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| Name | Anna Campbell |
| Date of Birth | June 12th, 1991 |
| Date of Death | March 15th, 2018 |
| Home Town | London, England, GB |
| Other City | Lewes, England, GB |
| In Memoriam Donation | support victims of the Turkish invasion in Northern Syria |
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Anna's conviction, total commitment and ultimate sacrifice to her values, and fight for the dignity of humanity is truly inspiring. Would there more amongst us such as her. Thank you Anna and God bless you.
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My heartfelt condolences to those left and the unbearable grief you are going through. I also understand the immense pride you must feel. Standing tall as a Campbell she's in the hall of hero's now. Godbless
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May those who have came to know and love Anna find comfort in Revelation 21:3,4. Also in knowing that God promised us an everlasting life in paradise where war wI'll cease to exist.
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In my future work i hope to embrace Annas example and honour her sacrifice by working with and studying the internationalist commune of rojava. Lest we forget
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Her sacrifice embodies the spirit of international solidarity and anti-fascism, values which seem long since perished in our neo-liberal world. I send condolences to her friends, comrades, and family. No Pasaran!
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I never realised how close I felt to Anna until now. She was so unique and whole in herself. Even in death she continues to bring light and energy into my life.
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On behalf of Cambridge and District TUC we wish to send our most sincere condolences. Ian Beeby Secretary to the above.
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Anna I wish I could have known you. But I feel like we have already met because I believe in your ideology and why you helped the people in Rojava. You will live on with me and the world as a martyr.
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Anna (I didn't know her name at the time) used to occaisionally serve me in Cafe Kino in Bristol a couple of years ago. I was always taken by her wonderful sense of humour and fun: there was such a genuine warmth and compassion about her. I was so shocked and saddened to see she had died and am so sorry for the family's unimaginable loss. Anna was a wonderful soul to have met however briefly and I can only aspire to have the courage of convictions that she showed. A special person. Rest in Peace
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Your incredible bravery in fighting for democracy, freedom and feminism won't be forgotten. You're memory is carried by millions of comrades across the world fighting for the same justice that you fought for. I hope I can bring even an ounce of the courage and grace you brought to fighting for a better world. You are an inspiration and a hero and your loved ones should be immensely proud. I send them my deepest feelings of love and solidarity.
Rest In Power Comrade!
Biji Rojava!
Biji Afrin!
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Even as a child, Anna was extraordinary. Her family and myself thought of her as a faery child, and even wondered if she was a changeling.
I looked after her and her two sisters and brother for a few years when they were young, until they were teenagers. One day a week for a year or so, and then the odd evening and weekend. They are truly an extraordinary family and were very welcoming and kind to me at a difficult time in my life.
Anna was seven when I was first involved with the family. Already she knew who she was and what she wanted. And it wasn't mainstream education! The local school didn't have a lot to offer her because her level of consciousness and awareness was already way more sophisticated than it had to offer.
So for a year she was home educated. That's why I came to help - one day a week - with Anna and her brother Adam who was two at the time. I don't remember her ever doing any formal schoolwork during that year. But she seemed to learn what she needed just by reading and through osmosis from her amazing parents, Dirk and Adrienne. When she went back into school a year later she was apparently ahead of her peers.
Even aged seven, Anna was already a force for good in the world, rescuing birds and fighting against anything she saw as injustice.
Soon after her return to mainstream education, her mother, Adrienne set up Lewes New School, and here Anna thrived, in an environment where children are treated with more respect and care than in mainstream education, and the curriculum includes things like gardening, permaculture and cooking.
As well as loving crafts, gardening and making things in general, Anna was also highly intelligent, and when she went to secondary school she once again found mainstream education lacking. She knew it wasn't right for her, and her parents honoured her perspective and sent her to a private girls school, which seemed to suit her fairly well.
I have many happy memories of the times I spent with Anna and her siblings. They were all extraordinary children, and would joyfully spend whole days down by the river, playing in nature without any toys or screens... I remember them inventing whole worlds with shoeboxes and bits of fabric. And they also loved to perform... I recall quite a long and complex show they put on which they created by themselves.
Each of the Campbell children had different passions and interests. Anna loved nature, climbing trees, reading, making things and generally being creative. And although she was highly sensitive, and probably an introvert, she had no problems getting on with other children. I sometimes took her over to play with another home-educated family where there were three boys, all of whom adored her.
What sticks in my mind though the most with Anna is how much she was already her own person, and always spoke her truth. She did what was expected of her - but instead followed her own inner truth. She had extraordinary integrity, for a person at any age, but it was especially remarkable in someone so young.
