Daniel Elkin

1 month ago | rmi.org | Daniel Elkin |Ryan Mills

Additional contributors: Laurie Stone, Laura DiezTop image: Melissa Le Blanc (right) with fellow WIRE members Anaitee Mills (left) and Rochelle Johnson (center)In a world where success is often shaped by the connections we make and the guidance we receive, mentorship and strong networks serve as powerful catalysts for personal and professional growth.

2 months ago | theunion.com | Daniel Elkin

The South Yuba River Citizens League’s 23rd annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival wrapped up on Monday, February 17th. The festival, a fundraiser for SYRCL, featured five days of film sessions, workshops, panels, art exhibitions, a virtual reality experience, a media lounge, an EnviroFair, a scavenger hunt, and a wrap party with live music.

2 months ago | theunion.com | Daniel Elkin

From February 13 to 17, the Wild and Scenic Film Festival happens in Nevada City and Grass Valley. The event features films from all over the world, from Nevada County to Egypt to Sweden to The Western Democratic Republic of the Congo, all of which celebrate and explore the way nature crosses boundaries with people — and vice versa.

Dec 16, 2024 | solrad.co | Daniel Elkin

Prior to becoming editor-in-chief of SOLRAD, I ran a comics criticism (among other things) site called Your Chicken Enemy. On that site, I did a capsule review column called Books in Bites which featured books that I was reading. Now this feature has a new home on SOLRAD. Here’s installment 26!SKIN DEEPby Flo Woolleypublished by Silver SprocketWhat matters? Is it the recognition of one’s existence by the world at large?

Apr 23, 2024 | dailyyonder.com | Essence Smith |Daniel Elkin |Emily Burleson

Rural America is teeming with innovation, opportunity, and solutions to many flawed economic policies. And it always has been. Counter to the common narrative of the decline of all things rural, both history and experience tell a different story. Because necessity is the mother of invention, rural America has always been and continues to be, the most experienced national proving ground for creative deployments of capital, revitalizations at scale, and far-reaching systems change.