Historical information

The theme for the 1996 National Arthritis Week (NAW) was "Ring the Bells for Arthritis", with the Glen Iris Handbell Ringers performing at the launch. There was a Joint Walk along Southgate, beside the Yarra River in Melbourne - one of around 24 Joint Walks held across Victoria during the 1996 NAW. In addition, there was a "Making Life Easier" expo held on the day. In this photo, a group of people from the Vietnamese community take part in some Tai Chi exercises in the park after the Joint Walk. There is a brief report on this and other events held that week on pages 9 and 10 of the 1996 Annual Report.

Physical description

COL photo of a group of people taking part in some Tai Chi exercises in a park. One person on a small stage leads the group in the exercise routine, while the group is crouching down on the grass. Everyone in the group is wearing a blue and white sunvisor, and some people have a head scarf wrapped around the sunvisor. In front of the stage, there is an a-frame sandwich board with various sponsors' names printed on it.