LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Donna Primus Fleming upon the occasion
of her designation for special recognition by the Caribbean Cultural
Theatre

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to publicly recognize
those extraordinary individuals who have made contributions to the
cultural enrichment of the State of New York and to the success and
progress of society in the course of their life's work; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Donna Primus Fleming upon the occasion of her designation for special
recognition by the Caribbean Cultural Theatre on Sunday, June 12, 2011;
and
WHEREAS, Donna Fleming is being honored for her support of Caribbean
Cultural Theatre and its current project "Poets & Passion V - Cele-
bration of the Word"; and
WHEREAS, The Caribbean Cultural Theatre is a Brooklyn, New York, based
performing arts ensemble dedicated to presenting a balanced rendering of
Caribbean culture and the Caribbean-American experience; and
WHEREAS, The Poets & Passion series was created as an outlet for
talented Caribbean and Caribbean-American writers and spoken word
artists to engage New York area audiences; it has also afforded those
audiences, irrespective of background, opportunities to explore the
bittersweet narratives of the immigrant experience in inviting ways
through the simple act of telling a good story; and
WHEREAS, Donna Fleming was born in Georgetown, Guyana, and after grad-
uating from the University of Guyana with a Bachelor's degree in
English, she attended the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, gradu-
ating with a post graduate diploma in Library and Information Science in
1987; and
WHEREAS, Donna Fleming began her career as a librarian in 1988; for 21
years, she worked in various capacities at the Brooklyn Public Library,
including: librarian, regional library manager, program director for the
GED and ESOL programs, curator for the African-American Heritage Center
at Macon branch and program creator and director of the Caribbean Liter-
ary and Cultural Center (CLCC) located at the Flatbush Branch Library;
and
WHEREAS, Donna Fleming has worked creatively to ensure that the Brook-
lyn community received services and programs relevant to their needs;
she has advocated for libraries located in impoverished communities to
help them succeed as viable resources; and
WHEREAS, Receiving training from New York University in the public
administration, management and policy program, gave Donna Fleming the
necessary skills; she has introduced this service philosophy to training
librarians for the past seven years at the Pratt Institute where she
teaches a course on the science of librarianship in urban communities;
this course details the unique challenges of life in urban settings and
provides students with skill-sets to practice effective librarianship;
and
WHEREAS, Donna Fleming was instrumental in providing guidance in shap-
ing the public programming of Poets & Passion, and in facilitating the
Caribbean Cultural Theatre's access of the resources of the Brooklyn
Public Library; and
WHEREAS, A true asset to society, Donna Fleming's distinguished record
merits the recognition and respectful tribute of this Legislative Body;
now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Donna Primus Fleming upon the occasion of her designation for
special recognition by the Caribbean Cultural Theatre; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Donna Primus Fleming.