Cameron Whitten has lived in Portland since 2009, arriving first as a homeless youth, and later became a prominent community advocate, literary artist, and civic entrepreneur. His drive for social change has led him to be involved in a diversity of civic issues, from affordable housing, anti-racism, and government accountability. He is a public figure known for running for political office and and organizing a 55 day hunger strike for housing justice in 2012.Cameron has a decade of leadership with nonprofit, civic, and political causes, such as Occupy Portland, Know Your City, and Portland’s Resistance. Whitten is a citizen journalist and active social media user in the Pacific Northwest, livestreaming protest events and issues of public interest in Portland. In 2017, Whitten founded and became Principal of multimedia and leadership development business, Streams of Resistance LLC. He regularly organizes presentations as a motivational speaker and facilitates equity and inclusion workshops. Whitten currently serves on the Board of Directors for Pioneer Courthouse Square, Inc.