s . ▁ ▁Social ▁cent res ▁▁ ▁The ▁W OM B LES ▁were ▁also ▁inspired ▁by ▁self - managed ▁social ▁cent res ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁therefore ▁began ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁social ▁cent res ▁in ▁London . ▁First ly , ▁they ▁squ atted ▁the ▁Rad ical ▁D air y ▁on ▁K ynast on ▁Road ▁in ▁Sto ke ▁New ington . ▁This ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁aim ▁was ▁to ▁build ▁long - term ▁relationships ▁with ▁local ▁people ▁and ▁to ▁avoid ▁capital ist ▁property ▁relations . ▁From ▁this ▁centre , ▁participants ▁were ▁then ▁involved ▁with ▁other ▁projects ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Ex - Gr and ▁B anks , ▁R amp ART , ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Aut onomy ▁and ▁The ▁Square . ▁The ▁Button ▁Factory ▁squ at ▁in ▁sout heast ▁London ▁was ▁ev icted ▁by ▁police ▁and ▁partially ▁demol ished ▁by ▁the ▁owner ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁May ▁Day ▁demonstr ations . ▁The ▁Ex - Gr and ▁B anks ▁at ▁ 1 5 6 - 1 5 8 ▁Fort ess ▁Road , ▁in ▁T uf nell ▁Park , ▁north ▁London ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁It ▁became ▁an ▁activ ist ▁hub ▁before ▁being ▁ev icted ▁in ▁August . ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁organ ising ▁in ▁physical ▁spaces , ▁the ▁W OM B LES ▁used ▁the ▁internet ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁wider ▁audience , ▁en abling ▁solid ar ity ▁networks . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁European ▁Social ▁Forum ▁( ES F