Jess Spear is an ecosocialist activist and local organiser for People Before Profit based in Dublin, Ireland.
She is originally from the United States where she worked as a climate scientist for the US Geological Survey before becoming a full-time socialist organiser.
She is co-founder of the revolutionary Marxist group RISE and was chief editor of Rupture magazine.
Jess is a speaker at the conference session Capitalism kills: The case for ecosocialism 5pm AWST (Boorloo/Perth time), Saturday 29 June at the Boorloo Activist Centre in Boorloo/Perth.
For online attendees in Adelaide and Darwin the session will start at 6:30pm ACST, Saturday 29 June.
For online attendees in Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney the session will start at 7pm AEST, Saturday 29 June.
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