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Here is an eclectic selection of online activity sites that you may wish to follow-up. 

Scroll down to see links to the various activities.  If you know of other items that members might enjoy, please send your suggestions, also any comments and corrections, to Publicity 

CFUW Kanata - Upcoming ZOOM Activities

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We are not affiliated with any of the organizations listed below, and we do not specifically endorse any of the programs listed.

Arts and Culture

  • NEW -  Tech Café - - Ottawa Public Library free computer courses at beginners level.

  •  Stratfest at Home - Stratford Theatre online

  •  Experience The Parliament of Canada - explore virtually its many facets  

  • Open Culture The best free cultural and educational media on the web. You really don't need anything else. There's more than a lifetime of interesting items here: Science, Movies, Music, Literature and more.

  •  OpenLearn - Dive in and start learning. 

    Free online learning from UK's Open University.   Everything on the multi-award winning OpenLearn is free to everyone!

  •  Coursera  - Free learning from over 200 leading universities and companies

  •  RoadScholar (formerly ElderHostel) Educational travel for Adults

  • National Theatre at Home - All-new streaming service offers unforgettable British theatre any time, anywhere.

  • Reina Sofia Museum (Madrid, Spain)
  • The Munk Debates - The world’s sharpest minds and brightest thinkers in our mainstage debates in Toronto, Canada. We debate the big issues of the day, curated here. Enjoy the art of civil and substantive public debate.
  • Borealis (NFB and TVO - 90 mins.) Borealis offers an immersive portrait of the lifecycles of the forest from the perspective of the plants and animals that live there. Free

    Movies of Interest

    • The Two Popes (Trailer) - 5-Star Masterpiece - Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce star in this intimate look at a historic turning point in the Catholic Church on Netflix.
    • Joanna Lumley's Nile: Egypt | History Documentary (Part of series on YouTube)
    •  The Cinematic Universe A video essay on how films cinematize cities and places. (Mar. 2021- 50 mins.)
    •  Judi Dench My Passion for Trees Judi Dench, one of Britain's best-loved actresses, holds another great passion, a deep love for trees. Filmed over the course of a year, this is a magical study of the changing seasons and their effect on Surrey, the most-wooded county in Britain. Blends science, nature, and theatre in a quiet, moving tribute to trees and forests. (YouTube -58 mins)
    • What Was Jane Austen Actually Like? | Behind Closed Doors  Lucy Worsley (Historian) explores the different houses in which Jane Austen lived and stayed, to discover just how much they shaped Jane's life and novels. YouTube (58 mins.)  
    •  The White Tiger - Ambitious driver for a rich Indian family uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty
    • Norway Riding the Flåmsbanen - One of a series of  video documentaries: Chris Tarrant, ‘Extreme Railways’ - 
    • The Dig - Real-life discovery of Anglo-Saxon ship at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, UK
    • Hillbilly Elegy  - best-selling  book based on real bio
    • The Queen’s Gambit  Female chess prodigy. (Set in the 60's)
    • David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet   Celebrated naturalist reflects on the defining moments of his lifetime and the devastating changes he has seen. With it comes a powerful message of hope for future generations as Attenborough reveals the solutions to help save our planet from disaster.
    • The Social Dilemma  Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations
    • Unorthodox   Based on true story of one woman's escape from a strict Hasidic community


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