Editing Axis of Justice (section)

{{Short description|American nonprofit organization}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Axis of Justice
| image           = Axis of Justice.png
| caption         = Serj Tankian (left) and Tom Morello, the two founders
| origin          = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| genre           = {{flatlist|
*[[Alternative rock]]
*[[experimental rock]]
*[[alternative metal]]
*[[alternative hip hop]]
}}
| years_active    = 2002–present
| label           = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Serjical Strike Records|Serjical Strike]], Axis of Justice
| associated_acts = {{unbulleted list|[[System of a Down]]|[[Audioslave]]|[[Rage Against the Machine]]|[[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]|[[Stone Sour]]|[[The Nightwatchman]]|[[Soundgarden]]|[[Blink-182]]|[[+44 (band)|+44]]|[[Scars on Broadway]]|[[Jane's Addiction]]|[[Tool (band)|Tool]]|[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]|[[Rise Against]]|[[The Apex Theory]]}}
| website         =
| current_members = [[Serj Tankian]]<br />[[Tom Morello]]
| past_members    = 
}}

'''Axis of Justice''' is a [[non-profit organization]] co-founded by [[Serj Tankian]] and [[Tom Morello]] in 2002. It was founded "to bring together musicians, fans of music, and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice together." They "aim to build a bridge between fans of music around the world and local political organizations to effectively organize around issues of peace, human rights, and economic justice."<ref name=":1">[http://www.axisofjustice.net/mission.htm Mission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531124219/http://www.axisofjustice.net/mission.htm|date=May 31, 2011}}. Axis of Justice.</ref> The group has worked for such causes as [[Immigration|immigrant rights]] and [[death penalty]] abolition. Its recommended book list includes such authors as [[Karl Marx]], [[Che Guevara]], [[George Orwell]], [[Noam Chomsky]], [[Mumia Abu-Jamal]] and [[Grant Morrison]].<ref name=":2">[http://www.axisofjustice.net/books.htm Books] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220112334/http://www.axisofjustice.net/books.htm|date=December 20, 2010}}. Axis of Justice.</ref>