[FONT="]She made a point of giving the annual speech at Masjid An-Nur (Mosque of the Light) at 1729 Lyndale Av. N., in an effort to reassure the city’s Muslim community that she and the city stand with them despite the antagonism of Muslims by the Trump administration.
[/FONT][FONT="]Unlike past State of the City speeches, Hodges’ address wasn’t an official City Council meeting, after officials determined it would be best to avoid First Amendment concerns over holding city proceedings at a place of worship. Still, seven of 13 council members attended the speech, along with about 125 others who removed their shoes before entering the place of worship.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Standing on a podium in white ankle socks, Hodges spoke for 45 minutes, ticking off initiatives and accomplishments.[/FONT]
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[/FONT][FONT="]“When Donald Trump comes after any part of our community, he’ll find 419,000 Minneapolitans and me standing squarely in his way,” she said. “That’s the kind of wall I can support.”[/FONT][FONT="]
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[/FONT][FONT="]Unlike past State of the City speeches, Hodges’ address wasn’t an official City Council meeting, after officials determined it would be best to avoid First Amendment concerns over holding city proceedings at a place of worship. Still, seven of 13 council members attended the speech, along with about 125 others who removed their shoes before entering the place of worship.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Standing on a podium in white ankle socks, Hodges spoke for 45 minutes, ticking off initiatives and accomplishments.[/FONT]
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[/FONT][FONT="]“When Donald Trump comes after any part of our community, he’ll find 419,000 Minneapolitans and me standing squarely in his way,” she said. “That’s the kind of wall I can support.”[/FONT][FONT="]
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