This. Is. Awful.
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One brave grandmother in Peru is facing down a mining Goliath. She’s been threatened, beaten, and had her home destroyed -- all because she won’t sell her land for an open-pit mine.
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A brave grandmother in Peru has stared down the biggest gold mining company in the world for more than 10 years, refusing to give up her land.
But Máxima Acuña faces her biggest challenge yet -- a judge's ruling where she could lose everything -- and she’s asking for our help.
Newmont Mining has tried every trick in the book to get Máxima out of the way -- she’s been beaten, threatened, even had part... of her home destroyed. But she hasn’t budged, refusing to let her home become part of a giant, polluting gold mine.
Now they’re dragging her to court, and her legal bills are piling up. Her lawyers are working on a shoestring. And if they lose: she may be thrown off her land.
A, our community has supported Máxima for years, and now it could all come down to this. Will you help this grandma take down a mining Goliath?
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Donate CA$89 nowDonate another amountMáxima and her family have poured 20 years of work into their mountainside farm. The plants and animals they’ve nurtured provide them with almost everything they need.
But just 10 miles away lies the biggest open-pit mine in Latin America, an abomination owned by Newmont, the biggest gold mining company in the world. That mine has already poisoned mountain streams with cadmium and lead but Newmont still wants more: a vast new gold mine right on top of Máxima’s farm.
Máxima has fought them tooth-and-nail, become a local leader, and spoken out for everyone affected by gold mining in the area. She’s even won a prestigious environmental prize. With local communities and international allies behind her, Maxima blocked Newmont's multi-million dollar plans.
But now with a key decision around the corner, she’s at risk of finally being crushed. So she’s asking us for help.
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Donate CA$89 nowDonate another amountSumOfUs members like you have stood side by side with Máxima before. In 2015, 140,000 of you signed petitions calling on Newmont to leave her alone. Here’s what Máxima said when she heard:
“I would like to thank everyone from around the world who signed the petition in support of my case. In truth I am fighting with my family for something just, to defend my land, whatever it has cost me. For this, I thank you because your support has given me the strength to continue fighting."Let’s give her the strength again. And if we raise more than Máxima needs now for the case, it will go towards powering our related campaigns against greedy, destructive corporations.
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More information:
U.S. Federal Court Rules Maxima Acuna Atalaya’s Suit Against Newmont GoldCorp Should be Heard by Peruvian Courts EarthRights. 11 March 2020. Máxima Acuña, 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize, South and Central America Goldman Environmental Prize. 17 April 2016.SumOfUs is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.
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