It doesn't surprise me at all that she went on to train as a plumber - a down-to earth useful profession - and also that she was involved in so many human rights issues. In many ways she was following in her mother's footsteps: Adrienne was a force for evolution in the world and set up a major personal growth centre in West London and Lewes New School, as well as being a leading light in the Transition Town Lewes project.
When I heard about Anna's death I was absolutely pole-axed. It just seemed unimaginable that someone so young - and with so much light - could could suddenly be stolen from the world.
A part of me is blown away by the fact that she was so passionate about justice and the new revolution of consciousness among women in Syria that she was prepared to risk, and give up, her life for this cause. Another part of me is furious about the injustice of what has happened - angry with the people who were responsible for her death and above all angry with the worldwide political system which perpetuates and encourages war. For a while I even felt angry with Anna herself for sacrificing her life but that soon dissipated, because she was so much her own person and knew her own mind. Now I just feel privileged to have known her.
It is hard to come to terms with her death though. Who knows what she would have gone on to do if she had lived longer than 26. Miracles, no doubt.
And at the same time... who knows what is the bigger picture? Maybe the legacy of her inspiring courage was her destiny in this incarnation. And who knows what incredible actions and events her courage will inspire - actions and events that none of us will never know about... but which nonetheless were put into motion by the seed of her courage and passion.
What I do know is that once Anna made up her mind to do something - even aged seven - nothing and no one could stop her. She had so much passion and conviction, and a profound sense of justice. And this is perhaps what she will be remembered for most: the depth of her commitment to being true to herself.
Rest in peace Anna - you are a shining light to us all.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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No Pasaran! Never forget Never Forgive. A true hero thank you for your many sacrafices, it was an honor to have met and acted with you. Your acts are an insperation and your causes true. We will carry on the fight. xx
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She was an absolute firecracker. To know Anna was to love her totally, I am so sorry for your loss. She is so so missed and I keep on fighting for her. X
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Deepest sympathy and heart-felt condolences.May her memory live forever and may the cause she died for triumph.
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Anna Campbell was an outstanding human being.
Fighting for animals and humans alike .
I never met her but i know some hunt sabs that did and they all said shd was a pleasure to be around.
I hope you're resting in peace and youre with your mum agsin.
So much respect . Xxcxxx
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Some heroes wear capes, some heroes organize mass movements. Some heroes are just badass British chicks. Anna Campbell is an inspiration to everyone who loves freedom and, when the next great libertarian history is written, Anna will undoubtedly be one of the most striking characters to line its pages. I can't help but recall the words of Howard Zinn from his article "The Heroes Around Us":
"We all know individuals—most of them unsung, unrecognized, who have, often in the most modest ways, spoken out or acted out their belief in a more egalitarian, more just, peace-loving society. To ward off alienation and gloom, it is only necessary to remember the unremembered heroes of the past, and to look around us for the unnoticed heroes of the present."
Yet there was nothing modest or minuscule about what Anna did. She risked her life for a People's Revolution, and gave her life to protect the freedom of every woman, man, and child in Syria. I sit here behind my keyboard, typing this as my hands shake. They shake out of the pure love I have for Anna Campbell and the other freedom fighters in the YPJ and YPG, but also out of anger towards the Turkish government. Because Anna wasn't killed by Isis. She was killed by a Turkish airstrike.
I refuse to let Anna remain an unsung hero. She displayed bravery and a love for humanity that most people couldn't dream of. Such is precisely our problem. If we wish to create a better world, we have to possess Anna's courage and dedication to justice.
I don’t know if Anna’s family will read this, but if they do I have a message for them: Your daughter is my hero. Her bravery inspires me every day, and you should all be proud of her for how she lived. Anna was a remarkable young woman, and, being young myself (20 years old), her example makes me want to better myself so that I can help improve the world around me.
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Türkiye'nin baş ortağı DESA'e barbarlığına karşı ,uzak diyardan gelip bilmediğin topraklarda insanlığın projektörle arandığı bir dönemde Kürtlerle omuz omuza barbarlığa karşı vermiş olduğun savaşı Kürtler hiç bir zaman seni unutmaycaktır.Mazlum Kürtlerin kalbinde her zaman şehitlerin yeri kutsal olup her daim hatırlanacaksın.
