Talks, march, events planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The 15th annual MLK Human Rights Conference begins with registration at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at Whatcom Community College's Syre Center, with the theme "Gaining a Voice in Democracy: Tools for Empowerment."

Keynote speaker is Francisco Rios, dean of Western Washington University's Woodring College of Education and a nationally known figure in the field of multicultural education.