Podcast
Maxima Acuña under attack for her resistance against mining in Peru
The Peruvian environmental defender undergoes yet another physical attack for her resistance against a mining company in Peru.
Why does extractivism mean more violence for women? Interview with Sian Cowman based on her article in The New Internationalist: newint.org/features/web-exclus…ning-giant-in-peru/
PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION: Sign the petition demanding that Newmont Mining ends its legal actions and harassment of Maxima and her family! org.salsalabs.com/o/676/p/dia/acti…action_KEY=19644
Máxima Acuña won the Goldman Prize for her resistance against a gold mine earlier in 2016
What Next?
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New InternationalistOne woman’s victory against a mining giant in Peru
Máxima Acuña has just won the Goldman Prize for her resistance against a gold mine – but why are women’s bodies on the frontlines of resistance to extractivism?
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Upside Down World
Latin America: Women in Resistance and Resilience
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Thinkpiece
The Anti-Mining Struggle in El Salvador - Corporate Strategies and Community Resistance
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Open Democracy
Hammer coming down on social protest in Peru