The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) has launched a national People’s Inquiry into the costs and consequences of Australia’s involvement in United States-led wars, the US alliance and alternatives.

The aim is to promote a national conversation on this important subject and IPAN is inviting submissions from organisations and individuals, including readers and contributors to Green Left.

IPAN inquiry website.

Each panel leader will produce a consolidation report relating to the submission received in their particular impact area. Tranter will compile the overall report, which will be printed and publicised.

IPAN’s aim is to enable and promote individual and community organisation’s views and concerns so that Australia’s foreign and domestic policies may better reflect them and help in the push for a more peaceful, just and independent Australia.

[Bevan Ramsden is a long-time peace activist and on the coordinating committee of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network.]