This. Is. Awful.
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- Published on Monday, 27 April 2015 09:17
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A giant mining company has beaten, robbed, and destroyed the home of a brave indigenous farmer in Peru to force her off her land.
Will you chip in CA$63 to help her fight back?
Dear Paov,
Newmont Mining wanted Peruvian farmer Máxima Acuña de Chaupe to get off her land so they could build a giant, polluting gold mine, but she said no.
So they sued her -- but she won in court and refused to back down.
Then Newmont sent paid security agents to intimidate her and invade her home, destroying part of it completely. The Peruvian court told the agents to stop, but Newmont refuses.
Local Peruvian community leaders are asking for financial help to cover their trip to confront Newmont in person and demand that it backs off. If we can pay for their travel and make sure they get major media attention, we can put enough pressure on Newmont to stop harassing these farmers and keep off their land.
Chip in CA$63 to help these Peruvian farmers save their land.
Newmont Mining is determined to destroy both for a massive, open-pit gold mine -- which would drain four mountain lakes in an arid farming region. And they think this harassment will work.
But we can prove them wrong. SumOfUs has millions of members all around the world, and we can force this gold mining giant to back off by making sure consumers know where their gold is coming from.
This isn't an isolated incident with this corporate bully. With operations on five continents, Newmont been accused of polluting the environment, damaging natural habitats, impacting the health of local communities, corruption, and bribery in locations around the world from Nevada to Indonesia.
We want to stand with Máxima, the strong woman pictured below.
This is exactly what SumOfUs was created to do. Standing alone, none of us can defeat giant multi-national corporations in fights like this. But by uniting consumers from around the world, we can put enough pressure on these corporations to force them to back down.
Will you chip in CA$63 to help Maxima and other Peruvian farmers save their land?
Yes, I'll chip in CA$63 today.
Thanks for all you do,Jon and the team at SumOfUs
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For more information:
Update: Peruvian farmer harassed after lawsuit win against Newmont, Earthworks, February 4, 2015
150,000 Stand With Peruvian Woman in Fight Against World's Largest Gold Mine, EcoWatch, 23 April 2015
Police officials of mining company destroy home of Máxima Acuña Chaupe, Peru This Week, February 4, 2015
How One Indigenous Woman Took On a Multinational Mining Corporation... And Won, CommonDreams, December 19, 2014
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