and social media at the moment is market rose that he is the current barista. string a brilliant job with them with his own kind of brand of attacking football in a similar jesse moment she's the. coach he actually replaced rose in that job he also is very attack minded he would also be some of the dimensions i guess the marquee choice really is. the former tottenham manager he's been out of work for more than a year he is kind of in many ways a would give to him and what was lacking on the father is someone who's really passionate shows and passion can fire the players get the best out of them one sticking point maybe he's not a fluent german speaker the recent interviews with him you kind of suggest that he would rather go about to the premier league rather than the but in this league oh well once we know for sure you'll have to come back and give me all the details on the success thank you very much you are. there wanting to tell you news from berlin

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culture. another visitor another yes you want to become a citizen. in for migrants your platform for reliable information. 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 i want 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 and one can express their opinion and share it with the world just one single post can read. a massive audience mark respected our founder of the german web portal net's

politic dog sees this as a huge opportunity or it's a tiger balm and i now adays you really only need 3 people at most to get a protest started on social media feeds. into people hold up a banner one person and you're all set. 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 comparing 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 blacklist 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 last matter was used about 3700000 times a day the following week but the movement has started 8 years ago. this is the

facebook post that started. it was a reaction to the george zimmerman 2012 the security guard had frankly shot trayvon martin and unarmed black teenager killing inspired be activists at least to an emotional response to fellow campaign. commented with the hash tag matter and the movement was born. we developed black lives matter as a response both in love for black people but also response and rage for the ways in which our system has treated black people for centuries and activists able to make joint 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 and the following year 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 life 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 floor it's black and i was killed in a violent tourist 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 matter but 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 reach. 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 there's still a long way to go black lives matter 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 black list and 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 start my own campaign here 3 expert tips. if any protest need to start a new 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 shipments of. or no humans are not 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 any motional tale encapsulates a message in a totally different way than just the facts and can capture an audience of us funks factitious one. if a treating zone must move i have to be visible on all outlets and use all the opportunities they offer. with a view of what i need to be on instagram with visual elements and on twitter with

hash tags and short statement someone needs you have a course of kuhn's. 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 and will be easier for my new teams advance but here 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 france 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 successful campaigns often have into linking online and offline nativities that mesh 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 founded needs to 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 maysoon also become a hash tag as charges of sexual abuse were leveled against holland the producer harvey weinstein actress alyssa milano had cooled upon others on twitter to share the hash tag me to see if they too had experienced sexual violence then and this is a man and to run a burger joint forces and a new global movement was born. since the expansion our explosion of me to 2017 we have a unique opportunity to expand our platform and continue

a national conversation around sexual violence and 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 grace 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 where the mass demonstrations of climate change. posters about racism. or projecting images onto the statue of christ in rio de janeiro to warn others about the coronavirus. protesting on the streets remains important online your subjects the constraints of each specific social media platform and the interests of profit driven. and we are off facebook when we use events to create

a page for our campaign to not completely dependent on facebook big bad ass any time and we don't know to what extent our issue is perhaps being repressed when we to. to the streets and we are protected by the right to protest and to freedom of expression. minus. 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. we're in an arms race for surveillance technology 10 tools for digital self-defense among the. myth of want you to visit if you put in the effort and know how to you can still cover your digital footprints and make it hard to track your online enough of . 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 offending democratic rights it's a risky undertaking as the number of protests committed has been steadily decreasing activists could be in prison for life interested they used 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 very always be 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 harder still this social media can offer a safe space for activism. only misha and the rainy libyan exxon launched

a campaign my stealthy freedom in protest against iran's law obliging women to wear hijab she posted a photo of his so. on facebook without one soon many iranians women followed her lead. if there is a war in iraq about my life. they have guns and bullets we have facebook to church instagram and our social media they can not. site 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 bedridden 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 through research on the disease is. 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 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 street that is not on facebook you tube or d w dot com that's it for me today see you out there so. they're emotionally paths in the high octane fire.

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