[IMC] For Immediate Release: week anniversary of hunger strike

[Cameron Whitten]

*For Immediate
Release

               June 8, 2012*

Contact: Michael Ingrassia

mmingrassia at gmail.com

516-413-6744

*City Hall Hunger Strike Passes 7 Days, Gains More Members*

Portland, Ore. -- The hunger strike at City Hall is reaching its weeklong
anniversary. For the past 168 hours, Cameron Whitten has camped in a
cubicle chair, enduring the wind and soggy blankets in his advocacy for
housing justice.

So far, City Council has mostly overlooked Whitten, whose personal office
is situated between a bike rack and a Real Estate newspaper stand on 4th
Ave. However, City Council members enter through the back entrance by
vehicle. Amanda Fritz has been the only one to respond to her emails and
Mayor Adams stopped by for a quick check-up yesterday, indicating he will
back to talk in the future.

In the course of this period, his total body weight has substantially
dropped from 193.7 to 186.2 pounds. He has completely excluded solid food
from his diet, only adding fruit juices to his regimen after cautioning
from medical experts. He assures that his energy levels are stable, but is
starting to notice a weakening in his legs.

Supporters have stopped by to donate liquids and signs, taking to Twitter
and passing out flyers to help spread the message. The protest is receiving
its second participant, Monica Juarbe, a 33 year old woman who has fondly
associated herself with Occupy Portland. She refuses to join the camp-out,
which she calls "Balls to the Wall". It is also not medically advisable, as
the body loses its ability to regulate temperature.

There is no determined end date for this protest.

For more information, visit www.cameronwhitten.com

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