How aesthetic religious experiences can create solidarity in marginalized communitiesLatine Catholics have used Our Lady of Guadalupe as a symbol in democratic campaigns ranging from the Chicano movement and United Farm Workers movements to contemporary calls for just immigration reform. In diverse ways these groups have used Guadalupes symbol and narrative to critique societys basic structuresincluding law policy and institutionswhile seeking to inspire broader participation and representation among marginalized peoples in US democracy. Yet from the outside Guadalupes symbol is illegible within a liberal political framework that seeks to protect societys basic structures from religious encroachment by relegating religious speech practices and symbols to the background.The Aesthetics of Solidarity argues for the capacity of Our Lady of Guadalupeand similar religious symbolsto make democratic claims.