Photo by angela n.

Photo by angela n.

Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to know what the kids are thinking these days. So she is going to where adults think the kids are: Twitter and the library.

A group of “District youth between the ages of 14-24” will join her at the Martin Luther King Memorial Jr. library at 4 p.m. for the #IWishUKnew Youth Engagement Forum, the second event in a series designed engage the city’s younger residents.

“Following the unrest in Baltimore, the campaign is designed to foster a dialogue between residents and key stakeholders, including the faith community, law enforcement, the business community and others,” the mayor’s office explained in a release.

The idea is to get teens and young adults in an ongoing conversation with city leaders about issues that affect them, including gaps in economic opportunity.

“If we listen to our young people in productive ways, and give them an opportunity to vent to us sometimes, we’d be surprised at what they have to say, she told NBC4 after the first #IWishUKnew event.

In addition to this afternoon’s town hall, the campaign encourages people to join the conversation on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using the hashtag #IWishUKnew. Here is what the yutes have already come up with:

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