We are

We are a feminist center of information, analysis, communication and network building for Latin American social movements that fight for democracy, equality, justice and peace.

Our collective

Laura Carlsen

Laura Carlsen

Director

Laura has an interdisciplinary bachelors in Women’s Studies and a Master in Latin American Studies, both from Stanford University. A dual Mexican/US citizen, she works as an international relations analyst, journalist, researcher and consultant on movement building and gender justice in the Western Hemisphere. She currently works with Just Associates in addition to her longtime commitment to the Americas Program.

Olivia León

Olivia León

Coordinator

Olivia studied Political Science and International Relations (CIDE) and holds a Master's degree in Development Studies (Graduate Institute). She specializes in gender, justice and social movements. She strongly believes in restorative justice as an alternative to violence and that we can build peace from the collective.

José Sampietro

José Sampietro

Research assistant

José Sampietro studied Political Science at UNAM. He works on issues related to peasant rights and food sovereignty. His areas of interest are community building processes and self-managed forms of organization.

Our collective

Our story

Since 1979, we have been a source of information and analysis on the security and human rights context in Latin America, with a focus on the impact of U.S. policies in the region. Together with our network of analysts, the Americas Program (now MIRA) has closely accompanied social movements fighting for justice. After 40 years, we decided to take a turn in our work with a feminist perspective in our analysis.

Our vision

We want to see a continent in which everyone lives in peace, dignity and with full enjoyment of their rights.

Our mission

To develop research on Latin American international relations from a feminist perspective and offer tools to strengthen movements for social justice.

What MIRA does


A close-up look

We develop contextual analysis and provide information on human rights, land, democracies and feminisms in Latin America.

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Sharing viewpoints

We strengthen bridges between social movements, organizations and activists that work for human rights and gender equality in Latin America.

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