Equality Committee

From Wednesday 5th June 2024 an Anti-Violence Help Desk will open at the Politecnico di Torino, managed by the victim support officers of “Centri Antiviolenza E.M.M.A. Onlus”, as part of an experimental collaboration started with the Equality Committee (CUG). On Wednesdays, from 2.30pm to 5.30pm, a listening and support space is available for women who suffer or have suffered violence.

To request information or make an appointment you can contact the E.M.M.A. Onlus desk in the entrance hall of the corridor leading to the Biblioteca Centrale di Ingegneria, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24 (every first three Wednesday of the month) or the desk at the Castello del Valentino premises (every last Wednesday of the month only), send an email to sportellopolito@emmacentriantiviolenza.com or call the numbers 0115187438 –3664607803 (for emergencies only).

The service is free and guarantees full respect for privacy. Each action is undertaken only with the consent of the person directly involved, without ever adopting forms of family mediation.

It is also possible to contact the various listening centers of E.M.M.A. Onlus directly. For more information, please visit the website www.emmacentriantiviolenza.com.

CINECUG is a project of the Single Guarantee Committee of the Politecnico di Torino, which includes a film series organized in collaboration with AIACE Torino dedicated to the screening of documentaries on highly topical social issues.

The initiative falls within the areas of intervention of the CUG, including equal opportunities, gender policies, sustainability, organizational well-being, and the fight against all forms of discrimination.

Through the shared viewing of a film chosen for each event, CINECUG aims to offer a space for reflection and open dialogue, stimulating discussion on central issues for the academic community and society as a whole.

For 2026, we will organise both screenings curated by CUG as part of the University’s PoliTO Cinema programme, and independent CINECUG screenings. 

- Thursday 5 March 2026, 8.30–10.30 pm – PoliTO Cinema screening of the film “Four Daughters” (2023) by Kaouther Ben Hania.  

The film, blending documentary and fiction, tells the story of a mother and her daughters marked by violence, sexism and radicalisation, offering a reflection on rights, freedoms and collective responsibilities. 

Panel discussion: Silvia Barbero (Vice-Rector for Communication), Alessandra Colombelli (President of CUG), Enrico Maria Verra (AIACE Turin) and the student associations Mu Nu Chapter of IEEE–Eta Kappa Nu and RUN.  

In 2025, three events were organised, each featuring a group screening of a film or documentary followed by a discussion: 

-    Tuesday 13 May 2025, 5.00–7.00 pm – Screening of the documentary ‘Normal’ (2019) by Adele Tulli. 

An unexpected journey and atlas through the norms, stereotypes and gender conventions of today’s Italy. A journey along those boundaries we call ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’. 

Panel discussion: Alessandra Colombelli (President of CUG), Tatiana Mazali (professor and coordinator of the Film and Digital Media Engineering degree programmes), Enrico Maria Verra (AIACE Turin), Adele Tulli (director). 

-    Wednesday 8 October 2025, 5.30–7.45 pm – Screening of the film ‘The Circle’ (2017) by James Ponsoldt.  

A psychological thriller about the risks of the digital world. 

Panel discussion: Alessandra Colombelli (President of CUG), Tatiana Mazali (Professor and coordinator of the Cinema and Digital Media Engineering degree programmes) and Cristina Colet (AIACE Turin). 

- Tuesday 25 November 2025, 4.30–6.00 pm – Screening of the film ‘Outrage’ (1950) by Ida Lupino.  

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the film tells the story of Ann Walton, a survivor of sexual violence who tackles the issues of trauma and social stigma with sensitivity and strength, denouncing silence and collective judgement. 

Panel discussion: Alessandra Colombelli (CUG President), Tatiana Mazali (Professor and coordinator of the Film and Media Engineering degree programmes), Cristina Colet (AIACE Turin), Silvia Sinopoli and Silvia Spadini (E.M.M.A Anti-Violence Centres).