Gansu Tibetan cultural visit - Rewi Alley Memorial
The Gansu Tibetan group were welcomed at the Rewi Alley Springfield Memorial Park on Thursday 8th February 2024 by Grame Dawson, Chair, Springfield & Tawera residents group and Allison Rosanowski, Chair of the sister city committee and Calvin Payne & John Verry representing the Malvern Community Board. We were honoured by a musical / cultural performance. The visit fostered cultural interaction between the two regions initially linked by a common association through Rewi Alley, born in Springfield in 1897. Rewi, through his literary writings on Chinese industry and communist philosophy, became an icon in the Shandan County, Gansu Province, in northwestern China. Rewi Alley set up cooperatives and schools in China and is one reason for Selwyn’s Sister City relationship with Shandan in northwest China. Alley spent 60 years in China as an advocate for the Chinese people, establishing industrial cooperatives and technical training schools.
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Caring For You Like Family
91-year-old Dora is a rest home resident at Ryman.
Between family gatherings, bus trips and village activities, she certainly enjoys a full life. With the many friendships she’s made, the caregivers and village staff have become an extension of her family.
Hear about Dora’s experience living in a Ryman community.
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