Dear Colleagues,

It is with great personal sorrow that we inform you of the death of Edward W. Said, today, the 24th of September, 2003, at approximately 4 p.m. EST. Edward had been very ill for the past couple of weeks and last night he was re-admitted to the hospital (he had been released last week and was thought to be recovering). However, it was not to be and this afternoon, he was taken off the respirator and died shortly thereafter. For us -- and we know for the entire academic community as well as everyone who had believed in Palestinian sovereignty, not to mention the self-determination of oppressed and exploited people worldwide -- this is a loss that will never be overcome.

Meera Sethi

Resource and Communications Officer

Cultural Pluralism and the Arts

University of Toronto at Scarborough

1265 Military Trail

Scarborough Ontario M1C 1A4

416-287-7136

cpa@utsc.utoronto.ca

website: citd.utsc.utoronto.ca/cpa/