Kürt olarak sana minnettarız.Şehit namırın
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Anna did something that very few people can do in the world.she died for a very noble cause she believed in it .by sacrificing her soul, she told the immoral and hypocritis of the West and the despots of Middle-East ,that killing and slaughtering Kurds must end.as it has been happening in the past 100 years,killing Peale due to their ethnicity can not continue ,since there are people standing up for them.condolences to her family and Rest In Peace Angel
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Rest in peace Angel. Thank you for everything. Thank you for for your courage
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My child bears your name, for your dedication and bravery your passion for freedom and justice will never be forgotten
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As a Mother I would have been so proud of you. You had a huge moral concience and lived in every sense before you died.
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How sleep the brave. God rest your soul Anna your bravery and sacrifice will be remembered.
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Rest in peace Anna... a true hero! A great respect for Anna, a wonderfull woman, brave, fighting for injustice. The people of Kurdistan will never forget you.
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R.I.P. Anna, I wish I was as brave as you were. May God Bless you and have a special place in his house for you.
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Anna's dedication to fighting not just injustice, but for a better world, is an inspiration to myself and so many I know. While she has paid a heavy price, her name and the ideas it stands for will never die. Solidarity with all who knew her.
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Kurds and Kurdistan will remember your name and your commitment for ever !
Rest in peace Anna
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Deepest sympathy on your terrible loss. Anna's sacrifice will be remembered in the future by all who cherish freedom.
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It takes a person with a lot of perseverance and dedication to uproot their life and continue to put themselves in harms way on a daily basis. Based upon the comments from friends, family and comrades Anna had more than her share of bravery and dedication. Her memory will remain with those continuing the fight for a free and independent Kurdistan.
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Thinking of you, wishing you hope in the midst of sorrow, comfort in the midst of pain. Anna will be remembered for ever
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The most recent in a long line of brave revolutioaries.
Your life was not in vain, and a new society will spring from your ashes.
Martyrs never die. Sehid Namirin.
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Rest in peace Anna,
Kurds and Kurdistan and all the true believers of Freedom and Democracy WILL remember you and your bravery!! One day soon Kurds will build a memorial in the Maine square in an independent Kurdistan!!
Deepest condolences to Campbell's family and her dad and her siblings and friends!! You should be proud of her !!
Shaid Namereh
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What a wonderful young woman. Her death was both a tragedy and an inspiration.
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If I had a daughter like your Anna I would feel so proud, there are not many young women who have bravely fought for the freedom of others and lived by their convictions. Rest in peace dear Anna you are now free of all this world's pain and injustice and you won't be forgotten.
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A túa loita heroica é un exemplo para nós que non che chegamos á soleta dos zapatos. Até máis ver heroína.
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In Calais and at Dale Farm, I remember Anna's compassion and drive, her sweet smile and humour, her practical can-do energy. It's heart-breaking that she's gone. It's uplifting that she lived for what she believed in and helped so many in her short life. Her family can be so proud of helping her become the person she was.
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Repose en paix, courageuse fille. Tu as été sublime dans tes convictions, plus sublime encore dans ton combat et ton martyre. Repose en paix Anna. Gloire à toi et à ta famille.
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Her bravery and sense of democracy and freedom is very honorable.
May she rest in peace. Condolences to her family and friends.
I applaud her for having the moral compass to go help the Kurds
She was clearly honorable and courageous, our world needs more like her. Our loss.
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To Anna's family, my thoughts are with you. I don't know how much consolation it is, but Anna did not die in vain. I hope that brings you much strength.
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Thank you, Anna, for your immense courage on following through *completely* on your beliefs. The banner for you is perfect: your spirit will continue to motivate the world to recognize the better world being created in Rojava.
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Anna you were a woman, a fighter for a better world, a true hero. We were lucky to have you.
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Strijders voor menselijkheid sterven niet maar zijn het zaad voor de wereld van morgen
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You were a beautiful human Anns. I hope one day the world will be full of people like you. Thank you and rest in peace
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As for every killed member of the Kurdish self-protection forces in the fight against ISIS + Turkey, I feel sadness and compassion + I would like to offer my deep, sincere condolences to the family of A.Campbell for a woman who felt empathic Devotion to the just cause of the persecuted Kurds. rest in peace ...
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Condolences for dear Anna, thank you for fighting for left ethnonationalism, of the Kurds, but for all, an eminently worthy cause.
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She is alive forever in my mind and heart. she was beautiful and brave. I'm proud of her.
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Forgot to put this in my message, I feel bad for the family. Stay strong. I just had to tell my opinion on this matter.
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We miss you and since you are gone words dont seem to do justice both to the enormity and importance of what you did but also the hole you left behind here. Your legacy wont be only the way you died but the thousand little kindnesses you showed in life.
