John Heppen
John Heppen is a Minnesota activist.
Education
- Studied Geography at LSU
- Studied Geography at Michigan State University
- Went to Lumen Christi High School
DSA Members Organizing Against Trump
DSA Members Organizing Against Trump was a letter released early October 2010 to shore up Democratic Socialists of America support for Joe Biden.
Signatories included John Heppen, Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America.
Supporting AT&T workers
Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America May 21, 2017;
- Today TCDSA members showed up in solidarity with striking AT&T workers. Union Power! — with Shawn Gude, Ian Ringgenberg, John Heppen and Jason Yukon Kornelis in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Endorsing Fetonte
Minnesota Democratic Socialists of America members who endorsed Danny Fetonte when he ran for DSA NPC in 2017 included Jeff Lacher – Minneapolis, John Heppen – St. Paul.[1]
May Day 2017
Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America May 8 2017
Twin Cities DSA preparing to march in the Join-in section of the MayDay Parade.
— with Ryan O'Neill, Anders Bloomquist, John Heppen, Jason Yukon Kornelis, Shawn Dewey .
Democratic Socialists of America Unity
John Heppen, supported the Democratic Socialists of America Unity grouping, established for the 2017 Democratic Socialists of America National Convention in Chicago.[2]
DSA Facebook Admin
Admins of the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America public Facebook group, as of July 4, 2017, included John Heppen.[3]
Elected Officers, 2017
Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America Elected Officers, 2017.
- Co-Chair 1 – Kim Jones (term ends October 2017)
- Co-Chair 2 – Debra Ramage (term ends October 2018)
- Treasurer – John Heppen (term ends October 2017)
- Social Secretary – Jon Martinson (term ends October 2018)
- Recording Secretary – Jason Kornelis (term ends October 2017)
- Political Action Director – Karla Sand (term ends October 2018)
- Political Education Director – Anders Bloomquist (term ends October 2017)[4]
Stand with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
We Stand with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was a 2018 letter signed by several Democratic Socialists of America members mainly from the DSA North Star in response to attacks on Ocasio-Cortez over remarks she made on Palestine.
- A recent petition circulated by some DSA members criticizes Ocasio-Cortez for supporting a two state solution to the Palestine-Israel question and not aligning with a long list of demands regarding Palestine and Israel. Should Ocasio-Cortez fail to agree with this list of demands, the petitioners are calling for DSA to revoke her endorsement. These attacks on Ocasio-Cortez have come despite the fact that she has staked out positions which will make her one of the strongest advocates of Palestinian rights and self-determination in Congress.
- We stand with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The position she has taken on Israel and Palestine are principled stances, worthy of a democratic socialist, in its recognition of both Palestinian humanity and rights and Israeli humanity and rights. On this issue, as many, she will be a voice for the voiceless in Congress.
Signatures included John Heppen.[5]
Toward Radical Democracy
Toward Radical Democracy was a 2018 "Proposal for Internal Voting Reform in Boston DSA".
- If you would like to sign on in support of this proposal, please click here. To date, over 100 members of Boston DSA have endorsed it. We also welcome support from DSA comrades in other chapters.
Signatories also included non Boston comrades such as John Heppen.
Harassment Working Group
In 2017, John Heppen of Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America, was a delegate co-sponsor to a statement by the Democratic Socialists of America Harassment Working Group.