documentary films that change our worldview
Welcome to the site for The Paradigm Shift Project! Our goal with these projects is to highlight various social and environmental issues in the global south, to assess the needs of the local community, and to show how there are great organizations already implementing programmes to address these issues and needs. We hope to encourage a paradigm shift in the way people think about development, and also in how people give to support sustainable change. By investing directly in local organizations around the world, our support will go a long way to build networks and trust between social, cultural, political, economic and geographic hemispheres. The Paradigm Shift Project connects you to these issues, communities and organizations globally.
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upcoming events
August 9, 2010: PSP Screening in HK
September 9, 2010: Fundraiser in Toronto
our mission
The Paradigm Shift Project (PSP) is a registered Canadian charity that aims to advance education on important issues relating to poverty, ecology, health and community development in developing countries. Through the production of documentary films and educational materials that are informed by local communities and those who work to help them, PSP works to demystify international development for the general public through education initiatives, and teach our youth how each individual can help to create positive change in our society.
Registered Charity #: 837999820RR0001
448 Saint Johns Road, Toronto, ON M6S 2L2 Canada
Canada: +1.416.356.3129
Hong Kong: +852.9815.2904
Indonesia: +62.812.3752.9357
news
Launching our online store! Get your PSP gear to support our projects!
Click here to visit our online store- t-shirts, bags & great artwork awaits!
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Announcing our next project: Voicing Disaster: Humanitarian Aid in Times of Crisis
Click here to read about this project, to be filmed in Padang, Sumatra this coming June. Every penny makes a tremendous difference, so please give generously to support this project! Click here to watch a film about this project.
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Interview with PSP’s Rebecca Sweetman in Hey, Teach Magazine!
Rebecca Sweetman & PSP get a two page spread in Victoria College’s education magazine. Online version will be available soon at their website. Big thanks to Carly Cheng & Julian Swinkin for putting this piece together.
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PSP’s Indonesia documentary now online- please watch, rate & share!
With BIG thanks to Editor Paul Shirley, PSP’s latest film, Greasy Palms: The Impacts of Indonesia’s Palm Oil Plantations, is now online and ready to be shared with the world!
Please feel free to post this film to your facebook pages, share via email, or set up a screening in your community! Click here to watch the film!
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PSP’s Peru documentary now online- please share it with the world!
With a lot of hard work from Project Coordinator Andrea Maldonado and Editor Natasha Nancekivell, PSP’s latest film, From the Earth to the Pot: Urban Agriculture & Food Security in Lima, Peru, is now online and ready to be shared with the world!
Please feel free to post this film to your facebook pages, share via email, or set up a screening in your community! Click here to watch the film!
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PSP featured on travel site www.theplanetd.com!
A big thank you to Deb and Dave from www.theplanetd.com for featuring PSP and an article written by PSP’s Executive Director Rebecca Sweetman on Traveling as a Global Citizen. Click here to read the full article!
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PSP’s first film: Rice Cultivation in Bali & SRI
A new method of planting rice in Bali is protecting indigenous seed stocks, traditions and livelihoods, thanks to a local organization's commitment to sharing knowledge and skills in sustainable permaculture practices. The System of Rice Intensification (SRI), developed originally in Madagascar, is a method of cultivating rice that can double the yield of conventional rice harvests, while requiring 90% less seed, 80% less water, and no chemical inputs. The impacts of this new method are far-reaching, offering more income for farmers and their families, as well as a healthier environment for future generations. The Paradigm Shift Project has documented these impacts and the needs of the local community for more training workshops on the SRI method, led by local Balinese organization Tri Hita Karana Bali.
Click here to watch the video!
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Help support The Paradigm Shift Project by purchasing one of our photos! Click here to check out PSP’s online store.
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