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📣 Excited to share that Soft Power Strategies is now working with The Elders! 📣 It’s a pleasure to join the Elders’ Secretariat as Senior Advisor as they establish a presence at the United Nations in New York. The Elders More about the Elders here: theelders.org

As we digest this news out of SCOTUS, let's remember the facts. Mifepristone is SAFE and EFFECTIVE—and backed by decades of science. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

⚠️Our analysis: This case could have severely restricted access to the abortion pill mifepristone—medication PROVEN to be safe and effective—but the Court has ruled that the anti-abortion advocates who brought the case had NO RIGHT to sue the FDA over the drug’s approval.

With November coming at us fast (before I’m ready, tbh), I’m excited to share a series on democracy X soft power! Forbes NYU McSilver Institute APB Speakers The Progress Network GZERO Media forbes.com/sites/pennyabe…

Heading into election season Penny Abeywardena, soft power expert and NYU McSilver Fellow, brings her unique lens to U.S. democracy and public confidence in civic institutions. Read at Forbes: forbes.com/sites/pennyabe…

How do we avoid an uncivil war? #APBspeaker Penny Abeywardena believes the time has come to establish a stronger norm of impartiality for #military personnel, which should also include elements that address the new threat of #artificialintelligence: bit.ly/3RIVS8k Forbes

The rise of deepfakes will increasingly harm all of us, individually & collectively. Worse, it will prey most on the marginalized, who have the least defenses… Laws alone will not address this threat, we will need soft power. forbes.com/sites/pennyabe…

✨We found out "What's Working"✨ ✅ Clinton Global Initiative Initiative drives cross-sector collaboration with "Convener-in-Chief" President Bill Clinton. ✅ Bob Harrison and Penny Abeywardena shared CGI's "secret sauce." ✅ CGI commitment-makers lorenzolewis (The Street Diplomat) from The Confess Project Of America and

Images say more than a thousand words. That’s why GWL Voices promotes two key campaigns: #MadamSecretaryGeneral and #Rotation4Equality at the Presidency of #UNGA. It is in the hands of Member States to move make it happen!

"Soft power, as opposed to the hard power of law and incentives, originated in foreign policy. It's about attracting the people to the solutions that you want." - Penny Abeywardena, Founder, Soft Power Strategies

Nancy Northup & Penny Abeywardena in conversation earlier today at the sidelines of #UNGA79 #SheDecides Masterclass looking at the global impact of 🇺🇸 US policies on #AbortionRights SheDecides

I often get asked: WHAT is soft power? (& more importantly) HOW are you thinking about it differently? Much gratitude to Concordia for giving me a stage to make my case! #UNGA #highlevelweek #softpower

#UnstoppableAfrica Transformative #GABI2024 discussions and groundbreaking collaborative actions on Africa and fulfilling its potential. #UNGA

WPL co-hosted “Combating Abusive AI-Generated Content” with Microsoft, with leadership from Courtney Gregoire, VP and Chief Digital Safety Officer, Ginny Badanes, General Manager, Democracy Forward; Katarina W Bureau, General Manager, European Government Affairs. Moderated by Penny Abeywardena.

On day three of #UNGA79, only 5 women spoke while 32 men took the stage. Representation matters! It's time for #MadamSecretaryGeneral and #Rotation4Equality to create a more inclusive and equitable system.

Last week #SheDecides hosted a Masterclass with Center for Reproductive Rights CEO Nancy Northup, moderated by Penny Abeywardena with remarks from Ambassador Tickner, Govt of Colombia to discuss U.S. abortion policy and its impact on srhr worldwide. Despite setbacks, the global picture is one of

There is no perfect, failsafe solution to stopping massive natural disaster, but soft power can be used to bend the risk curve downward. Here’s a bit about the soft “power of the people.” #lafires #leadershipstrategies forbes.com/sites/pennyabe…

The #LAFires hit close to home for #APBspeaker Penny Abeywardena in many ways. She offers insight into what such a #naturaldisaster taught us, and how #softpower can be used to bend the risk curve downward: bit.ly/4hkkzm1

Learned a lot sharing the stage with 3 transformative leaders: Claudia López Hernández, who as Bogota's mayor shattered barriers, Penny Abeywardena whose diplomatic acumen shaped NYC's global engagement, and Prof Michael Nutter, former mayor of Philadelphia. Columbia | SIPA students rock!