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Dear Campbell family, thank you for giving birth to such a beautiful person. She wasn't only a braveheart, she was that kind of dreamer that the world needed. And ofcourse, she will always be a part of the collective struggle agains opression. She believed in a society where no one would dominate, co-operation and mutual aid will let people enjoy a life with broader possibility for freedom and happiness. And she sacrifice her beautiful soul in a battle for just cause. Anna will never be forgotten. She will live in her dream in our struggle. This world will always renember one of its nicest children.
Love for Anna from Bangladesh.
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she selflessly became a fighter for the freedom of others and became the spirit of freedom
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She was an inspiring brave lady who fought against terrorism and barbarism sake of humanity. We are all inspired by thos people and follow their footprints. Love <3
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the most beautiful soul and strongest willed person this world has seen yet; true to her passions to the very last, pure of heart and immortal in memory; Anna Campbell, you have known love in every direction and you will be cherished, always x Bella
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To the Campbell family, you'll already know this of course but you produced a wonderful woman, the selfless sort who would aid strangers in a country she knew little of, simply because it was the right thing to do. Thank you for your gift to the Rojava revolution and the world, thank you heval Helin. Sehid namirin! ✊❤️
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Dear Family Campell, i met your daughter in rojava where i stayed for humanitarian work. she was one of the brave people that inspired me to join defense structures of kurdish movement myself. i want to thank all of you for that and assure you that me and my comrades will never forget Heval Helin. Sehid Namerin.
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Dear Family Campbell, I would like to offer my deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy and respect for the great sacrifice of Anna. She is and will always be a symbol for the global struggle for justice.
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Rest In Power Comrade. “The real damage is done by those millions who want to 'survive.' The honest men who just want to be left in peace. Those who don’t want their little lives disturbed by anything bigger than themselves. Those with no sides and no causes. Those who won’t take measure of their own strength, for fear of antagonizing their own weakness. Those who don’t like to make waves—or enemies. Those for whom freedom, honour, truth, and principles are only literature. Those who live small, mate small, die small. It’s the reductionist approach to life: if you keep it small, you’ll keep it under control. If you don’t make any noise, the bogeyman won’t find you. But it’s all an illusion, because they die too, those people who roll up their spirits into tiny little balls so as to be safe. Safe?! From what? Life is always on the edge of death; narrow streets lead to the same place as wide avenues, and a little candle burns itself out just like a flaming torch does. I choose my own way to burn."
- Sophie Scholl
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Dear Mr. Campbell, dear family, we do not know each other, but I have also children and cannot even imagine, how I would feel, if one of them died. It would be the severest loss, I can think of and so I send you my condolation and all solidarity. A person, who is very near to me, has been in jail, because s/he is engaged in environment protection. Not to be able to get into contact caused a horrible feeling of isolation and helplessness. How much more the same must you feel?! The biography I read here tells me about about a wonderful, openhearted young woman, who tried to change the world a little bit. This knowledge cannot be deleted. I wish you strength and faith that she is happy and rests in peace.
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Her memory will live on in our minds and hearts for an eternity we are more than grateful for such heroes like Anna was
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Her sacrifice will be immortalised in the hearts of the Kurdish people and the wider international community.
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Anna Campbell will forever be an inspiration to me. In her I find hope – for the present and future – as an example of our ability to live deeply according to our dearest principles. Long live Anna Campbell, long live the Kurdish people, long live a kinder, resolute, more humane humanity.
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The Kurds say "We have no friends except the mountains" well Anna you are a mountain RIP brave one
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From the chilly corridors of the occupied Richard Roberts building at Sheffield University to the battlefields of Rojava. You were an amazing young activist and your memory will serve as inspiration to those who take up the fight for peace, justice and freedom in the future. Anna, you're immortal now.
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Dear Mr. Campbell,
my deepest sympathies go out to you and your family. Your daughter Anna was a wonderful and inspiring human being. She conquered all our hearts with her bravery and courage. The Kurdish people will never forget her. Anna will live on forever in all our hearts, may her soul rest in peace.
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Anna was taken far far far too early, but hopefully her brave heart, self-sacrifice and compassion for others lives on in all of us who aspire for justice for the Kurds.
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It is not those who inflict the most but those that can suffer the most who will conquer.
Your bravery leaves me truly in awe.
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All i can say is that Anna Campbell was fighting for what we all want freedom. Freedom to be happy and to love and to have peace. My thoughts are with all of Anna's family and all who knew and loved her
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