The Democratic Memorial was founded in 2007 with the aim of preserving the democratic memory of Catalonia through tributes, exhibitions, activities, and research. Over the years, it has had periods of greater or lesser activity, but also stages in which it has been cleared of content, budget, and personnel. "It is not attached to either the Government or Parliament, to avoid situations of inactivity or partisan exchange as has been experienced at some periods in its history," they assert. The signatories of the manifesto lament that some individuals, entities, institutions, and political parties believe that talking about memory "is a thing of the past." They argue that talking about the right to memory, truth, and normal justice in a democratic society."