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Jess Spear explores why today’s most powerful class struggles often emerge outside the workplace, led by the working-class women who confront capitalism’s failures in their homes and communities. Drawing on different social movements, she examines how women have become a vanguard of resistance in an era of overwork, ecological crisis, and social fragmentation. Jess Spear presents a transformative vision for a society that values care, community, and the time to live fully human lives.
WHEN: Tuesday, December 16th, 2025, 6 to 8 pm
WHERE: online via MS Teams
Jess Spear is a county councillor for People Before Profit based in Dublin and editor of the ecosocialist journal Rupture. Before coming to Ireland, Jess worked as a climate scientist for the US Geological Survey and micropaleontologist at the Burke Museum of Natural History at University of Washington.
This talk is part of the online lecture series Emancipatory Perspectives in a Multipolar World Full of Tensions organized by the University of Salzburg:
Tuesday, January 13th, 2025, 6-8pm
Why Are Authoritarianism & Fascism Growing Globally?
Lecture with Frieda Afary
Tuesday, November 4th, 6-8pm
Russian war in Ukraine: its origins and ramifications
Lecture with Hanna Perekohda
Tuesday, November 18th, 6-8pm
Multipolar Myths: Imperialism and the Gulf Arab Monarchies at a time of Climate Collapse
Lecture with Adam Hanieh
Monday, November 24th, 11:15 -13:00, online and live at the University of Salzburg, HS 387, Rudolfskai 42
Dispelling the Multipolar Myth: Why BRICS do not offer an alternative
Lecture with Patrick Bond