("Cherished Liberty") is a French association created in March 2001 under the name ' ("Liberty, I write your name"). It first came to public prominence on 15 June 2003, when after its call to demonstrate "in favour of reforms and against blockings" and against government employees who were striking, an estimated 80,000 protesters, according to the

Direction centrale des renseignements généraux The ''Direction Centrale des Renseignements Généraux'' (Central Directorate of General Intelligence), often called ''Renseignements Généraux'' (RG), was the intelligence service of the French National Police, answerable to the ''Direction Gén ...

, gathered on the in Paris. Promoting

libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...

values both in society and in the media, as of January 2004 turned itself into a federation of associations active in the whole of French territory. Former members of the association took part in the creation of . The name "" alludes to "Liberté chérie, j'écris ton nom" by French poet

Paul Eluard Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

, first published in "Poésie et vérité" (1942). The original founder is , the chairman is Vincent Ginocchio and the spokesman is Jean-Baptiste Jaussaud.

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