Bronx Assemblyman Jose Rivera, perhaps the most prolific videographer in the borough, shot this footage last Saturday at the Occupy the Bronx assembly in Fordham Plaza. It’s long — with a running time of 46 minutes, 54 seconds — but gives a good sense of the scene last weekend and how the Occupy movement conducts business.

The third person who speaks, starting at about the 10-minute mark, is Ephraim Cruz, who sat down with BronxTalk’s Gary Axelbank on Monday evening. Cruz is a co-founder of Bronx for Change, a recently-created political organization. Another co-founder of Bronx for Change, Charlie Ramos, lost badly in his attempt to unseat Bronx State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. last year.

On Saturday, the Occupy the Bronx movement will be joining forces with the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, which is holding a rally at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, from noon to 2 p.m., to “demand support for struggling schools, Living Wage jobs at the Kingsbridge Armory, and accountability for abusive landlords,” according to a press release. The plan is for the Occupiers to walk from Fordham Plaza to Tolentine, at Fordham Road and University Avenue, and then have everyone at the rally take the train down to Zuccotti Park to join up with Occupy Wall Street. Below is text from the Coalition’s press release:

“As protesters occupy Wall Street, NWBCCC stakes a claim on the Bronx. On October 22nd at noon at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, the Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) will convene more than 500 residents from faith-based congregations, community groups, schools, and tenant associations to present a platform for community revival that includes support for quality education, community-directed development, a Living Wage Job ordinance for NYC, and laws to protect tenants from the rampant abuses of landlords. We will be joining with OCCUPY the BRONX for a joint action on that day. Specifically, Gompers High School students and parents are outraged at the absence of a DOE plan to support their school. There was also a lack of student and parent engagement in the decision to close their school. Parents from local elementary school PS51 are furious over the DOE’s attention to toxic pollutants affecting their children and demand a comprehensive environmental review process that fully engages parents. Local residents are scared of suffering another winter without heat and hot water due to negligent landlords. On October 22nd, NWBCCC leaders say they intend to redefine “community engagement” so that solutions to these issues grow directly from the voices of those who live with them every day.”