Máxima Acuña won’t back down. A peasant farmer in northern Peru, she has braved violent attacks from local police for refusing to leave the land where she lives with her family. Máxima is in a legal battle with Yanacocha, one of the world’s biggest gold and copper mines, over the ownership of the land. She believes the police’s harassment is an attempt to drive her away from her home. But she’s not going anywhere. Police have attacked her family, including beating her and her children, damaging her house and demolishing an extension she was building. On several occasions, Yanacocha’s own armed security guards even destroyed her crops. It’s a campaign of intimidation designed to make her life impossible – so she gives up her fight and leaves. But still Máxima will not give in. Her bravery has won her the 2016 Goldman Prize, the world’s most respected environmental award. Together, let’s make sure her family can live on the land in peace until the courts make a final decision. Take action and sign Amnesty International's petition to protect Máxima and her family! #maximaacuña #peru #farmer #writeforrights #artforrights #amnestyinternational #amnestyusa #humanrights #freedomfighter #humanitarian #activism #takeaction #thecontaineryard #art #artist #painting #dtla #losangeles #la #downtown #dtlaartsdistrict #artsdistrict #california (at The Container Yard)