In a time of global unrest, Ithacans are standing up to protest economic, social and environmental issues.

Ithacans are moving beyond the local level to join the national Occupy Wall Street protest.

Downtown Ithaca witnessed a little slice of revolution this week as the Occupy Wall Street protest movement took form in cities nationwide. About one dozen people protested in front of Bank of America during Apple Fest, and Wednesday, about 250 protesters formed across from Starbucks in a rally co-sponsored by the Tompkins County Workers’ Center,…