ACLU field organizer to offer issues briefing and skills-training

Becky Dinwoodie, a national field organizer of the American Civil Liberties Union, will present “Defending Our Liberties,” an issues briefing and skills-training presentation at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, in Room 243 of the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. Sponsored by the Maine Civil Liberties Union, the briefings are free and open to the public.

Dinwoodie will discuss key state and federal legislation on women’s reproductive freedom, separation of church and state, equality for lesbians and gay men and the protection of citizens’ private medical and financial information. She also will discuss strategies for influencing elected officials through letters, lobbying and the media.