{"id":13383,"date":"2026-07-22T08:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T03:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13383"},"modified":"2026-07-22T08:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T03:18:14","slug":"tom-morello-launches-the-mary-morello-memorial-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13383","title":{"rendered":"Tom Morello Launches the Mary Morello Memorial Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tom-Morello-with-Mary-Morello-Memorial-Project.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-id=\"1612911\" data-title=\"Tom Morello Launches Mary Morello Memorial Project in Honor of His Late Mother\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/tom-morello-mary-morello-memorial-project\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/tom-morello\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Morello<\/a> has launched the Mary Morello Memorial Project in honor of his late mother.<\/p>\n<p>Mary Morello <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/tom-morello-mary-morello\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed away<\/a> earlier this month at the age of 102. She was a teacher and lifelong activist who was instrumental in Tom\u2019s political understanding, including his pursuit of a political science degree from Harvard. She helped feed the poor during the Great Depression, protested against Jim Crow laws, participated in anti-colonial movements in support of a free Africa, and more over the course of her long life.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tommorello.com\/mary-morello-memorial-project-of-caring-service-and-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mary Morello Memorial Project<\/a> will gather funds to be dispersed to a number of charities close to Mary\u2019s heart, such as UFW Foundation M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (Doctors Without Frontiers), the Midnight Mission Jail Guitar Doors USA, Orphans of the Storm, All Chicago Coraz\u00f3n con Cuba. the Palestine Children\u2019s Relief Fund, and the Center for Native American Youth.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Morello said in a statement:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cThe Morello Family invites friends, family, and all those whose lives were touched by Mary Morello to honor her memory by helping to keep her legacy of compassion, courage and service alive. Donations to the Mary Morello Memorial Project will support organizations that were deeply meaningful to Mary throughout her life, and reflect the causes she passionately believed in and was proud to work alongside (see below).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">But we also invite you to \u201cdo as Mary did\u201d, and engage first hand in CARING, SERVICE &amp; ACTION. Between now and Oct. 1st (which would have been Mary\u2019s 103rd birthday) get out there and DO SOMETHING: volunteer, protest, speak up, speak out, walk a picket line, do political art &amp; music, and help those in need in anyway you see fit in your community. Share your efforts on Instagram and tag @MaryMorelloMemorialProject so as a community we can continue Mary\u2019s work for peace, equality and justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>You can support the project <a href=\"https:\/\/givebutter.com\/marymorello\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Morello recently released the song <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/05\/tom-morello-adjourn-it-serj-tankian-roman-morello\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cAdjourn It\u201d<\/a> featuring his son Roman Morello and System of a Down\u2019s Serj Tankian, a track we named <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/05\/heavy-song-of-the-week-tom-morello-adjourn-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heavy Song of the Week<\/a> upon its released.<\/p>\n<p>The Rage Against the Machine guitarist also announced <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/05\/tom-morello-power-to-the-people-fest-springsteen-foo-fighters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a one-day festival called Power to the People<\/a> set to take place October 3rd in Columbia, Maryland, and feature Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, and more. <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/1882189\/264167\/4272?subId1=power-to-the-people&amp;subId2=mary-morello-memorial&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fpower-to-the-people-festival-columbia-maryland-10-03-2026%2Fevent%2F150064B8F802C6F9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Get tickets here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See Tom Morello\u2019s full Instagram post below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbCGGoBvND8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Morello has launched the Mary Morello Memorial Project in honor of his late mother. 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