The Arsalyn Program of Ludwick Family Foundation (formerly Arsalyn Foundation) is a small

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non-profit foundation in the

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headquartered in Glendora, California. It is dedicated to increasing youth

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. It is categorized under Voter Education/Registration programsGuideStar - JustGive Search - Arsaylyn Foundation
/ref> Arsalyn Program's mission statement:

The Arsalyn Program of Ludwick Family Foundation was created to encourage young Americans to become informed and active participants in the electoral process. The Arsalyn Program views the civic and political engagement of young people as beneficial to country, community and character. The Arsalyn Program is firmly committed to a non-partisan, non-issue-based and inclusive approach to ensure that voting become a lifetime commitment on the part of our nation's
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s.

Speakers

Arsalyn Foundation hosts a variety of events, including town halls in

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and a national conference in Washington, D.C., with many different speakers. Previous speakers at events have included: *

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* Peter Beinart, editor-at-large of ''

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'' *

Andrei Cherny Andrei Hugo Cherny (born August 4, 1975) is an American lawyer, author, former government official, and the founder and President of '' Democracy: A Journal of Ideas.'' Cherny serves as the CEO of Aspiration, Inc., a financial firm based in Ma ...

, a speechwriter for

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* Judy Chu *

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* Martin Frost * Nick Gillespie, former editor of '' Reason Magazine'' * Jonah Goldberg, editor at large of

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Amy Holmes Amy Mulenga Holmes (born July 25, 1973) is a Zambian-born American journalist and political commentator. Holmes co-hosts, with fellow commentator Michael Gerson, a politically conservative-oriented talk show on PBS titled ''In Principle.'' She is ...

*Phil Huckelberry, co-chair of the Green Party (United States) *John P. McConnell, a speechwriter for President

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*William Powers, a journalist with ''

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'' *

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, journalist *

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* Cathy Seipp *

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, former assistant editorial page editor of the ''

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'' and current editor of '' Reason Magazine''

References

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External links

Official website
Charities based in California Community organizations Voting Socialization Voter_turnout_organizations Youth organizations based in California