Mirtha Vasquez, an attorney based in Cajamarca…made the long trip to Wilmington, DE to join Earthrights International and Earthworks to attend Newmont’s Mining Company’s annual shareholders’ meeting. Together, we called on CEO Gary Goldberg to address the armed repression of protesters, untreated pollution, threats to water availability and other issues of concern to communities in the area. Mirtha came to the US because she no longer feels that she and her community are being heard by Newmont on the ground.  She represents Máxima Acuña de Chaupe, an indigenous Peruvian farmer whose refusal to give up her land to Newmont Mining have been met with violence and lawsuits.  Máxima’s resistance in the face of harassment and arrest has turned her into a hero in Peru. Over 160,000 people around the world have shown their support for Máxima and her community…