Cameron Whitten
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Comment: References available. Adding. —Anne Delong (talk) 03:07, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
- Comment: This is quite an interesting submission, but it may be more appropriate to include a mention of Whitten's candidature in the article on Occupy Portland.Skeowsha (talk) 09:23, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
Cameron Whitten | |
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| Running for Mayor of Portland, Oregon | |
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| Born | August 29, 1991 Sterling, Virginia |
| Political party | non-party politician |
| Residence | Portland, Oregon |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Website | cameronwhittenforunity.com |
Cameron Whitten (born August 29, 1991) is an Occupy Portland activist and hunger striker who ran for mayor of Portland OR in 2012.
Early life and education
Whitten grew up in Sterling, Va., outside Washington, D.C.. He attended Portland Community College.[1]
Occupy Portland
A Portland resident for three years, Cameron Whitten, 20, joined the Occupy Portland movement from the start, on October 6th. He camped in Lownsdale and Chapman squares for the 38 days of the occupation.[2]
Whitten was arrested four times. He helped plan the Jamison Square occupation in October, and was arrested when police cleared it out. He was arrested during some occupiers' last stand in Chapman Square. And then he was arrested during a theatrical occupation of tiny Mill Ends Park downtown. He also has another arrest in January 2012 for actions during an Occupy the Courts rally.[3]
Mayoralty candidate
In 2012, Whitten ran for mayor of Portland.[4] [5][6]
Although among the favorites in The Oregonian "most intriguing political figure" poll,[7] Whitten was not elected mayor. He was subsequently nominated by the Oregon Progressive Party for the position of state treasurer.[8]
Hunger strike
Also in 2012, Whitten embarked on a hunger strike on the steps o City Hall[9] to call attention to the lack of facilities for the homeless in Portland.[10][11][12][13][14] The strike lasted almost two months, eliciting a statement from housing commissioner Nick Fish,[15][16] and ended after concessions were made by the Portland Mayor's Office.[17] Whitten continued to speak publicly about homelessness.[18]
Further protest involvement
In 2013, Whitten was in the news again when he participated in the campaign for the legalization of same sex marriage in Oregon.[19] Also in 2014 Whitten joined cyclists to protest the dangerous state of Portland city infrastructure after a cyclist was killed while riding in a bike lane.[20]
Also in 2013, Whitten protested the banning of the Occupy Portland campers, and their replacement with an eating area and a fast food cart, by handing out free burritos. The cart was then removed and the furniture put in storage.[21]
In 2014 Whitten was president of the organization Know Your City.[22] In 2015, Whitten was in the news again when he was arrested after complaining about conditions on a Portland streetcar.[23][24]
References
- ^ Armchair Mayor: Cameron Whitten | Neighborhood Notes
- ^ Renee Guarriello Heath; Courtney Vail Fletcher; Ricardo Munoz (29 August 2013). Understanding Occupy from Wall Street to Portland: Applied Studies in Communication Theory. Lexington Books. pp. 142–. ISBN 978-0-7391-8322-9.
- ^ Faces of Occupy Portland: Cameron Whitten, from the camp aiming at City Hall | OregonLive.com
- ^ Saker, Anne. "Cameron Whitten, from the camp aiming at City Hall". Faces of Occupy Portland. The Oregonian. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Theriault, Denis C. "Occupy Portland Activist Formally Launches Mayoral Bid". Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ For Portland mayor: Cameron who? » Portland State Vanguard
- ^ 'Most intriguing' politico results: Three move forward, re-vote needed on one matchup | OregonLive.com
- ^ Oregon Progressives nominate Cameron Whitten and marijuana petitioner Bob Wolfe for statewide office | OregonLive.com
- ^ Cameron Whitten keeps stirring the pot on housing justice | Street Roots
- ^ Cameron Whitten Enters Day 29 of Hunger Strike for Housing Justice
- ^ Cameron Whitten camps, stages hunger strike at Portland City Hall | OregonLive.com
- ^ Mattos, Nick. "Hunger Striker Cameron Whitten’s Video Interview with PQ Monthly". PQ Monthly
- ^ Cameron Whitten ends hunger strike, Portland City Council announces housing summit | OregonLive.com
- ^ Portland activist Cameron Whitten's hunger strike goes on; can anyone stop him? | OregonLive.com
- ^ Nick Fish Issues Statement on Cameron Whitten's Hunger Strike - BlueOregon
- ^ Statement from Commissioner Fish regarding Cameron Whitten's hunger strike
- ^ The End of a Hunger Strike | City | Portland Mercury
- ^ Social activist visits InTech High after students send letters - The Herald Journal: Allaccess
- ^ Why Oregon Is 2014's Marriage Crucible - gaycitynews.com | gaycitynews.com
- ^ Jury decision expected today in Kathryn Rickson wrongful death lawsuit | BikePortland.org
- ^ "Food cart leaves Portland city hall". KOIN 6 News August 29, 2013
- ^ "African American Leaders: What Portland Can Learn from Ferguson". March 13, 2015, Annie Ellison, GoLocalPDX
- ^ "Activist Cameron Whitten refuses to leave Portland Streetcar, cited after complaining about leaky vent", Oregon Live, Molly Harbarger, May 2 1015.
- ^ [Portlanders come to the support of cited civil leader"]. Portland Sun Times, By DeMario Phipps-Smith 05/05/2015