 A wave of social centres were opened in the 1990s, centred around a period of social movement activity which involved protesting against the Criminal Justice Bill, the Poll Tax and the government's road building plans.Likewise, places established in the 2000s were inspired by Peoples' Global Action meetings and the anti-globalization movement.The fledgling social centre network was profiled in 2008, in the pamphlet "What's This Place?"