Robert Grodt (February 23, 1989 – July 6, 2017) was an American anarchist and street medic, best known for his involvement with the Occupy Wall Street movement[1] (2011) and his participation and death in the Battle of Raqqa[2] (2017), for the YPG.[3]
Robert Grodt | |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | Demhat Goldman |
| Born | February 23, 1989 |
| Died | July 6, 2017 (aged 28) Raqqa, Syria |
| Allegiance |  Rojava |
| Service |  People's Defense Units (YPG) |
| Battles / wars | |
| Children | 1 |
In Rojava he took the pseudonym Demhat Goldman in tribute to the anarcha-feminist Emma Goldman. At his funeral, several western anarchist fighters were orators. On the way to the cemetery its body was accompanied with an anarchist flag.
He is survived by his daughter, Teagan Grodt.
References
edit- ^ Blake, Matt (July 11, 2017). "British man and two Americans killed fighting Isis in Syria". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ^ "2 Americans killed fighting ISIS near Raqqa". CBS News. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ^ Specia, Megan (July 12, 2017), "First, a Symbol of Occupy Wall Street. Then He Waded Into Syria.", The New York Times
Further reading
edit- Nicholas, J. B. (August 18, 2017). "Occupy Wall Street Veteran Who Died Fighting ISIS Can't Come Home". The Daily Beast.
- Todd, Michael (July 14, 2017). "New details released for former Santa Cruz man killed fighting ISIS". The Mercury News. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
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