The Ozzfest tour of the US has taken it on itself to educate its audience of rock fans with an onsite installation called ‘The Axis Of Justice’. Presented by Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello and System of a Down the attraction aims to educate the public about key political matters including domestic violence, the environment, freedom of speech, war, racism and political prisoners. “Fans of hard rock music have often been wrongly pigeon-holed as apathetic,” Morello explains. “The Axis of Justice will provide an opportunity for fans of this year's Ozzfest to get involved.”
Serj Tankian of System of a Down added, “Concertgoers will be given the opportunity to educate themselves on many issues that are generally not exposed in the mass media. At the same time, they will be given the chance to meet with organisations that are trying to save the planet and the people that are living on it." Some of the organisations involved include Greenpeace, War Resisters League, Anti-Racist Action, Amnesty International, and the Armenian National Committee of America.