There will be protests around the country March 20 as we mark the one-year anniversary of the Iraq war. Here's what's happening in Taos, NM, where Donald Rumseld has "several area homes."

To mark the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war, Action Coalition of Taos and Veterans for Peace will topple a twenty-foot effigy of Taos resident Donald Rumsfeld. This action will take place during a rally at the Taos Plaza calling for the end of the Iraqi occupation, one of hundreds worldwide taking place on Saturday, March 20th with the theme "The World Still Says No to War."

The 20-foot-tall statue, built by area residents, will be pulled down at the climax of the rally, which will begin at 3pm on March 20th at the Taos Plaza in Taos, New Mexico. The event will feature a variety of speakers as well as "The Radical Cheerleaders" who will help entertain the crowd with antiwar and anti-Rummy cheers. The statue will be toppled by the five winning participants of a "Why I want to topple Rumsfeld" contest, who will read their submissions prior to the Rumsfeld’s fall. Rumsfeld, who the activists consider to be a war criminal for his part in promoting the illegal war in Iraq, has been protested in Taos several times before. The largest march was in October of 2002 drawing 3,000 demonstrators who marched on one of his several area homes.

What's happening in your neck of the woods? [link via What Really Happened]