Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2026-06-21/On the bright side
Flowers, blue helmets, reefs, pride, and Juneteenth
On the bright side is back!
About "On the bright side"
The format of this Signpost piece was adapted from email threads titled "For what are you grateful this week?" that were sent to Wikimedia-l. We encourage you to comment about what's making you happy or grateful this month in the talk page of this Signpost piece.
Week of 17 May 2026: Nini kinakufurahisha wiki hii?
From User:Pine
- National African violet week
Streptocarpus ionanthus in cultivation
Streptocarpus ionanthus flowers
Cultivar 'Pink Amiss'
Cultivar 'Red Velvet'
A variegated and double-flowered cultivar
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Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia is a section within Streptocarpus subgenus Streptocarpella consisting of about ten species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Tanzania and adjacent southeastern Kenya in eastern tropical Africa. There is a concentration of species in the Nguru mountains of Tanzania.
Species and cultivars are commonly called African violets (although they are not closely related to true violets) or saintpaulias. They are commonly sold as house plants.
See also African Violet (film) and African Violet (album).
Week of 24 May 2026: Mii rämmâtt tuu tän neäʹttlest?
From User:HouseBlaster and User:Pine
- International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
UN Peacekeepers helmet
Mourning dove
Emerald dove
Collared dove
Italian Army patrol in Lebanon, 2020
A 2020 photo of squadron leader Rista Binte Siddique of Bangladesh serving as emergency crash and rescue section officer-in-charge in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023
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![Italian Army patrol in Lebanon, 2020](http://wiki.nitrosworld.org/wiki/File:Italian_Army_-_Mechanized_Brigade_"Granatieri_di_Sardegna"_patrol_in_Lebanon_May_2020_-_03.png)
Doves are a common peace symbol, but everyone has their own. What does peace mean to you, and how do you symbolize it?
Week of 31 May 2026: ¿Qué te está haciendo feliz esta semana?
From User:Pine
- Marking World Reef Awareness Day. If you like movies then you might try Finding Nemo, Finding Dory, or Blue Planet II.
- Celebrating Caribbean-American Heritage Month with media of the Caribbean
- Exploring Canada for Canadian Environment Week
Week of 7 June May 2026: Што вас радуе на гэтым тыдні?
From User:Clovermoss
- Some photographs I've contributed to the world
A rainbow bench in Niagara Falls, Ontario
A rainbow-themed flower planter
The tunnel at the end of the Niagara Parks Power Station
A small waterfall in St. Catharines, Ontario
A silkie chicken about to peck at a pumpkin
Some interesting looking rocks
A staircase in Niagara Glen
A bench immersed in water in British Columbia
A sign on Manitoulin Island
This month has been incredibly difficult for me, but it was nice to see that Finnish Wikimedians were recognized with the State Award for Public Information. It's nice to remember that people do value us for being ourselves, even if it doesn't always feel that way when you encounter more difficult situations. As someone who talks about Wikipedia IRL fairly often, it's always nice to see people's eyes light up when I explain what I've done and how certain processes work.
Week of 14 June May 2026: ߡߎ߲߬ ߞߵߌ ߟߊ߫ ߛߍߥߊ߫ ߞߎ߲߬ߢߐ߮ ߣߌ߲߬ ߞߘߐ߫؟
From User:HouseBlaster and User:Pine
- Juneteenth
Statue of Al Edwards (politician). Edwards participated in the United States Civil Rights Movement and advocated for Juneteenth becoming a holiday in the State of Texas.
Freedman statue by Eddie Dixon
Statue commemorating the abolition of slavery
General Order No. 3, 1865, enforced the Emancipation Proclamation of United States President Abraham Lincoln.
Emancipation Day celebration on 19 June 1900, Texas
Emancipation Day celebration in 1905 in Richmond, Virginia
2026 Juneteenth Parade in Houston, Texas
Texas Historical Commission Juneteenth Plaque
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This week, America celebrates the end of slavery. On Juneteenth, General Order No. 3 was issued to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas.
Regarding translations
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