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For the past month, members of the ZSP have been making protests on public transport against increases in ticket prices. People go almost every day, handing out leaflets, calling on people to try to overturn the City Council's decision by means of referendum and to organize and take direct action. This means not paying the new fares, which go into effect Aug. 16 or, if people do buy a ticket, giving them away to other people. On July 30, ZSP organized an event called "Night of the Free Riders" where people were supposed to go for free on public transport in an open manner, like we have been doing for the past month. Using the tactics of flash mobs, people could organize small groups throughout the city using SMS to designate the starting points.

The action has got a lot of attention and was called a "resistance movement" in the mainstream press. Thousands of Varsovians have spoken out against the price increases although, unfortunately, far fewer participate in direct actions. However, it is likely that enough signatures will be gathered to force a referendum, unless the neo-liberals find some way to block it. At last count, about 130,000 of the 140,000 signatures needed for a referendum have already been gathered.