John,

Brave grandmother Máxima Acuña has been beaten, hospitalized, and bullied in court by the biggest gold mining company in the world.

Our community has come together to help her before…and now she needs our help again.

For more than a decade, Newmont Mining has had its sights set on Máxima’s family farm in Peru. Newmont tried everything to turn the land into a massive new gold and copper mine, but Máxima refused to give up her home…and has paid a brutal price.

After years of lawsuits, Máxima’s legal fund has dried up. A decision on her case will come any day, but it won't be the end of the road. If she wins, Newmont will try to bankrupt her with an appeal. And if the mining Goliath wins, Máxima will have to appeal herself or lose her land. Without more cash, it's a losing battle. Can you chip in to help this brave grandmother win her case once and for all?

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Newmont needs the Máxima’s family farmland to build the largest open-pit mine in Latin America. Its plans include draining nearby lakes and turning them into waste storage pits that could poison the nearby communities.

But when Newmont tried to force Máxima off her land, she refused. Mine security personnel threatened and beat her. They destroyed part of her home and filed lawsuit after lawsuit to drown her in legal bills.

Against all odds, Máxima was able to fend off the gold mine alongside the tireless work of grassroots organizations in Peru and millions of SumOfUs members like you. But Newmont isn’t stopping its lawsuit or harassment. It knows that winning this case will send a clear message to others who try to stand up to their bullying – do so at your own peril.

Over and over again, our community chipped in to support Máxima, and now her case is finally nearing its end. Her amazing lawyers working on a shoestring budget expect a ruling in early 2023. If she loses, she needs to be ready to appeal right away, or she could be thrown off her land. If she wins, she’ll almost certainly face new threats from Newmont.

Let’s help Máxima take her case over the finish line and campaign to stop corporate bullies everywhere from using abuse and harassment to get what they want:

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This isn't an isolated incident. With operations on five continents, Newmont has 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.

These unethical business practices can't continue. The Supreme Court of Peru already acquitted Máxima after Newmont tried to accuse her of illegally occupying her own land, but the mining giant knows that losing means its gold and copper mine is effectively dead – and won't rest until it's crushed Máxima for good.

Our community has supported Máxima for years, and now it could all come down to this. Will you help this grandmother take down a mining Goliath?

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It’s been a long battle, but SumOfUs has supported Máxima every step of the way. We showed up at Newmont AGMs to call out the company face to face, helped her win the Goldman Environmental Prize to shine a light on what is happening, and delivered a petition signed by 140,000 of us calling on Newmont to leave Máxima alone. When she heard, she said, “I thank you because your support has given me the strength to continue fighting."

Let’s come together to help give her the strength to finish this fight.