Editing Axis of Justice (section)

==History==

In a 2003 interview, Tom Morello remarked that he formed Axis of Justice with Serj Tankian after witnessing some members of the audience at [[Ozzfest]] 2002 promoting racist symbols and imagery: "I was sitting there stuck in traffic on my way to the show, and I was really shocked at the number of people who were sporting SS and Klan tattoos. I was like, 'That’s just crazy, this is ''my'' music, too'."<ref name=":0" />

In an effort to promote an adamant [[Anti-racism|anti-racist]] and [[Anti-fascism|anti-fascist]] message, Axis of Justice allied with [[Anti-Racist Action]] shortly after its formation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=SPIN |date=2003-07-23 |title=Serj Tankian and Tom Morello |url=https://www.spin.com/2003/07/serj-tankian-and-tom-morello/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=SPIN |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="MetalDVD">{{cite video
  |title = [[Metal: A Headbanger's Journey]]
  |date = 2005
  |people = Sam Dunn
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Axis of Justice tents appeared at music festivals where either [[Audioslave]] or [[System of a Down]] were playing, as it did at [[Lollapalooza]] 2003. The Axis of Justice also puts out a monthly radio show that can be heard on [[Pacifica Radio]] station [[KPFK]] (90.7 FM) in [[Los Angeles, California]], and on [[XM Satellite Radio]]. The shows are archived in MP3 format on the AOJ website and are available as free downloads. They also have a number of books on their website that they recommend to support their views.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Axis of Justice {{!}} Education {{!}} Books |url=https://axisofjustice.net/books.htm |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=axisofjustice.net}}</ref>

In 2004, they released a live album/DVD entitled ''[[Axis of Justice: Concert Series Volume 1]]''. It contains performances by [[Flea (musician)|Flea]] from [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[Brad Wilk]] from [[Rage Against the Machine]], [[Chris Cornell]] of [[Soundgarden]] and [[Audioslave]], [[Serj Tankian]] from [[System of a Down]], [[Corey Taylor]] of [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] and [[Stone Sour]], [[Pete Yorn]], Tim Walker, [[Maynard James Keenan]] of [[Tool (band)|Tool]], [[A Perfect Circle]] and [[Puscifer]], and [[Wayne Kramer]] among others. It was recorded during a concert at the Avalon in Los Angeles. The concert was a benefit to raise money for the Axis of Justice and a variety of causes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2004-07-20 |title=AXIS OF JUSTICE: Photos From Hollywood Concert Posted Online |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/axis-of-justice-photos-from-hollywood-concert-posted-online |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>

On April 6, 2006, Morello was honored with the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award for his support of worker's rights and for his AOJ work.<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Awards Celebration |url=http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/aaraw/events/er2006/details.tcl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928145358/http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/aaraw/events/er2006/details.tcl |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |work=americanrightsatwork.org}}</ref> Morello has worked on numerous labor campaigns: the Guess sweatshop boycott,  the LA janitors strike, the [[Taco Bell]] boycott, the southern California grocery workers strike & lockout, and the [[Democratic Socialists of America]]'s [[Starbucks]] unionization campaign,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solidarity is Brewing! Launch Call |url=https://actionnetwork.org/events/solidarity-is-brewing-launch-call |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=actionnetwork.org |language=en-US}}</ref> among others.

Morello was a strong supporter of the [[2006 United States immigration reform protests]] around the US. Morello played as the Nightwatchman at [[MacArthur Park]] in Los Angeles and has featured many articles on AOJ.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |date=2019-11-04 |title=TOM MORELLO ON PARENTING: INTERVIEW WITH GUITAR HERO |url=https://elainesir.com/tom-morello/ |access-date=2020-05-24 |website=elainesir.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref> On September 28, 2006, Morello was one of 400 protesters arrested protesting in support of immigrant hotel workers' rights, in what organizers called "the largest act of civil disobedience in the history of Los Angeles".<ref>Moss, Corey with Chris Harris [https://web.archive.org/web/20061106002601/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542001/20060928/audioslave.jhtml?headlines=true Tom Morello Arrested At Protest, Spends Night In Lockup]. MTV.com, September 2006</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Moss |first1=Corey |last2=Harris |first2=Chris |date=2006-09-26 |title=Tom Morello Arrested At Protest, Spends Night In Lockup |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542001/20060928/audioslave.jhtml?headlines=true |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605113104/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542001/tom-morello-arrested-spends-night-lockup.jhtml?headlines=true |archive-date=2011-06-05 |website=MTV News}}</ref>